Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Synonyms

abduct
kidnap

leery
cautious

abhor
detest

legacy
bequest

above
over

legible
readable

abridge
shorten

licentious
lewd

abroad
overseas

listen
hear

abrogate
cancel

lithe
supple

abstain
refrain

little
small

accord
agreement

livid
enraged

admit
confess

loathe
abhor

adversary
opponent

lofty
high

affable
friendly

logo
symbol

aggravate
worsen

look
see

agree
consent

loquacious
talkative

air
discuss

lost
misplaced

akin
related

loving
fond

alive
lively

loyal
true

allocate
distribute

lucrative
profitable

allow
permit

ludicrous
absurd

also
too

luminous
bright

ameliorate
improve

lure
entice

amount
quantity

luster
gloss

annul
cancel

luxuriant
lush

answer
response

macabre
gruesome

appease
pacify

mad
insane

arraign
indict

maelstrom
whirlpool

ask
Inquire, request

magnitude
size

assembly
gathering

malice
spite

assent
agree

margin
edge

attire
dress

meager
scanty

avarice
greed

mean
cruel

baby
infant

messy
untidy

bad
evil

middle
center

badger
pester

misshapen
deformed

beg
implore

moral
ethical

begin
commence

morsel
piece

behaviour
conduct

mundane
ordinary

belief
opinion

name
title

benevolent
kind

narrate
tell

berate
scold

near
close

big
large

nefarious
evil

bilk
swindle

negate
cancel

blamed
accused

negligible
insignificant

blank
empty

nepotism
favouritism

bliss
happiness

new
unused, modern

bottom
foot

noisy
rowdy

brave
daring, bold

noted
well-known

brawn
strength

obey
submit

bright
shinning

obstinate
stubborn

broad
wide

odyssey
journey

brook
tolerate

often
frequently

bucolic
rustic

old
ancient

build
construct

omen
sign

busy
active

omnipotent
all-powerful

buy
purchase

omniscient
all-knowing

calamity
disaster

oppress
persecute

canon
rule

opulence
wealth

capitulate
surrender

oral
verbal

careen
swerve

orator
speaker

careful
cautious

outset
beginning

careful
cautious

outside
exterior

castigate
criticize

ovation
applause

catastrophic
disastrous

pacify
appease

catch
capture

paltry
scarce

caucus
meeting

pandemic
widespread

cavort
frolic

paranormal
supernatural

cede
Relinquish

parcel
package

celestial
heavenly

part
portion

centre
middle

patent
obvious

champion
winner

paucity
scarcity

change
alter

peddle
sell

cheat
deceive

pen
write

chide
scold

perhaps
maybe

choose
select

perilous
dangerous

chubby
plump

perish
die

circumspect
cautious

persevere
persist

clemency
forgiveness

pertinent
relevant

clergyman
minister

pick
choose

close
near

pious
devout

clothes
dress

placate
appease

clout
influence

plentiful
abundant

coagulate
thicken

policeman
constable

coddle
pamper

polite
courteous

coercion
force

poor
destitute

collusion
conspiracy

port
harbour

commend
praise

portion
piece

commodity
product

praise
compliment

compulsory
obligatory

prank
joke

concise
brief

pretty
beautiful,

attractive

concur
agree

protect
guard

confer
bestow

pull
drag

conversant
familiar

purloin
steal

converse
opposite

push
thrust

copy
imitate

putrefy
decay

cordial
friendly

quack
charlatan

correct
accurate

qualms
misgivings

courtesan
prostitute

quay
wharf

covert
secret

queen
empress

crave
desire

queue
line

culvert
drain

quick
rapid

cunning
sly

quiet
peaceful

cure
remedy

quill
feather

curtail
shorten

quip
joke

damp
moist

rare
scarce

dangerous
risky

rarely
seldom

deadly
fatal

rash
hasty

dear
expensive

read
peruse

dearth
scarcity

ready
alert

debilitate
weaken

real
genuine

deceive
trick

reap
harvest

decimate
destroy

rebuke
reprimand

decipher
decode

receptacle
container

decrease
reduce

reckless
rash

deduce
conclude

recollect
remember

deleterious
harmful

rectify
correct

delude
deceive

recur
repeat

demeanour
behaviour

red
ruddy

demise
death

reek
smell

demobilize
disband

regal
royal

demoralize
dishearten

rein
curb

denigrate
defame

rejoice
celebrate

denounce
condemn

relic
antique

depart
leave

remain
stay

deplete
exhaust

remedial
corrective

deride
ridicule

remember
recollect

desecrate
profane

remnant
residue

desiccate
dehydrate

remorse
guilt

despot
tyrant

renown
fame

destitute
poor

replenish
refill

detain
confine

retain
keep

detrimental
harmful

revenue
income

devise
plan

rich
wealthy

devout
pious

rift
split

diabolical
devilish

riot
revolt

diffident
shy

roam
wander

discernible
visible

robust
vigorous

discreet
prudent

rostrum
podium

disease
sickness

rough
coarse

disfigure
mar

round
circular

dismal
gloomy

rude
impolite

disorder
chaos

rue
regret

dispatch
send

rule
govern

disperse
scatter

ruse
trick

disseminate
distribute

rustic
rural

distend
swell

sack
pillage

distract
divert

sad
unhappy

diversity
variety

safe
secure

divulge
disclose

saga
story

dodder
tremble

sanction
approval

dull
gloomy

saturate
soak

dumb
mute

savour
relish

duress
coercion

scant
inadequate

eatable
edible

scared
frightened

ebb
recede

scatter
disperse

eccentric
odd, weird

schism
rift

edifice
building

scion
offspring

efficacious
effective

scorn
disdain

egocentric
self-centered

sear
burn

electorate
voters

secede
withdraw

elucidate
explain

seclusion
solitude

elude
evade

seduce
lure

empty
vacant

seldom
rarely

end
conclusion

semblance
likeness

enemy
foe

separate
sever

enough
sufficient

serene
peaceful

ensnare
trap, lure

sham
pretense

enterprise
undertaking

sheen
luster

entice
lure

short
brief

entreat
plead

shorten
abbreviate

envoy
messenger

show
exhibit

ephemeral
short-lived

shun
avoid

epoch
era

sibling
brother/sister

equitable
fair

sick
ill

error
mistake

siege
blockage

escape
elude

silent
quiet

exorbitant
expensive

silly
foolish

exorcise
expel

simple
easy

fable
myth

sinister
evil

fall
drop

site
location

false
untrue, wrong

skeptical
doubtful

fantasy
daydream

slay
kill

far
distant

sleepy
drowsy

feather
plume

slim
slender

feign
pretend

sloth
laziness

fertile
fruitful

smart
intelligent

fidelity
loyalty

smell
scent

fierce
ferocious

smite
strike

fight
battle

snare
trap

filch
steal

snub
ignore

find
discover

sovereign
monarch

first
initial

specimen
sample

fiscal
monetary

squalid
filthy

flagellate
whip

squander
waste

float
drift

static
inactive

force
compel

steed
horse

foretell
predict

stern
strict

free
release

stick
adhere

friend
companion, ally

stifle
suppress

friend
ally

stimulate
excite

funny
amusing

stingy
miserly

furtive
stealthy

stop
halt

gain
profit

strange
odd

game
recreation

strife
conflict

gargantuan
large

strive
endeavour

garrulous
talkative

strong
powerful

gather
collect

student
pupil

gay
cheerful

studious
diligent

general
common

style
fashion

genesis
beginning

subdue
conquer

ghastly
horrible

submit
yield

give
donate

subside
diminish

glad
happy

succulent
juicy

glaring
dazzling

superb
excellent

gnarl
deform

surmount
overcome

gory
bloody

surprise
astonishment

guest
visitor

surrender
yield

guffaw
laughter

surround
encircle

habit
custom

susceptible
vulnerable

habituate
accustom

sustenance
food

hale
healthy

swamp
marsh

hallucination
delusion

taint
pollute

hamper
obstruct

talk
conversation

hapless
unlucky

talon
claw

harangue
tirade

tangible
touchable

hard
difficult

tarnish
taint

hate
detest

taut
tight

haven
refuge

teach
educate

height
altitude

teacher
instructor

help
assist

tedious
boring

herald
harbinger

tempest
storm

hew
cut

tempo
speed

hide
conceal

tempt
entice

hideous
horrible

tenet
doctrine

high
tall

tepid
lukewarm

home
residence

terse
concise

hone
sharpen

tested
tried

horde
group

thief
burglar

hue
colour

thin
lean

hug
embrace

thrive
prosper

huge
enormous

throng
crowd

humane
compassionate

titillate
arouse

hygienic
sanitary

titular
figurehead

hyperbole
exaggeration

toil
drudgery

idiosyncrasy
peculiarity

top
summit

illicit
unlawful

trail
path

illimitable
limitless

tranquilize
calm, anesthetize

illustrious
famous

transient
temporary

imbibe
drink

transitory
fleeting

imitate
copy

traverse
cross

immaterial
irrelevant

trek
journey

immense
huge

trick
hoax

impale
pierce

trite
commonplace

impasse
deadlock

trust
believe

impassive
calm

try
attempt

impeccable
faultless

twain
two

impede
hinder

tyrannical
dictatorial

impending
imminent

ubiquitous
omnipresent

imperil
endanger

ulterior
hidden, covert

implicate
incriminate

unassuming
modest

implore
entreat

uncanny
mysterious

inculcate
instill

under
beneath

incursion
raid

undermine
weaken

indelible
permanent

underscore
emphasize

indigent
poor

understand
comprehend

indiscriminate
random

unduly
excessive

indolent
lazy

unison
together

industrious
hardworking

usually
generally

inexorable
relentless

utter
complete

infamous
notorious

vacant
empty

infamy
shame

vacillate
waver

infer
conclude

vain
unsuccessful

infirmity
ailment

valiant
brave

influx
inflow

value
worth

infraction
violation

vanish
disappear

infuriate
enrage

vanquish
conquer

inhibit
restrain

vehement
adamant

iniquitous
unjust

vendetta
feud

initiate
begin

venom
poison

inkling
hint

venue
location

innate
inborn

verbose
wordy

innocuous
harmless

verdict
decision

innuendo
insinuation

veto
reject

inordinate
excessive

vex
annoy

inquisitive
curious

vicious
evil, cruel

inscribe
engrave

victory
triumph

inside
interior

vie
compete

insignia
emblems

vilify
defame

insolvent
bankrupt

virile
manly, strong

instigate
incite

vital
necessary

inter
bury

vocation
occupation

interesting
fascinating

vogue
fashion

intrepid
fearless

volatile
unstable

intricate
complex

vulgarity
obscenity

intrigue
plot

vulnerable
susceptible

intrinsic
inherent

wager
bet

inundate
flood

wages
salary

involve
implicate

waive
forgo

irate
angry

wallow
indulge

irrational
illogical

want
need

jeer
mock

watch
look

jest
joke

weak
feeble

jocular
humorous

wet
damp

join
connect

whet
stimulate

jostle
push

whole
entire

judicious
prudent

wither
shrivel

jump
leap

wonder
amazement

just
fair

woo
court

kudos
acclaim

wrath
anger, fury

last
final

wrest
snatch

lazy
indolent

writ
summons

least
minimum

yearly
annually

leave
abandon

young
youthful

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