Vocabulary

hi

Interjection

Example: “Hi! How are you?”

Synonyms: hello, hey

Antonyms: bye, goodbye

recourse

Noun

Example: “They had no recourse but to sue.”

Synonyms: option, remedy

Antonyms: helplessness

derelict

Adjective

Example: “They bought a derelict building.”

Synonyms: abandoned, neglected

Antonyms: maintained

contrive

Verb

Example: “They contrived a clever solution.”

Synonyms: devise, create

Antonyms: destroy

solicit

Verb

Example: “They tried to solicit feedback from users.”

Synonyms: request, ask for

Antonyms: offer

opulent

Adjective

Example: “They stayed in an opulent hotel.”

Synonyms: luxurious, rich

Antonyms: poor

consign

Verb

Example: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonyms: deliver, entrust

Antonyms: keep

tacit

Adjective

Example: “They had a tacit agreement.”

Synonyms: implicit, unstated

Antonyms: explicit

hoist

Verb

Example: “They hoisted the flag.”

Synonyms: raise, lift

Antonyms: lower

injustice

Noun

Example: “They protested against injustice.”

Synonyms: unfairness

Antonyms: justice

suburban

Adjective

Example: “They live in a suburban area.”

Synonyms: outside the city, residential

Antonyms: urban

immigrant

Noun

Example: “The immigrant found a new job.”

Synonyms: newcomer, migrant

Antonyms: native

wine

Noun

Example: “They drink wine at dinner.”

Synonyms: alcoholic drink

Antonyms: juice

farm

Noun

Example: “They live on a farm.”

Synonyms: ranch

Antonyms: city

conflate

Verb

Example: “Do not conflate price with value.”

Synonyms: mix

Antonyms: distinguish

fabulation

Noun

Example: “The memoir contains clear signs of fabulation.”

Synonyms: invention, fabrication

Antonyms: fact, accuracy

animatedly

Adverb

Example: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Synonyms: lively, energetically

Antonyms: quietly, lifelessly

refurbish

Verb

Example: “They plan to refurbish the old library.”

Synonyms: renovate, restore

Antonyms: damage, neglect

wed

Verb

Example: “They plan to wed in June.”

Synonyms: marry

Antonyms: divorce

sue

Verb

Example: “They decided to sue the company.”

Synonyms: take legal action

Antonyms: settle privately

flat

Noun

Example: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”

Synonyms: level, apartment

Antonyms: uneven

dude

Noun

Example: “Hey dude, how are you?”

Synonyms: guy, friend

Antonyms:

drag

Verb

Example: “They had to drag the heavy box across the floor.”

Synonyms: pull, haul

Antonyms: push, lift

wax

Noun

Example: “The candle is made of wax.”

Synonyms: candle material

Antonyms:

ski

Verb

Example: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Synonyms: winter sport

Antonyms:

own

Verb

Example: “They own a small shop in town.”

Synonyms: possess

Antonyms: rent, borrow

log

Noun

Example: “They sat on a log by the fire.”

Synonyms: record, wood trunk

Antonyms:

dig

Verb

Example: “They had to dig a deep hole for the tree.”

Synonyms: excavate

Antonyms: fill

relationship

Noun

Example: “They have a strong working relationship.”

Synonyms: connection, bond

Antonyms: separation

south

Noun

Example: “They moved to the south for warmer weather.”

Synonyms: southern direction

Antonyms: north

shoot

Verb

Example: “They plan to shoot a short film next month.”

Synonyms: fire, film

Antonyms: miss

serve

Verb

Example: “They serve lunch from noon to two.”

Synonyms: provide, help

Antonyms: ignore

royal

Adjective

Example: “They visited the royal palace.”

Synonyms: kingly

Antonyms: ordinary

north

Noun

Example: “They traveled to the north of the country.”

Synonyms: northern direction

Antonyms: south

marry

Verb

Example: “They plan to marry next summer.”

Synonyms: wed

Antonyms: divorce

argue

Verb

Example: “They often argue about money.”

Synonyms: fight, debate

Antonyms: agree

were

Verb

Example: “They were at home yesterday.”

Synonyms: past of are

Antonyms: are

they

Pronoun

Example: “They are my best friends.”

Synonyms: those people

Antonyms: we

sell

Verb

Example: “They sell fruit in the market.”

Synonyms: trade

Antonyms: buy

pray

Verb

Example: “They pray every morning.”

Synonyms: worship

Antonyms:

egalitarian

Adjective

Example: “They advocated an egalitarian model of education.”

Synonyms: equalitarian, leveling

Antonyms: hierarchical, elitist

attributive

Adjective

Example: “In grammar, an attributive adjective comes before the noun.”

Synonyms: descriptive, qualifying

Antonyms: predicative

pump

Noun

Example: “They used a pump to move the water.”

Synonyms: push, device for moving liquid

Antonyms: drain naturally

mash

Verb

Example: “Mash the potatoes until they are smooth.”

Synonyms: crush, blend

Antonyms: separate

live

Verb

Example: “They live in a quiet village near the lake.”

Synonyms: reside, exist

Antonyms: die

huge

Adjective

Example: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”

Synonyms: enormous, very large

Antonyms: tiny, small

advise

Verb

Example: “I advise you to save your work often.”

Synonyms: recommend, suggest

Antonyms: discourage

thank

Verb

Example: “I want to thank you for your help.”

Synonyms: express gratitude

Antonyms: insult

large

Adjective

Example: “They live in a large house.”

Synonyms: big

Antonyms: small

build

Verb

Example: “They plan to build a new school.”

Synonyms: construct

Antonyms: destroy

philanthropic

Adjective

Example: “They created a philanthropic fund with strict oversight.”

Synonyms: charitable

Antonyms: self-serving

spontaneously

Adverb

Example: “They spontaneously changed the plan at the last minute.”

Synonyms: impulsively

Antonyms: deliberately

victoriously

Adverb

Example: “They emerged victoriously after a long struggle.”

Synonyms: triumphantly

Antonyms: defeatedly

porch

Noun

Example: “They sat on the porch and talked.”

Synonyms: veranda

means

Noun

Example: “They don’t have the means to buy a house.”

Synonyms: resources

lower

Verb

Example: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Synonyms: reduce

Antonyms: raise

grand

Adjective

Example: “They stayed in a grand old hotel.”

Synonyms: magnificent

Antonyms: modest

godly

Adjective

Example: “They admired her godly life.”

Synonyms: pious

Antonyms: sinful

force

Noun

Example: “They used force to open the door.”

Synonyms: power

Antonyms: weakness

erect

Verb

Example: “They erected a new bridge over the river.”

Synonyms: build

Antonyms: demolish

fight

Verb

Example: “They fought about money.”

Synonyms: argue

Antonyms: make peace

fancy

Adjective

Example: “They had dinner at a fancy restaurant.”

Synonyms: luxurious

Antonyms: simple

adopt

Verb

Example: “They decided to adopt a child.”

Synonyms: take in

invade

Verb

Example: “They tried to invade the city.”

Synonyms: enter by force

Antonyms: leave

pardon

Verb

Example: “Pardon, can you repeat?”

Synonyms: excuse

Antonyms: punishment

transatlantic

Adjective

Example: “They discussed transatlantic cooperation.”

Synonyms: international

Antonyms: domestic

split

Verb

Example: “They split the bill.”

Synonyms: divide

Antonyms: combine

newly

Adverb

Example: “They are newly married.”

Synonyms: recently

Antonyms: previously

harmony

Noun

Example: “They live in harmony.”

Synonyms: peace

Antonyms: conflict

welcome

Adjective

Example: “Welcome to our home.”

Synonyms: greeting

Antonyms: goodbye

formulate

Verb

Example: “They formulated a new strategy.”

Synonyms: develop, design

Antonyms: abandon

establish

Verb

Example: “They established clear rules.”

Synonyms: set up, create

Antonyms: abolish

warn

Verb

Example: “They warned us about the storm.”

Synonyms: alert, inform

Antonyms: ignore

allow

Verb

Example: “They allow students to use phones.”

Synonyms: permit, let

Antonyms: forbid

stringent

Adjective

Example: “They enforce stringent security requirements.”

pragmatic

Adjective

Example: “They took a pragmatic approach to shipping the MVP.”

comprehensive

Adjective

Example: “They conducted a comprehensive audit of the codebase.”

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Example: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Synonyms: inexorable, adamant, adamantine

distinct

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Example: “They have distinct roles in the team.”

Synonyms: sharp, clear, crisp

Antonyms: indistinct

strategy

/ˈstrætədʒi/

Example: “They developed a strategy.”

Synonyms: scheme