Part 32
=Variance.= Variation, dissension, disagreement, discord, difference, alteration, strife; hostility, antagonism, discrepancy, estrangement.
ANT. _Harmony, agreement, assimilation, reconciliation, accommodation, peace._
=Variation.= Modification, alteration, mutation, change, diversity, vicissitude, variety, deviation; departure, difference, discrepancy.
ANT. _Fixity, harmony, continuance, uniformity, rule, law, agreement._
=Variegated.= Streaked, dappled, particolored, diversified, varied, checkered, figured, mottled.
ANT. _Unspotted, spotless, speckless._
=Variety.= Diversity, difference, assortment, species, class, multifariousness, medley, miscellany, multiplicity, kind.
ANT. _Type, species, specimen, uniformity._
=Various.= Different, diverse, several, manifold, changeable, uncertain, inconstant, variable, variegated, sundry, diversified.
ANT. _Identical, few, same, uniform, similar, single._
=Varnish=, _v._ Gloss, palliate, conceal, cover, embellish, disguise, lacquer, extenuate, excuse, mitigate, glaze over.
ANT. _Simplify, divest; reveal, bare, manifest._
=Vary.= Alter, change, modify, alternate, diversify, variegate, differ, deviate, depart, be diverse, swerve, disagree, transform, metamorphose.
ANT. _Stereotype, perpetuate; conform, assimilate, harmonize._
=Vast.= Spacious, huge, immense, great, mighty, transcendent, measureless, boundless, colossal, enormous, stupendous, prodigious, gigantic, monstrous, remarkable, extraordinary.
ANT. _Moderate, limited, confined, circumscribed, narrow, close, small._
=Vaticination.= Prediction, divination, prophecy, prognostication, augury.
ANT. _Fulfilment, ratification, realization, verification, accomplishment._
=Vault.= Jump, spring, bound, leap; tumble, turn.
ANT. _Crawl, creep, grovel._
=Vaunt.= Boast, brag, display, show off; advertise, flourish, parade.
ANT. _Conceal, disparage, decry, detract, repress, suppress._
=Veer.= Shift, turn, change, trim, vacillate.
ANT. _Stand, stick, adhere, persist, remain._
=Vegetate.= Sprout, grow, germinate; bask, idle, hibernate.
ANT. _Decay, fade, wither, pine; bustle, energize, work, stir._
=Vehemence.= Impetuosity, violence, fury, frenzy, ardor, fervor, fervency, warmth, zeal, enthusiasm, passion, force, intensity.
ANT. _Passivity, inertia, quiescence, coldness, stoicism, indifference, unconcern, apathy, inattention._
=Vehement.= Raging, hot, ardent, fervid, burning, passionate, eager, violent, impetuous, furious, urgent, mighty, forcible, powerful, sanguine, enthusiastic.
ANT. _Cool, impassive, indifferent, feeble, mild, controlled, subdued, cold, stoical, passionless, weak, inanimate._
=Veil=, _v._ Cover, invest, hide, conceal, screen, mask, shroud, envelop.
ANT. _Expose, disclose, strip, denude, unveil, make manifest._
=Velocity.= Celerity, fleetness, rapidity, speed, swiftness; impetus, momentum.
ANT. _Inertia, sluggishness, inertness; resistance; passivity, languor, inactivity._
=Venal.= Mercenary, hireling, sordid, purchasable, salable, prostitute.
ANT. _Honest, honorable, incorruptible, public-spirited, patriotic, unpurchasable, generous, disinterested._
=Vend.= Barter, trade, sell, hawk, retail.
ANT. _Buy, purchase, bribe, subsidize._
=Venerable.= Worthy, honorable, estimable; dread, awful; sage, wise, grave.
ANT. _Despicable, dishonored; informal, free, intimate, easy; foolish, silly._
=Venerate.= Honor, respect, revere, reverence, adore, admire, worship.
ANT. _Dishonor, disregard, scorn, scoff at, slight, spurn, detest, disdain, despise, contemn, abhor, execrate._
=Veneration.= Reverence, adoration, respect, awe, worship, esteem, dread.
ANT. _Irreverence, loathing, disrespect, contempt, disdain, dishonor, scorn._
=Vengeance.= Punishment, retribution, revenge, retaliation.
ANT. _Forgiveness, pardon, reprieve, indulgence, amnesty, remission, absolution._
=Venial.= Excusable, justifiable, pardonable, slight, trivial.
ANT. _Inexcusable, heinous, unpardonable, flagrant, mortal, infamous, unjustifiable, inexpiable._
=Venom.= Virus, bane, poison; spite, malice, malignity, hate, ill will, maliciousness, rancor, grudge, bitterness, acrimony.
ANT. _Medicine, remedy; benevolence, kindness, good will._
=Venomous.= Poisonous, malignant, noxious, mischievous, virulent, spiteful.
ANT. _Wholesome, remedial, salubrious; kindly, compassionate, genial._
=Vent.= Outlet, escape, emission, utterance, discharge, opening, hole, passage; market, sale.
ANT. _Close, stop-gap, end, termination, obstruction, stoppage._
=Venture=, _n._ Chance, risk, hazard, speculation; accident, contingency; stake, adventure, experiment; luck, hap; danger, jeopardy.
ANT. _Certainty, surety, security, inevitableness, assurance; safety, protection; law, method; caution, calculation._
=Venture=, _v._ Dare, hazard, adventure, risk, jeopardize, imperil, chance.
ANT. _Calculate, warrant, secure, guarantee, protect._
=Venturesome.= Bold, daring, adventurous, hardy, courageous, intrepid, enterprising, doughty, fearless.
ANT. _Fearsome, timid, reluctant, averse, loath, unwilling._
=Venturous.= Bold, daring, fearless, venturesome.
ANT. _Timid, fearful, diffident, shy._
=Veracious.= True, truthful, reliable, trustworthy, straightforward, honest, credible.
ANT. _False, deceitful, mendacious, lying, dishonest, perfidious._
=Veracity.= Honesty, truthfulness, reality, candor, truth, ingenuousness, frankness, verity, exactness, correctness, accuracy.
ANT. _Deception, duplicity, falsehood, fiction, guile, mendacity, untruth, lie, delusion, fabrication, deceit, error, falseness, falsity, imposture._
=Verbal.= Spoken, oral, literal, parole, vocal, unwritten, unrecorded.
ANT. _Written, recorded, epistolary, documentary._
=Verbose.= Wordy, prolix, diffuse, prosy, tedious.
ANT. _Laconic, terse, concise, succinct, curt._
=Verdict.= Decision, judgment, opinion, pronouncement, finding, sentence.
ANT. _Indecision, indetermination._
=Verge=, _n._ Border, limit, boundary, edge, margin, brink; circumference, circle, ring; rim, brim, confine, skirt.
ANT. _Center, midst, heart, depth._
=Verge=, _v._ Tend, incline, slope, lean, trend, bear, border, approach, approximate.
ANT. _Deviate, recede, revert, return, depart, retrocede._
=Verify.= Prove, correct, establish, confirm, authenticate, affirm; corroborate, attest, substantiate; fulfil, demonstrate, warrant.
ANT. _Falsify, misrepresent, subvert, misstate, fail, disestablish, mistake._
=Verisimilitude.= Likelihood, probability, consistency.
ANT. _Improbability, inconsistency, unlikelihood._
=Veritable.= Actual, real, genuine, true; positive, absolute; original, authentic.
ANT. _False, fictitious, sham, spurious, untrue, feigned, supposititious._
=Verity.= Fact, truth, reality, actuality, existence, truthfulness.
ANT. _Falsity, unreality, delusion, fancy, dream, conjecture, hypothesis._
=Vernal.= Spring, balmy, genial, youthful.
ANT. _Wintry, aged, autumnal, decadent, brumal, harsh, cutting._
=Versatile.= Changeable, inconsistent, variable, many-sided, capricious, erratic, fickle, unstable; mobile, plastic, ready.
ANT. _Fixed, uniform, one-sided, immobile, immutable, unvaried._
=Versed.= Experienced, studied, practiced, skilled, acquainted, conversant, proficient, familiar, clever, indoctrinated.
ANT. _Unskilled, ignorant, unpracticed, untaught, uninitiated._
=Version.= Account, description, translation, rendering, interpretation, reading; statement.
ANT. _Text, problem, difficulty; misinterpretation._
=Vertical.= Perpendicular, plumb, upright.
ANT. _Inclined, slanting, sloping._
=Vestige.= Trace, mark, footstep, track, sign, remains, trail, token, remnant, record.
ANT. _Misindication; obliteration, effacement._
=Veteran.= Old soldier; expert, adept, proficient; habitué.
ANT. _Novice, recruit, tyro._
=Veto.= Prohibit, forbid, negative, withhold assent to.
ANT. _Pass, approve, assent to, promulgate, endorse._
=Vex.= Agitate, disquiet, harass, afflict, tease, weary, jade; torment, worry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, perplex, bother, persecute, fret, irritate, offend, provoke, affront, disturb, tantalize.
ANT. _Please, soothe, quiet, allay, appease._
=Vexation.= Chagrin, agitation, mortification, uneasiness, grief, trouble, sorrow, distress, irritation, displeasure, affliction, plague, torment.
ANT. _Pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, satisfaction._
=Vibrate.= Swing, oscillate, fluctuate, quiver, waver, undulate, quake.
ANT. _Rest, be still._
=Vice.= Crime, sin, fault, iniquity; defect, error, blemish, imperfection, immorality, depravity, wickedness; evil, corruption.
ANT. _Virtue, goodness, perfection, righteousness, nobility, honor._
=Vicinity.= Neighborhood, vicinage, nearness, proximity, propinquity.
ANT. _Distance, remoteness, separation, removal._
=Vicious.= Faulty, wicked, corrupt, depraved; foul, noxious, defective, unruly, refractory, spiteful, malignant, mischievous, immoral.
ANT. _Virtuous, pure, good, upright, noble, moral, perfect._
=Vicissitude.= Change, alternation, mutation, interchange, variation, revolution.
ANT. _Fixity, changelessness, stability, perpetuity, immutability._
=Victorious.= Conquering, triumphant, winning, successful, exultant, elated, boastful, vanquishing, subduing, prevailing, overcoming, mastering, subjugating.
ANT. _Defeated, worsted, humiliated, beaten, baffled, discomfited, conquered, overcome, vanquished, routed, repulsed, foiled, disconcerted._
=Victory.= Success, supremacy, triumph, achievement, advantage, conquest, mastery.
ANT. _Defeat, disaster, destruction, overthrow, miscarriage, retreat, rout, failure, disappointment, frustration._
=Victuals.= Food, provisions, viands, sustenance, meat.
=View=, _n._ Sight, look, survey, inspection; perception, examination; reach, range; scene, prospect; sketch; conception, judgment, opinion; object, aim, purpose, design; vista, perspective; picture, intention, scope, drift; estimate; apprehension.
ANT. _Blindness, darkness, obscuration, mistiness; prejudice, misconception, misrepresentation, deception, error, delusion, aimlessness, non-intention, occultation._
=View=, _v._ See, behold, look at, survey, examine, inspect, explore, consider, contemplate, regard, scan, witness, study, reflect upon, reconnoiter.
ANT. _Overlook, neglect, pass by, miss, slight, ignore; misestimate, misjudge._
=Vigilance.= Sleeplessness, wakefulness, watchfulness, circumspection, attentiveness, wariness, cautiousness, caution, activity, lookout, alertness, observation.
ANT. _Torpor, dulness, inattention, somnolence, carelessness, drowsiness, indifference, apathy._
=Vigilant.= Alert, awake, careful, on the alert, on the lookout, wary, watchful, wakeful, wide-awake, sleepless, cautious, circumspect.
ANT. _Negligent, thoughtless, unwary, oblivious, drowsy, inattentive, careless, dull, heedless, inconsiderate, neglectful, incautious._
=Vigorous.= Full of vigor, strong, lusty, robust; forcible, energetic, powerful, sturdy, hearty, thrifty, flourishing, spirited, lively.
ANT. _Weak, impotent, incapacitated, feeble, inactive, debilitated, powerless, effete, enervated, indolent._
=Vile.= Low, base, worthless, despicable, mean, depraved, impure, sinful, wicked, bad, dishonorable, ignoble, degraded, sordid, infamous, low-minded.
ANT. _Noble, exalted, honorable, upright, estimable, great, worthy, eminent, liberal, free, generous, superior, dignified, sublime, stately._
=Villain.= Scoundrel, knave, rascal, scamp, ruffian, rogue; malefactor.
ANT. _Gentleman, man of refinement, polish, delicacy, and honor._
=Villainous.= Base, vile, mean, depraved; sorry, mischievous, infamous, knavish; heinous, sinful, outrageous, atrocious.
ANT. _Gentlemanly, noble, refined, honorable, worthy, upright._
=Vindicate.= Maintain, defend, justify; assert, protest, pronounce, declare, asseverate; uphold, claim, substantiate, support, advocate.
ANT. _Surrender, yield, give up, resign; abandon, forego, waive; destroy, annul, vitiate; accuse, charge, impute, tax, slur._
=Vindictive.= Revengeful, unforgiving, implacable, spiteful, unrelenting, malicious.
ANT. _Forgiving, generous, merciful, long-suffering, magnanimous._
=Violate.= Injure, disturb, interrupt, transgress, desecrate, debauch, dishonor, outrage, profane, abuse, infringe, ravish.
ANT. _Respect, protect, reverence, honor, value, prize, foster, shelter._
=Violence.= Vehemence, impetuosity, fierceness, force, violation, infraction, infringement, transgression, profanation, assault, outrage.
ANT. _Preservation, defense, protection; mildness, self-control, gentleness, respect, obedience, conservation._
=Violent.= Fierce, vehement, outrageous, boisterous, turbulent, impetuous, passionate, severe, extreme.
ANT. _Sane, sober, calm, collected, unruffled, composed, cool._
=Virgin=, _n._ Maid, maiden, girl, damsel.
ANT. _Wife, mother, married woman; prostitute, whore._
=Virgin=, _a._ Chaste, maidenly, modest; pure, undefiled, fresh, new.
ANT. _Married, matronly, motherly; defiled, polluted._
=Virile.= Mature, masculine; masterful, forceful; robust, vigorous.
ANT. _Feminine; feeble, effeminate, puerile, emasculate._
=Virtual.= Potential, efficacious, energizing, implicit, indirect, practical, essential, equivalent.
ANT. _Stated, direct, definite, expressed, explicit, emphatic, categorical._
=Virtue.= Energy, strength, potency, efficacy; value, merit, excellence; worth, meritoriousness; integrity, purity, virginity, chastity; goodness, morality, uprightness, rectitude, probity, righteousness; force, power, capacity; honor, worthiness, honesty, truth, duty, virtuousness, faithfulness, justice.
ANT. _Inability, weakness, impotency, inefficacy; badness, corruption, impurity, unchastity, depravity, wickedness, laxity, dishonesty._
=Virtuous.= Excellent, upright, righteous, pure, chaste; good, honest, exemplary, blameless, worthy, modest.
ANT. _Wicked, bad, wrong, unrighteous, impure, dishonest, worthless, immodest, blameworthy._
=Virulence.= Malignancy, virus, contagion, poison, venom; bitterness, malevolence, acrimony.
ANT. _Mildness, blandness, salubriousness, abatement, assuagement; potency; benevolence, virtue._
=Visible.= Perceptible, noticeable, apparent, open, conspicuous, obvious, manifest, evident, clear, plain, observable, palpable, discernible.
ANT. _Invisible, unseen, imperceptible, concealed, eclipsed, indistinguishable, impalpable, microscopic, indiscernible._
=Vision.= Sight; apparition, creation, phantom, fancy, specter, appearance, chimera, illusion, phantasm.
ANT. _Material, substance; reality, fact, actuality._
=Visionary.= Fanciful, fantastic, unreal, imaginary, ideal, chimerical, fantastical, wild, whimsical, capricious, illusory, romantic, shadowy, dreamy, unsubstantial, fabulous.
ANT. _Actual, real, true, substantial, genuine, palpable, authentic, veritable._
=Vital.= Living; mortal; important, necessary, essential; animate; indispensable, material, paramount.
ANT. _Mortal, lifeless, inanimate, secondary, separable, unessential, unimportant, immaterial._
=Vitiate.= Impair, contaminate, annul, spoil, void, destroy, injure; cause to deteriorate, taint; invalidate.
ANT. _Adhere to, corroborate, support, confirm, substantiate, justify, sanction, vindicate; refresh, improve, remedy._
=Vivacious.= Animated, sportive, gay, jocund, light-hearted; merry, sprightly; brisk, frolicsome, spirited, cheerful, mirthful.
ANT. _Inanimate, dead, lifeless, spiritless, heavy, somber, melancholy, mournful, sad, inert, dull, stolid._
=Vivid.= Clear, lucid, striking, active, lively, quick; fresh, intense, animated, bright, strong, spirited, sprightly; brilliant, lustrous, radiant, glowing, scintillant, sunny.
ANT. _Dull, opaque, lurid, obscure, rayless, somber, cloudy, dark, colorless, dim, pale, wan, dusky, non-luminous._
=Vocation.= Call, summons, citation; business, profession, employment, calling, occupation, trade; function, mission, office.
ANT. _Leisure, non-employment; avocation, hobby._
=Vogue.= Mode, custom, way, use, fashion, practice, usage.
ANT. _Disfavor, desuetude, disuse, unfashionableness, abolition._
=Voice=, _n._ Sound, utterance, tone; language, words, speech, judgment, expression, vote; command, precept; opinion.
ANT. _Dumbness, silence, inexpression, muteness, inarticulation, obtumescence._
=Void=, _a._ Empty, vacant, devoid, wanting, ineffectual, destitute, lacking; unoccupied, unused, unfilled; null, invalid, nugatory; vain, unreal, imaginary, unsubstantial.
ANT. _Occupied, solid, substantial, possessed, endued; effectual, valid, operative, good, efficacious, furnished._
=Volatile.= Light-hearted, airy; changeable, fickle; lively, evaporating, vaporable, vivacious, buoyant, jocund; inconstant, flighty, whimsical, capricious, unsteady, reckless.
ANT. _Fixed, steady, established, determined, solid, settled; persistent, resolute; involatile; somber, demure._
=Volition.= Will, choice, preference, determination, purpose; discretion, free will, election, deliberation.
ANT. _Necessity, force, predestination, fate, coercion, foreordination._
=Voluble.= Rotating; nimble, glib; active; fluent, loquacious, talkative, rapid, running, coursing.
ANT. _Direct; slow, deliberate, hesitating, stuttering, torpid, stammering, creeping, lazy._
=Volume.= Book, tome; convolution, coil; dimension, mass, capacity, bulk, size.
ANT. _Minuteness, smallness._
=Voluntary.= Spontaneous, willing, uncompelled; free, impulsive; unconstrained, deliberate, intentional, optional, gratuitous, by choice; discretional.
ANT. _Coerced, forced, involuntary, compulsory, necessitated, constrained._
=Volunteer=, _v._ Offer, bestow, or act freely, proffer, tender, present.
ANT. _Levy, draft, requisition, request, demand, suborn, confiscate._
=Voluptuous.= Sensual, sensuous, epicurean, luxurious, pleasurable, licentious, self-indulgent.
ANT. _Self-sacrificing, abstinent, ascetic, self-denying, austere, puritanical, renunciatory._
=Voracious.= Hungry, greedy, rapacious, eager, ravenous, gluttonous, insatiate, omnivorous.
ANT. _Fastidious, dainty, refined, delicate, nice._
=Vouch.= Declare, affirm, attest, support, asseverate, aver, protest, assure, promise, warrant, guarantee.
ANT. _Repudiate, abjure, renounce, protest against, demur, decline, abnegate._
=Vouchsafe.= Grant, concede, bestow; condescend, deign, stoop, descend, yield.
ANT. _Deny, refuse, withhold._
=Vow=, _n._ Promise, pledge; oath, asseveration.
=Vow=, _v._ Devote, promise, consecrate, dedicate; assert, asseverate, swear.
ANT. _Release, absolve, free; pollute, defile, profane._
=Vulgar.= Common, general, ordinary, public; vernacular; plebeian; popular; rustic, boorish, low, coarse, base, underbred.
ANT. _Noble, aristocratic, patrician, high-born, refined, polite, high-bred, stylish, select, choice, cultivated; strict, scientific, philosophical, technical, accurate._
=Vulnerable.= Susceptible, liable, subject, assailable, weak, tender, exposed.
ANT. _Impregnable, unassailable, unexposed, concealed, fortified, defended._
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=Waft.= Bear, convey, transmit, carry, transport, make to float on waves (_of air or water_).
ANT. _Sink, weigh down, depress._
=Wages.= Salary, stipend, allowance, remuneration, fruit, hire, pay, compensation; earnings; reward, emolument.
ANT. _Gratuity, bonus, premium, grace, douceur, gift, boon._
=Wait.= Stay, tarry, delay, stop, abide, remain, linger; rest; expect, watch, await, look for.
ANT. _Hasten, hurry, speed, press on; go, depart._
=Waive.= Relinquish, forbear, refuse, forego; throw away, cast off, reject, desert; abandon, remit, quit claim, cancel, drop, renounce, surrender.
ANT. _Urge, assert, press, enforce, claim, defend, vindicate._
=Wake.= Be awake, watch; excite, arouse, stir; reanimate, revive; call, evoke, summon, provoke.
ANT. _Soothe, hush, tranquilize, quiet; mesmerize; allay, appease, calm._
=Wakeful.= Vigilant, awake, sleepless; watchful, observant, wary.
ANT. _Drowsy, sleepy; heedless, careless, incautious, unwary._
=Walk.= Move on foot, proceed; be stirring, be abroad; behave, pursue, conduct one’s self; perambulate, pass, traverse; step, stride, march, stalk, tramp, plod, trudge, tread.
ANT. _Halt, stop, stand still; ride, drive._
=Wan.= Pale, sickly, languid, pallid; ashen, colorless, haggard, cadaverous; livid, bloodless.
ANT. _Fresh-colored, bright, rosy, lively, sanguine, incarnadine._
=Wander.= Straggle, stroll, range; turn aside; be delirious, rave; be crazed; expatiate; depart, saunter; navigate, travel; deviate, diverge, err, ramble, go astray, rove, stray, veer, roam, swerve, digress.
ANT. _Remain, stay, settle, rest, stop, pause, moor, anchor, perch, bivouac, halt, alight, repose._
=Wane.= Be diminished, decrease; decline, fail, sink; fade, pale; ebb; pine, droop, deteriorate, attenuate, contract, recede.
ANT. _Wax, increase, rally, improve, brighten, expand, develop, advance._
=Want=, _n._ Defect, failure, dearth, indigence, absence, scarcity, deficiency, lack; destitution, poverty, need, shortness, insufficiency, scantiness.
ANT. _Supply, sufficiency, allowance, provision, abundance, production, adequacy, supplement._
=Ward=, _n._ Watch, guardianship, guard; garrison, defender, protector; defense, protection; custody; keeper, guardian, warden; pupil, minor; division; apartment.
=Ward=, _v._ Watch, guard; defend, protect; repel, turn aside; be vigilant; keep guard, avert, repel, parry, fend.
ANT. _Betray, surrender, admit._
=Warfare.= Hostilities, war; contest, struggle; strife, discord; belligerence, antagonism; campaign, battle, skirmish, engagement.
ANT. _Peace, truce, armistice; amity, pacification; neutrality; reconciliation; tranquillity, friendliness, harmony, order, quiet, concord._
=Warlike.= Military, martial, hostile, soldierly, inimical, bellicose, unfriendly, belligerent.
ANT. _Peaceful, civil, unmilitary, friendly, pacific, amicable._
=Warm.= Ardent, zealous, fervent, cordial, hot, glowing; violent, vehement, furious, excited, passionate; warm-blooded, warm-hearted; sunny, mild, genial, pleasant; close, oppressive; fervid, earnest, eager, enthusiastic, hearty; lively, interested; irascible.
ANT. _Cool, cold; dispassionate, collected, composed, calm, unruffled, placid, sedate, quiet, staid; unconcerned, frigid, apathetic, chilling; repellent._
=Warmth.= Fervency, glow, earnestness, cordiality, animation, eagerness, excitement, vehemence; interest, zeal, ardor, enthusiasm, passion, fervor, heat, intensity, spirit; emotion, life.
ANT. _Coolness, calmness, indifference, frigidity, torpidity, apathy, impassiveness; calm, chill, obtuseness, frost, iciness._
=Warn.= Make ware, notify, admonish, caution; advise, mention to, inform, apprise; dissuade, deter, alarm, premonish.
ANT. _Encourage, embolden, inspirit, hearten, induce, instigate, prompt, impel._
=Warrant=, _n._ Guaranty, security, voucher; commission, credentials.
=Warrant=, _v._ Secure, guarantee, support, justify, sanction, assure; empower, engage, undertake, authorize.
ANT. _Invalidate, nullify, repudiate, cancel, make void; endanger, imperil._
=Wary.= Circumspect, watchful, cautious, vigilant, prudent, discreet, heedful, thoughtful, careful, guarded, scrupulous, chary.
ANT. _Unsuspecting, unwary, incautious, negligent, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, remiss._
=Wash=, _v._ Cleanse, wet, scrub, moisten, bathe, lave; overflow, fall on; waste, abrade; stain, tint, color; overlay, cover; cleanse, rinse.
ANT. _Soil, stain, pollute, defile, contaminate, bemire._
=Waste=, _n._ Squandering, devastation, loss, decrease; void, desert, wilderness; refuse; prodigality, diminution, dissipation, destruction, havoc, desolation, ravage; solitude, expanse; consumption, expenditure, extravagance.
ANT. _Restoration, renovation, reimbursement, renewal, recovery, restitution, reparation; accumulation, frugality, economy, thrift, hoard, store, accretion._