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HARSH KUMAR - 9464368670 A DETAILED LIST OF SYNONYMS FOR IELTS

1. ability capacity, faculty, talent, skill, competence, aptitude


2. abolish exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate
3. abstinence self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence
4. abstracted absorbed, distraught, absent-minded
5. abuse misuse, mistreat, ill-treat, maltreat
6. accidental fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious
7. accompany conduct, escort, chaperone
8. acknowledge admit, own, avow, confess, concede
9. active energetic, dynamic, vigorous, lively
10. adapt accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile
11. admonish reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach
12. adulterate debase, doctor, load, sophisticate
13. advance forward, foster, further, promote [RETARD]
14. advantage edge, handicap, odds
15. adventurous adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome
16. advice counsel, recommendation
17. advise counsel, recommend
18.affair business, concern, lookout
19. affect influence, impress, touch, move, strike
20. affectation pose, air, mannerism
21. afflict agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture
22. afraid apprehensive, fearful [UNAFRAID]
23. ageless eternal, timeless
24. agitate churn, convulse, rock, shake
25. agree conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide [DISAGREE]
26.aim direct, level, point, train
27. airy diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous
28. alarm alert, tocsin, warning
29. allocate appropriate, designate, earmark
30. alone lonely, lonesome, solitary
31. also too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore
32. amateur dabbler, dilettante, tyro [PROFESSIONAL]
33. ambiguous equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic
34. ambush ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay
35. amenity comfort, convenience, facility
36. amiable affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant
37. amiss afield, astray, awry, wrong
38. amuse entertain, divert, regale
39. analyze anatomize, dissect, resolve
40. ancestor forebear, forefather, progenitor [DESCENDANT]
41. anger rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation
42. angry furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful
43. announce advertise, broadcast, declar, proclaim, promulgate, publish
44. annoy irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile
45. answer respond, reply, retort
46. anxiety worry, care, concern, solicitude

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47. apology apologetic, apologia, defense, justification


48. apparent clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
49. appear emerge, issue, loom, materialize, show
50. appendage appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment
51. applaud cheer, root
52.appoint designate, name, nominate, tap
53. appreciate value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish
54. apprehend comprehend, understand, grasp
55. apprehension foreboding, presentiment, misgiving
56. appropriate arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp
57. approve endorse, sanction, certify, accredit, ratify
58. arbitrary capricious, whimsical
59. area region, belt, zone, district, locality
60. argue quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker
61. argument dispute, controversy
62.argumentative combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy
63. arrange marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize [DISARRANGE]
64. art craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique
65.artifice trick, ruse, wile, feint, stratagem, maneuver, dodge
66.artificial synthetic, ersatz, simulated
67. ask question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz
68.assent agree, accede, acquiesce, consent, concur, subscribe
69. assert asseverate, declar, affirm, aver, avow
70. assign allot, apportion, allocate
71. assistant aide, coadjutant, helper, lieutenant, second
72. attack bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset
73. attribute ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer
74. authentic bona fide, genuine, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable
75. authorize accredit, commission, empower, license
76. average medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable
77. aware cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant
78. awkward clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly
79. bad evil, wicked
80. balance equilibrium, equipoise, poise
81. band company, corps, party, troop, troupe
82. banish exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite
83. banter chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib
84. bargain compact, contract, covenant, deal
85. barrage bombard, pepper, shower
86. base basis, foundation, ground, groundwork
87. batter maim, mangle, maul, mutilate
88. be breathe, exist, live, subsist
89. bear endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate
90. bearing manner, demeanor, mien, presence
91. beautiful lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair
92. beg crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune

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93. begin commence, start, initiate, inaugurate


94. beginning birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise
95. behavior conduct, deportment
96. belief credence, credit, faith
97. belligerent bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome
98. bend crook, curve, round
99. beneficial profitable, advantageous
100. benefit capitalize, profit
101. benevolent charitable, ellemosynary, philanthropic
102. besiege beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege
103. bet ante, pot, stake, wager
104. bias color, jaundice, prejudice, warp
105. binge fling, jag, orgy, spree
106. bite champ, gnaw
107. bitter acerbic, acrid
108. blackball blacklist, boycott, ostracize [ADMIT]
109. blackout faint, swoon, syncope
110. blame fault, guilt
111. blameworthy blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible
112. blast blight, dash, nip, wreck
113. blaze flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow
114. blemish imperfection, fault, defect, flaw
115. blink nictitate, twinkle, wink
116. block hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud
117. bloody gory, sanguinary, sanguineous
118. bloom blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime
119. blunder bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble
120. boast brag, crow, vaunt
121. bodily corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic
122. body corpse, carcass, cadaver
123. boil simmer, seethe, stew
124. bombast rant, fustian, claptrap, rodomontade
125. bonus bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity
126. book bespeak, engage, reserve
127. boor barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo
128. border margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim
129. boredom ennui, tedium [AMUSEMENT]
130. boring monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, handrum
131. botch blow, bungle, fumble, muff
132. boundary border, frontier, limit
133. bouquet nosegay, posy
134. branch arm, fork, offshoot
135. brave courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valient, valorous,
136. doughty, mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted
137. brawl broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruction
138. breach infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement

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139. break crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash
140. breeze cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover
141. bright brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, lunimous, incandescent, effulgent
142. broach introduce, moot, raise
143. broad-minded broad, liberal, open-minded, tolerant
144. brood dwell, fret, mope, stew, worry
145. brush flick, glance, graze, shave, skim
146. brute animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial
147. building structure, edifice, pile
148. bulge balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude
149. bulwark barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bation, parapet
150. burden affliction, cross, trial, tribulation
151. burdensome onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting
152. burn scorch, singe, sear, char, parch
153. business industry, commerce, trade, traffic
154. busy industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous
155. cadge beg, bum, mooch, panhandle
156. calculate compute, reckon, cipher, figure
157. call convene, convoke, muster, summon
158. calm tranquil, placid, serene, halcyon, peaceful
159. campaign crusade, drive, push
160. caprice whim, whimsy, vagary, freak
161. care charge, custody, keeping, supervision, trust
162. careful heedful, mindful, observant, watchful
163. careless heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent
164. caress cuddle, fondle, pet
165. caricature burlesque, parody, travesty, satire, lampoon
166. casuistry fallacy, sophistry, spuriousness, speciousness, sophism
167. catalyst ferment, leaven, leavening, yeast
168. catch enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, snare, tangle, trap
169. cause reason, occasions, antecedent
170. celebrity hero, luminary, name, notable, personage
171. center focus, headquarters, heart, hub, seat
172. certain inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable
173. certainty certitude, assurance, conviction
174. chafe abrade, excoriate, fret, gall
175. chance random, casual, haphazard, desultory
176. charge freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse
177. charm beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, entrance, fascinate
178. choice altenative, option, preference, selection, election
179. choose select, elect, pick
180. chronic confirmed, habitual, inveterate
181. circle coterie, set, clique
182. circumference circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery
183. citizen national, subject
184. claim pretense, pretension, title

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185. clean antiseptic, cleanly, immaculate, spotless


186. clear limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
187. clever ingenious, shrewd
188. cliche bromide, commonplace, platitude, truism
189. close immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate
190. clothe cloak, drape, mantle, robe
191. coagulate clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set
192. coarse gross, indelicate, vulgar, obscene, ribald
193. cold artic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy
194. collision concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, shock
195. comfort console, solace
196. comfortable cozy, snug, restful
197. comment observation, remark
198. commit consign, entrust, confide, relegate
199. complex complicated, intricate, involved, tangled, knotty
200. conceit amour-propre, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vanity [HUMILITY]
201. condemn damn, doom, sentence
202. confer consult, parley, treat
203. confidence assurance, aplomb, self-confidence, self-possession
204. confirm corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify
205. conflict contest, combat, fight, affray
206. confuse addle, befuddle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle, throw
207. conjecture surmise, guess, speculate, infer
208. consider deem, regard, account, reckon
209. conspiracy plot, machination, collusion, intrigue, cabal
210. contain hold, accommodate
211. contaminate befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint
212. contemporary contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronous, concurrent,
213. coincident, concomitant
214. continual continuous, constant, ceaseless, incessant, perpetual, eternal,
215. perennial, interminable
216. contract condense, compress, constrict, shrink
217. contrary balky, perverse, wayward, ornery
218. convert metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute
219. cool composed, collected, unruffled, nonchalant, impertubable, detached
220. correct rectify, remedy, redress, reform, revise, amend
221. corrupt debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate
222. count import, matter, signify, weigh
223. couple pair, brace, yoke
224. crisis crossroad, exigency, head, juncture, pass
225. critical captious, censorious, faultfinding [UNCRITICAL]
226. criticize blame, reprehend, censure, condemn, denounce
227. crowd crush, flock, horde, mob, press, throng
228. crude native, raw
229. cruel fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious
230. crush mash, pulp, smash, squash

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231. cry weep, wail, keen, whimper, sob, blubber


232. cure heal, remedy
233. curious inquisitive, snoopy, nosy
234. dark dim, murky, dusky, obscure, opaque, shady, shadowy
235. daze bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy
236. dead deceased, departed, extinct, lifeless, inanimate
237. decay rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, molder, disintegrate, decompose
238. deceive betray, mislead, beguile, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle, double-cross
239. decide determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve
240. decision conclusion, determination
241. decisive conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative
242. decrease lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside
243. decry disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade
244. deep abysmal, profound [SHALLOW]
245. defeat conquer, vanquish, beat, rout, subdue, subjugate, overcome
246. defend protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard
247. defer postpone, shelve, stay, suspend
248. defy beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front
249. degrade abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate
250. delay slow, retard, detain
251. delicate choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine
252. delicious ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
253. demand claim, exact, require
254. demote break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce
255. deny contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse
256. dependent conditional, contingent, relative, subject
257. deplete drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate
258. depressed blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted
259. describe narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report
260. desire covet, crave, want, wish
261. despair hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement
262. despise contemn, disdain, scorn, scout
263. despondent despairing, forlorn, hopeless [HOPEFUL]
264. detailed circumstantial, minute, particular
265. development evolution, progress
266. deviation aberration, divergence
267. devote dedicate, consecrate, pledge
268. dexterous deft, adroit, handy, nimble
269. dialect vernacular, jargon, cant, argot, lingo, patois
270. dictate decree, impose, ordain, prescribe
271. dictatorial authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, imperious, overbearing
272. diction wording, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing
273. differ disagree, vary
274. difference dissimilarity, unlikeness, divergence, variation, distinction, discrepancy
275. difficulty hardship, rigor, vicissitude
276. dip douse, duck, drunk, imerse, souse, submerge

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277. dirty filthy, foul, nasty, squalid, grimy


278. disadvantage detriment, drawback, handicap [ADVANTAGE]
279. disappear evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish
280. disaster calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm
281. discord strife, contention, dissention, conflict, clash, variance
282. discourage dishearten, dispirit [ENCOURAGE]
283. discover ascertain, determine, learn
284. discuss argue, debate, dispute, contend
285. disgrace dishonor, shame, infamy, ignomity, odium, obloquy, opprobrium,
286. disrepute, discredit
287. disguise camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask
288. disgust nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken
289. dishonest lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious
290. dismay appall, daunt, horrify, shake
291. dismiss boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack
292. display array, panoply, parade, pomp
293. disposition temperament, character, personality, nature
294. dissuade deter, discourage [PERSUADE]
295. distant far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed
296. distinct discrete, separate, several
297. distort twist, deform, contort, warp
298. distribute divide, dispense, dole, deal, ration
299. doctrine dogma, tenet
300. dominant predominant, preponderant, paramount, preeminent
301. doubtful dubious, questionable
302. dramatic histrionic, melodramatic, stagy, theatrical
303. dry dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN]
304. dull colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired
305. dumb inarticulate, mute, speechless
306. eager avid, keen, agog
307. earn deserve, merit, rate, win
308. easy simple, facile, effortless, smooth, light
309. eat consume, devour, ingest
310. eccentricity idiosyncracy, quirk
311. echo reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate
312. ecstasy rapture, transport, exaltation
313. effect consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel
314. effective effectual, efficacious, efficient
315. effort exertion, endeavor, application, pains, trouble
316. eject expel, evict, dismiss, oust
317. elaborate complicated, intricate [SIMPLE]
318. elderly old, aged, venerable, superannuated
319. elegance grace, polish, urbanity
320. element component, constituent, factor, ingredient
321. elevation altitude, height
322. eliminate eradicate, liquidate, purge

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323. embarrass abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle


324. emphasis accent, stress
325. empty vacant, blank, void, vacuous, bare, barren
326. enclose cape, coop, fence, hem, pen, wall
327. encomium eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation
328. encourage animate, cheer, embolden, hearten, inspirit
329. endanger hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk
330. enforce implement, invoke
331. engagement appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst
332. enmity hostility, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus
333. enormous immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous,
334. stupendous, gargantuan, vast
335. enrapture entrance, ravish, thrill, transport
336. envy begrudge, covet
337. equanimity composure, sang-froid, serenity
338. equipment apparatus, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle
339. erase expunge, efface, delete, cancel
340. error mistake, oversight
341. escape avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude
342. estimate appraise, assess, assay, evaluate, rate
343. estrange alienate, disaffect
344. etiquette propriety, protocol, decomrum
345. evoke educe, elicit
346. exaggerate inflate, magnify, overstate
347. example instance, case, illustration, sample, specimen
348. excel surpass, exceed, transcend, outdo, outstrip
349. excessive exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable
350. existence actuality, being [NONEXISTENCE]
351. expect anticipate, hope, await
352. experience suffer, sustain, taste, undergo
353. explain elucidate, expound, explicate, interpret, construe
354. explicit categorical, definite, express, specific
355. expressive eloquent, meaningful, significant
356. extemporaneous extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed,
357. unpremeditated, ad-lib
358. extricate disengage, disentangle, untangle
359. extrinsic extraneous, foreign, alien
360. face countenance, kisser, mug, pan, physiognomy, puss, visage
361. fair just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate
362. faithful loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch
363. faithless unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, recreant
364. familiar close, intimate, confidential, chummy
365. fanatic zealot, enthusiast
366. fantastic bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic
367. fashion style, mode, vogue
368. fashionable chic, dashing, in, modish, posh, sharp, smart, stylish, swank, trendy

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369. fast rapid, swift, fleet, speedy, quick, hasty, expeditious


370. fasten anchor, fix, moor, secure [UNFASTEN]
371. fat obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump, chubby
372. fatal deadly, mortal, lethal
373. fate destiny, kismet, lot, portion
374. fault failing, weakness, frailty, foible, vice
375. favorable propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive
376. fawn apple-polish, bootlick, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle
377. fear fright, dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm, dismay, consternation, trepidation
378. feat achievement, exploit, masterstroke
379. feeling emotion, passion, sentiment
380. feminine female, womanly, womanish, effeminate, ladylike
381. fertile fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific [INFERTILE]
382. fidelity allegiance, fealty, loyalty
383. field bailiwick, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory
384. figure design, device, motif, pattern
385. financial pecuniary, fiscal, monetary
386. firm hard, solid
387. fit suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, apt, fitting, happy, felicitous
388. flagrant glaring, gross, egregious, rank
389. flash gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, glimmer,
390. twinkle, scintillate
391. flexible elastic, resilient, springy, supple
392. flirt dally, play, toy, trifle
393. flock flight, herd, drove, pack, gang, gaggle, bevy, brood
394. flourish brandish, wave
395. flow current, flood, flux, rush, stream, tide
396. flutter flicker, flit, flitter, hover
397. follow succeed, ensue, result, supervene
398. foolish silly, fatuous, absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous
399. forbid ban, enjoin, interdict, prohibit, proscribe
400. force compel, coerce, constrain, oblige, obligate
401. foreign alien, exotic, strange
402. foretell augur, divine, prophesy, vaticinate
403. forgetful unmindful, oblivious
404. forgive pardon, excuse, condone
405. form figure, shape, configuration, contour, profile
406. forte metier, specialty, thing
407. found create, establish, institute, organize
408. fragile breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle
409. fragrance aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent
410. frank candid, outspoken, straightforward, open
411. freedom liberty, license
412. frighten scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic
413. frown glower, lower, scowl
414. frustrate thwart, foil, balk

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415. full complete, plenary, replete


416. function duty, office, role
417. furnish equip, outfit, appoint, accouter
418. futile barren, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, useless, vain
419. gather collect, assemble, congregate, accumulate, amass
420. gaudy flashy, garish, loud, meretricious, tawdry
421. gaze stare, gape, glare, peer, ogle
422. general common, generic, universal [PARTICULAR]
423. gesture gesticulation, sign, signal
424. ghastly grim, gruesome, grisly, macabre, lurid
425. giddy dizzy, vertiginous
426. glad happy, cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous
427. glib slick, smooth-tongued
428. glum gloomy, morose, crabbed, dour, saturnine, sullen, surly, sulky
429. gossip blab, tattle
430. gracious cordial, genial, sociable [UNGRACIOUS]
431. grand magnificient, imposing, stately, majestic, august, grandiose
432. grant vouchsafe, concede, accord, award
433. graphic lifelike, realistic, vivid
434. grieve lament, mourn, sorrow
435. gruff brusque, blunt, bluff, curt, crusty
436. guide lead, pilot, sheperd, steer, usher
437. habit practice, custom, usage, use, wont, habitude
438. haggard wasted, worn, careworn
439. hamper fetter, handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, manacle, shackle, trammel
440. handle manipulate, wield, ply
441. happen befall, betide, chance, occur
442. happy fortunate, lucky, providential
443. harass harry, hound, badger, pester, plague, bait
444. hard difficult, arduous
445. harden acclimate, acclimatize, season, toughen
446. haste celerity, dispatch, expedition, hurry, speed [DELIBERATION]
447. hateful detestable, odious, obnoxious, offensive, repellent
448. healthy sound, wholesome, hale, robust, well, hardy, vigorous
449. heap bank, mound, pile, stack
450. heavy weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome
451. help aid, assist, succor
452. heritage inheritance, legacy, tradition
453. hesitate vacillate, waver, falter
454. hide conceal, secrete, cache, screen, bury, cloak
455. high tall, lofty, towering, elevated
456. hinder hamper, impede, obstruct, block, dam, bar
457. hole hollow, cavity, pocket
458. honesty honor, integrity, probity, rectitude
459. honor homage, reverence, veneration, deference
460. humane compassionate, humanitarian, merciful [INHUMANE]

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461. idea thought, notion, concept, conception


462. ideal model, example, exemplar, standard, pattern
463. ignorant uneducated, untaught, unlearned, untutored, unlettered, illiterate
464. imagination fancy, fantasy
465. imitate copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate
466. immaterial incorporeal, insubstantial, metaphysical, spiritual [MATERIAL]
467. impact repercussion
468. impetuous heedless, hasty, headlong, precipitate, sudden
469. importance consequence, moment, significance, import, weight
470. impostor quack, faker, humbug, mountebank, charlatan
471. impression impress, imprint, print, stamp
472. improper unbecoming, unseemly, indelicate, indecent, indecorous
473. improve better, help, ameliorate
474. inactive idle, inert, passive, dormant, torpid, supine
475. incalculable countless, immeasurable, incomputable, infinite, innumerable, measureless
476. incisive trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp, clear-cut
477. incite instigate, foment, abet
478. incline bias, dispose, predispose [DISINCLINE]
479. include comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve
480. inconsistent incongruous, incompatible, discordant, uncongenial,
discrepant
481. increase expand, enlarge, extend, augment, multiply
482. indicate argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, testify, witness
483. indifferent unconcerned, incurious, detached, uninterested
484. indirect circuitous, roundabout
485. indispensable essential, necessary, needful, requisite
486. infinite boundless, eternal, illimitable, sempiternal [FINITE]
487. inflexible inexorable, adamant, obdurate
488. injure harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar, spoil
489. injustice injury, wrong, grievance
490. innate inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary
491. inquiry inquest, inquisition, investigation, probe, research
492. insanity lunacy, madness, mania, dementia
493. instinctive instinctual, intuitive, visceral
494. insubordinate rebellious, mutinous, factious, seditious
495. intelligent bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, smart, intellectual
496. intense fierce, vehement, violent
497. intention intent, purpose, goal, end, aim, object, objective
498. interfere meddle, tamper
499. intimidate browbeat, bulldoze, cow, bully, bludgeon
500. introduce insert, interject, interlard, interpolate, interpose
501. intrude obtrude
502. irrelevant extraneous, immaterial, impertinent [RELEVANT]
503. isolate insulate, seclude, segregate, sequester
504. item detail, particular
505. jealous covetous, envious

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506. jerk snap, twitch, wrench, yank


507. join combine, unite, link, connect, relate, associate
508. joke jest, witticism, quip, sally, crack, wisecrack, gag
509. jolly jovial, merry, blithe, jocund
510. judge arbitrator, arbiter, referee, umpire
511. justify warrant
512. keep retain, withhold, reserve
513. kind kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent
514. knowledge information, learning, erudition, lore, scholarship
515. lack want, need
516. large big, great [SMALL]
517. last final, terminal, eventual, ultimate
518. latent dormant, quiescent
519. lawyer attorney, counselor, counsel, barrister, solicitor
520. lazy faineant, idle, indolent, slothful
521. lean spare, skinny, scrawny, lank, lanky, rawboned, gaunt
522. learned erudite, scholarly
523. lethargy lassitude, torpor, torpidity, stupor, languor
524. letter epistle, missive, note
525. level flat, even, plane, smooth, flush
526. liberal bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome,
527. munificent, openhanded [STINGY]
528. lie equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate
529. lift raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost
530. like love, enjoy, relish, fancy, dote
531. likeness similarity, similitude, resemblance, analogy, affinity
532. limit restrict, confine, circumscribe
533. limp flabby, flaccid, floppy [FIRM]
534. livelihood living, subsistence, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep
535. living alive, live, animate, animated, vital
536. logical analytic, ratiocinative, rational
537. loose lax, slack [TIGHT]
538. loud earsplitting, stentorian, strident [SOFT]
539. love affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation
540. lure entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce
541. lurk skulk, slink, sneak
542. luxury extravagance, frill [NECESSITY]
543. makeshift expedient, resort, stopgap
544. male masculine, manlike, manly, manful, virile, mannish
545. malign defame, traduce, vilify, asperse, slander, calumniate, libel
546. malleable ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant
547. manipulate exploit, maneuver
548. mark brand, label, tag, ticket
549. mature age, develope, ripen
550. meager spare, sparse, skimpy, scanty, scant
551. mean denote, import, signify

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552. mean low, base, abject, ignoble, sordid


553. meaning acceptation, import, sense, significance, signification
554. meaningless senseless, mindless, irrational, pointless, purposeless
555. melt fuse, liquefy, thaw, deliquesce
556. memory remembrance, recollection, reminiscence
557. mercy leniency, lenity, clemency, charity
558. method system, routine, manner, mode, fashion, way
559. meticulous careful, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious
560. mind intellect, intelligence, brain, wit, reason
561. mirth merriment, jollity, hilarity, glee
562. miscellaneous heterogeneous, motley, mixed, varied, assorted
563. misfortune adversity, mishap, mischance
564. misleading deceptive, delusive, delusory
565. mix blend, mingle, coalesce, merge, amalgamate, fuse
566. mixture blend, admixture, compund, composite, amalgam
567. moderate qualify, temper [INTENSIFY]
568. moment instant, minute, second, jiffy, flash
569. monopolize absorb, consume, engross, preoccupy
570. mood humor, temper
571. moral ethical, virtuous, righteous
572. morale esprit, esprit de corps
573. moving stirring, poignant, touching, pathetic, affecting
574. multitude host, legion, army
575. muscular athletic, brawny, burly, sinewy
576. mysterious esoteric, arcane, occult, inscrutable
577. naive simple, ingenuous, unsophisticated, natural, unaffected, guileless, artless
578. name designation, denomination, title, appellation, cognomen
579. native indigenous, endemic, autochthonous, aboriginal
580. nautical marine, maritime, naval
581. neat tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span, spruce, trig
582. need necessity, exigency, requisite
583. negligent derelict, lax, neglectful, remiss, slack
584. neutralize negate, nullify, counteract
585. new fresh, novel, newfangled, original
586. news advice, intelligence, tidings, word
587. nimble agile, quick, brisk, facile, spry
588. noise din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel
589. normal regular, natural, typical
590. noted celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, preeminent, renowned
591. noticeable observable, marked, conspicuous, prominent, outstanding,
592. salient, remarkable, signal, arresting, striking
593. nuance gradation, shade
594. nurture cultivate, foster, nurse
595. obedient biddable, compliant, acquiescent, submissive, docile, amenable, tractable
596. object protest, kick, demur, remonstrate, expostulate
597. obligation responsibility, duty

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598. oblige accommodate, favor [DISOBLIGE]


599. observe keep, celebrate, commemorate, solemnize
600. obstacle obstruction, bar, barrier, block, hindrance, impediment, snag
601. obstinate stubborn, headstrong, stiff-necked, bullheaded, pigheaded,
602. mulish, dogged, pertinacious
603. occurrence happening, event, incident, episode, circumstance
604. offend insult, affront, outrage
605. offense crime, sin, error
606. offensive disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile
607. offer proffer, tender, present
608. old ancient, archaic, antediluvian, obsolete, antique, antiquated
609. opinion view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion
610. opponent adversary, antagonist
611. opportune seasonable, timely, well-timed [INOPPORTUNE]
612. opportunity occasion, opening, chance, break
613. oppose fight, combat, resist, withstand, contest
614. opposite contrary, antithetical, contradictory
615. orderly methodical, systematic
616. origin inception, source, root
617. ornate florid, flamboyant, baroque, rococo
618. outline contour, profile, silhouette
619. outlive outlast, survive
620. outrageous flagrant, atrocious, monstrous
621. overthrow overturn, subvert, topple, upset
622. pacify mollify, conciliate, appease, placate
623. pain ache, pang, smart, stitch, throe, twinge
624. palliate extenuate, gloss, gloze, whitewash
625. pamper indulge, humor, spoil, coddle, mellycoddle, babe
626. paragon nonsuch, nonpareil
627. partner colleague, ally, confederate
628. passion fervor, fire, zeal, ardor
629. pathetic pitiful, pitiable, piteous, lamentable
630. patience long-suffering, resignation, forbearance
631. pause intermission, recess, respite, suspension
632. pedantic academic, bookish, donnish, scholastic
633. penitence compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance
634. pensive contemplative, reflective, meditative, thoughtful
635. perceptible palpable, appreciable, noticeable, discernible
636. perfect consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable [IMPERFECT]
637. perform execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge
638. period epoch, era, age, term
639. periodic sporadic, intermittent, occasional, fitful
640. permission authorization, consent, leave, license [PROHIBITION]
641. perseverance persistence, tenacity, pertinacity
642. persuade induce, prevail, convince
643. phase aspect, facet, angle, side

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644. physique build, constitution


645. pity compassion, commiseration, sympathy, condolence, empathy
646. plain modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious [ORNATE]
647. plan blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy
648. plausible believable, colorable, credible
649. playful mischievous, impish, waggish, frolicsome
650. please delight, gladden, gratify, tickle [DISPLEASE]
651. pleasure enjoyment, delight, delectation, joy
652. plentiful abundant, ample, copious, plenteous [SCANT]
653. poet bard, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster
654. poisonous mephitic, pestilent, pestilential, toxic, venomous, virulent
655. polite mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel
656. ponder meditate, deliberate, ruminate, mull, muse
657. poor indigent, needy, impecunious, penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute
658. possible workable, practicable, feasible, viable
659. posture attitude, carriage, pose, stance
660. practice drill, exercise, rehearse
661. praise acclaim, commend, extol, laud
662. predicament plight, quandary, jam, fix, pickle
663. predict call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate
664. predilection bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, prejudice, proclivity,
propensity
665. preliminary introductory, prefatory, preparatory
666. presume presuppose, postulate, posit, assume
667. pretend assume, affect, simulate, feign, fake, counterfeit
668. prevailing prevalent, current, rife
669. prevent preclude, avert, obviate, forestall
670. price charge, cost, expense
671. produce bear, yield
672. profane blasphemous, sacrilegious
673. proficient adept, skilled, skillful, expert
674. profuse exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous [SPARE]
675. promise covenant, engage, pledge, plight, swear, vow
676. prone supine, prostrate, recumbent
677. proportion harmony, symmetry, balance
678. propose pose, propound, submit
679. proud arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious
680. provoke incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir
681. prudence discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection
682. pull drag, draw, haul, tow, tug [PUSH]
683. pulsate pulse, beat, palpitate, throb
684. punish correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize
685. pure absolute, sheer, simple, unadulterated
686. push propel, shove, thrust [PULL]
687. puzzle perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound
688. quality property, attribute, character, trait

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689. qualm scruple, compunction, misgiving


690. quibble carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog
691. range ambit, compass, orbit, purview, reach, scope, sweep
692. reach achieve, attain, gain, compass
693. real actual, true, existent
694. reap garner, gather, gleam, harvest
695. reason intuition, understanding, judgement
696. rebellion revolution, revolt, mutiny, insurrection, uprising
697. recede ebb, retract, retreat, retrograde [ADVANCE]
698. reciprocate requite, return
699. reckless rash, precipitate, foolhardy, temerarious
700. recoil blench, quail, shrink, flinch
701. recover regain, recoup, retrieve
702. refer advert, mention
703. refrain abstain, forbear
704. refuse decline, reject, spurn, rebuff
705. regard esteem, admiration, respect
706. regret sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, heartache, heartbreak
707. relevant pertinent, germane, material, apposite, apropos [IRRELEVANT]
708. reliable dependable, responsible, trustworthy
709. relieve allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten, mitigate, palliate
710. religious devout, pious, sanctimonious
711. relinquish yield, resign, abandon, surrender, cede, waive, renounce
712. rely trust, depend, reckon
713. remainder rest, balance, residue, residuum, remnant, leavings, remains
714. remember bethink, recall, recollect [FORGET]
715. reparation redress, amends, restitution, indemnity
716. repeat iterate, reiterate, restate
717. replace supplant, supersede
718. represent delineate, depict, limn, picture, portray
719. resort apply, go, refer, turn
720. responsible answerable, liable, accountable, amenable
721. rest relaxation, repose, leisure, ease, comfort
722. restrain curb, check, bridle, inhibit
723. return revert, recur, recrudesce
724. reveal expose, disclose, divulge, betray
725. revere worship, venerate, adore, idolize
726. reverse invert, transpose
727. revive restore, resuscitate, revivify
728. rhythm meter, cadence
729. rich affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy [POOR]
730. ridicule mock, taunt, twit, deride, gibe
731. right privilege, prerogative, perquisite, birthright
732. rise ascend, climb, soar, tower, mount, surge
733. rival compete, vie, emulate
734. room elbowroom, latitude, leeway, margin, play, scope

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735. rough harsh, jagged, rugged, scabrous, uneven


736. rude crude, primitive, raw, rough
737. ruin raze, demolish, destroy, wreck
738. rural bucolic, rustic, pastoral
739. sad melancholy, sorrowful, doleful, woebegone, desolate
740. same identical, selfsame, very [DIFFERENT]
741. sarcastic ironic, caustic, satirical, sardonic
742. satiate sate, cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit
743. satisfy answer, fill, fullfil, meet
744. save rescue, reclaim, redeem, deliver
745. saying maxim, adage, saw, motto, epigram, proverb, aphorism
746. scatter disperse, dissipate, dispel
747. scold upbraid, berate, revile, vituperate, rail
748. scream shriek, screech
749. secret stealthy, covert, clandestine, furtive, surreptitious, underhand
750. see behold, note, notice, espy, descry, observe, contemplate, survey,
751. view, perceive, discern, remark
752. seek hunt, quest, search
753. seem appear, look
754. send dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit
755. sensuous sensual, luxurious, voluptuous, sybaritic, epicurean
756. sentimental bathetic, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, schmaltzy, slushy, soppy
757. separate divide, part, sever, sunder, divorce
758. series succession, progression, sequence, chain, train, string
759. serious sober, grave, solemn, earnest, sedate, staid
760. servitude bondage, slavery
761. severe stern, austere, ascetic, strict
762. shade penumbra, shadow, umbra, umbrage
763. shake tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, shudder
764. shameless brazen, barefaced, brash, impudent, unblushing
765. shapleless amorphous, formless, unformed, unshaped [SHAPELY]
766. share participate, partake
767. sharp keen, acute
768. shelter cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary
769. shorten abbreviate, abridge, curtail, truncate [LENGTHEN]
770. shout bawl, bellow, holler, howl, roar, whoop, yell
771. show display, expose, parade, exhibit, flaunt
772. showy flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious, splashy
773. shrewd sagacious, astute, perspicacious
774. shy bashful, diffident, modest, coy, demure
775. sign badge, mark, token, symptom, note
776. silent reticent, reserved, taciturn, secretive, uncommunicative, tightlipped
777. sincere unaffected, unfeigned, wholehearted, hearty, heartfelt
778. single sole, unique, solitary, lone, separate
779. sinister baleful, malign
780. slant incline, lean, slope, tilt, tip

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781. sleek glossy, satiny, silken, silky, slick


782. slide slip, glide, coast, skid, slither
783. sloppy slovenly, unkempt, slipshod
784. slow dilatory, leisurely, laggard, deliberate
785. sly cunning, tricky, crafty, wily, foxy, artful, guileful
786. small diminutive, little, miniature, minuscule, minute, petite, tiny, wee [LARGE]
787. smell aroma, odor, scent
788. smile grin, simper, smirk
789. social companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable [ANTISOCIAL]
790. solitude isolation, seclusion, retirement
791. solve decipher, resolve, unravel
792. sour acid, acidulous, dry, tart
793. spacious ample, capacious, commodious, roomy
794. sparing frugal, thrifty, economical
795. speak talk, converse, discourse
796. speed hurry, hasten, quicken, accelerate, precipitate
797. spend disburse, expend [SAVE]
798. spontaneous impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, automatic
799. stain blot, brand, stigma, taint
800. stammer stutter
801. standard benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick
802. state condition, situation, status
803. stay remain, wait, abide, tarry, linger, sojourn
804. steady even, equable, uniform, constant
805. steal purloin, filch, snitch, pilfer, cop, hook, swipe, lift, pinch
806. steep abrupt, precipitous, sheer
807. stem arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate
808. stench fetor, malodor, reek, stink
809. sterile infertile, barren, unfruitful, impotent
810. stiff rigid, inflexible, inelastic, tense
811. still quiet, silent, noiseless, soundless
812. stingy close, close-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, miserly,
813. parsimonious, penurious, tight
814. stoop condescend, deign
815. stop cease, desist, discontinue, halt, quit [START]
816. strange peculiar, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish, singular, eccentric, curious
817. streak strain, vein
818. strength power, might, energy, force
819. strip divest, denude, bare
820. strong stout, sturdy, tough, stalwart, tenacious
821. strut swagger, swank
822. stupid slow, dumb, dull, obtuse, dense
823. suave smooth, urbane, diplomatic, politic
824. subject matter, topic, theme
825. substance burden, core, gist, pith, purport
826. sufficient adequate, enough [INSUFFICIENT]

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827. suggest imply, hint, intimate, insinuate


828. summit peak, pinnacle, acme, apex, zenith, climax
829. superficial shallow, cursory
830. superfluous excess, extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus, supererogatory
831. supervise boos, overlook, oversee, superintend
832. support uphold, back, advocate, champion
833. supposed conjectural, hypothetical, putative, reputed, suppositious,
834. supposititious [CERTAIN]
835. suppress stifle, repress
836. sure certain, confident, positive
837. surprise astonish, amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast
838. surrender submission, capitulation
839. surround circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, ring
840. swerve depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer
841. swing oscillate, sway, rock, vibrate, fluctuate, undulate, waver
842. symbol attribute, emblem
843. tact address, diplomacy, savoir-faire
844. talkative loquacious, garrulous, voluble, verbose, glib
845. tardy behindhand, late, overdue [PROMPT]
846. task job, chore, stint, assignment
847. taste flavor, relish, savor, smack, tang
848. teach instruct, educate, train, school, discipline, drill
849. tear rip, rend, split, cleave
850. teem abound, bristle, crawl, overflow, swarm
851. temerity audacity, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall
852. tend attend, mind, minister, watch
853. tendency trend, current, drift, tenor, inclination
854. theoretical abstract, academic, hypothetical, speculative
855. think cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate
856. thoughtful considerate, attentive, solicitous
857. threaten menace, intimidate
858. throw cast, hurl, fling, pitch, toss, sling
859. tight taut, tense
860. timid timorous
861. tire weary, fatigue, exhaust, jade
862. tireless indefatigable, unflagging, untiring, unwearied, weariless
863. tool instrument, implement, utensil, appliance
864. touch feel, finger, handle, palpate, paw
865. trace vestige, track, trail
866. transient transitory, ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, momentary, evanescent
867. treat deal, handle
868. trial affliction, crucible, ordeal, tribulation, visitation
869. trite hackneyed, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, stale, banal
870. trivial trifling, paltry, petty, picayune
871. trouble ail, distress, worry
872. trust faith, confidence, reliance, dependence

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873. truth veracity, verity, verisimilitude


874. turn rotate, revolve, gyrate, spin, whirl, circle, eddy, swirl
875. type kind, sort, nature, character, ilk
876. ugly hideous, ill-favored, unsightly
877. uncertainty doubt, dubiety, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust
878. unctuous fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy
879. unfortunate hapless, ill-fated, ill-started, luckless, unlucky [FORTUNATE]
880. unity union, solidarity
881. unruly ungovernable, intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, willful, headstrong, wayward
882. unspeakable indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, unutterable
883. urge press, exhort, prod, prick
884. urgent pressing, imperative, exigent
885. use employ, utilize
886. usual habitual, customary, accustomed
887. vain empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, otiose
888. valid sound, cogent, convincing, telling
889. vent express, utter, voice, air
890. versatile all-around, many-sided, multifaceted, multifarious
891. vertical upright, perpendicular, plumb
892. victory conquest, triumph
893. vigor dash, punch, verve, vim, vitality
894. vindictive vengeful, revengeful
895. vociferous blatant, boisterous, strident, clamorous
896. voluntary intentional, deliberate, willful, willing
897. voracious gluttonous, rapacious, ravenous
898. votary devotee, habitué
899. wander ramble, roam, rove, range, meander, stray, gallivant, gad
900. warn caution, forewarn
901. waste blow, consume, dissipate, fritter, squander [SAVE]
902. way route, course, passage, pass, artery
903. weak feeble, frail, fragile, infirm, decrepit, debilitated
904. weird eerie, uncanny, unearthly
905. wet damp, moist, dank, humid
906. whole all, entire, gross, total [PARTIAL]
907. wise sage, sapient, judicious, prudent, sensible, sane
908. wit humor, repartee, sarcasm, irony
909. wonder marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation
910. wordy diffuse, long-winded, prolix, verbose
911. work labor, toil, drudgery, travail
912. writhe agonize, squirm
913. yearn long, pine, hanker, hunger, thirst
914. yield relent, bow, defer, submit, capitulate, succumb
915. young youthful, adolescent, immature, juvenile, puerile, green
916. zest gusto, relish

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