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| Perfect, having the nature of something ideal. Picturesque, utopian. |
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| Extremely small. Minute, tiny, miniscule. |
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| Lasting for a very short time. Fleeting, brief. |
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| The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. In comparison with others. |
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| Aggressively greedy or grasping. insatiable, predatory. |
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| Making a loud, confused noise. Uproarious, excited. |
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| A harmful effect in a gradual, subtle way. Unhealthy, damaging. |
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| Seems right, but actually wrong. Misleading, deceptive. |
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| To kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire. |
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| Attempt to sell something. Peddle, promote. |
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| Travel across or through. Journey over, cross. |
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| Appear or claim to be/do something falsely. Pretend to be. |
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| A channel for conveying water/other fluid. Duct, pipe. |
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| Distinctive or peculiar characteristic of a person or thing. Oddity, trait, habit. |
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| Insolent behavior. impudence, cheek. |
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| The state of being not in harmony with something. Out of place, bizarre. |
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| Combining two things in one. Bond, fuse, integrate. |
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| Found or base something on. Base, establish, found. |
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| Typical example or pattern of something. Model, standard. |
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| Not being what it claims to be. False, fake, sham, forged. |
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| A lyrical poem of a particular subject meant to be sung. |
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| Vulgar, showy, pretentious display to attract the attention of others. Flamboyant, gaudy. |
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| Phrase or idea lacking significance through being overused. Stale, cliched. |
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| Unable to be affected by; not allowing water to pass through. Impenetrable, immune to. |
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| Puzzled, confused of bewildered. |
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| Showing care or concern for something/someone. Worried, anxious. |
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| Having strength, energy and a strong sex drive. Manly, tough. |
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| Not harmful of offensive. Inoffensive, harmless. |
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| Understood or implied without being stated. |
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| At the point of death. Dying, declining. |
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| Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place. Prophetic, psychic. |
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| Disturbing and horrifying involving injury/death. Grim, gruesome, sick. |
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| Something not stated but obvious or assumed. Hinted at, assumed. |
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| Stated clearly or in detail, no room for confusion. Clear, plain. |
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| Shock or excite someone into taking action. Jolt, startle. |
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| Without clearly defined shape or form. Structureless, vague. |
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| Tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious elements. |
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| Given to sudden uncountable changes of mood/behavior. Fickle, inconsistent. |
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| Grimly mocking or cynical. Mocking, sarcastic. |
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Using irony in order to mock (cause hurt).
"I bet you feel proud of that E" |
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| Full of or shedding light, bright/shining especially in the dark. Brilliant. |
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| Excessive pride in oneself. Vanity. |
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| Place or deal close together for contrasting effect. |
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| Comparison not using "like" or "as". A phrase applied to something not applicable. |
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| Something happening that's the opposite of what someone would expect. |
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| A thing that stands or represents something else. |
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| A piece of literature that can reveal a hidden meaning (usually with politics). "Animal Farm" allegory of Russian Revolution. |
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| Speech delivered by the church. |
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| A very typical example of a certain person or thing. |
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| The substitution of one word for a closely related word. |
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| A harsh mixture of sounds. |
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| Quality of being pleasing to the ear. Harmonious combination of words. |
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