ability abolish abstinence abstracted abuse accidental accompany acknowledge active adapt admonish adulterate advance advantage adventurous advice advise affair affect affectation afflict afraid ageless agitate agree aim airy alarm allocate alone also amateur ambiguous ambush amenity amiable amiss amuse analyze ancestor anger angry announce annoy answer anxiety apology apparent appear appendage applaud

capacity, faculty, talent, skill, competence, aptitude exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence absorbed, distraught, absent-minded misuse, mistreat, ill-treat, maltreat fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious conduct, escort, chaperone admit, own, avow, confess, concede energetic, dynamic, vigorous, lively accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach debase, doctor, load, sophisticate forward, foster, further, promote [RETARD] edge, handicap, odds adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome counsel, recommendation counsel, recommend business, concern, lookout influence, impress, touch, move, strike pose, air, mannerism agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture apprehensive, fearful [UNAFRAID] eternal, timeless churn, convulse, rock, shake conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide [DISAGREE] direct, level, point, train diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous

alert, tocsin, warning appropriate, designate, earmark lonely, lonesome, solitary too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore dabbler, dilettante, tyro [PROFESSIONAL] equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay comfort, convenience, facility affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant afield, astray, awry, wrong entertain, divert, regale anatomize, dissect, resolve forebear, forefather, progenitor [DESCENDANT] rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful advertise, broadcast, declar, proclaim, promulgate, publish irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile respond, reply, retort worry, care, concern, solicitude apologetic, apologia, defense, justification clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain emerge, issue, loom, materialize, show appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment cheer, root

appoint appreciate apprehend apprehension appropriate approve arbitrary area argue argument argumentative arrange art artifice artificial ask assent assert assign assistant attack attribute authentic authorize average aware awkward bad balance band banish banter bargain barrage base batter be bear bearing beautiful beg begin beginning behavior belief belligerent bend beneficial benefit benevolent besiege

designate, name, nominate, tap value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish comprehend, understand, grasp foreboding, presentiment, misgiving arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp endorse, sanction, certify, accredit, ratify capricious, whimsical region, belt, zone, district, locality quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker dispute, controversy combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize [DISARRANGE] craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique trick, ruse, wile, feint, stratagem, maneuver, dodge synthetic, ersatz, simulated question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz agree, accede, acquiesce, consent, concur, subscribe asseverate, declar, affirm, aver, avow allot, apportion, allocate aide, coadjutant, helper, lieutenant, second bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer bona fide, genuine, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable accredit, commission, empower, license medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly evil, wicked equilibrium, equipoise, poise company, corps, party, troop, troupe exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib compact, contract, covenant, deal bombard, pepper, shower basis, foundation, ground, groundwork maim, mangle, maul, mutilate breathe, exist, live, subsist endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate manner, demeanor, mien, presence lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune commence, start, initiate, inaugurate birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise conduct, deportment credence, credit, faith bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome crook, curve, round profitable, advantageous capitalize, profit charitable, ellemosynary, philanthropic beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege

bet bias binge bite bitter blackball blackout blame blameworthy blast blaze blemish blink block bloody bloom blunder boast bodily body boil bombast bonus book boor border boredom boring botch boundary bouquet branch brave brawl breach break breeze bright broach broad-minded brood brush brute building bulge bulwark burden burdensome burn business

ante, pot, stake, wager color, jaundice, prejudice, warp fling, jag, orgy, spree champ, gnaw acerbic, acrid blacklist, boycott, ostracize [ADMIT] faint, swoon, syncope fault, guilt blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible blight, dash, nip, wreck flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow imperfection, fault, defect, flaw nictitate, twinkle, wink hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud gory, sanguinary, sanguineous blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble brag, crow, vaunt corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic corpse, carcass, cadaver simmer, seethe, stew rant, fustian, claptrap, rodomontade bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity bespeak, engage, reserve barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim ennui, tedium [AMUSEMENT] monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, handrum blow, bungle, fumble, muff border, frontier, limit nosegay, posy arm, fork, offshoot courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valient, valorous, doughty, mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruction infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, lunimous, incandescent, effulgent

introduce, moot, raise broad, liberal, open-minded, tolerant dwell, fret, mope, stew, worry flick, glance, graze, shave, skim animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial structure, edifice, pile balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bation, parapet affliction, cross, trial, tribulation onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting scorch, singe, sear, char, parch industry, commerce, trade, traffic

busy cadge calculate call calm campaign caprice care careful careless caress caricature casuistry catalyst catch cause celebrity center certain certainty chafe chance charge charm choice choose chronic circle circumference citizen claim clean clear clever cliche close clothe coagulate coarse cold collision comfort comfortable comment commit complex conceit condemn confer confidence confirm

industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous beg, bum, mooch, panhandle compute, reckon, cipher, figure convene, convoke, muster, summon tranquil, placid, serene, halcyon, peaceful crusade, drive, push whim, whimsy, vagary, freak charge, custody, keeping, supervision, trust heedful, mindful, observant, watchful heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent cuddle, fondle, pet burlesque, parody, travesty, satire, lampoon fallacy, sophistry, spuriousness, speciousness, sophism ferment, leaven, leavening, yeast enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, snare, tangle, trap reason, occasions, antecedent hero, luminary, name, notable, personage focus, headquarters, heart, hub, seat inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable certitude, assurance, conviction abrade, excoriate, fret, gall random, casual, haphazard, desultory freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, entrance, fascinate altenative, option, preference, selection, election select, elect, pick confirmed, habitual, inveterate coterie, set, clique circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery national, subject pretense, pretension, title antiseptic, cleanly, immaculate, spotless limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent ingenious, shrewd bromide, commonplace, platitude, truism immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate cloak, drape, mantle, robe clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set gross, indelicate, vulgar, obscene, ribald artic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, shock console, solace cozy, snug, restful observation, remark consign, entrust, confide, relegate complicated, intricate, involved, tangled, knotty amour-propre, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vanity [HUMILITY] damn, doom, sentence consult, parley, treat assurance, aplomb, self-confidence, self-possession corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify

conflict confuse conjecture consider conspiracy contain contaminate contemporary continual contract contrary convert cool correct corrupt count couple crisis critical criticize crowd crude cruel crush cry cure curious dark daze dead decay deceive decide decision decisive decrease decry deep defeat defend defer defy degrade delay delicate delicious demand demote deny

contest, combat, fight, affray addle, befuddle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle, throw surmise, guess, speculate, infer deem, regard, account, reckon plot, machination, collusion, intrigue, cabal hold, accommodate befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronous, concurrent, coincident, concomitant continuous, constant, ceaseless, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial, interminable condense, compress, constrict, shrink balky, perverse, wayward, ornery metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute composed, collected, unruffled, nonchalant, impertubable, detached

rectify, remedy, redress, reform, revise, amend debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate import, matter, signify, weigh pair, brace, yoke crossroad, exigency, head, juncture, pass captious, censorious, faultfinding [UNCRITICAL] blame, reprehend, censure, condemn, denounce crush, flock, horde, mob, press, throng native, raw fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious mash, pulp, smash, squash weep, wail, keen, whimper, sob, blubber heal, remedy inquisitive, snoopy, nosy dim, murky, dusky, obscure, opaque, shady, shadowy bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy deceased, departed, extinct, lifeless, inanimate rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, molder, disintegrate, decompose betray, mislead, beguile, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle, double-cross

determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve conclusion, determination conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade abysmal, profound [SHALLOW] conquer, vanquish, beat, rout, subdue, subjugate, overcome protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard postpone, shelve, stay, suspend beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate slow, retard, detain choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy claim, exact, require break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse

dependent deplete depressed describe desire despair despise despondent detailed development deviation devote dexterous dialect dictate dictatorial diction differ difference difficulty dip dirty disadvantage disappear disaster discord discourage discover discuss disgrace disguise disgust dishonest dismay dismiss display disposition dissuade distant distinct distort distribute doctrine dominant doubtful dramatic dry dull dumb eager

conditional, contingent, relative, subject drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report covet, crave, want, wish hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement contemn, disdain, scorn, scout despairing, forlorn, hopeless [HOPEFUL] circumstantial, minute, particular evolution, progress aberration, divergence dedicate, consecrate, pledge deft, adroit, handy, nimble vernacular, jargon, cant, argot, lingo, patois decree, impose, ordain, prescribe authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, imperious, overbearing wording, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing disagree, vary dissimilarity, unlikeness, divergence, variation, distinction, discrepancy

hardship, rigor, vicissitude douse, duck, drunk, imerse, souse, submerge filthy, foul, nasty, squalid, grimy detriment, drawback, handicap [ADVANTAGE] evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm strife, contention, dissention, conflict, clash, variance dishearten, dispirit [ENCOURAGE] ascertain, determine, learn argue, debate, dispute, contend dishonor, shame, infamy, ignomity, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, disrepute, discredit camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious appall, daunt, horrify, shake boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack array, panoply, parade, pomp temperament, character, personality, nature deter, discourage [PERSUADE] far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed discrete, separate, several twist, deform, contort, warp divide, dispense, dole, deal, ration dogma, tenet predominant, preponderant, paramount, preeminent dubious, questionable histrionic, melodramatic, stagy, theatrical dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN] colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired

inarticulate, mute, speechless avid, keen, agog

earn easy eat eccentricity echo ecstasy effect effective effort eject elaborate elderly elegance element elevation eliminate embarrass emphasis empty enclose encomium encourage endanger enforce engagement enmity enormous enrapture envy equanimity equipment erase error escape estimate estrange etiquette evoke exaggerate example excel excessive existence expect experience explain explicit expressive extemporaneous

deserve, merit, rate, win simple, facile, effortless, smooth, light consume, devour, ingest idiosyncracy, quirk reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate rapture, transport, exaltation consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel effectual, efficacious, efficient exertion, endeavor, application, pains, trouble expel, evict, dismiss, oust complicated, intricate [SIMPLE] old, aged, venerable, superannuated grace, polish, urbanity component, constituent, factor, ingredient altitude, height eradicate, liquidate, purge abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle accent, stress vacant, blank, void, vacuous, bare, barren cape, coop, fence, hem, pen, wall eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation animate, cheer, embolden, hearten, inspirit hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk implement, invoke appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst hostility, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, vast entrance, ravish, thrill, transport begrudge, covet composure, sang-froid, serenity apparatus, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle expunge, efface, delete, cancel mistake, oversight avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude appraise, assess, assay, evaluate, rate alienate, disaffect propriety, protocol, decomrum educe, elicit inflate, magnify, overstate instance, case, illustration, sample, specimen surpass, exceed, transcend, outdo, outstrip exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable

actuality, being [NONEXISTENCE] anticipate, hope, await suffer, sustain, taste, undergo elucidate, expound, explicate, interpret, construe categorical, definite, express, specific eloquent, meaningful, significant extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, ad-lib

extricate extrinsic face fair faithful faithless familiar fanatic fantastic fashion fashionable fast fasten fat fatal fate fault favorable fawn fear feat feeling feminine fertile fidelity field figure financial firm fit flagrant flash flexible flirt flock flourish flow flutter follow foolish forbid force foreign foretell forgetful forgive form forte found fragile

disengage, disentangle, untangle extraneous, foreign, alien countenance, kisser, mug, pan, physiognomy, puss, visage just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate

loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, recreant

close, intimate, confidential, chummy zealot, enthusiast bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic style, mode, vogue chic, dashing, in, modish, posh, sharp, smart, stylish, swank, trendy

rapid, swift, fleet, speedy, quick, hasty, expeditious anchor, fix, moor, secure [UNFASTEN] obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump, chubby

deadly, mortal, lethal destiny, kismet, lot, portion failing, weakness, frailty, foible, vice propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive apple-polish, bootlick, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle fright, dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm, dismay, consternation, trepidation

achievement, exploit, masterstroke emotion, passion, sentiment female, womanly, womanish, effeminate, ladylike fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific [INFERTILE] allegiance, fealty, loyalty bailiwick, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory design, device, motif, pattern pecuniary, fiscal, monetary hard, solid suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, apt, fitting, happy, felicitous glaring, gross, egregious, rank gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, glimmer, twinkle, scintillate elastic, resilient, springy, supple dally, play, toy, trifle flight, herd, drove, pack, gang, gaggle, bevy, brood brandish, wave current, flood, flux, rush, stream, tide flicker, flit, flitter, hover succeed, ensue, result, supervene silly, fatuous, absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous ban, enjoin, interdict, prohibit, proscribe compel, coerce, constrain, oblige, obligate alien, exotic, strange augur, divine, prophesy, vaticinate unmindful, oblivious pardon, excuse, condone figure, shape, configuration, contour, profile metier, specialty, thing create, establish, institute, organize breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle

fragrance frank freedom frighten frown frustrate full function furnish futile gather gaudy gaze general gesture ghastly giddy glad glib glum gossip gracious grand grant graphic grieve gruff guide habit haggard hamper handle happen happy harass hard harden haste hateful healthy heap heavy help heritage hesitate hide high hinder hole honesty honor

aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent candid, outspoken, straightforward, open liberty, license scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic glower, lower, scowl thwart, foil, balk complete, plenary, replete duty, office, role equip, outfit, appoint, accouter barren, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, useless, vain collect, assemble, congregate, accumulate, amass flashy, garish, loud, meretricious, tawdry stare, gape, glare, peer, ogle common, generic, universal [PARTICULAR] gesticulation, sign, signal grim, gruesome, grisly, macabre, lurid dizzy, vertiginous happy, cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous slick, smooth-tongued gloomy, morose, crabbed, dour, saturnine, sullen, surly, sulky blab, tattle cordial, genial, sociable [UNGRACIOUS] magnificient, imposing, stately, majestic, august, grandiose vouchsafe, concede, accord, award lifelike, realistic, vivid lament, mourn, sorrow brusque, blunt, bluff, curt, crusty lead, pilot, sheperd, steer, usher practice, custom, usage, use, wont, habitude wasted, worn, careworn fetter, handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, manacle, shackle, trammel manipulate, wield, ply befall, betide, chance, occur fortunate, lucky, providential harry, hound, badger, pester, plague, bait difficult, arduous acclimate, acclimatize, season, toughen celerity, dispatch, expedition, hurry, speed [DELIBERATION] detestable, odious, obnoxious, offensive, repellent sound, wholesome, hale, robust, well, hardy, vigorous bank, mound, pile, stack weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome aid, assist, succor inheritance, legacy, tradition vacillate, waver, falter conceal, secrete, cache, screen, bury, cloak tall, lofty, towering, elevated hamper, impede, obstruct, block, dam, bar hollow, cavity, pocket honor, integrity, probity, rectitude homage, reverence, veneration, deference

humane idea ideal ignorant imagination imitate immaterial impact impetuous importance impostor impression improper improve inactive incalculable incisive incite incline include inconsistent increase indicate indifferent indirect indispensable infinite inflexible injure injustice innate inquiry insanity instinctive insubordinate intelligent intense intention interfere intimidate introduce intrude irrelevant isolate item jealous jerk join joke jolly judge

compassionate, humanitarian, merciful [INHUMANE] thought, notion, concept, conception model, example, exemplar, standard, pattern uneducated, untaught, unlearned, untutored, unlettered, illiterate

fancy, fantasy copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate incorporeal, insubstantial, metaphysical, spiritual [MATERIAL] repercussion heedless, hasty, headlong, precipitate, sudden consequence, moment, significance, import, weight quack, faker, humbug, mountebank, charlatan impress, imprint, print, stamp unbecoming, unseemly, indelicate, indecent, indecorous better, help, ameliorate idle, inert, passive, dormant, torpid, supine countless, immeasurable, incomputable, infinite, innumerable, measureless

trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp, clear-cut instigate, foment, abet bias, dispose, predispose [DISINCLINE] comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve incongruous, incompatible, discordant, uncongenial, discrepant expand, enlarge, extend, augment, multiply argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, testify, witness unconcerned, incurious, detached, uninterested circuitous, roundabout essential, necessary, needful, requisite boundless, eternal, illimitable, sempiternal [FINITE] inexorable, adamant, obdurate harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar, spoil injury, wrong, grievance inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary inquest, inquisition, investigation, probe, research lunacy, madness, mania, dementia instinctual, intuitive, visceral rebellious, mutinous, factious, seditious bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, smart, intellectual fierce, vehement, violent intent, purpose, goal, end, aim, object, objective meddle, tamper browbeat, bulldoze, cow, bully, bludgeon insert, interject, interlard, interpolate, interpose obtrude extraneous, immaterial, impertinent [RELEVANT] insulate, seclude, segregate, sequester detail, particular covetous, envious snap, twitch, wrench, yank combine, unite, link, connect, relate, associate jest, witticism, quip, sally, crack, wisecrack, gag jovial, merry, blithe, jocund arbitrator, arbiter, referee, umpire

justify keep kind knowledge lack large last latent lawyer lazy lean learned lethargy letter level liberal lie lift like likeness limit limp livelihood living logical loose loud love lure lurk luxury makeshift male malign malleable manipulate mark mature meager mean mean meaning meaningless melt memory mercy method meticulous mind mirth

warrant retain, withhold, reserve kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent information, learning, erudition, lore, scholarship want, need big, great [SMALL] final, terminal, eventual, ultimate dormant, quiescent attorney, counselor, counsel, barrister, solicitor faineant, idle, indolent, slothful spare, skinny, scrawny, lank, lanky, rawboned, gaunt erudite, scholarly lassitude, torpor, torpidity, stupor, languor epistle, missive, note flat, even, plane, smooth, flush bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome, munificent, openhanded [STINGY] equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost love, enjoy, relish, fancy, dote similarity, similitude, resemblance, analogy, affinity restrict, confine, circumscribe flabby, flaccid, floppy [FIRM] living, subsistence, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep alive, live, animate, animated, vital analytic, ratiocinative, rational lax, slack [TIGHT] earsplitting, stentorian, strident [SOFT] affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce skulk, slink, sneak extravagance, frill [NECESSITY] expedient, resort, stopgap masculine, manlike, manly, manful, virile, mannish defame, traduce, vilify, asperse, slander, calumniate, libel ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant exploit, maneuver brand, label, tag, ticket age, develope, ripen spare, sparse, skimpy, scanty, scant denote, import, signify low, base, abject, ignoble, sordid acceptation, import, sense, significance, signification senseless, mindless, irrational, pointless, purposeless fuse, liquefy, thaw, deliquesce remembrance, recollection, reminiscence leniency, lenity, clemency, charity system, routine, manner, mode, fashion, way careful, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious intellect, intelligence, brain, wit, reason merriment, jollity, hilarity, glee

miscellaneous misfortune misleading mix mixture moderate moment monopolize mood moral morale moving multitude muscular mysterious naive name native nautical neat need negligent neutralize new news nimble noise normal noted noticeable nuance nurture obedient object obligation oblige observe obstacle obstinate occurrence offend offense offensive offer old opinion opponent opportune opportunity

heterogeneous, motley, mixed, varied, assorted adversity, mishap, mischance deceptive, delusive, delusory blend, mingle, coalesce, merge, amalgamate, fuse blend, admixture, compund, composite, amalgam qualify, temper [INTENSIFY] instant, minute, second, jiffy, flash absorb, consume, engross, preoccupy humor, temper ethical, virtuous, righteous esprit, esprit de corps stirring, poignant, touching, pathetic, affecting host, legion, army athletic, brawny, burly, sinewy esoteric, arcane, occult, inscrutable simple, ingenuous, unsophisticated, natural, unaffected, guileless, artless

designation, denomination, title, appellation, cognomen indigenous, endemic, autochthonous, aboriginal marine, maritime, naval tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span, spruce, trig necessity, exigency, requisite derelict, lax, neglectful, remiss, slack negate, nullify, counteract fresh, novel, newfangled, original advice, intelligence, tidings, word agile, quick, brisk, facile, spry din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel

regular, natural, typical celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, preeminent, renowned

observable, marked, conspicuous, prominent, outstanding, salient, remarkable, signal, arresting, striking gradation, shade cultivate, foster, nurse biddable, compliant, acquiescent, submissive, docile, amenable, tractable

protest, kick, demur, remonstrate, expostulate responsibility, duty accommodate, favor [DISOBLIGE] keep, celebrate, commemorate, solemnize obstruction, bar, barrier, block, hindrance, impediment, snag stubborn, headstrong, stiff-necked, bullheaded, pigheaded, mulish, dogged, pertinacious happening, event, incident, episode, circumstance insult, affront, outrage crime, sin, error disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile proffer, tender, present ancient, archaic, antediluvian, obsolete, antique, antiquated view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion adversary, antagonist seasonable, timely, well-timed [INOPPORTUNE] occasion, opening, chance, break

oppose opposite orderly origin ornate outline outlive outrageous overthrow pacify pain palliate pamper paragon partner passion pathetic patience pause pedantic penitence pensive perceptible perfect perform period periodic permission perseverance persuade phase physique pity plain plan plausible playful please pleasure plentiful poet poisonous polite ponder poor possible posture practice praise predicament predict

fight, combat, resist, withstand, contest contrary, antithetical, contradictory methodical, systematic inception, source, root florid, flamboyant, baroque, rococo contour, profile, silhouette outlast, survive flagrant, atrocious, monstrous overturn, subvert, topple, upset mollify, conciliate, appease, placate ache, pang, smart, stitch, throe, twinge extenuate, gloss, gloze, whitewash indulge, humor, spoil, coddle, mellycoddle, babe nonsuch, nonpareil colleague, ally, confederate fervor, fire, zeal, ardor pitiful, pitiable, piteous, lamentable long-suffering, resignation, forbearance intermission, recess, respite, suspension academic, bookish, donnish, scholastic compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance contemplative, reflective, meditative, thoughtful palpable, appreciable, noticeable, discernible consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable [IMPERFECT] execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge epoch, era, age, term sporadic, intermittent, occasional, fitful authorization, consent, leave, license [PROHIBITION] persistence, tenacity, pertinacity induce, prevail, convince aspect, facet, angle, side build, constitution compassion, commiseration, sympathy, condolence, empathy modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious [ORNATE] blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy believable, colorable, credible mischievous, impish, waggish, frolicsome delight, gladden, gratify, tickle [DISPLEASE] enjoyment, delight, delectation, joy abundant, ample, copious, plenteous [SCANT] bard, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster mephitic, pestilent, pestilential, toxic, venomous, virulent mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel meditate, deliberate, ruminate, mull, muse indigent, needy, impecunious, penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute

workable, practicable, feasible, viable attitude, carriage, pose, stance drill, exercise, rehearse acclaim, commend, extol, laud plight, quandary, jam, fix, pickle call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate

predilection preliminary presume pretend prevailing prevent price produce profane proficient profuse promise prone proportion propose proud provoke prudence pull pulsate punish pure push puzzle quality qualm quibble range reach real reap reason rebellion recede reciprocate reckless recoil recover refer refrain refuse regard regret relevant reliable relieve religious relinquish rely remainder remember

bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, prejudice, proclivity, propensity introductory, prefatory, preparatory presuppose, postulate, posit, assume assume, affect, simulate, feign, fake, counterfeit prevalent, current, rife preclude, avert, obviate, forestall charge, cost, expense bear, yield blasphemous, sacrilegious adept, skilled, skillful, expert exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous [SPARE] covenant, engage, pledge, plight, swear, vow supine, prostrate, recumbent harmony, symmetry, balance pose, propound, submit arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection drag, draw, haul, tow, tug [PUSH] pulse, beat, palpitate, throb correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize absolute, sheer, simple, unadulterated propel, shove, thrust [PULL] perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound property, attribute, character, trait scruple, compunction, misgiving carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog ambit, compass, orbit, purview, reach, scope, sweep achieve, attain, gain, compass actual, true, existent garner, gather, gleam, harvest intuition, understanding, judgement revolution, revolt, mutiny, insurrection, uprising ebb, retract, retreat, retrograde [ADVANCE] requite, return rash, precipitate, foolhardy, temerarious blench, quail, shrink, flinch regain, recoup, retrieve advert, mention abstain, forbear decline, reject, spurn, rebuff esteem, admiration, respect sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, heartache, heartbreak pertinent, germane, material, apposite, apropos [IRRELEVANT] dependable, responsible, trustworthy allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten, mitigate, palliate devout, pious, sanctimonious yield, resign, abandon, surrender, cede, waive, renounce trust, depend, reckon rest, balance, residue, residuum, remnant, leavings, remains bethink, recall, recollect [FORGET]

reparation repeat replace represent resort responsible rest restrain return reveal revere reverse revive rhythm rich ridicule right rise rival room rough rude ruin rural sad same sarcastic satiate satisfy save saying scatter scold scream secret see seek seem send sensuous sentimental separate series serious servitude severe shade shake shameless shapleless

redress, amends, restitution, indemnity iterate, reiterate, restate supplant, supersede delineate, depict, limn, picture, portray apply, go, refer, turn answerable, liable, accountable, amenable relaxation, repose, leisure, ease, comfort curb, check, bridle, inhibit revert, recur, recrudesce expose, disclose, divulge, betray worship, venerate, adore, idolize invert, transpose restore, resuscitate, revivify meter, cadence affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy [POOR] mock, taunt, twit, deride, gibe privilege, prerogative, perquisite, birthright ascend, climb, soar, tower, mount, surge compete, vie, emulate elbowroom, latitude, leeway, margin, play, scope harsh, jagged, rugged, scabrous, uneven crude, primitive, raw, rough raze, demolish, destroy, wreck bucolic, rustic, pastoral melancholy, sorrowful, doleful, woebegone, desolate identical, selfsame, very [DIFFERENT] ironic, caustic, satirical, sardonic sate, cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit answer, fill, fullfil, meet rescue, reclaim, redeem, deliver maxim, adage, saw, motto, epigram, proverb, aphorism disperse, dissipate, dispel upbraid, berate, revile, vituperate, rail shriek, screech stealthy, covert, clandestine, furtive, surreptitious, underhand behold, note, notice, espy, descry, observe, contemplate, survey, view, perceive, discern, remark hunt, quest, search appear, look dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit sensual, luxurious, voluptuous, sybaritic, epicurean bathetic, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, schmaltzy, slushy, soppy

divide, part, sever, sunder, divorce succession, progression, sequence, chain, train, string sober, grave, solemn, earnest, sedate, staid bondage, slavery stern, austere, ascetic, strict penumbra, shadow, umbra, umbrage tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, shudder brazen, barefaced, brash, impudent, unblushing amorphous, formless, unformed, unshaped [SHAPELY]

share sharp shelter shorten shout show showy shrewd shy sign silent sincere single sinister slant sleek slide sloppy slow sly small smell smile social solitude solve sour spacious sparing speak speed spend spontaneous stain stammer standard state stay steady steal steep stem stench sterile stiff still stingy stoop stop strange

participate, partake keen, acute cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary abbreviate, abridge, curtail, truncate [LENGTHEN] bawl, bellow, holler, howl, roar, whoop, yell display, expose, parade, exhibit, flaunt flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious, splashy sagacious, astute, perspicacious bashful, diffident, modest, coy, demure badge, mark, token, symptom, note reticent, reserved, taciturn, secretive, uncommunicative, tightlipped

unaffected, unfeigned, wholehearted, hearty, heartfelt sole, unique, solitary, lone, separate baleful, malign incline, lean, slope, tilt, tip glossy, satiny, silken, silky, slick slip, glide, coast, skid, slither slovenly, unkempt, slipshod dilatory, leisurely, laggard, deliberate cunning, tricky, crafty, wily, foxy, artful, guileful diminutive, little, miniature, minuscule, minute, petite, tiny, wee [LARGE]

aroma, odor, scent grin, simper, smirk companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable [ANTISOCIAL] isolation, seclusion, retirement decipher, resolve, unravel acid, acidulous, dry, tart ample, capacious, commodious, roomy frugal, thrifty, economical talk, converse, discourse hurry, hasten, quicken, accelerate, precipitate disburse, expend [SAVE] impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, automatic blot, brand, stigma, taint stutter benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick condition, situation, status remain, wait, abide, tarry, linger, sojourn even, equable, uniform, constant purloin, filch, snitch, pilfer, cop, hook, swipe, lift, pinch abrupt, precipitous, sheer arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate fetor, malodor, reek, stink infertile, barren, unfruitful, impotent rigid, inflexible, inelastic, tense quiet, silent, noiseless, soundless close, close-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, tight condescend, deign cease, desist, discontinue, halt, quit [START] peculiar, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish, singular, eccentric, curious

streak strength strip strong strut stupid suave subject substance sufficient suggest summit superficial superfluous supervise support supposed suppress sure surprise surrender surround swerve swing symbol tact talkative tardy task taste teach tear teem temerity tend tendency theoretical think thoughtful threaten throw tight timid tire tireless tool touch trace transient treat

strain, vein power, might, energy, force divest, denude, bare stout, sturdy, tough, stalwart, tenacious swagger, swank slow, dumb, dull, obtuse, dense smooth, urbane, diplomatic, politic matter, topic, theme burden, core, gist, pith, purport adequate, enough [INSUFFICIENT] imply, hint, intimate, insinuate peak, pinnacle, acme, apex, zenith, climax shallow, cursory excess, extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus, supererogatory boos, overlook, oversee, superintend uphold, back, advocate, champion conjectural, hypothetical, putative, reputed, suppositious, supposititious [CERTAIN] stifle, repress certain, confident, positive astonish, amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast submission, capitulation circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, ring depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer oscillate, sway, rock, vibrate, fluctuate, undulate, waver attribute, emblem address, diplomacy, savoir-faire loquacious, garrulous, voluble, verbose, glib behindhand, late, overdue [PROMPT] job, chore, stint, assignment flavor, relish, savor, smack, tang instruct, educate, train, school, discipline, drill rip, rend, split, cleave abound, bristle, crawl, overflow, swarm audacity, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall attend, mind, minister, watch trend, current, drift, tenor, inclination abstract, academic, hypothetical, speculative cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate considerate, attentive, solicitous menace, intimidate cast, hurl, fling, pitch, toss, sling taut, tense timorous weary, fatigue, exhaust, jade indefatigable, unflagging, untiring, unwearied, weariless instrument, implement, utensil, appliance feel, finger, handle, palpate, paw vestige, track, trail transitory, ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, momentary, evanescent deal, handle

trial trite trivial trouble trust truth turn type ugly uncertainty unctuous unfortunate unity unruly unspeakable urge urgent use usual vain valid vent versatile vertical victory vigor vindictive vociferous voluntary voracious votary wander warn waste way weak weird wet whole wise wit wonder wordy work writhe yearn yield young zest

affliction, crucible, ordeal, tribulation, visitation hackneyed, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, stale, banal trifling, paltry, petty, picayune ail, distress, worry faith, confidence, reliance, dependence veracity, verity, verisimilitude rotate, revolve, gyrate, spin, whirl, circle, eddy, swirl kind, sort, nature, character, ilk hideous, ill-favored, unsightly doubt, dubiety, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy hapless, ill-fated, ill-started, luckless, unlucky [FORTUNATE] union, solidarity ungovernable, intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, willful, headstrong, wayward

indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, unutterable press, exhort, prod, prick pressing, imperative, exigent employ, utilize habitual, customary, accustomed empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, otiose sound, cogent, convincing, telling express, utter, voice, air all-around, many-sided, multifaceted, multifarious upright, perpendicular, plumb conquest, triumph dash, punch, verve, vim, vitality vengeful, revengeful blatant, boisterous, strident, clamorous intentional, deliberate, willful, willing gluttonous, rapacious, ravenous devotee, habitué ramble, roam, rove, range, meander, stray, gallivant, gad caution, forewarn blow, consume, dissipate, fritter, squander [SAVE] route, course, passage, pass, artery feeble, frail, fragile, infirm, decrepit, debilitated eerie, uncanny, unearthly damp, moist, dank, humid all, entire, gross, total [PARTIAL] sage, sapient, judicious, prudent, sensible, sane humor, repartee, sarcasm, irony marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation diffuse, long-winded, prolix, verbose labor, toil, drudgery, travail agonize, squirm long, pine, hanker, hunger, thirst relent, bow, defer, submit, capitulate, succumb youthful, adolescent, immature, juvenile, puerile, green gusto, relish