Discharge. Substitute in turn four words for discharge in the sentence “The judge discharged the prisoner”; two in the sentence “The foreman discharged the workman”; two in the sentence “The hunter discharged the gun”; three in the sentence “The sore discharged pus”; two in the sentence “My neighbor discharged the debt”; two in the sentence “He discharged his duty.”

Dull.  Name three words besides Idull_ that could be applied to a blade or a point; five to a person with slow intellect; three to indifference toward others; two to a color; three to a day that is not cheerful; five to talk or discourse that is not interesting.

Fair.  Substitute five words for fair in the sentence “He gave a fair judgment in the case”; three in the sentence “The son made a fair showing in his studies”; four in the sentence “She had a fair face”; two in the sentence “Her complexion was fair”; three in the sentence “Let no shame ever fall upon your fair name.”

False.  Find two words that you can substitute for false as applied to a signature, to a report or a piece of news, to jewels or money, to a friend.

Fast.  Name two words I might substitute for fast in the sentence “Drive the stake until it is fast in the ground”; three in the sentence “He made a fast trip for the doctor”; six in the sentence “By leading a fast life he soon squandered his inheritance.”

Firm.  Substitute four words for firm in the sentence “I made the board firm by nailing it to the wall”; three in the sentence “The water froze into a firm mass”; five in the sentence “He was firm in his determination to proceed.”

Flat.  Instead of flat use in turn four other words in the sentence “This is a flat piece of ground”; five in the sentence “It was as flat a story as ever wearied company”; three in the sentence “The cook having forgotten the salt, the soup was flat”; four in the sentence “I am surprised by your flat refusal.”

Free. Free may be applied to a person not subject to a tax or a disease, to a person who has been released from confinement or restraint, to a person who is not reserved or formal in his relations to others, to a person who is willing to give.  Out of your own resources substitute as many words as you can for free in each of these sentences.  Now look up free in a dictionary or book of synonyms.  What proportion of its synonyms were you able to think up unaided?

Great.  Give three synonyms for great as applied to size, to number, to a man widely known for notable achievement, to an error or crime, to price.

Hard.  Give six synonyms for hard as applied to a rock; six as applied to a task or burden; six as applied to a problem or situation; ten as applied to one’s treatment of others.

Harsh.  Give three words that can be applied instead of harsh to a sound; three that can be applied instead of harsh to the voice; five that can be applied to one’s treatment of others; five that can be applied to one’s disposition or nature.