The Century Vocabulary Builder Part 36

Habitation, abode, dwelling, residence, domicile, home.

Harmful, injurious, detrimental, pernicious, deleterious, baneful, noxious.

Have, possess, own, hold.

Headstrong, wayward, wilful, perverse, froward.

Help (noun), aid, a.s.sistance, succor.

Help (verb), a.s.sist, aid, succor, abet, second, support, befriend.

Hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver.

Hide, conceal, secrete.

High, tall, lofty, elevated, towering.

Hint, intimate, insinuate.

Hopeful, expectant, sanguine, optimistic, confident.

Hopeless, despairing, disconsolate, desperate.

Holy, sacred, hallowed, sanctified, consecrated, G.o.dly, pious, saintly, blessed.

Impolite, discourteous, inurbane, uncivil, rude, disrespectful, pert, saucy, impertinent, impudent, insolent.

Importance, consequence, moment.

Impostor, pretender, charlatan, masquerader, mountebank, deceiver, humbug, cheat, quack, shyster, empiric.

Imprison, incarcerate, immure.

Improper, indecent, indecorous, unseemly, unbecoming, indelicate.

Impure, tainted, contaminated, polluted, defiled, vitiated.

Inborn, innate, inbred, congenital.

Incite, instigate, stimulate, impel, arouse, goad, spur, promote.

Inclose, surround, encircle, circ.u.mscribe, encompa.s.s.

Increase, grow, enlarge, magnify, amplify, swell, augment.

Indecent, indelicate, immodest, shameless, ribald, lewd, l.u.s.tful, lascivious, libidinous, obscene.

Insane, demented, deranged, crazy, mad.

Insanity, dementia, derangement, craziness, madness, lunacy, mania, frenzy, hallucination.

Insipid, tasteless, flat, vapid.

Intention, intent, purpose, plan, design, aim, object, end.

Interpose, intervene, intercede, interfere, mediate.

Irreligious, unG.o.dly, impious, G.o.dless, sacrilegious, blasphemous, profane.

Irritate, exasperate, nettle, incense.

Join, connect, unite, couple, combine, link, annex, append.

Kindle, ignite, inflame, rouse.

Lack, want, need, deficiency, dearth, paucity, scarcity, deficit.

Lame, crippled, halt, deformed, maimed, disabled.

Large, great, big, huge, immense, colossal, gigantic, extensive, vast, ma.s.sive, unwieldy, bulky.

Laughable, comical, comic, farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous, funny, droll.

Lead, guide, conduct, escort, convoy.

Lengthen, prolong, protract, extend.

Lessen, decrease, diminish, reduce, abate, curtail, moderate, mitigate, palliate.

Lie (noun), untruth, falsehood, falsity, fiction, fabrication, mendacity, canard, fib, story.

Lie (verb), prevaricate, falsify, equivocate, quibble, shuffle, dodge, fence, fib.

Likeness, resemblance, similitude, similarity, semblance, a.n.a.logy.

Limp, flaccid, flabby, flimsy.

List, roll, catalogue, register, roster, schedule, inventory.

Loud, resonant, clarion, stentorian, sonorous.

Low, base, abject, servile, slavish, menial.

Loyal, faithful, true, constant, staunch, unwavering, steadfast.

Lurk, skulk, slink, sneak, prowl.

Make, create, frame, fas.h.i.+on, mold, shape, form, forge, fabricate, invent, construct, manufacture, concoct.

Manifest, plain, obvious, clear, apparent, patent, evident, perceptible, noticeable, open, overt, palpable, tangible, indubitable, unmistakable.

Many, various, numerous, divers, manifold, mult.i.tudinous, myriad, countless, innumerable.

Meaning, significance, signification, import, purport.

Meet, encounter, collide, confront, converge.

Meeting, a.s.sembly, a.s.semblage, congregation, convention, conference, concourse, gathering, mustering.

Melt, thaw, fuse, dissolve, liquefy.

Memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence, retrospection.

Misrepresent, misinterpret, falsify, distort, warp.

Mix, compound, amalgamate, weld, combine, blend, concoct.

Model, pattern, prototype, criterion, standard, exemplar, paragon, archetype, ideal.

Motive, incentive, inducement, desire, purpose.

Move, actuate, impel, prompt, incite.

Near, nigh, close, neighboring, adjacent, contiguous.

Neat, tidy, orderly, spruce, trim, prim.

Needful, necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable.

Negligence, neglect, inattention, inattentiveness, inadvertence, remissness, oversight.

New, novel, fresh, recent, modern, late, innovative, unprecedented.

Nice, fastidious, dainty, finical, squeamish.

Noisy, clamorous, boisterous, hilarious, turbulent, riotous, obstreperous, uproarious, vociferous, blatant, brawling.

Noticeable, prominent, conspicuous, salient, signal.

Order (noun), command, mandate, behest, injunction, decree.

Order (verb), command, enjoin, direct, instruct.

Oversight, supervision, direction, superintendence, surveillance.

Pale, pallid, wan, colorless, blanched, ghastly, ashen, cadaverous.

Patience, forbearance, resignation, longsuffering.

Penetrate, pierce, perforate.

Place, office, post, position, situation, appointment.

Plan, design, project, scheme, plot.

Playful, mischievous, roguish, prankish, sportive, arch.

Plentiful, plenteous, abundant, bounteous, copious, profuse, exuberant, luxuriant.

Plunder, rifle, loot, sack, pillage, devastate, despoil.

Pretty, beautiful, comely, handsome, fair.

Profitable, remunerative, lucrative, gainful.

Prompt, punctual, ready, expeditious.

Pull, draw, drag, haul, tug, tow.

Push, shove, thrust.

Puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder.

Queer, odd, curious, quaint, ridiculous, singular, unique, bizarre, fantastic, grotesque.

Rash, incautious, reckless, foolhardy, adventurous, venturous, venturesome.

Rebellion, insurrection, revolt, mutiny, riot, revolution, sedition.