Sunday, 23 December 2012

Improve your English vocabulary: Synonyms

Know your English vocabulary:

Word         Synonym    Synonym

1.abandon  -discard ,vacate

2.accord- agree ,grant

3.adversity - difficulty ,misfortune

4. affluent-  plentiful ,rich

4. aggravate - annoy ,infuriate

5. alleviate-  lighten, mitigate

6. amenable - agreeable ,favorable

7. anguish - distress, sorrow

8. apathetic-  dispirited ,lifeless

9. arrogant-  disdainful ,imperious

10.astonish- confound ,overwhelm

11. atrocious- appalling, detestable

12. augment- add, enlarge

13. avoid-  ignore, shun

14. awkward- graceless ,inept

15.baffle- confuse,  deceive

16.banal-  common, plain

17.barren-  desolate, sterile

18.berate-  criticize, disapprove

19.betray- deceive ,fool

20.bias -inclination, predisposition

21.bitter-  acrid, sour

22.blend-  combine, mix

23.bliss- happiness, joy

24.bluff- boast, feign

25.bold-  daring, fearless

26.bonus-  award, gift

27.bother-  annoy, irritate

28.brief - concise, short

29.brilliant-  clever , intelligent

30.brisk-  fast, swift

31.budget-  allot, plan

32.candid-  honest, truthful

33.caricature- cartoon, imitation

34.casual- informal, natural

35.category- classification, division

36.cease - desist, stop

37.chaotic-  disordered, messy

38.cherish - esteem, love

39.circumvent-  avoid, go around

40.commemorate-celebrate,honor

41.compensate-balance,recompense

42.competent- able, capable

43.conceive-  design, plan

44.confirmation-acknowledgement, proof

45.contradict-  deny, oppose

46.contribution-  donation, grant

47.courteous - polite, well-mannered

48.craving - desire, longing

49.credulous - confident, trustful

50.damp-  moist, wet

51.dare -challenge, defy

52.decay -decline ,rot

53.decent -honorable ,pure

54.dense -filled ,packed

55.designate -name ,select

56.detain- hold ,keep

57.disclose -announce ,reveal

58.dogma -belief ,view

59.durable -constant ,lasting

60.dwindle- abate ,diminish

61.eager -earnest, keen

62.eccentric- abnormal, idiosyncratic

63.elaborate -embellish, enhance

64.emanate- arise ,radiate

65.embezzle- purloin ,steal

66.eminent -distinguished, prominent

67.encourage- foster, induce

68.endure- last ,persist

69.essential -cultured ,learned

70.essential- basic ,necessary

71.estimate -guess ,predict

72.evaluate- appraise, judge

73.exhaust- deplete, empty

74.exhilarated -cheerful ,zestful

75.explicit- definite ,specific

76.fastidious- exacting ,particular

77.federation -alliance ,band

78.feeble -helpless ,infirm

79.fervor- intensity ,passion

80.feud- argument ,dispute

81.filth- dirt, squalor

82.flatter- compliment ,praise

83.fleet -nimble ,swift

84.frivolous- inconsequential, trivial

86.frugal- prudent ,saving

86.furious -angry ,outraged

87.generous- benevolent ,unselfish

88.genuine -actual ,real

89.glare- gleam, glisten

90.gloomy -cheerless ,dim

91.goad -provoke ,badger

92.grasp -grab ,hold

93.greed -avarice ,longing

94.guarantee- assure ,pledge

95.guile- cunning ,deceit

96.gullible -credulous, unsuspicious

97.habitual -accustomed, regular

98.handicap -disability, disadvantage

99.harass -annoy ,disturb

100.harmless- innocuous, inoffensive

101.harsh -hard ,coarse

102.hasty -abrupt ,hurried

103.haughty -arrogant ,pretentious

104.humiliate- humble ,shame

105.hygiene -cleanliness, sanitation

106.hypocrisy- duplicity ,falseness

107.ideal -goal ,perfection

108.idle- lazy ,unoccupied

109.ignorant -stupid ,unintelligent

110.illogical -incongruent, rambling

111.illustrious -eminent, famous

112.imitate -copy ,reflect

113.immense- huge ,mammoth

114.impartial -candid ,impersonal

115.impatient -anxious ,eager

116.implicate -accuse ,insinuate

117.importune- beg ,solicit

118.inadvertent -accidental ,
unintentional

119.indifferent -apathetic, disinterested

120.isolate -detach ,quarantine

121.jargon -argot ,slang

122.jovial- genial ,merry

123.judge- estimate ,referee

124.justification -excuse ,reason

125.juvenile -adolescent ,immature

126.keen -clever ,observant

127.label -brand ,classify

128.labor -toil ,work

129.lead -direct ,proceed

130.lean- slim ,thin

131.leave -abandon ,desert

132.liberal -copious ,unrestrained

133.liberal -lenient ,open-minded

134.limitation -boundary, constraint

135.lucid -clear ,understandable

136.lucky -auspicious, fortunate

137.mad- furious, irate

138.manage -administer ,control

139.manipulate -control ,shape

140.marginal -borderline ,limited

141.match -agree ,correspond

142.maze -complexity, labyrinth

143.meditate -ponder ,think

144.memorial -commemoration ,
monument

145.mention -allude, refer to

146.merge -blend ,fuse

147.narrow -confined ,restricted

148.nature -aspect ,character

149.necessary -mandatory, requisite

150.negate -contradict ,refute

151.negligent -careless ,remiss

152.negotiate- bargain ,deal

153.nice -affable ,benign

154.noble- aristocratic, distinguished

155.novice -beginner, nonprofessional

156.nuisance -annoyance ,offense

157.obedient -faithful, loyal

158.objection -disapproval ,protest

159.obligatory -compulsory, required

160.observe- notice, watch

161.obvious -conspicuous ,definite

162.offend -anger ,irritate

163.offer -bid ,proposal

164.omen -premonition ,sign

165.omit -exclude ,remove

166.opportune -advantageous ,
auspicious

167.pacify -appease ,placate

168.pain -ache ,discomfort

169.paramount -chief ,leading

170.partisan -biased, dogmatic

171.passive -inactive, lethargic

172.pause -break ,cease

173.permeate- diffuse ,disseminate

174.perpetuate -endure ,preserve

175.perplex -astonish, baffle

176.persecute -afflict ,harass

177.radiate -effuse, emanate

178.radical -basic ,fundamental

179.range- anger ,furor

180.rank -arrange ,classify

181.realize -accomplish ,fulfill

182.recalcitrant- obstinate, stubborn

183.receptacle -container, repository

184.reconcile -atone ,conciliate

185.regret- deplore, grieve

186.reliable -dependable, trustworthy

187.sanction -approval ,permit

188.scope -aim ,extent

189.section -division ,portion

190.settle -adjust ,compromise

191.shallow -superficial ,trivial

192.shrewd -careful ,calculating

193.significant- distinctive, important

194.slight -delicate ,slender

195.spontaneous- impromptu ,
unplanned

196.spread -announce ,broadcast

197.stabilize -balance ,steady

198.tame -domesticate ,subdue

199.tangle -intertwine ,twist

200.temper -mood ,nature

201.tendency- inclination ,trend

202.term- cycle, duration

203.thrift -conservation ,prudence

204.tough -aggressive ,unyielding

205.transfer -convey ,exchange

206.tumult -agitation ,commotion

207.turbulent -disordered, violent

208.vain- boastful ,inflated

209.valid -authorized ,legitimate

210.variety- assortment ,diversify

211.verify -authenticate, substantiate

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