The Century Vocabulary Builder eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 319 pages of information about The Century Vocabulary Builder.

The Century Vocabulary Builder eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 319 pages of information about The Century Vocabulary Builder.
Stale, musty, frowzy, mildewed, fetid, rancid, rank. 
Steep, precipitous, abrupt. 
Stingy, close, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, sordid,
Storm, tempest, whirlwind, hurricane, tornado, cyclone, typhoon
Straight, perpendicular, vertical, plumb, erect, upright. 
Strange, singular, peculiar, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish. 
Strong, stout, robust, sturdy, stalwart, powerful. 
Stupid, dull, obtuse, stolid, doltish, sluggish, brainless, bovine. 
Succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish, triumph. 
Succession, sequence, series. 
Supernatural, preternatural, superhuman, miraculous. 
Suppose, surmise, conjecture, presume, imagine, fancy, guess, think,
believe. 
Surprise, astonish, amaze, astound. 
Swearing, cursing, profanity, blasphemy, execration, imprecation.

Teach, instruct, educate, train, discipline, drill, inculcate, instil,
indoctrinate. 
Thoughtful, contemplative, meditative, reflective, pensive, wistful. 
Tire, weary, fatigue, exhaust, jade, fag. 
Tool, implement, instrument, utensil. 
Trifle, dally, dawdle, potter. 
Try, endeavor, essay, attempt. 
Trust, confidence, reliance, assurance, faith. 
Turn, revolve, rotate, spin, whirl, gyrate.

Ugly, homely, uncomely, hideous. 
Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined, loath, averse.

Watchful, vigilant, alert. 
Wave (noun), billow, breaker, swell, ripple, undulation. 
Wave (verb), brandish, flourish, flaunt, wigwag. 
Weariness, languor, lassitude, enervation, exhaustion. 
Wearisome, tiresome, irksome, tedious, humdrum. 
Wet (adjective), humid, moist, damp, dank, sodden, soggy. 
Wet (verb), moisten, dampen, soak, imbrue, saturate, drench
Whim, caprice, vagary, fancy, freak, whimsey, crotchet. 
Wind, breeze, gust, blast, flaw, gale, squall, flurry. 
Wind, coil, twist, twine, wreathe. 
Winding, tortuous, serpentine, sinuous, meandering. 
Wonderful, marvelous, phenomenal, miraculous. 
Workman, laborer, artisan, artificer, mechanic, craftsman. 
Write, inscribe, scribble, scrawl, scratch.

Yearn, long, hanker, pine, crave.

EXERCISE F

Write three synonyms for each of the following words.  Discriminate the three, and embody each of them in a sentence.

Accomplish Conduct (noun) Humble Scream
Agree Conspicuous Indifferent Shrewd
Anger Cringe Misfortune Shudder
Attempt Difficult Obey Skill
Big Disconnect Object (noun) Soft
Brute Erratic Object (verb) Splash
Business Flash Obligation Success
Careless Fragrant Occupied Sweet
Climb Gain Oppose Trick
Collect Generous Persist Wash
Commanding Grim Revise Worship
Compel Groan Room

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