Largest List of GRE Synonyms 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

299. dry dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN] 300. dull colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired 301. dumb inarticulate, mute, speechless 302. 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

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

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

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

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

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, organize 401. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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