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1. ability capacity, faculty, talent, skill, competence, aptitude

2. abolish exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate

3. abstinence self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence

4. abstracted absorbed, distraught, absent-minded

5. abuse misuse, mistreat, ill-treat, maltreat

6. accidental fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious

7. accompany conduct, escort, chaperone

8. acknowledge admit, own, avow, confess, concede

9. active energetic, dynamic, vigorous, lively

10. adapt accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile

11. admonish reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach

12. adulterate debase, doctor, load, sophisticate

13. advance forward, foster, further, promote [RETARD]

14. advantage edge, handicap, odds

15. adventurous adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome

16. advice counsel, recommendation

17. advise counsel, recommend

18. affair business, concern, lookout

19. affect influence, impress, touch, move, strike

20. affectation pose, air, mannerism

21. afflict agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture

22. afraid apprehensive, fearful [UNAFRAID]

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23. ageless eternal, timeless

24. agitate churn, convulse, rock, shake

25. agree conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide [DISAGREE]

26. aim direct, level, point, train

27. airy diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous

28. alarm alert, tocsin, warning

29. allocate appropriate, designate, earmark

30. alone lonely, lonesome, solitary

31. also too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore

32. amateur dabbler, dilettante, tyro [PROFESSIONAL]

33. ambiguous equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic

34. ambush ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay

35. amenity comfort, convenience, facility

36. amiable affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant

37. amiss afield, astray, awry, wrong

38. amuse entertain, divert, regale

39. analyze anatomize, dissect, resolve

40. ancestor forebear, forefather, progenitor [DESCENDANT]

41. anger rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation

42. angry furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful

43. announce advertise, broadcast, declar, proclaim, promulgate, publish

44. annoy irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile

45. answer respond, reply, retort

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46. anxiety worry, care, concern, solicitude

47. apology apologetic, apologia, defense, justification

48. apparent clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain

49. appear emerge, issue, loom, materialize, show

50. appendage appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment

51. applaud cheer, root

52. appoint designate, name, nominate, tap

53. appreciate value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish

54. apprehend comprehend, understand, grasp

55. apprehension foreboding, presentiment, misgiving

56. appropriate arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp

57. approve endorse, sanction, certify, accredit, ratify

58. arbitrary capricious, whimsical

59. area region, belt, zone, district, locality

60. argue quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker

61. argument dispute, controversy

62. argumentative combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy

63. arrange marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize [DISARRANGE]

64. art craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique

65. artifice trick, ruse, wile, feint, stratagem, maneuver, dodge

66. artificial synthetic, ersatz, simulated

67. ask question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz

68. assent agree, accede, acquiesce, consent, concur, subscribe

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69. assert asseverate, declar, affirm, aver, avow

70. assign allot, apportion, allocate

71. assistant aide, coadjutant, helper, lieutenant, second

72. attack bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset

73. attribute ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer

74. authentic bona fide, genuine, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable

75. authorize accredit, commission, empower, license

76. average medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable

77. aware cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant

78. awkward clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly

79. bad evil, wicked

80. balance equilibrium, equipoise, poise

81. band company, corps, party, troop, troupe

82. banish exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite

83. banter chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib

84. bargain compact, contract, covenant, deal

85. barrage bombard, pepper, shower

86. base basis, foundation, ground, groundwork

87. batter maim, mangle, maul, mutilate

88. be breathe, exist, live, subsist

89. bear endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate

90. bearing manner, demeanor, mien, presence

91. beautiful lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair

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92. beg crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune

93. begin commence, start, initiate, inaugurate

94. beginning birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise

95. behavior conduct, deportment

96. belief credence, credit, faith

97. belligerent bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome

98. bend crook, curve, round

99. beneficial profitable, advantageous

100. benefit capitalize, profit

101. benevolent charitable, ellemosynary, philanthropic

102. besiege beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege

103. bet ante, pot, stake, wager

104. bias color, jaundice, prejudice, warp

105. binge fling, jag, orgy, spree

106. bite champ, gnaw

107. bitter acerbic, acrid

108. blackball blacklist, boycott, ostracize [ADMIT]

109. blackout faint, swoon, syncope

110. blame fault, guilt

111. blameworthy blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible

112. blast blight, dash, nip, wreck

113. blaze flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow

114. blemish imperfection, fault, defect, flaw

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115. blink nictitate, twinkle, wink

116. block hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud

117. bloody gory, sanguinary, sanguineous

118. bloom blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime

119. blunder bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble

120. boast brag, crow, vaunt

121. bodily corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic

122. body corpse, carcass, cadaver

123. boil simmer, seethe, stew

124. bombast rant, fustian, claptrap, rodomontade

125. bonus bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity

126. book bespeak, engage, reserve

127. boor barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo

128. border margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim

129. boredom ennui, tedium [AMUSEMENT]

130. boring monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, handrum

131. botch blow, bungle, fumble, muff

132. boundary border, frontier, limit

133. bouquet nosegay, posy

134. branch arm, fork, offshoot

135. brave courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valient, valorous, doughty,

mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted

136. brawl broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruction

137. breach infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement

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138. break crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash

139. breeze cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover

140. bright brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, lunimous, incandescent, effulgent

141. broach introduce, moot, raise

142. broad-minded broad, liberal, open-minded, tolerant

143. brood dwell, fret, mope, stew, worry

144. brush flick, glance, graze, shave, skim

145. brute animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial

146. building structure, edifice, pile

147. bulge balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude

148. bulwark barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bation, parapet

149. burden affliction, cross, trial, tribulation

150. burdensome onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting

151. burn scorch, singe, sear, char, parch

152. business industry, commerce, trade, traffic

153. busy industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous

154. cadge beg, bum, mooch, panhandle

155. calculate compute, reckon, cipher, figure

156. call convene, convoke, muster, summon

157. calm tranquil, placid, serene, halcyon, peaceful

158. campaign crusade, drive, push

159. caprice whim, whimsy, vagary, freak

160. care charge, custody, keeping, supervision, trust

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161. careful heedful, mindful, observant, watchful

162. careless heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent

163. caress cuddle, fondle, pet

164. caricature burlesque, parody, travesty, satire, lampoon

165. casuistry fallacy, sophistry, spuriousness, speciousness, sophism

166. catalyst ferment, leaven, leavening, yeast

167. catch enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, snare, tangle, trap

168. cause reason, occasions, antecedent

169. celebrity hero, luminary, name, notable, personage

170. center focus, headquarters, heart, hub, seat

171. certain inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable

172. certainty certitude, assurance, conviction

173. chafe abrade, excoriate, fret, gall

174. chance random, casual, haphazard, desultory

175. charge freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse

176. charm beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, entrance, fascinate

177. choice altenative, option, preference, selection, election

178. choose select, elect, pick

179. chronic confirmed, habitual, inveterate

180. circle coterie, set, clique

181. circumference circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery

182. citizen national, subject

183. claim pretense, pretension, title

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184. clean antiseptic, cleanly, immaculate, spotless

185. clear limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent

186. clever ingenious, shrewd

187. cliche bromide, commonplace, platitude, truism

188. close immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate

189. clothe cloak, drape, mantle, robe

190. coagulate clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set

191. coarse gross, indelicate, vulgar, obscene, ribald

192. cold artic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy

193. collision concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, shock

194. comfort console, solace

195. comfortable cozy, snug, restful

196. comment observation, remark

197. commit consign, entrust, confide, relegate

198. complex complicated, intricate, involved, tangled, knotty

199. conceit amour-propre, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vanity [HUMILITY]

200. condemn damn, doom, sentence

201. confer consult, parley, treat

202. confidence assurance, aplomb, self-confidence, self-possession

203. confirm corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify

204. conflict contest, combat, fight, affray

205. confuse addle, befuddle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle, throw

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206. conjecture surmise, guess, speculate, infer

207. consider deem, regard, account, reckon

208. conspiracy plot, machination, collusion, intrigue, cabal

209. contain hold, accommodate

210. contaminate befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint

211. contemporary contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronous, concurrent, coincident,

concomitant

212. continual continuous, constant, ceaseless, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial,interminable

213. contract condense, compress, constrict, shrink

214. contrary balky, perverse, wayward, ornery

215. convert metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute

216. cool composed, collected, unruffled, nonchalant, impertubable, detached

217. correct rectify, remedy, redress, reform, revise, amend

218. corrupt debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate

219. count import, matter, signify, weigh

220. couple pair, brace, yoke

221. crisis crossroad, exigency, head, juncture, pass

222. critical captious, censorious, faultfinding [UNCRITICAL]

223. criticize blame, reprehend, censure, condemn, denounce

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224. crowd crush, flock, horde, mob, press, throng

225. crude native, raw

226. cruel fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious

227. crush mash, pulp, smash, squash

228. cry weep, wail, keen, whimper, sob, blubber

229. cure heal, remedy

230. curious inquisitive, snoopy, nosy

231. dark dim, murky, dusky, obscure, opaque, shady, shadowy

232. daze bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy

233. dead deceased, departed, extinct, lifeless, inanimate

234. decay rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, molder, disintegrate, decompose

235. deceive betray, mislead, beguile, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle, double-cross

236. decide determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve

237. decision conclusion, determination

238. decisive conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative

239. decrease lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside

240. decry disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade

241. deep abysmal, profound [SHALLOW]

242. defeat conquer, vanquish, beat, rout, subdue, subjugate, overcome

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243. defend protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard

244. defer postpone, shelve, stay, suspend

245. defy beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front

246. degrade abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate

247. delay slow, retard, detain

248. delicate choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine

249. delicious ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy

250. demand claim, exact, require

251. demote break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce

252. deny contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse

253. dependent conditional, contingent, relative, subject

254. deplete drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate

255. depressed blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted

256. describe narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report

257. desire covet, crave, want, wish

258. despair hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement

259. despise contemn, disdain, scorn, scout

260. despondent despairing, forlorn, hopeless [HOPEFUL]

261. detailed circumstantial, minute, particular

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262. development evolution, progress

263. deviation aberration, divergence

264. devote dedicate, consecrate, pledge

265. dexterous deft, adroit, handy, nimble

266. dialect vernacular, jargon, cant, argot, lingo, patois

267. dictate decree, impose, ordain, prescribe

268. dictatorial authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, imperious, overbearing

269. diction wording, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing

270. differ disagree, vary

271. difference dissimilarity, unlikeness, divergence, variation, distinction, discrepancy

272. difficulty hardship, rigor, vicissitude

273. dip douse, duck, drunk, imerse, souse, submerge

274. dirty filthy, foul, nasty, squalid, grimy

275. disadvantage detriment, drawback, handicap [ADVANTAGE]

276. disappear evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish

277. disaster calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm

278. discord strife, contention, dissention, conflict, clash, variance

279. discourage dishearten, dispirit [ENCOURAGE]

280. discover ascertain, determine, learn

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281. discuss argue, debate, dispute, contend

282. disgrace dishonor, shame, infamy, ignomity, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, disrepute,

discredit

283. disguise camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask

284. disgust nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken

285. dishonest lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious

286. dismay appall, daunt, horrify, shake

287. dismiss boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack

288. display array, panoply, parade, pomp

289. disposition temperament, character, personality, nature

290. dissuade deter, discourage [PERSUADE]

291. distant far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed

292. distinct discrete, separate, several

293. distort twist, deform, contort, warp

294. distribute divide, dispense, dole, deal, ration

295. doctrine dogma, tenet

296. dominant predominant, preponderant, paramount, preeminent

297. doubtful dubious, questionable

298. dramatic histrionic, melodramatic, stagy, theatrical

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299. dry dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN]

300. dull colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired

301. dumb inarticulate, mute, speechless302. eager avid, keen, agog

303. earn deserve, merit, rate, win

304. easy simple, facile, effortless, smooth, light

305. eat consume, devour, ingest

306. eccentricity idiosyncracy, quirk

307. echo reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate

308. ecstasy rapture, transport, exaltation

309. effect consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel

310. effective effectual, efficacious, efficient

311. effort exertion, endeavor, application, pains, trouble

312. eject expel, evict, dismiss, oust

313. elaborate complicated, intricate [SIMPLE]

314. elderly old, aged, venerable, superannuated

315. elegance grace, polish, urbanity

316. element component, constituent, factor, ingredient

317. elevation altitude, height

318. eliminate eradicate, liquidate, purge

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319. embarrass abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle

320. emphasis accent, stress

321. empty vacant, blank, void, vacuous, bare, barren

322. enclose cape, coop, fence, hem, pen, wall

323. encomium eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation

324. encourage animate, cheer, embolden, hearten, inspirit

325. endanger hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk

326. enforce implement, invoke

327. engagement appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst

328. enmity hostility, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus

329. enormous immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous,

gargantuan, vast

330. enrapture entrance, ravish, thrill, transport

331. envy begrudge, covet

332. equanimity composure, sang-froid, serenity

333. equipment apparatus, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle

334. erase expunge, efface, delete, cancel

335. error mistake, oversight

336. escape avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude

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337. estimate appraise, assess, assay, evaluate, rate

338. estrange alienate, disaffect

339. etiquette propriety, protocol, decomrum

340. evoke educe, elicit

341. exaggerate inflate, magnify, overstate

342. example instance, case, illustration, sample, specimen

343. excel surpass, exceed, transcend, outdo, outstrip

344. excessive exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable

345. existence actuality, being [NONEXISTENCE]

346. expect anticipate, hope, await

347. experience suffer, sustain, taste, undergo

348. explain elucidate, expound, explicate, interpret, construe

349. explicit categorical, definite, express, specific

350. expressive eloquent, meaningful, significant

351. extemporaneous extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed,

unpremeditated, ad-lib

352. extricate disengage, disentangle, untangle

353. extrinsic extraneous, foreign, alien

354. face countenance, kisser, mug, pan, physiognomy, puss, visage

355. fair just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate

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356. faithful loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch

357. faithless unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, recreant

358. familiar close, intimate, confidential, chummy

359. fanatic zealot, enthusiast

360. fantastic bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic

361. fashion style, mode, vogue

362. fashionable chic, dashing, in, modish, posh, sharp, smart, stylish, swank, trendy

363. fast rapid, swift, fleet, speedy, quick, hasty, expeditious

364. fasten anchor, fix, moor, secure [UNFASTEN]

365. fat obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump, chubby

366. fatal deadly, mortal, lethal

367. fate destiny, kismet, lot, portion

368. fault failing, weakness, frailty, foible, vice

369. favorable propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive

370. fawn apple-polish, bootlick, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle

371. fear fright, dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm, dismay, consternation, trepidation

372. feat achievement, exploit, masterstroke

373. feeling emotion, passion, sentiment

374. feminine female, womanly, womanish, effeminate, ladylike

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375. fertile fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific [INFERTILE]

376. fidelity allegiance, fealty, loyalty

377. field bailiwick, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory

378. figure design, device, motif, pattern

379. financial pecuniary, fiscal, monetary

380. firm hard, solid

381. fit suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, apt, fitting, happy, felicitous

382. flagrant glaring, gross, egregious, rank

383. flash gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, glimmer, twinkle, scintillate

384. flexible elastic, resilient, springy, supple

385. flirt dally, play, toy, trifle

386. flock flight, herd, drove, pack, gang, gaggle, bevy, brood

387. flourish brandish, wave

388. flow current, flood, flux, rush, stream, tide

389. flutter flicker, flit, flitter, hover

390. follow succeed, ensue, result, supervene

391. foolish silly, fatuous, absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous

392. forbid ban, enjoin, interdict, prohibit, proscribe

393. force compel, coerce, constrain, oblige, obligate

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394. foreign alien, exotic, strange

395. foretell augur, divine, prophesy, vaticinate

396. forgetful unmindful, oblivious

397. forgive pardon, excuse, condone

398. form figure, shape, configuration, contour, profile

399. forte metier, specialty, thing

400. found create, establish, institute, organize401. fragile breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle

402. fragrance aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent

403. frank candid, outspoken, straightforward, open

404. freedom liberty, license

405. frighten scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic

406. frown glower, lower, scowl

407. frustrate thwart, foil, balk

408. full complete, plenary, replete

409. function duty, office, role

410. furnish equip, outfit, appoint, accouter

411. futile barren, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, useless, vain

412. gather collect, assemble, congregate, accumulate, amass

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413. gaudy flashy, garish, loud, meretricious, tawdry

414. gaze stare, gape, glare, peer, ogle

415. general common, generic, universal [PARTICULAR]

416. gesture gesticulation, sign, signal

417. ghastly grim, gruesome, grisly, macabre, lurid

418. giddy dizzy, vertiginous

419. glad happy, cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous

420. glib slick, smooth-tongued

421. glum gloomy, morose, crabbed, dour, saturnine, sullen, surly, sulky

422. gossip blab, tattle

423. gracious cordial, genial, sociable [UNGRACIOUS]

424. grand magnificient, imposing, stately, majestic, august, grandiose

425. grant vouchsafe, concede, accord, award

426. graphic lifelike, realistic, vivid

427. grieve lament, mourn, sorrow

428. gruff brusque, blunt, bluff, curt, crusty

429. guide lead, pilot, sheperd, steer, usher

430. habit practice, custom, usage, use, wont, habitude

431. haggard wasted, worn, careworn

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432. hamper fetter, handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, manacle, shackle, trammel

433. handle manipulate, wield, ply

434. happen befall, betide, chance, occur

435. happy fortunate, lucky, providential

436. harass harry, hound, badger, pester, plague, bait

437. hard difficult, arduous

438. harden acclimate, acclimatize, season, toughen

439. haste celerity, dispatch, expedition, hurry, speed [DELIBERATION]

440. hateful detestable, odious, obnoxious, offensive, repellent

441. healthy sound, wholesome, hale, robust, well, hardy, vigorous

442. heap bank, mound, pile, stack

443. heavy weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome

444. help aid, assist, succor

445. heritage inheritance, legacy, tradition

446. hesitate vacillate, waver, falter

447. hide conceal, secrete, cache, screen, bury, cloak

448. high tall, lofty, towering, elevated

449. hinder hamper, impede, obstruct, block, dam, bar

450. hole hollow, cavity, pocket

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451. honesty honor, integrity, probity, rectitude

452. honor homage, reverence, veneration, deference

453. humane compassionate, humanitarian, merciful [INHUMANE]

454. idea thought, notion, concept, conception

455. ideal model, example, exemplar, standard, pattern

456. ignorant uneducated, untaught, unlearned, untutored, unlettered, illiterate

457. imagination fancy, fantasy

458. imitate copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate

459. immaterial incorporeal, insubstantial, metaphysical, spiritual [MATERIAL]

460. impact repercussion impetuous heedless, hasty, headlong, precipitate, sudden

461. importance consequence, moment, significance, import, weight

462. impostor quack, faker, humbug, mountebank, charlatan

463. impression impress, imprint, print, stamp

464. improper unbecoming, unseemly, indelicate, indecent, indecorous

465. improve better, help, ameliorate

466. inactive idle, inert, passive, dormant, torpid, supine

467. incalculable countless, immeasurable, incomputable, infinite, innumerable, measureless

468. incisive trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp, clear-cut

469. incite instigate, foment, abet

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470. incline bias, dispose, predispose [DISINCLINE]

471. include comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve

472. inconsistent incongruous, incompatible, discordant, uncongenial, discrepant

473. increase expand, enlarge, extend, augment, multiply

474. indicate argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, testify, witness

475. indifferent unconcerned, incurious, detached, uninterested

476. indirect circuitous, roundabout

477. indispensable essential, necessary, needful, requisite

478. infinite boundless, eternal, illimitable, sempiternal [FINITE]

479. inflexible inexorable, adamant, obdurate

480. injure harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar, spoil

481. injustice injury, wrong, grievance

482. innate inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary

483. inquiry inquest, inquisition, investigation, probe, research

484. insanity lunacy, madness, mania, dementia

485. instinctive instinctual, intuitive, visceral

486. insubordinate rebellious, mutinous, factious, seditious

487. intelligent bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, smart, intellectual

488. intense fierce, vehement, violent

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489. intention intent, purpose, goal, end, aim, object, objective

490. interfere meddle, tamper

491. intimidate browbeat, bulldoze, cow, bully, bludgeon

492. introduce insert, interject, interlard, interpolate, interpose

493. intrude obtrude irrelevant extraneous, immaterial, impertinent [RELEVANT]

494. isolate insulate, seclude, segregate, sequester

495. item detail, particular

496. jealous covetous, envious

497. jerk snap, twitch, wrench, yank

498. join combine, unite, link, connect, relate, associate

499. joke jest, witticism, quip, sally, crack, wisecrack, gag

500. jolly jovial, merry, blithe, jocund

501. judge arbitrator, arbiter, referee, umpire

502. justify warrant keep retain, withhold, reserve

503. kind kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent

504. knowledge information, learning, erudition, lore, scholarship

505. lack want, need

506. large big, great [SMALL]

507. last final, terminal, eventual, ultimate

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508. latent dormant, quiescent

509. lawyer attorney, counselor, counsel, barrister, solicitor

510. lazy faineant, idle, indolent, slothful

511. lean spare, skinny, scrawny, lank, lanky, rawboned, gaunt

512. learned erudite, scholarly

513. lethargy lassitude, torpor, torpidity, stupor, languor

514. letter epistle, missive, note

515. level flat, even, plane, smooth, flush

516. liberal bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome, munificent, openhanded

[STINGY]

517. lie equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate

518. lift raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost

519. like love, enjoy, relish, fancy, dote

520. likeness similarity, similitude, resemblance, analogy, affinity

521. limit restrict, confine, circumscribe

522. limp flabby, flaccid, floppy [FIRM]

523. livelihood living, subsistence, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep

524. living alive, live, animate, animated, vital

525. logical analytic, ratiocinative, rational

526. loose lax, slack [TIGHT]

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527. loud earsplitting, stentorian, strident [SOFT]

528. love affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation

529. lure entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce

530. lurk skulk, slink, sneak

531. makeshift expedient, resort, stopgap

532. male masculine, manlike, manly, manful, virile, mannish

533. malign defame, traduce, vilify, asperse, slander, calumniate, libel

534. malleable ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant

535. manipulate exploit, maneuver

536. mark brand, label, tag, ticket

537. mature age, develope, ripen

538. meager spare, sparse, skimpy, scanty, scant

539. mean denote, import, signify

540. mean low, base, abject, ignoble, sordid

541. meaning acceptation, import, sense, significance, signification

542. meaningless senseless, mindless, irrational, pointless, purposeless

543. melt fuse, liquefy, thaw, deliquesce

544. memory remembrance, recollection, reminiscence

545. mercy leniency, lenity, clemency, charity

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546. method system, routine, manner, mode, fashion, way

547. meticulous careful, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious

548. mind intellect, intelligence, brain, wit, reason

549. mirth merriment, jollity, hilarity, glee

550. miscellaneous heterogeneous, motley, mixed, varied, assorted

551. misfortune adversity, mishap, mischance

552. misleading deceptive, delusive, delusory

553. mix blend, mingle, coalesce, merge, amalgamate, fuse

554. mixture blend, admixture, compund, composite, amalgam

555. moderate qualify, temper [INTENSIFY]

556. moment instant, minute, second, jiffy, flash

557. monopolize absorb, consume, engross, preoccupy

558. mood humor, temper

559. moral ethical, virtuous, righteous

560. morale esprit, esprit de corps

561. moving stirring, poignant, touching, pathetic, affecting

562. multitude host, legion, army

563. muscular athletic, brawny, burly, sinewy

564. mysterious esoteric, arcane, occult, inscrutable

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565. naive simple, ingenuous, unsophisticated, natural, unaffected, guileless, artless

566. name designation, denomination, title, appellation, cognomen

567. native indigenous, endemic, autochthonous, aboriginal

568. nautical marine, maritime, naval

569. neat tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span, spruce, trig

570. need necessity, exigency, requisite

571. negligent derelict, lax, neglectful, remiss, slack

572. neutralize negate, nullify, counteract

573. new fresh, novel, newfangled, original

574. news advice, intelligence, tidings, word

575. nimble agile, quick, brisk, facile, spry

576. noise din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel

577. normal regular, natural, typical

578. noted celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, preeminent, renowned

579. noticeable observable, marked, conspicuous, prominent, outstanding, salient, remarkable,

signal, arresting, striking

580. nuance gradation, shade

581. nurture cultivate, foster, nurse

582. obedient biddable, compliant, acquiescent, submissive, docile, amenable, tractable

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583. object protest, kick, demur, remonstrate, expostulate

584. obligation responsibility, duty

585. oblige accommodate, favor [DISOBLIGE]

586. observe keep, celebrate, commemorate, solemnize

587. obstacle obstruction, bar, barrier, block, hindrance, impediment, snag

588. obstinate stubborn, headstrong, stiff-necked, bullheaded, pigheaded, mulish, dogged,

pertinacious

589. occurrence happening, event, incident, episode, circumstance

590. offend insult, affront, outrage

591. offense crime, sin, error

592. offensive disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile

593. offer proffer, tender, present

594. old ancient, archaic, antediluvian, obsolete, antique, antiquated

595. opinion view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion

596. opponent adversary, antagonist

597. opportune seasonable, timely, well-timed [INOPPORTUNE]

598. opportunity occasion, opening, chance, break

599. oppose fight, combat, resist, withstand, contest

600. opposite contrary, antithetical, contradictory

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601. orderly methodical, systematic

602. origin inception, source, root

603. ornate florid, flamboyant, baroque, rococo

604. outline contour, profile, silhouette

605. outlive outlast, survive

606. outrageous flagrant, atrocious, monstrous

607. overthrow overturn, subvert, topple, upset

608. pacify mollify, conciliate, appease, placate

609. pain ache, pang, smart, stitch, throe, twinge

610. palliate extenuate, gloss, gloze, whitewash

611. pamper indulge, humor, spoil, coddle, mellycoddle, babe

612. paragon nonsuch, nonpareil

613. partner colleague, ally, confederate

614. passion fervor, fire, zeal, ardor

615. pathetic pitiful, pitiable, piteous, lamentable

616. patience long-suffering, resignation, forbearance

617. pause intermission, recess, respite, suspension

618. pedantic academic, bookish, donnish, scholastic

619. penitence compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance

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620. pensive contemplative, reflective, meditative, thoughtful

621. perceptible palpable, appreciable, noticeable, discernible

622. perfect consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable [IMPERFECT]

623. perform execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge

624. period epoch, era, age, term

625. periodic sporadic, intermittent, occasional, fitful

626. permission authorization, consent, leave, license [PROHIBITION]

627. perseverance persistence, tenacity, pertinacity

628. persuade induce, prevail, convince

629. phase aspect, facet, angle, side

630. physique build, constitution

631. plain modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious [ORNATE]

632. plan blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy

633. plausible believable, colorable, credible

634. playful mischievous, impish, waggish, frolicsome

635. please delight, gladden, gratify, tickle [DISPLEASE]

636. pleasure enjoyment, delight, delectation, joy

637. plentiful abundant, ample, copious, plenteous [SCANT]

638. poet bard, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster

639. poisonous mephitic, pestilent, pestilential, toxic, venomous, virulent

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640. polite mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel

641. ponder meditate, deliberate, ruminate, mull, muse

642. poor indigent, needy, impecunious, penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute

643. possible workable, practicable, feasible, viable

644. posture attitude, carriage, pose, stance

645. practice drill, exercise, rehearse

646. praise acclaim, commend, extol, laud

647. predicament plight, quandary, jam, fix, pickle

648. predict call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate

649. predilection bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, prejudice, proclivity, propensity

650. preliminary introductory, prefatory, preparatory

651. presume presuppose, postulate, posit, assume

652. pretend assume, affect, simulate, feign, fake, counterfeit

653. prevailing prevalent, current, rife

654. prevent preclude, avert, obviate, forestall

655. price charge, cost, expense

656. produce bear, yield

657. profane blasphemous, sacrilegious

658. proficient adept, skilled, skillful, expert

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659. profuse exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous [SPARE]

660. promise covenant, engage, pledge, plight, swear, vow

661. prone supine, prostrate, recumbent

662. proportion harmony, symmetry, balance

663. propose pose, propound, submit

664. proud arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious

665. provoke incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir

666. prudence discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection

667. pull drag, draw, haul, tow, tug [PUSH]

668. pulsate pulse, beat, palpitate, throb

669. punish correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize

670. pure absolute, sheer, simple, unadulterated

671. push propel, shove, thrust [PULL]

672. puzzle perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound

673. quality property, attribute, character, trait

674. qualm scruple, compunction, misgiving

675. quibble carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog