Tuesday, March 1, 2016

vocabulary list


Words
Synonyms
Antonyms
1
auxiliary
additional, back-up; reserve,
main, primary, principal
2
blithe
merry, cheerful, happy, felicity
melancholy, sad
3
callow
immature, childish, naive
mature, experienced
4
candid
forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
insincere, evasive, artful
5
corpulent
obese, fat, fleshy
slim, scrawny, gaunt
6
cubicle
enclosure, hole-in-the-wall
vast hall, auditorium
7
doughty
Brave, courageous, valiant
timid, cowardly
8
drudgery
toil, labour, grind
play, frolic, amusement,
9
escalate
climb, raise, ascend, mount
decrease, lessen, descend,
10
expedient
contrivance, device; serviceable
inconvenient, untimely,
11
feign
fake, shame, affect, simulate
sincere, authentic
12
flair
aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style,
inability, incapacity
13
grievous
painful, heartrending, onerous,
joyful, uplifting, cheery,
14
heterogeneous
miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
uniform, homogeneous,
15
horde
crowd, mass, multitude, host,
few, handful
16
impel
urge, push, spur, propel, incite
discourage, check, restrain,
17
incredulous
dubious, mistrustful, doubting
believing, trustful, gullible
18
inscribe
imprint, enrol, enlist
erase, rub out, delete,
19
inveigle
trick, deceive, persuade
dissuade, discourage, talk out of
20
monologue
soliloquy, recitation
dialogue, conversation, colloquy
21
mundane
ordinary, commonplace, dull
extraordinary, imaginative
22
rasping
scratchy, scraping, abrasive,
smooth, satiny, silky,
23
repugnant
hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
pleasing, attractive, tempting
24
scuttle
abandon, discard, scrap, ditch,
keep afloat, salvage, rescue,
25
stealthy
secretive, sly, sneaky
open, upfront
26
stringent
severe, strict, stern, rigorous
peaceful, lenient, flexible
27
subjugate
conquer, defeat, overcome
liberate, release, free
28
taciturn
silent, reserved, quiet
loud, noisy, vulgar
29
truculent
savage, fierce, hostile
Calm, peaceful, tranquil
30
vindicate
justify, maintain, claim
disprove, contradict, refute


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