enervation



abatement, apathy, attrition, boredom, deadening, debility, decrepitude, delicacy, delicate health, drowsiness, dullness, ennui, evisceration, exhaustion, eye strain,









   assailant - adversary, aggressor, antagonist, assaulter, attacker, combatant, enemy, foe, invader, mugger, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, raider, the loyal opposition,

   manifesto - affidavit, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation, assertion, asseveration, avowal, bulletin board, circular, communique, conclusion, creed, declaration, deposition,

   glum - black, brooding, broody, close-lipped, crabbed, crestfallen, dark, dejected, depressed, dismal, dispirited, doleful, dour, down, frowning,

   waste time - beguile the time, burn daylight, consume time, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dilly-dally, doodle, drag, falter, flag, fritter away time, goof off,

   reputability - character, decency, fairness, goodness, honesty, honour, integrity, justice, nobility, principles, purity, rectitude, righteousness, virtue ,

   buffet the waves - antagonize, battle, breast, buck, buffet, combat, compete, contend, contest, fight, grapple with, militate against, rival, stem, strive against,

   mores - acculturation, amenities, civilities, civility, civilization, climate, climate of opinion, comity, complex, conformity, convention, courtliness, cultural drift, culture, culture area,

   Jove - Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Diana, Dionysus, Eros, Ge, Great Mother, Hades,

   strain at - back down, balance, debate, deliberate, demur, falter, fear, hang back, hem and haw, hesitate, hover, jib, pause, ponder, pull back,

   vortical - pouring, racing, rushing, streaming, surging ,