GNEISSES Antonyms

• a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)

• the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

• the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene

• a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

• a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

• composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

• increase in amount by collecting or gathering

• plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

• something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)

• rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanoes; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

• a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

• a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)

• any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

• a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

• (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

• thin layers of rock used for roofing

• a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

• a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

• designate or schedule

• enter on a list or slate for an election

• cover with slate