Acclimate To get used to Synonym: Habituate; accustom I need to acclimate myself to my new fish tank.

Strange or eccentric in manner or appearance Synonym: Odd; eccentric Antonyms: normal, ordinary The bizarre appearance of the man attracted the audience’s curiosity.

Concise Expressed in few words Synonym: Brief; short Antonyms: verbose In writing a telegram, a person must be concise, since he pays for every word transmitted.

Very fat Synonym: Obese; plump Antonyms: lean, gaunt Synonym: Obese; plump Antonyms: lean, gaunt Eating too much and getting too little exercise has made him corpulent.

Definition: To make a mistake Synonym: Error; blunder The unsuccessful candidate erred in his election campaign when he wouldn’t speak about the main issues.

Lurk To lie in wait, hidden or in a sneaky manner Synonym: Slink; skulk The policeman stopped to question the kids lurking near the corner drugstore.

Omen A prophetic sign or utterance Synonym: Prophecy; portent Walking under a ladder is regarded by the superstitious as a bad omen.

Radiant Synonym: Gleaming; brilliant Antonyms: murky Synonym: Gleaming; brilliant Antonyms: murky Shining brightly; emitting rays of light Mary’s radiant smile reflected her optimism. The model house is warmed by radiant energy from the sun. Mary’s radiant smile reflected her optimism. The model house is warmed by radiant energy from the sun.

A country person who is unsophisticated; rural or living in the country Synonym: bumpkin, unpolished; bucolic Antonyms: Urbane sophisticated My mother loved going away to our rustic, log cabin every summer and getting away from the crowds of the city.

Intense anger, rage or fury Synonym: animosity, ire Antonyms: calm The wrath of the workers and peasants was rooted in decades of poor living, and this is what caused the bloody revolution.