1.  To give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of  Syn. pretending; concealing  Ant. revealing  Sample sentence: The boy dissembled his appearance on Halloween by wearing a monster costume.

2.  Cunning talk or conduct; crafty deception  Syn. deceitfulness; trickery  Ant. honesty  Sample sentence: With plenty of guile, the smooth talker was able to distract the man in order to pick his pocket.

3.  Wicked or unjust act; sin  Syn. evil; wickedness  Ant. goodness; justness  Sample sentence: The iniquity he committed was severe, so the man decided to attend church to pray for forgiveness of the sin.

4.  Unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral  Syn. immoral  Ant. moral  Sample sentence: Jesse James, the famous bank robber, was a licentious person; he didn’t believe in the laws set before him.

5.  Wishing harm or evil on others; ill will; hatred  Syn. malice; spite  Ant. benevolence  Sample sentence: With wicked malevolence, Elizabeth sought revenge on her bitter rival after she stole her boyfriend.

6.  To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of  Syn. slander; disparage  Ant. praise  Sample sentence: Bob maligned Sam by spreading harmful lies about his reputation.

7.  A false and damaging statement  Syn. Insult, defamation  Ant. compliment  Sample sentence: The girls were accused of slander for spreading untrue rumors of witchcraft throughout the town.

8.  An introductory part, as of a poem; prelude; prologue  Syn. preliminary; advance  Ant. closure; epilogue  Sample sentence: The overture of The Crucible provided the reader with an introduction to the Puritan people.

9.  A supporter of a person, group, or cause  Syn. follower  Ant. opponent  Sample sentence: He was a partisan of the rock band, so he followed them around the country when they were on tour.

10.  Regret for one’s wrongdoing or sinning; repentance  Syn. remorse; contrition  Ant. hardened; unrepentant  Sample sentence: After realizing that he acted inappropriately, Jim showed penitence for his behavior by apologizing to the woman for his actions.

11.  The willful giving of false testimony under oath; false swearing  Syn. lies  Ant. truth  Sample sentence: After she was caught in an obvious lie while under oath, the judge charged Karen with perjury.