Section

1 abandon desert forsake

2 a bit a bit of do one's bit

3 ability genius gift talent aptitude competence capability capacity

4 able capable competent

5 a many many a

6 a moment the moment

7 a(great)amount of amounts of a(great)deal of a(grest)lot of lots of a(great)number of num-bers of a great mass of great masses of

8 accept admit receive

9 accident incident event occurrence happening(s)

10 act action deed act on act as perform

11 acknowledge admit confess own recognize

12 acquaintance associate companion friend

13 advantage benefit interest profit

14 advice counsel opinion view proposal sugge-stion recommendation offer

15 affair matter business

16 affect effect influence

17 agree approve assent coincide consent con-cur correspond sanction be for

18 aim at aim to be aimed at

19 aim goal intention purpose design

20 alike as like analogous cognate similar

21 all right That's all right

22 alone lonely lone lonesome

23 allow permit promise let

24 almost nearly

25 anger indignation wrath rage fury irritation

26 announce assert declare proclaim publish

27 answer reply respond

28 anxiety care concern solicitude worry hara-ssment annoyance

29 argue discuss debate dispute

30 area region district quarter county town-ship zone

31 arise rise ascend climb mount soar

32 as to as for as regards regarding in regard to with regard to with respect to in respect to

33 ask inquire question interrogate

34 ask beg beseech claim demand implore entreat request require solicit

35 assure ensure insure guarantee secure promise

36 at will with a will

37 attend be present

38 attend to be absorbed in

39 accompany escort

40 aware conscious

41 base basis foundation

42 be afraid of be fearful of be frightened of be scared of be terrified of

43 suffer tolerate

44 be disappointed be disappointed of be disappoi-nted in(with)

45 (be)responsible for (be)responsible to

46 beautiful pretty handsome fair lovely good-looking

47 be about to be to

48 be tired of tire of tired out be tired with(from)

49 begin commence start

50 before long long before

51 believe believe in confide confide in trust trust in convince

52 belong to belong in belong on

53 below beneath under underneath

54 beside besides

55 besides except except for in addition to

56 big large great

57 borrow lend loan

58 bother disturb trouble annoy irritate

59 boat ship vessel craft

60 broad wide

61 build construct erect establish found set up

62 busy with busy in

63 but but for except for

64 by and by by the by by the bye by the way by way of

65 by comparison in comparison beyond comparison

66 by turns in turn out of turn take one's(a)turn take turns turn and turn(take turn)about

67 buy purchase get order

68 call a meeting preside at(over)a meeting adj-ourn confer summon(together) convene con-voke

69 call summon invite

70 can but cannot but cannot help cannot…too

71 care care about care for care to mind

72 caricature burlesque parody travesty

73 carry bring fetch get take convey tran-sport

74 carry on carry on with carry out carry through

75 catch capture seize grasp clutch arrest

76 cause occasion reason motive

77 center middle

78 cease halt pause stop

79 certain sure confident self-confident assured self-assured

80 chance opportunity

81 change alter vary transform transmute convert

82 cheat deceive trick delude impose defraud swindle

83 check arrest stop restrain curb

84 cheerful cheery cheering glad happy joyful joyous

85 choose select elect pick

86 circumstance environment surroundings

87 claim demand request require

88 clear apparent evident obvious distinct plain

89 clothing clothes costume dress garment attire garb habit robe

90 combine connect join unite associate

91 comfort console relieve solace

92 common general mutual ordinary popular universal

93 compare compare to compare with can't com-pare with be not to be compared with contrast

94 complex complicated intricate knotty involved

95 complete finish conclude accomplish fulfill end achieve

96 continual continuous constant ceaseless incessant

97 contrive devise invent frame concoct

98 count calculate work out

99 confer consult consult with talk over with

100 crime offense sin vice transgression

101 cry bellow exclaim shout scream shriek screech yell

102 couple a couple of in couples coupled with pair in pairs make a pair

103 cure heal remedy

104 damage detriment harm hurt injury loss mischief wound

105 dark dim gloomy obscure vague

106 decide decide on(upon) determine be deter-mined resolve be resolved on(upon) make up one's mind

107 decorate adorn deck embellish garnish ornament

108 dead deceased lifeless inanimate

109 deadly deathly mortal fatal

110 dear costly expensive

111 defeat conquer overcome surmount vanquish

112 defend guard protect safeguard

113 desire wish hope want care long expect look forward to

114 differ from differ in differ from…in… differ with in… differ about(on,over)

115 different various diverse several sundry

116 divide separate part

117 good for be good for be good of one to do(one)good do good to one

118 dodge parry sidestep duck shirk fence malinger

119 draw drag haul pull tug tow

120 dozen dozen of dozens of

121 duty obligation responsibility

122 each every

123 easy facile simple light effortless smooth

124 effective efficient effectual efficacious

125 effort endeavor application exertion striving

126 empty vacant void blank

127 enemy foe

128 excuse pardon forgive

129 excuse apology pretence pretext

130 exercise practice drill

131 famous celebrated renowned well-known noted notorious illustrious

132 face in the face of in one's face in(the)face of look in the face stare in the face

133 fail fail in fail to without fail

134 familiar familiar to familiar with

135 familiar intimate confidential

136 far by far far and away so far so good

137 far distant remote

138 farther further

139 feeling feel sensation sentiment sensibility perception emotion passion

140 fight for fight over fight with fight against fight with…against

141 fit apt fitting befitting adapted proper suit-able…appropriate adaptable

142 fix establish settle fasten

143 flash glitter sparkle glare glimmer gleam glisten glow light shine twinkle

144 flat even level plane plain smooth

145 follow succeed ensue

146 food provisions rations diet table

147 foolish silly stupid dull fatuous

148 forbid prohibit interdict

149 form shape figure

150 forward onward

151 foretell predict prophesy forebode presage prognosticate

152 freedom liberty independence

153 further promote

154 futile vain

155 gather collect assemble muster congregate

156 get acquire obtain procure secure gain win earn

157 get along get on

158 give present confer

159 grand stately noble

160 guess conjecture surmise

161 hand in hand hand to hand in hand on hand at hand

162 had better had rather would rather…than

163 happen occur take place chance befall come off come to pass

164 harbor port haven

165 hard difficult arduous

166 hate detest abhor

167 have hold own possess have got occupy

168 healthy healthful wholesome salubrious sal-utary sound

169 hear listen to listen for listen in

170 help aid assist relieve succor

171 hesitate falter waver

172 hide conceal dissemble

173 high tall lofty

174 hint intimate insinuate

175 hold contain accommodate

176 honesty integrity

177 honor homage deference

178 hopelessness despair desperation

179 idea notion thought

180 ignorant illiterate uneducated

181 imagine conceive

182 immediately instantly presently

183 impart communicate

184 implement instrument tool

185 improve improve on better

186 in all all told all in all

187 in charge of in the charge of put sb.in charge of

188 in front of in the front of

189 in point of on the point of at the point of

190 in case in case of in the case of

191 in the east of to the east of on the east of east of out ease back east

192 include comprise comprehend

193 infer conclude deduce

194 inevitable inescapable necessary unavoidable

195 joy pleasure delight

196 jump leap spring

197 just fair impartial

198 keen eager anxious

199 kind sort

200 knowledge information

201 last final ultimate

202 lead guide conduct direct

203 lengthen extend prolong

204 like be fond of love prefer

205 list catalogue roll

206 living livelihood support

207 load burden

208 look see

209 magnificent splendid superb

210 make construct fashion

211 mean intend

212 meeting rally conference congress assembly gathering

213 motion movement

214 move on advance proceed

215 neat tidy trim

216 necessary indispensable essential

217 neglect negligence

218 obstacle obstruction hindrance

219 obedient docile tractable amenable biddable compliant

220 occupation business employment profession

221 offend affront insult outrage

222 opposite contrary contradictory

223 order command direct

224 outdo excel surpass exceed

225 out of question out of the question

226 penetrate pierce

227 perform execute discharge

228 persist persevere insist

229 persuade convince prevail on/with

230 plan design project scheme program

231 pleasant pleasing pleased agreeable deli-ghtful comfortable

232 pleasure delight joy gladness

233 power force strength might

234 practice custom habit manners

235 praise approve commend

236 pretend affect assume feign

237 previous preceding prior

238 price cost charge expense fee value

239 pride conceit

240 product produce production

241 put place set lay lie

242 quality property

243 quick fast rapid swift

244 quiet calm still composed collected silent

245 quote cite

246 raise lift elevate exalt heave hoist

247 rare scarce

248 rash reckless

249 raw crude

250 ready prompt

251 real actual true positive

252 reason cause grounds

253 reasonable rational

254 recover reclaim retrieve restore recuperate

255 refuse reject decline repel

256 release free set free liberate

257 reliable trustworthy trusty trustful credible credulous

258 rely depend

259 remember recall recollect remind put in mind of

260 repeat repeat again reiterate

261 rescue deliver from save salvage

262 result effect consequence

263 revere reverence respect regard honor est-eem venerate adore

264 rich wealthy

265 ripe mature

266 ruin destruction

267 rule govern control reign

268 safe secure

269 salary wages pay allowance

270 same identical

271 satisfy be satisfied with content content one-self with be contented with

272 satisfied satisfactory contented content gratified

273 scarcely hardly barely

274 scope range compass

275 search explore rummage

276 search for seek for look for feel for(after)

277 see perceive observe

278 send dispatch forward transmit remit route ship

279 series sequence succession

280 shake tremble quiver

281 sleep go to sleep drop asleep be asleep go to bed

282 slight overlook neglect ignore disregard

283 small little diminutive tiny

284 smash shatter break crush crack burst

285 social sociable

286 sole single only unique

287 solid hard firm

288 somebody someone some one

289 sometime sometimes some time

290 speak talk say tell state address

291 special particular specific especial pecu-liar individual

292 spend expend disburse cost take

293 standard criterion

294 stare gaze glare gape peer gloat

295 stay remain linger tarry abide

296 stern severe

297 stiff rigid

298 stimulate enliven excite galvanize pique quicken

299 strange odd peculiar queer

300 street avenue road path lane

301 substance matter material

302 suffering distress misery

303 sufficient enough adequate

304 summary digest

305 support maintain uphold sustain

306 survive outlast outlive

307 surprise astonish amaze

308 suspect distrust doubt

309 sweat perspiration

310 swing sway rock

311 tantamount equal equivalent

312 teach instruct educate train coach tutor

313 think reflect meditate

314 threaten menace

315 tired weary exhausted

316 tiresome tedious

317 topic burden theme subject subject matter title heading

318 toss throw cast sling pitch hurl fling

319 trade commerce

320 transfigure metamorphose transmogrify

321 trial test experiment

322 trip journey voyage tour travel

323 true real actual positive genuine

324 try attempt endeavor

325 turn revolve rotate orbit circle move around spin

326 upright erect

327 upset overturn

328 used to would

329 useless futile fruitless ineffectual

330 usual customary habitual wonted accustomed

331 valid sound cogent

332 valuable precious

333 value appreciate esteem treasure cherish

334 vanish disappear fade evanesce evaporate

335 variety diversity

336 very quite much so

337 victory conquest triumph

338 view scene

339 visitor guest caller visitant

340 visit pay a visit call on call at go to see come to see drop in

341 vivify quicken animate enliven

342 wait await expect

343 wake awake awaken waken wake up rouse arouse

344 walk stride plod amble

345 wander stray ramble range roam

346 warn caution forewarn

347 wary careful cautious punctilious scrupulous meticulous conscientious

348 watchful vigilant alert

349 wave breaker ripple comber surge billow

350 way method manner

351 way route course passage pass artery

352 weak feeble decrepit

353 weaken undermine debilitate enfeeble

354 wear dress put on have on

355 weapon arms

356 weighty heavy burdensome

357 well-known famous celebrated renowned noted notorious illustrious

358 wet damp moist

359 what time when

360 when while as

361 whether if

362 whole total entire complete perfect gross all

363 wise bright brilliant clever intelligent sage smart

364 with through by because of due to owing to on account of thanks to

365 withstand bear endure put up with stand

366 withstand oppose resist

367 wonderful marvelous

368 wood forest grove jungle

369 word term vocabulary

370 work job task

371 work labor toil

372 world earth globe

373 worry annoy harass

374 worth worthy

375 wound injure hur

376 wretched miserable

377 wrong mistake error slip fault

378 yield submit

379 young youthful juvenile