peak : Synonyms

Peak (noun)
Synonyms -  acme,aiguille, alp, apex, brow, bump, cope, crest, crown, hill, mount, mountain, pinnacle, point, roof, spike, summit, tip, vertex,

Antonyms : base, bottom, nadir

Peak (verb)
Synonyms : be at height, climax, come to a head, crest, culminate, reach the top, reach the zenith, top out
Antonyms : fall, hit bottom, plunge

Synonyms related to agree

Synonyms
accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, be of the same mind, bury the hatchet, buy into, check, clinch the deal, come to terms, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal, engage, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, grant, make a deal, okay, pass on, permit, play ball, recognize, see eye to eye, set, settle, shake on, side with, sign*, subscribe, take one up on, yes*

Also accord means agreement. accede, acquiesce means positive agreement, while concede not necessarily means positive agreement.

 Antonyms
contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse

* means informal usage

Synonym and antonyms for drunk and drunkard

Drunkard - one who drinks too much and,
drunk means who is intoxicated.

Drunkard
Synonyms: alcoholic, bacchanal, bacchanalian, barfly, bibber, boozer, carouser, debauchee, dipsomaniac, drinker, inebriate, lush, soak, sot, souse, sponge, stiff, tippler, toper, tosspot, wine-bibber, wino
Antonyms: abstainer, ascetic, nephalist, teetotaler

Drunk
Synonyms: alcoholic, boozer, carouser, dipsomaniac, drinker, guzzler, inebriate, lush*, sot, sponge, wino

Bitterness of taste - synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms
absinthal, absinthian, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, amaroidal, astringent,
harsh, sour, tart, unsweetened, vinegary

Antonyms
bland, mild, pleasant, sweet

Renounce - synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms
simpler words
decline, discard, give up,disclaim, disown,

adding to vocab
abdicate, abjure, abnegate, abstain from, apostacize, arrogate

defect, demit, deny, desert, disavow, divorce oneself from, drop out

eschew, forgo, forsake, forswear, leave flat

opt out, quit, rat, recant, relinquish, repudiate, resign, sell out, spurn,

take the pledge, tergiversate, tergiverse, , throw over, toss over, turn, waive, walk out on, wash hands of

using with words "off"
cast off, leave off, swear off, throw off

informal - dump

Antonyms
allow, approve, condone

Awesome - synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms
alarming, astonishing, awe-inspiring, awful, beautiful, breathtaking, daunting, dreadful, exalted, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frantic, frightening, grand,  horrible, horrifying, imposing, impressive, intimidating, magnificent, majestic, mean, moving, nervous, overwhelming, real gone, shocking, something else, striking, stunning, stupefying, terrible, terrifying, wonderful, wondrous, zero cool

informal words as synonyms for awesome - hairy, mind blowing

Antonyms
unamazing

Hell - synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms
Abaddon
infernal regions, infernoperdition , place of torment, purgatory

Hades, lower world, grave,  ordeal, everlasting
fire, bottomless pit, misery, hell-fire, , nightmare, blazes, trial, abyss,
Gehenna
underworld
 nether world
wretchedness
pandemonium
fire and brimstone

Some general words sometimes referred to as hell:

anguish, difficulty, pit, affliction, torment, agony,limbo,suffering

Antonyms

Antonyms bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, heaven, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)

I don’t find `bitter gourd’ in the dictionary. Does the vegetable have another name?

I understand that the vegetable is also called `balsam apple’ and `balsam pear’.
(In hindi, bitter gourd is called karela)

 Source: The Hindu ‘Know Your English’ Series, December 12, 2005

Synonyms - September / 2009

1)      Choleric           = Hot Tempered, Irritate

2)      Waif                = Urchin, Abandoned Person

3)      Florid              = Ornate, Showy

4)      Servility           = Surrender

5)      Tepid               = Luke warm, Half hearted

6)      Melee              = Fight, Combat

7)      Aplomb           = Self-confidence, composure

8)      Mawkish         = Over emotional, weepy

9)      Voracious        = Hungry, eager, greedy

10)  Cliché              = Commonplace, Truism

11)  Pithy                = Strong

12)  Celibacy          = Chastity, State of not being married

13)  Retrograde      = Worsen, Move backward

14)  Foil                  = metal sheet, Layer of aluminum paper

15)  Chaste             = Pure, Modest

16)  Furtive             = Secret, Stealthy

17)  Paradox           = Contradiction

18)  Alacrity           = Eagerness, Readiness

19)  Remiss             = Careless

20)  Repartee          = Witty Report

21)  Mundane         = Normal

22)  Moribund        = Dying, Expiring

23)  Banal               = Stale, Common place, Usual

24)  Tarry                = Delay

25)  Misapprehension = Improper Understanding

26)  Cleft                = Split

27)  Virulent           = Poisonous, Dangerous

28)  Indulgent        = Obliging, Complaint

29)  Tantamount     = Equivalent

30)  Repudiate        = Reject, Deny, Renounce

31)  Reprobate        = Degenerate

32)  Acclivity         = an upward slope

33)  Baneful           = Destructive, Harmful

34)  Chide              = Scold

35)  Circuitous        = Indirect in action or language

36)  Churlish           = Brutish, Cruel, Rude

37)  Latitude          = Freedom, Liberty

38)  Jettison            = throw away, get rid of