Part 6

ANT. _Portion, section, atom, particle; diminution, tenuity, contraction, dismemberment, disintegration._

=Bulwark.= Rampart, fortress, fortification, stronghold, intrenchment, bastion, parapet, citadel.

ANT. _Siege, bombardment, cannonade, boarding, storming._

=Bungler.= Botcher, clown, fumbler, clumsy workman, novice.

ANT. _Adept, adroit, master, artist, proficient workman, professor._

=Buoy=, _v._ Float, support, sustain; elevate, inspire, assure, animate, cheer.

ANT. _Sink, drown, depress, swamp; crush, betray, fail, deject, overcome._

=Buoyant.= Light; cheerful, hopeful, sprightly, vivacious, joyous, blithesome, jocund, sportive, jubilant, elastic, floating.

ANT. _Heavy, dejected, depressed, moody, joyless, cheerless, desponding._

=Burden.= Load, weight; cargo, freight; capacity, tonnage: impediment, incubus, grievance, trial, trouble, affliction, sorrow; chorus, refrain; topic, drift, tenor, point, substance.

ANT. _Ease, lightness; facility, airiness, light-heartedness; consolation, assuagement, alleviation, liberation, mitigation._

=Burial.= Interment, sepulture, entombment, burying.

ANT. _Exhumation, disinterment._

=Burlesque.= Parody, travesty, caricature, ridicule, farce.

ANT. _Classic, history, fact._

=Burn.= Char, consume, cremate, scorch, set on fire, singe, ignite, incinerate, kindle, blaze, cauterize, glow, smolder.

ANT. _Smother, stifle, subdue, extinguish, cool, put out; subside, glimmer, lower, pale._

=Burnish.= Brighten, polish, make to glisten, glaze, gloss.

ANT. _Dull, bedim, cloud, scratch, abrade._

=Burst.= Break, open, explode, blow up, rend, split, crack, discharge, shatter, disrupt.

ANT. _Cohere, hold, stand, stick together, adhere._

=Bury.= Inter, cover up, entomb, inearth, inhume, inurn; shroud, conceal, secrete, hide; immure, confine; cancel, compose, hush, cover with oblivion.

ANT. _Resurrect, exhume, disinter, excavate, expose, resuscitate; publish, announce, advertise._

=Business.= Employment, craft, trade, commerce, handicraft, traffic, transaction, work, vocation, job, affairs, avocation, profession, occupation, calling, concern, duty, office, interest.

ANT. _Stagnation, leisure, inactivity._

=Bustle.= Activity, stir, commotion, excitement, haste, hurry, energy, eagerness, flurry.

ANT. _Idleness, inactivity, vacation, stagnation, quiet, indolence, indifference, unconcern._

=Busy.= Engaged, employed, occupied; diligent, industrious, active, working, sedulous; brisk, stirring, bustling, agile, spry, nimble; meddling, officious.

ANT. _Idle, lazy, indolent, slothful._

=But.= Save, except, furthermore, barely, besides, however, just, only, notwithstanding, though, unless, yet, still, merely, nevertheless, provided, moreover.

=Buxom.= Bonny, blithe, shapely.

ANT. _Lean, slender, ill-shaped._

=Buy.= Purchase, bargain, acquire; bribe, corrupt, pervert, suborn, subsidize.

ANT. _Sell, hawk, retail, vend._

=By.= Through, with; at, on; from, according to; near, close by; past; along, over; before, in the sight of, in the name of; per, at.

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=Cabal.= Confederacy, conspiracy, conclave, combination, faction, crew, junto, gang, coterie, plot, political intrigue, league.

=Cadaverous.= Bloodless, pallid, pale, wan, ghastly, deathlike, ashy.

ANT. _Rosy, blushing, sanguine, incarnadine._

=Cage=, _v._ Imprison, immure, confine, incarcerate.

ANT. _Liberate, free, dismiss, unbar._

=Caitiff.= Rascal, miscreant, villain, wretch, coward, sneak, traitor, scoundrel, vagabond.

ANT. _Gentleman, patriot, philanthropist._

=Cajole.= Coax, wheedle, flatter, fawn upon, blandish; deceive, entrap, beguile, inveigle, impose upon.

ANT. _Scold, chide, warn._

=Calamitous.= Disastrous, unfortunate, unlucky, adverse, untoward, deplorable, ruinous, inauspicious, wretched, distressing, grievous, ill-starred, troublous, hapless, ill-omened.

ANT. _Fortunate, auspicious, felicitous, propitious, favorable, advantageous._

=Calamity.= Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, trial, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, hardship, ill luck, visitation.

ANT. _Blessing, boon, advantage, good fortune, benefaction._

=Calculate.= Number, reckon, sum up, count, compute, account, estimate, enumerate, rate; consider, deem, apportion, investigate.

ANT. _Guess, risk, chance, conjecture, stake._

=Calculating.= Wary, cautious, scheming, crafty, cool, hard, selfish; careful, circumspect, sagacious, farsighted.

ANT. _Shortsighted, improvident, rash, careless._

=Calculation.= Reckoning, computation; expectation, anticipation, prospect; foresight, forethought, caution, wariness, discretion, prudence, deliberation.

ANT. _Omission, carelessness, imprudence, indiscretion, inconsideration._

=Caliber.= Diameter, gage, capacity; faculty, scope, talent, ability, gifts, parts, endowment.

ANT. _Smallness, thinness; imbecility, incapacity, puerility._

=Call.= Cry, bellow, clamor, ejaculate, scream, roar, shout, shriek, bawl, yell, exclaim, vociferate; invite, summon, send for, bid; assemble, convene, muster; elect, ordain, appoint; invoke, appeal to.

ANT. _Be silent, hush, list, listen, harken, be still; ignore; disperse; disdain, defy._

=Calm.= Composed, peaceful, placid, quiet, still, tranquil, self-possessed, serene, undisturbed, dispassionate, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unruffled.

ANT. _Frantic, frenzied, passionate, furious, raging, stormy, violent, boisterous, agitated, excited, fierce, turbulent, wild, heated, wrathful, disturbed._

=Calumniate.= Slander, traduce, defame, vilify, revile, asperse.

ANT. _Praise, commend, vindicate, laud, honor, eulogize; shield._

=Calumny.= Slander, aspersion, defamation, detraction, abuse, obloquy.

ANT. _Vindication, justification; eulogy, panegyric._

=Camp.= Encampment, bivouac.

=Cancel.= Obliterate, scratch out, erase, efface, expunge, cross off; abolish, abrogate, nullify, annul, revoke, rescind, make void, repeal.

ANT. _Confirm, enact, perpetuate, approve, enforce, uphold, sustain, maintain, establish, record, write._

=Candid.= Honest, open, straightforward, transparent, unbiased, artless, frank, guileless, ingenuous, naive, sincere, impartial, innocent, unprejudiced, aboveboard, simple, truthful, unsophisticated, fair.

ANT. _Deceitful, designing, foxy, sharp, shrewd, crafty, artful, sly, tricky, subtle, adroit, cunning, insincere, diplomatic, intriguing, wily._

=Candidate.= Aspirant, solicitant, petitioner, canvasser, claimant, solicitor.

ANT. _Non-competitor; resigner, abandoner, abjurer._

=Canvass.= Debate, discuss, dispute, agitate; examine, investigate, scrutinize, sift, study, consider; solicit votes from, apply for.

ANT. _Admit, pass, misexamine, allow, ignore, disregard._

=Capability.= Capacity, ability, skill, power, competency, efficiency, caliber, force, faculty, scope, brains, talent.

ANT. _Dulness, inability, inaptitude, difficulty, awkwardness._

=Capacity.= Space, magnitude, volume, dimensions, extent, size, tonnage, caliber; faculty, gift, talent, genius, competency, capability, discernment, cleverness, skill, aptitude; sphere, office, province, character, function.

ANT. _Restriction, narrowness, contractedness, incapacity; incompetency, inefficiency, inability._

=Capital=, _n._ Metropolis; large letter; stock, sum invested; head of a column _or_ pillar; mental, physical, _or_ financial resources.

=Capital=, _a._ Chief, principal, essential, leading, cardinal; fatal, forfeiting life; excellent, prime, first-class, first-rate, consummate, high, important.

ANT. _Subordinate, inferior, unimportant, minor; defective, mean._

=Capitulate.= Surrender, yield, submit, stipulate.

ANT. _Resist, contend, struggle._

=Caprice.= Vagary, freak, whim, fancy, crotchet.

ANT. _Purpose, plan, determination, conviction, seriousness._

=Capricious.= Wayward, fanciful, freakish, whimsical, inconstant, uncertain, fitful, fickle, changeable.

ANT. _Firm, inflexible, unswerving, constant, decided, serious._

=Captious.= Carping, hypercritical, censorious; crabbed, snappish, touchy, cross, snarling, acrimonious, contentious; insidious, ensnaring.

ANT. _Appreciative, commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, approving._

=Captivate.= Charm, enchant, fascinate, enamor, bewitch, please highly, lead captive, win, catch.

ANT. _Disenchant, disillusionize; disgust._

=Captivity.= Thraldom, confinement, duress, imprisonment, bondage, subjection, slavery, servitude, durance.

ANT. _Freedom, liberty, independence._

=Capture.= Seize, catch, arrest, apprehend, make captive; prize.

ANT. _Liberate, free, release; acquit._

=Care.= Anxiety, trouble, solicitude, concern, vigilance, worry, charge, caution, attention, heed, forethought, management, perplexity, watchfulness, wariness, precaution, oversight, prudence.

ANT. _Indifference, heedlessness, negligence, oversight, remissness, slight, recklessness, disregard, carelessness, inattention._

=Career.= Course, line of achievement, passage, race, flight, procedure, conduct, progress, active life, success.

=Careful.= Thoughtful, provident, considerate, reflective, heedful, diligent, pensive, regardful, contemplative.

ANT. _Careless, thoughtless, improvident, unthinking, heedless, inconsiderate, rash, wanton, idle, dreamy, trifling._

=Caress=, _v._ Embrace, fondle, kiss, pet, pamper, coddle, court, flatter.

ANT. _Vex, tease, affront, annoy, provoke, persecute._

=Cargo.= Freight, load, goods, lading, consignment, merchandise.

=Caricature.= Imitation, mimicry, parody, travesty, burlesque, exaggeration, extravaganza, takeoff, farce, monstrosity.

ANT. _Portraiture, resemblance, representation, reproduction._

=Carnage.= Massacre, bloodshed, slaughter, havoc, butchery.

ANT. _Deliverance, ransom, quarter, redemption._

=Carnal.= Sensual, fleshly, lustful, lascivious; natural, unregenerate, earthly, temporal.

ANT. _Spiritual, ethereal, refined, pure, exalted, temperate, self-controlled._

=Carnival.= Festival, revel, masquerade, rout.

ANT. _Fast, retirement, Lent, penance, mortification._

=Carol.= Sing, warble, chirp, twitter, chant, whistle, hum; hymn.

ANT. _Whine, lament, dirge, cry, croak, weep, groan, moan._

=Carousal.= Feast, festival, banquet, revel, debauch, wassail, orgies.

ANT. _Fast, abstinence, starvation; temperance, moderation; self-denial._

=Carp.= Cavil, find fault, object to, pick flaws, challenge, censure, hypercriticize.

ANT. _Concede, admit, compliment, approve, applaud, acquiesce, assent._

=Carpet.= Covering for floor; table _or_ board (_metaphorical_), consideration, consultation.

ANT. _Shelf_ (metaphorical), _rejection, oblivion, disposal_.

=Carry.= Convey, move, transport, lift, bring, bear, transmit, support, sustain, take; impel, urge, push forward; signify, infer, involve, implicate.

ANT. _Drop, let go, throw down, fall under, shake off; retard, impede; leave, be separate from._

=Case.= Box; covering, sheathe; state, condition, plight, predicament; instance, example, occurrence; circumstance, event, contingency; suit, action, process, trial, cause; question, subject of discussion; form, inflection.

ANT. _Hypothesis, supposition, fancy, theory, conjecture; generalization, principle, universality._

=Cash.= Coin, money, specie, currency, capital.

ANT. _Paper money, greenbacks, bills._

=Cast.= Hurl, throw, pitch, fling, drive, thrust, sling, toss; shed, lay aside; calculate, compute, reckon; found, form; direct, turn; assign, appoint, allot; impart, shed, diffuse, communicate.

ANT. _Raise, elevate, erect; accept, approve, retain, carry; miscalculate; break, dismember, dissipate._

=Caste.= Grade, rank, order, lineage, dignity, respect.

ANT. _Abasement, degradation, disrepute, taboo, reproach, ostracism._

=Castigate.= Whip, flagellate, cane.

ANT. _Reward, encourage, caress, pat._

=Casual.= Accidental, incidental, fortuitous, chance, contingent.

ANT. _Regular, certain, fixed, ordinary, periodic, systematic._

=Casuistry.= Sophistry, fallacy, quibble; refinement.

ANT. _Reason, common sense, conscience._

=Catalogue.= List, register, index, enrolment, entry, record, roll, inventory, schedule.

ANT. _Non-registration, obliteration, oblivion, forgetfulness; non-entry, oversight, omission._

=Catastrophe.= Revolution, disaster, mishap, misfortune, calamity, cataclysm, blow, visitation.

ANT. _Victory, triumph, benefit, ovation, success, felicitation, blessing._

=Catch.= Grasp, seize, clutch, capture, clasp, secure, snatch, take, arrest, ensnare, entrap, grip, lay hold; comprehend, apprehend, understand.

ANT. _Lose, miss, fail of, let go, give up, release, restore._

=Categorical.= Plain, absolute, distinct, positive, declaratory, affirmative.

ANT. _Obscure, ambiguous, dubious, hypothetical, contingent, mystical, enigmatical._

=Category.= Class, division, order, rank; universal aspect, primitive relation.

ANT. _Essence, truth, being, substance, nature._

=Causality.= Causation, potentiality, eventuality, operativeness.

ANT. _Counteractivity, barrenness, sterility; finality._

=Cause.= Agent, origin, source, creator, spring; reason, power; designer, antecedent, originator, author, producer; condition, principle.

ANT. _Effect, result, end, production, issue, accomplishment, development, consequence, creation, fruit, event, outcome, outgrowth._

=Caution.= Care, heed, wariness, circumspection, forethought, discretion; warning, admonition, advice, counsel.

ANT. _Temerity, heedlessness, unguardedness, improvidence, imprudence._

=Cavalier=, _a._ Arrogant, haughty, overbearing, insolent, disdainful.

ANT. _Courteous; subservient, servile; civil, polite._

=Cavil.= Carp, object, censure.

ANT. _Approve, allow, concede._

=Cavity.= Opening, gap, aperture, hole, fissure.

ANT. _Obstruction, filling._

=Cease.= End, finish, desist, leave off, quit, stop, refrain, abstain, discontinue, pause, terminate.

ANT. _Begin, commence, continue, originate, inaugurate, start, set going, set in operation._

=Celebrated.= Famous, renowned, distinguished, famed, illustrious, eminent, glorious, notable, exalted.

ANT. _Obscure, unknown, unnotable, mean, insignificant, inconspicuous._

=Celebration.= Solemnization, observance, commemoration, laudation, praise, commendation.

ANT. _Oblivion, desuetude, non-observance._

=Celebrity.= Fame, renown, reputation, glory, honor, repute, eminence, distinction; person of note, “lion.”

ANT. _Obscurity, ignominy, disgrace, contempt, meanness; infamy; oblivion._

=Celerity.= Rapidity, speed, haste, velocity, swiftness, fleetness, despatch.

ANT. _Slowness, tardiness, inertness._

=Celestial.= Heavenly, angelic, supernal, ethereal, atmospheric, immortal, seraphic, divine, godlike.

ANT. _Earthly, terrestrial; human, mortal; infernal._

=Censure.= Blame, disapproval, reproach, disapprobation, reprimand, condemnation, remonstrance, rebuke.

ANT. _Praise, approval, eulogy, commendation, encouragement._

=Center.= Middle, midst.

ANT. _Perimeter, rim, bound, circumference, boundary._

=Central.= Convenient, medial, accessible.

ANT. _Remote, inaccessible, inconvenient._

=Centralize.= Concentrate, collect, localize.

ANT. _Disperse, distribute._

=Ceremonial=, _n._ Ritual, rites, formalities, etiquette.

=Ceremonial=, _a._ Ritualistic, formal, official, ministerial, pompous, sumptuous, scenic, functional.

ANT. _Private, unostentatious, undramatic, unimposing, unassuming._

=Ceremonious.= Stately, lofty, courtly; formal, studied, punctilious; prim, precise.

ANT. _Brusk, blunt, supercilious, plain, simple._

=Certain.= Sure, infallible, positive, undeniable, unfailing; assured, fixed, regular, established; true, accurate, unmistakable.

ANT. _Dubious, irregular, undecided, doubtful, exceptional, casual._

=Certainty.= Assurance, conviction, confidence, positiveness.

ANT. _Hesitation, doubt, misgiving, conjecture, indecision._

=Certify.= Acknowledge, avow, declare, prove, inform, assure, attest.

ANT. _Disavow, misinform, disprove._

=Cessation.= Stop, pause, abeyance, suspension, lull, respite.

ANT. _Incessancy, continuity, continuance._

=Chafe.= Vex, irritate, gall, rub, chagrin, tease, worry, harass, annoy, fret; rage, fume; nettle, exasperate, anger.

ANT. _Soothe, coax, calm, console, humor; submit, endure, succumb._

=Chaff.= Banter, badinage, nonsense, frivolity; refuse, trash.

ANT. _Sense, reason, pith, gist, seriousness, substance._

=Chagrin.= Humiliation, shame, mortification, confusion, discomposure, dismay, disappointment.

ANT. _Delight, glory, exultation, triumph, rejoicing._

=Challenge=, _v._ Dare, brave, defy; demand, require, claim; object to, take exceptions.

ANT. _Pass, allow, grant, concede, permit; retract, retreat._

=Champion.= Defender, protector, vindicator; hero, winner, chief, victor, combatant.

ANT. _Renegade, traitor, deserter, coward; adversary, opponent._

=Chance.= Hazard, casualty, accident, luck, fortune.

ANT. _Law, sequence, purpose, design, intention, causation, certainty._

=Change=, _n._ Transformation, variation, transition, conversion, innovation, diversion, novelty, variety, vicissitude, alteration, transmutation.

ANT. _Fixity, identity, constancy, uniformity, firmness, permanence, persistence, steadiness._

=Change=, _v._ Alter, transform, vary, turn, veer, shift, qualify, modify, exchange, diversify, convert, metamorphose, substitute.

ANT. _Continue, endure, stay, hold, keep, retain, abide, remain, persist._

=Changeless.= Stationary, undeviating, immovable, reliable, consistent.

ANT. _Fluctuating, vacillating, capricious, variable, plastic._

=Character.= Mark, figure, sign, symbol, emblem, letter; constitution, nature, disposition, turn, cast, bent; temperament, moral qualities, personality, traits, habits; person, individual; repute, reputation.

ANT. _Anonymousness; disrepute; vagueness; indefiniteness._

=Characteristic.= Attribute, peculiarity, trait, sign, indication, mark, feature, distinction, singularity, property, idiosyncrasy.

ANT. _Nondescript, generality, miscellany, commonness._

=Charge=, _v._ Load, freight, burden; intrust; impute, ascribe; accuse, impeach, incriminate, arraign, indict; command, order, require, bid; attack, assault.

ANT. _Free, acquit, liberate, discharge._

=Charitable.= Benign, bountiful, liberal; lenient, mild, considerate.

ANT. _Selfish, harsh, exacting, revengeful, churlish, censorious._

=Charity.= Benevolence, liberality, bounty, generosity, philanthropy.

ANT. _Harshness, ill will, malignity, malevolence._

=Charlatan.= Quack, mountebank, impostor, pretender, humbug, cheat.

ANT. _Victim, dupe, gull._

=Charm.= Spell, incantation, enchantment; fascination, attraction, allurement; witchery, sorcery, magic, necromancy.

ANT. _Fear, repulsion, disenchantment, disillusion._

=Chary.= Careful, cautious, wary; frugal, sparing, saving, reluctant.

ANT. _Liberal, lavish, profuse, extravagant._

=Chase.= Pursue, track, hunt, follow, prosecute; emboss, enchase.

ANT. _Flee, shun, elude, evade; abandon, relinquish._

=Chaste.= Pure, spotless, immaculate, modest, virtuous, simple, refined, classic, elegant.

ANT. _Corrupt, impure, flashy, gaudy; coarse, inelegant._

=Chasten.= Discipline, chastise, subdue, afflict, punish, soften, try.

ANT. _Indulge, pamper, spoil, demoralize._

=Chattels.= Goods, wares, effects, furniture.

ANT. _Freehold._

=Cheap.= Common, inexpensive, mean, worthless, vile, paltry, low-priced, poor, indifferent.

ANT. _Rare, costly, expensive, high, precious._

=Cheat=, _n._ Fraud, trick, artifice, swindle, deceit, fiction, imposture.

ANT. _Truth, reality, fact, honesty, authenticity, certainty, openness, sincerity._

=Check=, _v._ Restrain, curb, stop, bridle, hinder, impede, inhibit; reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke.

ANT. _License, indulge, allow, loose, liberate, abet, instigate._

=Cheer=, _n._ Gladness, joy, gaiety, mirth, merriment, cheerfulness, happiness, hope, conviviality, plenty, hospitality.

ANT. _Gloom, dearth, sullenness, niggardliness, unsociableness._

=Cheerful.= Glad, lively, mirthful, animated, jocund, jolly, blithe, buoyant, merry, joyous.

ANT. _Gloomy, dejected, unhappy, lifeless, dull, depressing, melancholy, joyless, dispiriting._

=Cherish.= Foster, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, comfort, cheer.

ANT. _Abandon, afflict, check, discourage._

=Chief=, _a._ Head, important, excellent, high, principal, consummate.

ANT. _Subordinate, minor, inferior._

=Chieftain.= Captain, commander, general, leader, chief.

ANT. _Vassal, minion, adherent, retainer, attendant, follower._

=Childish.= Puerile, weak, infantine; silly, foolish, trivial, trifling.

ANT. _Manly, strong, wise, sagacious; important, momentous._

=Chimerical.= Visionary, imaginary, unreal, dreamy, fanciful, fabulous.

ANT. _Real, actual, substantial, veritable._

=Chivalrous.= Knightly, gallant, gentlemanly, heroic, valiant, spirited.

ANT. _Dastardly, recreant, sneaking._

=Choice=, _n._ Option, preference, alternative, selection, election, free will.

ANT. _Necessity, compulsion; refusal; force; fate, predestination._

=Choice=, _a._ Select, dainty, rare, valuable, cherished, exquisite, precious.

ANT. _Common, ordinary, despicable, cheap, inferior._

=Choose.= Select, pick out, cull, prefer, elect.

ANT. _Cast away, reject, decline, refuse, leave, throw aside._

=Chronicle.= Annals, records, register, memorials, archives, history.

ANT. _Legend, romance, tradition._

=Cipher.= Zero, nothing, nonentity, naught; character, symbol, device, monogram; secret character, private alphabet; nobody, person of no account.

ANT. _Infinity; somebody, celebrity, star, notability, colossus._

=Circular.= Round, annular, spherical, ring-shaped.

ANT. _Linear, direct, straight._

=Circulate.= Move in a circle; diffuse, spread, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, publish, notify; travel.

ANT. _Suppress, hush, cease, stagnate; center, monopolize, appropriate._

=Circumference.= Periphery, circuit, boundary, outline, enclosure.

ANT. _Center, interior._

=Circumlocution.= Verbosity, prolixity, wordiness, diffuseness, periphrasis, redundance, tautology.

ANT. _Brevity, compression, condensation, shortness, succinctness, terseness, compactness, conciseness, directness, plainness._

=Circumscribe.= Define, limit, delineate, enclose, confine, restrict.

ANT. _Distend, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, extend._

=Circumspect.= Cautious, wary, heedful, attentive, careful, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant.

ANT. _Careless, reckless, incautious, heedless, unwary._

=Circumstance.= Event, situation, occurrence, position, detail, incident, feature, accompaniment, particular, point, item, condition.

ANT. _Deed, case, transaction, business, affair._

=Cite.= Call, summon, name, select, refer to, quote, mention.

ANT. _Discard, dismiss, dispute, contradict, reject, challenge, disprove._

=Citizen.= Inhabitant, dweller, townsman, burgher, resident, subject, denizen.

ANT. _Foreigner, alien, exile, visitor, tramp, transient, tourist, sight-seer._

=Civilization.= Culture, cultivation, refinement, amelioration, humanization.

ANT. _Demoralization, savagery, barbarism, rudeness._

=Claim=, _n._ Assertion, requisition, demand, call; title, privilege, right, pretension.

ANT. _Disclaimer, surrender, abjuration, waiver._

=Claim=, _v._ Demand, ask, require, call for, assert, insist, request, maintain, pretend.

ANT. _Repudiate, waive, concede, forego, abjure._

=Clamor=, _n._ Noise, uproar, hubbub, outcry, vociferation, exclamation.

ANT. _Silence, reticence, acquiescence; repression, stifling._

=Clandestine.= Secret, private, furtive, stealthy, underhand, sly, surreptitious, hidden.

ANT. _Open, aboveboard, sincere, frank._

=Class.= Company, grade, order, rank, caste, clan, circle, association, club, clique, coterie, set.

=Classical.= Refined, elegant, polished, chaste, pure.

ANT. _Corrupt, barbarous, uncouth, debased, inelegant._