A

a (an), one

a couple of, a pair of

a few, a number of, several, some

a great deal of, a lot of, plenty of

a little, a bit

abandon, abdicate, desert, give up, quit, renounce, waive

ABC, alphabet

ability, capability, capacity, competence

able, capable

abominable, contemptible, despicable, detestable

about, concerning, regarding, respecting

above, over

absolutely, certainly, surely

absorb, assimilate, imbibe

abstract, conceptual, theoretical

acceptance, approbation

acclaim, applaud, cheer, hail

acclimatize, accustom, get used to

accommodate, adapt, adjust

accommodate, lodge, put up

accommodation, lodging, quarters, rooms

accompany, attend, convoy, escort

accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus

achievement, accomplishment, attainment

acquaintance, confidant, pal

acquirement, acquisition

acute, keen, sharp

adaptable, flexible, open-minded

addition, attachment, suoolement

additional, added, extra

adjustment, modification, regulation

admission, admittance, entry

admit, acknowledge, concede, confcss, profess

adopted, adoptive, foster

advantage, benefit, profit

adventure, enterprise, venture

advertise, announce, propagate

advertisement, advert, commercial

advice, counsel

advise, convince, dissuade, persuade

aeroplane, Airbus, aircraft, Boeing, jet, plane

afar, apart, aside

affect, impress, influence

affirm, allege, assert

after, behind

after, since

aftermath, consequence, outcome, result

ago, before, formerly, previously

agree, accede, approve, assent, consent

agreement, accord

agriculture, farming, husbandry

air, atmosphere, breeze, draught

airport, aerodrome, airfield

alien, exotic, foreign, overseas

alike, like

alive, animate, living

all fight, alright, OK

allocate, allot, distribute

aloud, load

also, either, too

although, as, though

alumnus, graduate

ambition, aspiration, desire

amiable, amicable, friendly

amoral, immoral

amplify, enlarge, expand, increase

ancestor, forefather, progenitor

anew, again

angry, enraged, furious

angular, bent, crooked

answer, reply, respond

anthology, collection, works

anticipate, await, expect

antiquated, old-fashioned, out-of-date

artxiety, care, concern, unease, worry

anxious, concerned, worried

anyway, anyhow, nevertheless

apartment, fiat, suite

appear, arise, emerge, loom, show

appliance, apparatus, device, facility

apply, ask, sue for

appoint, designate, name, nominate

appointment, assignment, designation

appointment, date, engagement

approach, bear down

apt, liable, likely, prone

Arab, Arabian, Arabic

arc, arch, bow, curve

architecture, construction, structure

argue, debate, dispute

around, about, approximately, roughly

arrest, capture, catch, seize

arrive, get, reach

artificial, man-made, synthetic

artist, artiste

ascend, climb, mount

ashamed, embarrassed, mortified

ask, inquire, query, question

assert, contend, maintain

assttme, presume, suppose

assurance, insurance

athlete, sportsman, sportsperson

athletic, brawny, muscular

attosphere, mood

attach, affix, annex

attention, heed, note, notice

attentive, considerate, thoughtful

attact, appeal, charm, fascinate

audible, clear, perceptible

auhodty, boffin, expert, specialist

atttornatic, computerized, programmed, robotic

average, median, medium

avoid, elude, evade

aware, conscious, sensible

B

babble, chattar

baby, babe, infant

back rear

backward, backwards

bad, evil, ill, vicious, wicked

badge, chevron, crest, emblem, pin

bag, pouch, purse, sack, wallet

beggage, luggage

balance, equilibrium, stability

banish, deport, exile

bargain, negotiate

bark,bay, growl, howl, snarl, yap

base,basis, foundation

bie, exist,live

bear, endure, stand, sustain, tolerate

beat, flutter, pound, pulsate, thump

beautiful, good-looking, handsome, lovely, pretty

because, as, for, since

beforehand, ahead

behaviour, action, air, bearing, conduct, manner

belief, credit, faith

belong to, go with

bend, arch, bow, coil, curve

beneficial, constructive

betray, cheat on, grass on, rat

between, among

beware, alert

bias, aptitude, bent, favour, inclination, preference,
prejudice

big, bulky, great, large

biography, autobiography, life story

birth, delivery, labour

bite, champ, gnash, gnaw

blame, admonish, berate, censure, condemn, rebuke, reproach

blank, bare, empty, hollow, vacant

blast, blow up, burst, explode

blaze, flame, flare, glare, glow

block, choke, clog, dam, jam

bloom, blossom, bud, flower

blouse, shirt

blunder, boob, botch, clanger, error, fallacy, fault, guilt,
mistake

blush, flush

boast, brag, crow

boastful, cocky, conceited, egotistical

bold, adventurous, brave, courageous, daring

bombard, assail, assault, attack

border, borderline, boundary, frontier

boring, arid, dreary, dry, dull, monotonous

born, borne

borrow, lend

bottom, bed, floor

branch, limb, prong

bravery, bottle, courage

brazen, barefaced, blatant, cheeky

break, crack, crush, split

breed, multiply, procreate

bribe, buy off-

brilliant, bright, dazzling, glaring, glittering

C

cartoon, animation

carve, chisel, sculpt

case, box. carton, chest, crate

case, circumstance, condition

cash, change, coin, note

castle, fort. fortress

catalogue, brochure, directory, index

cause, arouse, bring, effect

caution, counsel, warn

census, count, statistics

centre, core, heart, middle, midst

ceremony, rite, ritual, service

certain, confident, convinced, positive, sure

chain, bond, handcuff, shackle

change, alter, convert, modify, transform, turn, vary

changeable, variable

chap, bloke, fellow, guy

chat, chatter, conversation, dialogue

cheap, budget, dirt cheap

check, bar

childlike, childish

church, cathedral, chapel

circle, association, club, fellowship

city, metropolis, town

civilization, culture

classify, catalogue, systematize

client, consumer, customer, user

climate, weather

clothes, clothing, dress

clump, bunch, bundle, cluster

clumsy, awkward, blundering, bungling

coherence, connection, link

cold, chilly, cool. frozen, icy

collaborate, collude, cooperate

collapse, crumble, fall, sink

comic, absurd, amusing

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