2.1 Synonyms

abandoned – left without care
abated – unpleasant
absurd – stupid and unreasonable, silly in a humorous way
accents – emphasise
accommodate – to adapt
accomplished – fulfilled
accurately – exactly
accustomed – something familiar with
acknowledge – accept or admit the existence or truth of
acknowledged – accepted
acquiring – getting knowledge or skill
adroit – clever or skilful
affluent – wealthy
agonising – causing extreme physical or mental pain
amiss – not quite right
angelus – a roman catholic devotion commemorating the incarnation of jesus and including the hail mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset
animate – living
anticipate – to foresee; to realize beforehand; to expect; be sure of
anxious – feeling worried or showing worry
apprehensive – anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
apprentice – works for someone to learn skill
apron – a protective garment worn over the front of one’s clothes and tied at the back
ascertained – confirmed
assistive technologist – a person who assists with technological gadgets to overcome disability
astray – away from the correct path or correct way of doing something
attic – the space or room at the top of a building, under the roof
auxiliary – additional; used as a reserve or substitute in case of need
barges – a long boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying freight on rivers
beckoned – to signal (someone) with your hand to ask the person to come closer or follow
beckoning- making a gesture with the hand or head to encourage someone to approach or follow
belching – to let air come up
bevelled – reduced to a slopping edge
bifurcated – divided into two
bigotry – intolerance towards others with a different opinion
billowing – characterized by great swelling waves or surges
bio-luminescence – the production of light by living organisms
blabbing – to reveal secrets indiscreetly and thoughtlessly
blotted out – hid
blurred – became unclear
blush – show shyness
bolted – closed the door with a bar that slides into a socket
bougainvillea – an ornamental shrubby climbing plant that is widely cultivated in tropics
brambles – a prickly scrambling shrub of the rose family especially a blackberry
brigadier – a rank of officer in the british army, above colonel
budgerigars – a small australian bird of the parrot family, often kept in a cage as a pet
bunked – to make oneself absent from a class or session
bustle – move in an energetic manner
cackle – a sharp, broken noise or cry of a hen, goose or seagull
camouflage – hide or disguise something
catchment – a structure, such as a basin or a reservoir, used for collecting or draining water
cavity – a hollow space
ceased – stopped
cerebral palsy – permanent tightening of the muscles caused by damage to the brain
champed – bit and chewed upon noisily
charge – to make a rush at or sudden attack upon a person or thing
cheerful – happy
chiming – making melodious ringing sounds typically to indicate the time
chirping – making a short, sharp high pitched sound (usually by small birds or insects)
chivalry – the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code
chunks – thick large pieces of something
cinnamon – the bark of a tree that gives a delicious flavor to food
circumnavigate – to travel all the way around something, especially the earth
civilian – ordinary people
clamber – climb or move in an awkward and laborious way using both hands and feet
cloister – enclosed by
cloudburst – a sudden violent rainstorm
clustering – forming a group
coastal – land by the edge of a sea
cocktail – a mixed drink which is a combination of ingredients such as fruit juice, lemonade flavoured syrup or cream
collaborative process – produced by or involving two or more parties working together
colonel – a rank of officer in the army
comet – an icy small solar body, which when passing close to the sun, warms and begins to release gases that are seen on rare occasions from the earth as a bright line in the sky
commercial – money minded
commitment – dedication
comprehend – grasp, understand
comrade – a friend
concealed- the act of keeping something secret or hidden
confined – restricted, kept in a limited space or area
congested – overcrowded
conjecture – an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
consecutive – one after another
consoled – comforted (someone) in the time of grief or disappointment
consonance – agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions
consumerism – the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers
contagious – spreading of a disease from one person to another by direct contact
contemplate – think deeply about something
contention – strenuous effort; struggling together in opposition
contrived – created / invented
conventions – a large formal meeting of people who have a similar interest
correspondent – reporter
counsellor – person who advises
cranking – the act of turning a handle to start an engine
cranky – strange
creaking – making a squeaking sound when being moved
critical – extremely important
crouching – sitting on heels
crown – a prize or position offered for being the best
cruel – merciless or heartless
crumbled – broken
crumbling – breaking apart into small pieces
crust – a hard outer covering of something
curiosity – eagerness
curious – eager to learn more
cut throat – competitive
dazzling – extremely bright
decade – a period of ten years
deceitful – cunning, treacherous
deed – a brave or noble act, achievement
delicious – tasty
delirious – disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness
depart – leave/go
deprive – to take something important or necessary away from someone
deserter – a person who leaves the armed force without permission
destruction – the action of damaging or destroying something
determination – firmness to do something
determined – will powered
devour – to eat something eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left
devouring – destructively consuming
dilated – widened than usual
dingy – a dark and dirty place
discontent – dissatisfaction with one’s circumstances
discrepancy – an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
disdain – feeling of contempt or scorn
disembark – to leave a ship, aircraft, etc. after a journey
disgrace – the state of being dishonoured, or covered with same
distinguished – used to describe a person, respected and admired for excellence
docks – an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading and repair of ships
doth – an expression of old english for ‘does’
downy – soft and fluffy
dragon dictate – a software which recognizes speech and converts it to text
dreadful – extremely bad or unpleasant
duke – a man of very high social rank in some european countries; a king
elixir – a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely/ a substance believed to cure all ills
elm street – one of the most common street names in the us
emaciated – very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger
embarrassment – a feeling of self conscious, shame or awkwardness
emerge – come out
emulate – to match or surpass typically by imitation
enchanted – delighted
encroachment – to advance beyond usual limits
endure – suffer patiently
energises – give energy
engulf – to eat or to swallow
enslaved – made someone slave
eternity – life continuing without end after death
everlasting – lasting forever or a very long time
excitedly – feeling great eagerness
exhaust – tire out
exhibited – show or reveal
expedition – a journey or voyage made for some specific purpose, such as of war or exploration
exploits – adventure
fade – to vanish gradually
fame – glory
famished – extremely hungry
farsightedness – ability to see / anticipate and plan for the future
fascinated – extremely attracted
fascinating – attracting greatly