(of water) wash against (something) with a gentle rippling sound

Synonym: splash ; Antonym: stream

the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person

Synonym: knee ; Antonym: free

to surround or cover closely

S: wrap ; A: expose

a chance for employment

Synonym: promotion ; Antonym: demotion

a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something

Synonym: chance ; Antonym: none

spur into a particular situation

Synonym: impel ; Antonym: restrain

drive or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward

Synonym: push ; Antonym: pull

in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town

Synonym: pastoral ; Antonym: urban

a person who lives in a rural area

S: unsophisticated ; A: urban

relating to an authority or public body and its duties, actions, and responsibilities

S: formal ; A: informal

a person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department 

S: officer ; A: none

to search through or into

S: investigate ; A: ignore

travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it

S: discover ; A: neglect

deviate from (an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action)

Synonym: diverge ; Antonym: keep

leave, especially in order to start a journey

Synonym: go ; Antonym: arrive

to stop living

Synonym: die ; Antonym: live

worry (someone)

Synonym: disturb ; Antonym: soothe

anxiety

Synonym: disquiet ; serenity

to have (something) as a subject matter

Synonym: cover ; Antonym: exclude

to make different in some way

Synonym: modify ; Antonym: fix

change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way

Synonym: adjust ; Antonym: preserve

highly unpleasant, especially to the senses

Synonym: disgusting ; Antonym: pleasant

(of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet

Synonym: rainy ; Antonym: sunny

(of a person or animal) behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way

Synonym: unkind ; Antonym: charming

the curling foamy tops of waves

Synonym: none ; Antonym: none

the top of mountains or hills

Synonym: summit ; Antonym: bottom

peaks

Synonym: surges ; Antonym: plunges

to put (someone or something) on a list

Synonym: record ; Antonym: delete

(of a ship) lean to one side, typically because of a leak or unbalanced cargo

Synonym: tilt ; Antonym: be on an even keel

to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
Synonym: enroll ; Antonym: exclude

to grow stronger or more acute

Synonym: escalate ; Antonym: lessen

increase the opacity of (a negative) using a chemical

Synonym: enhance ; Antonym: reduce

an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer

Synonym: reduction ; Antonym: enlarge

make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree

Synonym: lessen ; Antonym: increase