Vocabulary Flashcards
Synonyms are words that are the same or almost the same in meaning.
abandon
leave
abode
dwelling
abrupt
sudden
abundant
plentiful
accommodation
room
accurate
correct
precise
accuse
blame
acute
sharp
adhere
stick
adore
worship
aged
old
allow
permit
ally
friend
altitude
height
annual
yearly
anonymous
nameless
anticipate
expect
appear
seen
assembly
gathering
assistance
help
astonishment
surprise
asunder
apart
attire
dress
bad
evil
beautiful
decorate
embellish
behaviour
conduct
besieged
surrounded
beverages
drinks
big
large
mammoth
gigantic
blank
empty
bottom
foot
brief
short
bright
shining
broad
wide
calm
quiet
catch
capture
cause
reason
cautious
careful
cease
stop
celebrated
famous
centre
middle
chaos
disorder
choose
select
circular
round
clergyman
minister
close
near
clothes
dress
attire
coarse
rough
colossal
huge
commence
begin
compel
force
comprehend
understand
conceal
hide
conclusion
end
confess
admit
constable
policeman
constant
continuous
conversation
talk
courageous
brave
courteous
polite
cross
ill-tempered
crystal
glass
cunning
sly
curb
control
dangerous
risky
daring
brave
dear
expensive
deceive
cheat
decrease
reduce
deficiency
shortage
demonstrate
show
denounce
condemn
deride
mock
desert
forsake
difficult
hard
disaster
calamity
disease
sickness
disperse
scatter
drowsy
sleepy
dull
gloomy
dusk
twilight
eager
keen
earn
gain
ebb
recede
edible
eatable
educate
teach
elevate
raise
elude
escape
embrace
hug
eminent
famous
emotion
passion
emperor
king
endeavour
attempt
enemy
foe
energetic
active
enormous
huge
enough
sufficient
entice
lure
entire
whole
eternal
perpetual
exaggerate
magnify
excavate
dig
excess
surplus
exhibit
show
extend
enlarge
exterior
outside
extravagance
waste
face
countenance
fall
drop
far
distant
fashion
style
fasten
bind
fatal
deadly
fate
destiny
fatigue
weariness
tiredness
fault
error
fear
terror
feeble
weak
loathe
hate
lofty
high
loving
affectionate
loyal
true
patriotic
lubricate
oil
mad
insane
malady
disease
map
plan
margin
edge
mariner
sailor
marsh
swarm
maximum
most
melancholic
sad
mend
repair
mistake
error
minimum
least
moan
groan
modern
new
moist
damp
motionless
still
motive
reason
mute
dumb
myth
fable
narrate
tell
necessity
need
nimble
active
agile
noisy
rowdy
noted
well-known
obedient
dutiful
odour
smell
old
ancient
omen
sign
oral
verbal
pale
whitish
pathetic
pitiful
peculiar
odd
penalty
punishment
penetrate
pierce
perceive
see
persuade
coax
peruse
examine
pity
compassion
plume
feather
poor
impoverished
port
habour
portion
part
possess
own
powerful
strong
praise
compliment
predict
foretell
pretty
beautiful
procure
obtain
profit
gain
prohibit
forbid
prominent
outstanding
promised
avowed
prompt
quick
protect
guard
purchase
buy
quaint
odd
quantity
amount
quarrelsome
argumentative
queer
perculiar
quiet
peaceful
rabble
mob
rank
position
rapid
quick
rare
scarce
ready
alert
reckless
rash
recollect
remember
regret
sorrow
reluctant
unwilling
remedy
cure
reveal
show
revenge
vengeance
riot
revolt
roam
wander
robust
strong
rot
decay
rotten
putrid
rude
impolite
rule
govern
ruddy
red
sad
unhappy
safe
secure
scandal
outrage
scene
sight
scorn
despise
seldom
rarely
sever
separate
shrine
tomb
sign
symbol
significance
importance
silent
quiet
sleek
smooth
slender
slim
small
little
smell
scent
smooth
level / even
souvenir
memento
spectre
ghost
Note: Spectre also means the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: Drought and war have raised the spectre of food shortages for up to 24 million African people.
splendour
grandeur
spread
scatter
squander
waste
stationary
still
steed
horse
stern
strict
stranger
foreigner
stubborn
obstinate
success
victory
sufficient
enough
suitable
appropriate
summit
top
surrender
yield
suspended
hung
tested
tried
thief
burglar
thrift
economy
thrust
push
timid
fearful
shy
trick
hoax
tranquil
calm
transparent
clear
trust
believe
try
attempt
usually
generally / normally
vacant
empty
vagabond
tramp
valiant
brave
valour
bravery
value
worth
vanish
disappear
vanquish
defeat
vast
huge / wide
velocity
speed
verdict
judgement
weak
feeble
frail
wealthy
rich
wicked
sinful
withdraw
retire
wonder
amazement
wrath
anger
wretched
miserable
youthful
young