Synonyms Flashcards

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sizeable: sturdy, robust, impressive, immense

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immense (large)

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honest: truthful, proper, reliable, loyal

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truthful (inclined to tell the truth)

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waste: spend, invest, squander, hoard

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squander (to use unnecessarily)

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devour: swallowed, greedy, gobble, nibble

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gobble (to eat hungrily)

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defeat: seize, attack, oppose, conquer

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conquer (to beat)

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stingy: neglected, miserly, disowned, poor

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miserly (unwilling to spend money)

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depart: leave, embark, vanish, flee

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leave (to go away)

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favourite: approved, preferred, valuable, popular

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preferred (first choice)

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gloomy: dismal, neglected, shaded, faint

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dismal (dreary)

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droop: perish, slump, limp, pucker

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slump (sag, from lack of support)

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pale: blank, fresh, unsullied, wan

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wan (lacking colour)

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sneaky: furtive, eavesdrop, unscrupulous, ruthless

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furtive (sly)

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strange: infrequent, ludicrous, bizarre, macabre

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bizarre (unusual)

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rotten: eroded, perished, putrid, corroded

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putrid (decaying)

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safe: secure, enclosed, vulnerable, confined

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secure (free from risk of danger)

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memorable: celebration, nondescript, noteworthy, recollect

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noteworthy (worth remembering)

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childish: energetic, dependant, juvenile, demanding

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juvenile (immature)

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cunning: malicious, mischievous, wily, wicked

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wily (crafty)

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grow: breed, develop, teach, nourish

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develop (to expand)

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greedy: gluttonous, starving, gorge, plump

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gluttonous (when someone eats much more than necessary)