synonyms #1 Flashcards
ignore(S)
neglect/disregard intentionally/fail to consider
justify(S)
warrant/validate/account for/give grounds for
sponsor(S)
back/finance/fund
tolerate(S)
permit/authorise/condone/bear with/stomach
punished(S)
penalised/disciplined
bully(S)
torment/intimidate/pester/harass
throw(S)
hurl/toss/fling/catapult
argue(S)
insist/assert/contend
observe(S)
notice/see/discern/distinguish/espy
think(S)
contemplate/judge/deem
divulge(S)
disclose/reveal
emphasise(S)
stress/accentuate/belabour/highlight
suggest(S)
propose/recommend/advocate/propound(put forward an idea)
prevaricate(v)
Meaning: speak or act in an evasive way
beat around the bush/evade/dodge/vacillate(waver in mind)
convene(S)
Meaning: bring together for a meeting/activity
assemble/gather/congregate
coalesce(S)
Meaning: combine into a whole
unite/merge/combine/fuse/integrate/amalgamate/commingle
hate(S)
abhor/despise/loathe/detest
have(S)
acquire/possess/bear
get(S)
acquire/procure/fetch/secure/attain
hide(S)
conceal/mask/camouflage
show(S)
demonstrate/display/exhibit
help(S)
aid/assist/support
describe(S)
portray/represent/
destroy(S)
ruin/demolish/raze/extinguish
Gilding the lily(S)
Decorating unnecessarily or over-embellishing
Paternalistic(S)
Restriction of freedom and responsibilities of subordinate or dependants
Perspicacious/astuteness(V)
Discerning, clever/cunning
Prevaricate(S)
Lie/fib/fabricate
Deluged(S)
Inundated/flooded/engulfed/submerged
Immutable(V)
Unchanging overtime or unable to be changed
Colloquial(V)
Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation
Presage/portend(V)
Sign/warning of an imminent event
untenable(V)
indefensible
invariably(V)
always/every time
mores(V)
conventions/customs
inadvertently(S)
unintentionally/ accidentally
undulation(V)
fluctuations
discrimination(S)
prejudice/bigotry
outdated(S)
anachronistic/old-fashioned/quaint/obsolete
evanescent(S)
temporary
dedication(S)
committment/persistence
sense(S)
detect/identification
neutralising(S)
counterbalancing/nullifying/negate
seditious(S)
inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state
thrall(V)
usually used with in-, if you are in thrall of something, that something has power over you
abandon(S)
forsake
self-serving(S)
selfish/self-interested/self-seeking/ego-centric/self-centred