Ant. Deprive, deny, starve, stint, refuse; annoy, tantalize; aggravate, tease; displease.

Savage. Wild, uncultivated, untamed, uncivilized, rude, brutish, brutal, barbarous, cruel, inhuman, fierce, pitiless, merciless, atrocious, ferocious; murderous, violent.

Ant. Tame, civilized, cultivated, domesticated, tender, refined, polished, gentle, humane, considerate, pitiful, merciful, protective, generous, subdued, chivalrous, clement, self-controlled.

Save. Preserve, rescue, deliver; lay up, reserve, keep; spare, prevent; protect; be economical, hoard, husband; obviate, snatch, catch.

Ant. Lose, destroy, abandon, imperil, expose, endanger, risk, hazard; waste, lavish, spend, fling away.

Say. Utter, express, tell, speak, declare; repeat, rehearse, recite; assert; mention, suggest; suppose; answer; respond, reply; state, pronounce; affirm, deny; allege.

Ant. Silence, hush, whisper, mumble; be taciturn; suppress, repress; mispronounce.

Scarce. Rare, infrequent, deficient; uncommon; scant, sparing, meager, insufficient; unusual, unique, singular, wanting, few, precious.

Ant. Plenty, abundant, frequent, plentiful, common, thick.

Scheme, n. Plan, project, contrivance, design, purpose, plot, device; system, outline; machination, intrigue, stratagem, cabal, conspiracy; theory.