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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | abrogate, cancel, repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate, annul, nullify, | | invalidate, negate, exterminate, quash, reject | +=======================================================================+ | re...

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | abrogate, cancel, repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate, annul, nullify, | | invalidate, negate, exterminate, quash, reject | +=======================================================================+ | re-appeal: appeal again | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | annual: yearly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | destroy, annihilate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | delay, procrastinate, linger, dawdle, dilly dally, defer, loiter | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | uphold, retain, continue, withhold | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | adulation, flattery, coax, cajolery, boot licking, wheedle, | | obsequiousness, sycophancy, (lip service-idiom), blandishment | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | duration, tenure, time period | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | amicable, friendly, gregarious, amiable, affable, courteous, genial, | | polite, harmonious, cordial | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | \[ami/amo\]: love, peace, friendship | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | \[gre\]: group | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | poisonous, toxic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | satisfying, gratifying | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | purgation{evacuation}, ablution, religious washing, cleansing, | | purification, baptism | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | censure, criticism | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | assertive\[A\], domineering\[A\], authoritative, bossy, officious, | | emphasis\[N\], emphasize, insist on | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | timorous, nervousness, lack of confidence | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | unobtrusive, unnoticeable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | alert, watchful, cautious, careful, meticulous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hostile, violent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | chivalric{respectful towards women}, brave, audacious, gallant, | | valiant | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | quick\[A\], nimble, alacrity, brisk, swift, prompt, celerity\[N\], | | (in a jiffy, at the drop of a hat-idiom) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | accede, consent, agree, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | proceed, move forward | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | assess, judge, evaluate, appraise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | praise, appreciate, adore, commend, laud, applaud, admire, extol, | | eulogize, panegyrize, magnify, glorify | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | approach{vision}, access, availability | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | acumen, expert, adroit, dexterous, afficinado, maestro, doyen, | | perspicuity | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | obtuse, foolish, dunce, neophyte, tyro, inexperienced, green-horn, | | dabbler, maladroit, clumsy, awkward, rookie, bovine, amateur{as a | | hobby}, novice, butter fingers, apprentice, fledgling, all thumbs, | | (bull in a china shop-idiom) | | | | awkwardness, absurdity | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | conspicuous, clear | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | acute, sharp | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indicated, hinted | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | induced, instilled | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | instigate, provoke, egg on | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | accused, indicted (indictment), impeached, convict, guilty | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | avarice, greed, cupidity, voracity, covetousness, rapacious, avid, | | grasping, rapacious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | glutten, greedy to eat | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | envy, jealous, green-eyed | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | generosity, philanthropic, charitable, generous, munificent, | | largesse, divvy, selfless, magnanimous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | august, majestic, regal, grand, kingly, courtly, dignified, | | honorable, lofty, dignified | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | regime, during the rule of | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | opposite, contrary | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | apposite, appropriate, apt, related, relevant, pertained, germane, | | pertinent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | accoutrements, equipment (equipments **x**), tools, paraphernalia, | | apparatus | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | antipathy, dislike, disdain, detestation, abomination, abhorrence, | | hatred, loathsome, anathema {curse}, aversion, repugnance, averse | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pathy, feeling | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | abysmal{bad, harmful}, bottomless, depthless, immeasure, | | unfathomable, profound | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | artful, cunning, sly, canny, crafty, willy, scheming, foxy, vulpine, | | clever, shrewd, insidious, deceitful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ancestors, forefathers | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | accrue, gather, accumulate, assimilate, store, hoard, pileup, amass, | | stock, garner, marshal{regulate}, muster, stock | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | scatter | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | audacious, bold, temerity\[N\], heroic, candid{honest}, fearless, | | brazen{rude, impudent} | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | affluence, richness, prosperity, wealthiness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | abstain/refrain from | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | adverse, unfavorable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | aggression, violence | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impudence, rudeness, insolence | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cratic, rule | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | autocratic, dictatorial | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | atrocity, violence, brutality | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | appear, seem | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | advance, extend, prolong, stretch, progress | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | reduce, decrease, dwindle, attenuate, diminish, weaken, dilute | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | halt, stop | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | abuse, scorn, insult, despise, debase, affront, abase, embarrass, | | ridicule | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | adorn, beautify, decorate, garnish, embellish, ornate, baroque | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | calmness, sangfroid, poised, equilibrium, non-chalant, phlegmatic, | | aplomb | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | anger, displeasure, rage, wrath, fury | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | abundant, plentiful, copious, plethora, myriad, umpteen, verdant, | | lush, luxuriant, surfeit, inordinate, (dime a dozen-idiom) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exiguous, shortage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exigency, emergency, contingency, eventuality, crisis | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vibrant, lively, bright, cheerful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | anticipate, hope, predict | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | antagonize, irritate, annoy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | antagonist, rival, competitor, opponent, adversary, contender | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | adverse, unfavourable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | undue, unfair, illegal, dishonest | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | apex, top, pinnacle, acme, supreme, summit, zenith, culmination, | | apotheosis, paramount, apogee, crest, vertex | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | apprise of, inform | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | appraise, evaluate, judge, assess | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | conceal, hide | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | absurd, ridiculous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | quick, brisk | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | complex, complicated, intricated | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | diligent, hardworking, assiduous, sedulous, industrious, strenuous, | | toilsome, painstaking, laborious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | sagacious, wise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | adversity, misfortune, mishap, tragedy, calamity, sufferings, | | hardships, affliction, bad luck, difficulties, tribulations, | | catastrophe, woes, apocalypse, distress, misery | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | absolve, exonerate, acquit, exculpate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | consume, use, utilise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ascription, attribution | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cure, remedy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | advocate {lawyer}, support, encourage, exhort | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | affection, penchant, liking, admiration, propensity, fondness, | | affinity, fondness, predilection, pre-disposition, endearment, | | loveliness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | affectation, show off, sham, flaunt, ostentation, hypocrisy, pretence | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | resolution, oath, pledge, pawn, promise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | \[ver\]: truth | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | veracity, truth | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | assuage, pacify, placate, alleviate, mitigate, appease, mollify, | | propitiate, tranquilize, lull | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | elevate, increase | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | adamant, obdurate, stubborn, obstinate, pig-headed, mulish, perverse, | | intransigent, refractory, intractable, bull-headed, perverse, | | tenacious, recalcitrant, inexorable, unflinching, ossified | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | submissive, servile, subservient | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | arable, fertile | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grouchy, irritable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hostile, aggressive | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | \[acer/acri\]: bitter | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | acerbic, bitter, acrid, acrimonious, vitriol, caustic, acidic, | | sardonic, pungent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | salubrious, healthy, wholesome, salutary | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gentle, polite, mild | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | innocuous, harmless | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gradually, progressive, gingerly, slowly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | affable, friendly, genial | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | B WORD START | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | benevolent, kind | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | blister, wound | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | battered, destroyed, damaged | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | baleful, harmful, detrimental, parlous, perilous, menacing, jeopardy, | | deleterious, hazardous, lethal, noxious, noisome | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bondage, captivity, hostage, confinement, imprisonment, serfdom, | | internment, incarceration, slavery | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | blaze, fire | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | boast, brag, egotist, swagger, exaggerate, overstate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | benediction, blessing, benison | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | barren, nugatory, infertile, unproductive, sterile, futile, arid | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | benefactor, helper | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bliss, happiness, ecstasy, euphoria, mirth, delight | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bucolic, rural, uncivilised, bumpkin, oaf, yokel, countryside, | | uncultured | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | behaviour, conduct, decorum | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | barbaric, savage, uncivilised, rustic, uncouth | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | brutalize, coarsen, dehumanize | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | board, food, wooden plank, furniture | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bane, curse, threat, intimidate, extort | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | beckoned, called | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bifurcated, divided into two | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | boisterous, noisy, clamorous, vociferous, unruly, obstreperous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | brisk, quick | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | blunder, mistake | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | baffle, puzzle, nonplussed, bewilder | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, choleric, grouchy, | | contentious, fractious, peevish | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bashful, shy, coy, diffident, demure, meek | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | brittle, fragile, delicate, frail, weak | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | brutal, savage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | badger, annoy, irritate, vex, heckle, tease, banter, persecute, | | gadfly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | burgeon, grow, mushroom, flourish, proliferate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | buoyant, cheerful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bizarre, outlandish, absurd, weird, atypical, abnormal, eccentric, | | ludicrous, grotesque, ridiculous, uncommon, preposterous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | beseech, plead, request, entreat, supplicate, entreat, implore | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | banal, common, dull, boring, platitude, cliché, hoary, quotidian, | | prosaic, mundane, trite, humdrum, monotonous, ennui | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | blithe, sprightly, cheerful, exuberant, jaunty, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | blandishment, obsequiousness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | banter, tease | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | benison, blessing | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bigoted, intolerant | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | brash, rude, impudent, saucy, insolent, cheeky | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | babble, chatter | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bawdy, corrupt, licentious, illegal, ribald, salacious, nefarious, | | libidinous, profane | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | brevity, brief, short, concision, succinct, pithy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | brazen, rude, impudent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bumptious, arrogant, haughty, imperious, supercilious, fustian, | | hauteur | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bewail, regret, mourn, regret, lament | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | beguile, deceive, hoodwink, swindle, bamboozle | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | belittle, debase, disparage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | browbeat, to bully, tease | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | covenant, contract, bond, agreement, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | colossal, huge, enormous, mammoth, massive, behemoth, giant, | | gigantic, titanic, elephantine, gargantuan, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | censure, criticize, denigrate, lambast, pillory, ridicule, denounce, | | humiliate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | contemplation, meditation, thoughtful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | coherent, comprehensible, orderly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | commotion, disturbance, chaos, turmoil, turbulence, upheaval, | | pandemonium, agitation, uproar, hullabaloo | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | considerate, thoughtful, careful, heedful, mindful, attentive | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | change, alter, transform, metamorphosize | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | coarse, rough, uneven | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | candid, bold, frank, honest | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cajole, flatter, persuade, coax, wheedle | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cerebal, scholarly, eggheaded, inkhorn | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | crude, unrefined | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | collusion, secret agreement, conspiracy, intrigue | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | crass, unrefined, uncivilised, foolish, vacuous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cursory, quick and careless, perfunctory | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | clandestine, secret, covert, furtive, sly, hidden, latent, hideous, | | surreptitious, conceal, mysterious, disguise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | culmination, climax, apex, peak, acme, apogee | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | condemn, censure | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | credible, believable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | consensus, general agreement | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | caption, title | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | camouflage, conceal, hide, disguise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | corroborate, justify, validate, prove, substantiate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | catharsis, purgation, evacuation, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | concealed, hidden | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | coax, flatter | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | chivalrous, gallant, heroic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | command, instruct | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | capriciou, whimsical | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | conservation, preservation | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | coddle, protect | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cantankerous, quarrelsome, belligerent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | conjurer, magician | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | confidential, unofficial | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | contiguous, very near, in proximity, adjoining, adjacent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | crafty, very clever, cunning, canny, willy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | charisma, charm, talent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | consternation, nervousness, dismay, worry, dismay, overstrung | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | concocted, doubtful, dubious, (cock & bull story) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | crabby, quarrelsome | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | connoisseur, discerning judge | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | concise, abridge | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cavort, jump/dance | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | chimerical, imaginary | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | congregation, religious assembly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | callous, merciless, ruthless | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | congenial, cheerful, lively, cordial | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | carouse, fun, frolic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | deluge, deception | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dilapidated, damaged, destroyed, ramshackled, battered (especially | | roads & buildings) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dissentious, disagree, protest, contentious, petulant, peevish | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dissolute, immoral, licentious, corrupt, profligate, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dilate, widen | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | doltish, foolish, simpleton, inane, insane | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dexterity, adroitness, expertise, efficiency, proficiency | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | demented, deranged, lunatic, insane, mad, crazy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | decrepitude, feebleness, weakness, decrepit | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | decimated, destroyed, battered, ramshackled | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | detrimental, harmful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dulcet, pleasant (voice), mellifluous, euphonious, sweet | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dubious, doubtful, ambiguous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | decamp, flee, run away, escape | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | derision, ridicule, mockery, insult | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | debacle, degeneration, decay, downfall, decline | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dangerous, hazardous, noxious, menacing | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | delude, deception | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | deliberately, intentionally, knowingly, advertently, purposefully | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | despondent, dejected, sad | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | desperation, hopelessness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | daring, courageous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | demonstrate, show, display | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dissipate, fritter, dissipate, misuse, squander | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | disparity, difference | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dearth, scarcity, lack, deprived, devoid, scarce, scanty, paucity, | | meagre, exiguous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | discriminate, distinguish, differentiate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | deny, refute, confute | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | docile, submissive, servile, subservient | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | diligent, hardworking, assiduous, industrious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | disaster, misfortune | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dissuade, discourage, persuade, convince | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | digress, meander, ramble, stroll | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dunce, foolish, dolish | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | deter, stop, hinder | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | derive, contain, consist, stop | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | delusion, illusion | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | diffident, bashful, shy, coy, meek | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | defile, besmirch, insult, debase | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dwindle, decrease, deplete, diminish | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | devout, pious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | swallow, gulp | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | splash, heavy rain | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | sprinkle, scattering | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | evoke, call forth, to bring in mind, echo | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exorbitant, excessive, costly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | encomium, eulogy, to praise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | envisage, visualize, imagine | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | expanse, range, area, scope | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | elan, flair, talent (like elan musk) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | effrontery, rudeness, impudence, impertinence | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exiguous, paltry | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | elegant, stylish, graceful, refined, civilised, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | emergence, rise, develop, arrival | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | eulogize, praise, panegyrise, exhort | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | extinct, non existent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | eradicate, abolish, eliminate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | equipoise, balance, pose, aplomb | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | entrench, establish firmly, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | elusive, confusing, baffling, perplexing | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exodus, mass departure, diaspora | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | extravagant, wasteful, spendthrift | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | evident, clear, conspicuous, lucid, intelligible, unequivocal | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | effect, aftermath, result, repercussion, ramification, consequence | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | elude, avoid, evade, dodge | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exaggerate, overstate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | endurance, toleration | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | eschew, dismiss, reject, despise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | explicit, clear, explain (implicit -- not clear, not explained | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exorbitant, costly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | emulate, copy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | erudite, scholarly, cerebral, inkhorn, eggheaded, academic, | | renaissance man, bluestocking | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | evince, show, display | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ensconce, hide, conceal, settle, comfortably 221221 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ensconce, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | epaulette, shoulder ornament | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | expiation, compensation, atonement (ex. you have to atone your | | misdeeds) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | extirpate, remove, wash out, expunge, abolish, annihilate, | | exterminate, raze, root out | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | eloquent, fluent speaker, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | engender, produce, beget, generate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | emphasise, insist on | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | estranged, separated, alienated, sequestered | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | evocative, reminiscent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | expeditious, prompt and efficient, expediate, accelerate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | efficacious, effective | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | engulf, surround, submerged, inundate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exasperate, infuriate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | endeavour, efforts, attempts, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exalt, praise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | exempt, exclude | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | entice, allure, entrap, hoodwink | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | enrage, infuriate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | entail, involves, include | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ensue, follow, arise, emerge, originate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | evidence, corroboration, justification, validation | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | epidemic, widespread | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | furlough, soldiers' holiday | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fiasco, failure, downfall, (ended in fiasco), fall flat | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | foment, instigate, provoke, infuriate, incite, embroil, egg on | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | facile, superficial, shallow | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fad, in vogue, in fashion | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | feign, pretend | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | feasible, possible | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fluctuation, change | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | folly, foolishness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | feat, skills, talents | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fidelity, loyalty, faithfulness, obeisance, fealty | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | feel, perceive | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fractious, bad tempered, peevish, irritable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | frugality, economical, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | flinching, withdraw, winching | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | foster, promote, propel, encourage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | forge, counterfeit, fake, spurious, apocryphal | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fetid, bad smell, rotten, stale, putrid, stinking, rancid | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fortitude, courage, bravery | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fortification, strengthen | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | formulate, devise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fiscal, financial | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | finicky, difficult to please, fastidiousness, fussy, dinty, choosy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | flooded, deluged, inundated | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | familiar, conversant, aware, well-versed, palsy-walsy (clos friends) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | firmly, strongly, tightly | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fatuous, silly, foolish, obtuse, dunce, ignorance | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | felony, crime | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fascination, attraction, appeal | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fillip, boost, encourage, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fleeting, transient, temporary, ephemeral, evanescent, transitory | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | flagrant, vicious, corrupt | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | friable, fragile, delicate, brittle, weak, flimsy, flaccid | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fervid, ardent, enthusiastic, fervent, spirit | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | feverish, related to fever, over excited, crazy, frenzied, chagrined | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fumble, to do something, clumsily | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fledgling, novice, beginner, apprentice, greenhorn | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fetid, putrid, rotten, stale, stinky | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fealty, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, allegiance, obeisance | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | foretaste, anticipation | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fecund, fruitful, arable, productive, fertile | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fiesta, festival, carnival | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ferret, search, hunt | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | flux, continuous change (influx -- arrival) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | forthwith, immediately | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | frenetic, measures, step | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fortuitous, lucky | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | felicitous, appropriate, relevant, related, apt germane, pertinent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grip, clutch, hold, clasp, grasp | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gimmick, trick, tactics, gambit | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gauche, awkward, clumsy, all thumbs | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | garnish, decorate, adorn, ornate, embellish, beautify | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gist, summary, essence, substance | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grit, courage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gruff, rough, not smooth, hoarse, uneven | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grandeur, magnificence, grand | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grievous, severe, serious, acute, dire, grim | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gainsay, repudiate, deny, reject, refute, refuse, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gratify, please, satisfy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gape, stare, ogle, leech, leer | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gloomy, woebegone, sad, morose, doleful, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gadfly, irritation, annoyance | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grandiose, imposing, magnificent, splendid | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grotesque, bizarre, peculiar, awkward, ludicrous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | guile, chicanery, falsehood, sophistry, fallacy, deception, insidious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | garrulity, loquaciousness, garrulous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | goad, annoy, irritate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | germane, relevant, related, , pertinent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | glorious, splendid, excellent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ghastly, frightful, fearful, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gullibility, simplicity, innocence | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | genial, friendly, cordial, amicable, amiable, affable, courteous, | | gregarious, sociable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | galvanise, stimulate, promote, encourage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | garble, confuse | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | aloof, separate, detachment | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | generic, general, common | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grumble, scold, reprimand, rebuke (give a piece of mind) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gloomy, disconsolate, sad | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gargantuan, mammoth, huge, elephantine, colossal, behemoth | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | guarded, carful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grave, serious, dire, grim | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gnome, dwarf, elf | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gallant, brave, valiant, heroic, chivalrous, knightly, doughty | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gruesome, appalling, very bad, shocking, heinous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gaol, jail (in old times, jail was called jaol) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | glum, sad | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | genuine, veracious, authentic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gracious, courteous, polite | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grapple, struggle | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | glare, scowl, shout angrily | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | grumpy, testy, irritable, grouchy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | gaudy, flashy, lurid, attractive, bright) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | handled, tackled, grapple | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hiatus, gap, fissure, right, lacuna, cleavage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hauteur, arrogance, conceit, vanity | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hoard, store, collect, amass, assimilate, marshal | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | heinous, abominable, hateful, disdainful, abhorrent, despicable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hindrance, obstruction, embargo, encumbrance, obstacle, impediment, | | deterrent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hackneyed, common, dull, cliche, platitude, prosaic, ennui | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | harangue, criticism, censure, diatribe, pejorative, jeremiad, | | calumny, rant, tirade, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hostility, enmity, malice, spite, rancour, ill-will, bitterness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | herald, announce, declare, profess, proclaim, aver, promulgate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hoarse, rough, throaty | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | haggle, bargain, negotiate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | homogenise, make uniform | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | homily, sermon, teachings, preaching | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | homely, comfortable, cosy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hoary, prosaic, dull, dreary, monotonous, humdrum, mundane | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hew, chop, cut | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hefty, heavy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hassle, altercation, barriers, obstacle, fight, challenge | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | humiliation, mortification, embarrassment, insult | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | humility, politeness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | humane, sympathetic, very kind, compassionate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | honest, upright, ethical, scrupulous, puritanical, conscientious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hallucination, delusion, imagination, illusion | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | harsh, strident, inclement, strict | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | humorous, witty, comical | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hurdle, obstacle | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hustle, hurry, hustle-bustle | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hinder, impede, stop, thwart, hamper, obstruct | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | heed, attention, all ears, lend me your ears | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hubris, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hypochondriac, neurotic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hinterland, remote areas, wilderness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hallow, holly, pious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hale, healthy, fit & fine | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hypocritical, insincere, dishonest, deceitful, duplicitous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hysteria, delirium, panic, phrenzy, emotional, excitement | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | hypothetical, theoretical, not practical, imaginary | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | invidious, hateful, abominable, disdainful, despicable, abhorrent, | | loathsome | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | imposture, deceive, deception | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inextricably, inevitably, unavoidably, ineluctable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | insidious, cunning, shrewd | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | invidious, hateful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indemnity, compensation, assurance, security | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | incessant, continuous, interminable, perpetual, persistent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | insolent, insulting, rude, saucy, impudent, pertinent, cheeky | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | idiosyncrasy, eccentricity | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | idiosyncratic, eccentric, absurd, offbeat, peculiar | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | insipid, tasteless, dull, unpalatable, bland | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | infructuous, fruitless, unproductive, barren, nugatory, sterile, | | infecund, futile | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inimical, can be copied/imitated | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inflicting, imposing, forcefully, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indolence, slothful, dullness, lazy, inactive, indolent, regressive, | | dormant | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | instigate, provoke, incite, ferment, embroil, inflame, foment, | | aggravate, egg on, enrage, outrage, infuriate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | innocuous, harmless, innocent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ignominy, disgrace, criticism, insult, tirade, rant, jeremiad, | | pejorative, harangue, calumny, diatribe | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | irascible, envious, jealous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic, stoic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | imbecile, stupid, foolish, nincompoop, obtuse, inane, asinine, dunce, | | doltish, oaf, bucolic, yokel | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | incentive, motivation | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indict, accuse, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | interdict, ban, prohibit, proscribe | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | incoherent, illogical, unreasonable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | imitate, mimic, emulate, copy, ape, impersonate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | innate, inborn, inherent, congenital, inveterate, deep rooted, | | chronic, inborn | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inane, foolish, stupid | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | insane, crazy, lunatic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inebriate, intoxicate, drunk | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | interdict, officially prohibit | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | imperial, regal, august, kingly, courtly, royal, majestic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | incisive, sharp, bitter | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impetuous, careless | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impetus, urge, desire | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indolent, inactive, lazy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | imperious, arrogant, conceited, boy, officious, vanity, uppish, | | chesty, haughty, supercilious, fustian, egoist | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indecorous, improper | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impertinent, disrespectful, rude | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | irrevocable, irreversible | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inveterate, incurable, inborn, deep rooted, chronic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | instill, inculcate, fix | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inponderable, unclear, incomprehensible | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | incognito, disguised | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indigenous, native | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | insouciance, unconcerned | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | interpolate, insert | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impugn, raise a question, doubt | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impend, threaten | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | immerse, plunge | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impoverish, make poor | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impound, seize, confiscate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ineluctable, inevitable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | indigence, poverty | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | impudent, rude, cheeky | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | imperishable, permanent, perennial, constant | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | inchoate, undeveloped, growing, developing, nascent, embroynic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ingenious, very clever | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ingenuous, gullible | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jeopardy, peril, danger, hazar, threat, menace | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jovial, exuberant, enthusiastic, energetic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jaded, enervated, tired | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | juvenile, childish, immature, youthful, boyish | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jubilant, ecstatic, happy, euphoric, gleeful, delightful, beatitude | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jabber, blather, prattle, babble | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | juncture, critical moment, important | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jargon, slang, special way of talking | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jejune, youthful, juvenile | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jeremiad, harangue, criticism, tirade, rant, diatribe | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jaunt, a pleasure trip | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jaunty, perky | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jeer, scoff, insult, mock | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jest, pun, humorous, comical, jesting, witty | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jettison, evacuation, eject | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jibe, jeer, mock | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jocular, jesting, comical | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | judicious, wise, prudent, sagacious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | juggernaut, powerhouse | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | junta, faction, group, coterie, clique, cabal | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | jurisdiction, authority, power | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | just, honest, fair, unbiased | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | justify, validate, rationalize | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | juxtaposed, adjacent, near, neighbouring | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knack, dexterity, skill, talent, flair, expertise, all thumbs | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knave, scoundrel, racal, villain | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kiosk, booth, counter, stall, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kudos, commendation, praise, eulogy, encomium | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knell, ring, sound (death knell) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ken, awareness, knowledge, cognizance | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knead, baffle, confuse, confound, perplex | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kleptomaniac, stealer, irresistible urge to steel | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kindered, relatives, kith & kin | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kindle, inflame, agitate, provoke, insight | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kempt, neat, clean, tidy, orderly, spick & span | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kernel, fundamental, main part | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knit, unify | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kinetic, active | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kinship, family, relatives, (liking, affinity) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knoll, small hills, hillock, mount | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knotty, convoluted, complex, complicated | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kickoff, start (start a quarrel) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knowledge, cognizance | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kvell, happy | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knightly, chivalrous, brave | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kicky, fashionable, trend, in vogue, fad | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | kith, consanguinity, blood relationship, family | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | knuckle, bow, surrender, capitulate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | loyal, devoted, faithful, fidel | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lethal, fatal, noxious, dangerous, harmful, obnoxious, deadly, | | detrimental | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lament, mourn, regret, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lint, fur, covering | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | livid, furious, angry | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | laborious, arduous, hardworking, assiduous, strenuous, diligent, | | painstaking, toilsome, industrious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lugubrious, mournful, sad, morose, crestfallen, doleful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | limpid, lucid, clear, obvious, unequivocal, conspicuous, perspicuous, | | intelligible, transparent, pellucid | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lionize, idolize, praise, glorify, magnify, eulogise, panegyrise | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | luscious, scrumptious, very tasty, delicious, palatable | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | leviathan, huge, monstrous, colossal, tremendous, elephantine, | | mammoth, behemoth, titanic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | languid, lethargic, lazy, inactive, passive, dormant, torpid, | | indolent, inert, lackadaisical, sluggish, slothful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lush, luxuriant, verdant, abundant | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | loquacious, voluble, talkative, gabby, wordy, garrulous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | liability, responsibility, debt | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | laud, praise, applaud | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lurid, shocking | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | labyrinth, quagmire, maze | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | latent, hidden, concealed, clandestine, ulterior, veiled, | | surreptitious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | loathing, hateful, hateful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lassitude, sluggishness, laziness, dullness, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lewd, salacious, corrupt, immoral, libertine, profligate, libidinous, | | licentious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mandatory, necessary, imperative, obligatory, compulsory, requisite, | | incumbent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | malignant, vicious, harmful, malicious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | murky, gloomy, dark, sad | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mutinous, rebellious, protestant | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | monotonous, tedious, boring, dull, stereotype, hackneyed, prosaic, | | platitude, humdrum, mundane | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | maestro, veteran, expert, adroit, dextrous, skillful, afficionado, | | virtuoso, adept, doyen, ept | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | munificent, bighearted, magnanimous, selfless, divvy, generous, | | largesse, samaritan | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mounted, ascended, increasing, surging, skyrocketing (ex. mounted | | prices) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | moribund, dying, decaying, weakening, shrivelling | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | magniloquent, boastful, swagger, exaggerated, pompous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | misprize, despise, defame, denigrate, detest | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mere, only, just | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mores, customs | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | magnitude, extent | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | momentous, temporary, transitory, fleeting, ephemeral, evashescent | | (in other sense -- important, historic) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | monotonous, boring, dull | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mercurial, capricious, fickle, unstable, whimsical, erratic | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | metamorphosis, change, transition, alteration | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | masticate, chew | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mawkish, over sentimental, full of emotions | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | manifest, show | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | muster, collate, collect, gather, assemble, marshall, accrue, garner | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mercenary, love for money | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | manacles, handcuffs, chains, fetters, shackles | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mordant, sarcastic, bitter, caustic, incisive | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mellifluous, sweet, dulcet, melodious, euphonious | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | myriad, abundant, umpteen, plethora, luxuriant, surfeit, surplus | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mollify, soothe, calm down, appease, placate, propitiate, | | tranquilise, lull | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | modify, alter, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | moot, controversial, disputable, argumentative | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | magnificent, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | menace, danger, peril, threat | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | morass, quagmire, confusion, muddle, imbroglio | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | meagre, less, trivial, paltry | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | morose, sullen, sad | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mammoth, colossal, huge, elephantine | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | melancholy, dismal, sad | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | masterly, skillful | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mettle, fortitude, courage | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | multitude, mass | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | memoir, record, diary | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nimble, agile, quick, brisk, hasty, alacritous, celerity, accelerate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nurtured, developed, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | negligent, careless, slipshod, remiss, lax, slowly, reckless, rash, | | headless, inconsiderate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | neophyte, beginner, rookie, maladroit, tyro, dabbler, inexpert, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | , apprentice, noob, novice, novice, green-horn, fledgling | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nugatory, barren, infertile, dry, futile, sterile, infecund, parched | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nonplussed, puzzled, confused, baffled, confounded, flummoxed, | | perplexed | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nebulous, uncertain, unclear, equivocal, vague, incomprehensive, | | inarticulate, opaque, obstruse | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | niggardly, miserly, parsimonious, closefisted, thrifty, stingy, | | economical, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | , mean | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nasty, unpleasant, bad, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | noisily, loudly, vociferously, boisterously, clamorously | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | naïve, innocent, credulous, childish | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | narrative, tale, story | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | noob, beginner, novice, neophyte | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | natty, dapper, smart, spruce, prim, debonair, adonis | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nauseous, sick | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | navigate, direct, guide | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | novelty, newness | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nincompoop, fool | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nectar, ambrosia, elixir | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | negate, rebut, refuse, abnegate, reject, repudiate | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nullify, annul, abrogate, reject, revoke, repeal, rescind, quash | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nefarious, reprehensible, wicked, villainous | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | negligible, minimal | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | negotiable, flexible, | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | nuance, minor differen