meaning and synonyms

8/4/2019 Meaning and Synonyms

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breeze

Meaning: Gentle wind

Usage: The weather had turned cold and a chill breeze was blowing

Synonyms: Light wind, Waft, Gust, Puff of air

LoveMeaning: Feel affection for

Usage: I love my new car

Synonyms: Adore, Worship, Care for

EPOCH

Meaning: a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events

Usage: The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will.

Synonyms: age, date, era

CULPABLE

Meaning: deserving blame or censure; blameworthyUsage: He was held culpable for all that had happened.

Synonyms: guilty, responsible

JETTISON

Meaning: to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in anemergency.

Usage: The captain was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing.

Synonyms: abandon, discard, unload

SERRATED

Meaning: having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, esp. for cutting

Usage: You really need a knife with a serrated edge for cutting bread.

Synonyms: fine

PANACHE

Meaning: a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair

Usage: The orchestra played with great panache.

Synonyms: charisma, flair, style

MALIGN

Meaning: to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame

Usage: It is a sin to malign an honourable man

Synonyms: abuse, vilify

NAIVE

Meaning: having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous

Usage: It was a little naive of you to think that they would listen to your suggestions

Synonyms: credulous, gullible, innocent


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NOCTURNAL

Meaning: of or pertaining to the night ,active at night

Usage: Most bats are nocturnal.

Synonyms: nighttime

BAZAARMeaning: an event where people sell things to raise money, especially for an organization which helps otherpeople

Usage: December is the time for Christmas bazaars.

Synonyms: market, boutique

MISCHIEFMeaning: behaviour, especially a child's, which is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm ordamage

Usage: He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into mischief.

Synonyms: atrocity, evil, fault

SACRIFICE

Meaning: to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person

Usage: Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

Synonyms: drop, endure, forfeit, eschew

LODGE

Meaning: to pay rent to stay somewhere

Usage: She lodged with Mrs Higgins when she first came to Cambridge.

Synonyms: abode, camp, haunt

VACUUM

Meaning: a space that is completely empty of all gas, especially one from which all the air has been takenaway

Usage: The withdrawal of troops from the area has created a security vacuum which will need to be filled.

Synonyms: gap, space, void

ATTENDANT

Meaning: someone whose job is to be in a place and help visitors or customers

Usage: The Prince was followed by his attendants.

Synonyms: assistant, escort

ILLICITMeaning: illegal or disapproved of by society

Usage: illicit drugs such as cocaine and cannabisSynonyms:illegal, prohibited, immoral

QUALIFY

Meaning: to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve thenecessary skills, etc

Usage: This course qualifies you to teach in any secondary school.

Synonyms: enable, certify, authorise


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LICENCE

Meaning: formal permission or freedom to do what you want

Usage: As parents, they allowed their children very little licence.

Synonyms: premit, consent, grant

INTRODUCE

Meaning: to put something into use, operation or a place for the first time

Usage: The smaller 10 pence coin was introduced in 1992.

Synonyms: familiarise, recommend,

EVAPORATE

Meaning:to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating

Usage:The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates.

Synonyms:dehydrate, concentrate

DOMESTICMeaning: relating to a person's own country

Usage: Domestic opinion had turned against the war.

Synonyms: indoor, tranquil

ORDEAL -

Meaning: a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience

Usage: The prisoners' ordeal came to an end when the court orderd their release.

Synonyms: TORMENT, ANGUISH, DIFFICULTY, TORTURE

BOISTEROUS -

Meaning: noisy, energetic and roughUsage: I have a bunch of boisterous kids in my class.

Synonyms: UNRULY, WILD, ROWDY, STRIDENT

DISCRIMINATORY -

Meaning: to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way inwhich you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc.

Usage: She felt she was discriminated against because of her

Synonyms: BIASED, UNFAIR, PREJUDICED

OVERWHELM

Meaning: to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force

Usage: He was able to overwhelm all his difficulties and win the competition.

Synonyms: CONQUER, BURY, DROWN, CRUSH

STATUTORY

Meaning: decided or controlled by law

Usage: They had to pay tax and it was statutory.


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Synonyms: JUDICIAL, LAWFUL, LEGAL

INTERVENE

Meaning: to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from gettingworse

Usage: Repeated interventions by the elders just worsened the matter.

Synonyms: DIVIDE, INTERFERE, INTERRUPT

LETHARGIC

Meaning: having little energy; feeling unwilling and unable to do anything

Usage: After a long day at school, I feel quite lethargic.

Synonyms: APATHY, SLOTH, DISREGARD

CHAUVINIST

Meaning: believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or mostimportant

Usage: The audience was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic religious songs.

Synonyms: BIGOT, PATRIOT

CHAUVINIST

Meaning: believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or mostimportant

Usage: The audience was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic religious songs.

Synonyms: BIGOT, PATRIOT

Drench

Meaning: to make someone or something extremely wet

Usage: The athletes were drenched in/with sweat.

Synonyms: flood, soakCreakMeaning: grind, grate with high noise

Usage: The door creaked on its hinges.

Synonyms: chirr, groan, scratch, sound

Boycott

Meaning: refrain from using

Usage: The union called on its members to boycott the meeting.

Synonyms: avoid, bar, prohibit

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Appal

Meaning: to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval

Usage: The state of the kitchen appalled her.

Synonyms: outrage, shock, horrify

ExpositionMeaning: a show in which industrial goods, works of art, etc. are shown to the public

Usage: The San Francisco exposition was well attended.

Synonyms: Exhibition, Expo

Fidget

Meaning: to make continuous small movements especialy when you are bored or anxious

Usage: Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting.

Synonyms: Annoy

Hover

Meaning: to stay at or near a particular level

Usage: Inflation is hovering at 3%.

Synonyms: Stagnant

Invoice

Meaning: a list of things provided or work done together with their cost, for payment at a later time

Usage: Invoices must be submitted by the 24th of every month.

Synonyms: Pro forma, Voucher

Jovial

Meaning: friendly and in a good mood

Usage: He seemed a very jovial chap.

Synonyms: Amiable, Cordial

Niggle

Meaning: to criticize someone about small details or give too much attention to details

Usage: The accounts department is niggling me for ten cents they say I owe them.

Synonyms: Disapprove, Condemn

Quiver

Meaning: to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion
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Usage: Lennie's bottom lip quivered and tears started in his eyes.

Synonyms: Trembling

Evade

Meaning: to avoid from someone or something

Usage: The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long.

Synonyms: Escape

Bruise

Meaning:an injury where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of beinghit by something

Usage:His arms and back were covered in bruises.

Synonyms:Mark, Scar

OBSEQUIOUS

Meaning: too eager to praise or obey someone

Usage: Peila is almost embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in class

Synonyms: too eager to praise or obey someone

SACRIFICE

Meaning: to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person

Usage: Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

Synonyms: offer, kill, release

AWARE

Meaning: knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing

Usage: I suddenly became aware of him looking at me.

Synonyms: alert, alive, conscious

GAMBLE

Meaning: to do something risky that might result in loss of money or failure, hoping to get money or achievesuccess

Usage: Anyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to lose money.

Synonyms: risk, hazard, take chances, adventure

MULTIPLYMeaning: to increase very much in number, or (in mathematics) to add a number to itself a particular numberof times

Usage: In warm weather these germs multiply rapidly.

Synonyms: increase, reproduce, procreate

WRESTLE

Meaning: to fight with someone (especially as a sport) by holding them and trying to throw them to the ground


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Usage: The police officer tackled the man and wrestled him to the ground.

Synonyms: battle, combat

DISMISS

Meaning: to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Usage: I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me.

Synonyms: disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

EFFECT

Meaning: to achieve something and cause it to happen

Usage: As a political party they are trying to effect a change in the way that we think about our environment.

Synonyms: act, move

INVADE

Meaning: to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it

Usage: Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days.

Synonyms: enter, come in, get into, get in

PRECISE

Meaning: exact and accurate

Usage: The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret.

Synonyms: accurate, exact

PROVIDE

Meaning: to give someone something that they need

Usage: This booklet provides useful information about local services.

Synonyms: render, furnish, supply

Connoisseur has double n and double s.

Assassin has double ss.

Asthma has th- in the middle.

Benefited, Benefiting are preferable to the spelling with double t.

Chequer is the British spelling (American checker).

Chilli (pepper) is the preferred form; chili is the usual American spelling.

Diphtheria is spelt with -ph- (should be pronounced dif, not dip).

Embarrass has double r, double s.

Encyclopedia is now preferred to encyclopaedia.


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Fulsome not fullsome.

Furore is the British spelling (American furor).

Inadvisable has no e in the middle.

Incandescent ends with ent, not ant.

Honours, Honourable are British spellings (American honor, honorable).

Glycerine is the British spelling (American glycerin).

Government has an n in the middle.

Irresistible has double r, and ends with ible not able.

Irresponsible has double r, and ends with ible not able.

Burglary not burglery.

Blameable has an e in the middle.

Authoritative not authoritive.

Dismissible is spelt ible, not -able.

Dispensable is spelt able, -ible.

Colloquial has double l.

Battalion has double t and one l.

Baulk (noun and verb) is usual British spelling; balk is chiefly American.

Disappoint has single s and double p.

Ethereal is preferred to ethereal.

Exaggerate has double g.

Innocuous has double n, single c and two us.

Innovate has double n.

Hypocrisy not hypocracy.

Idiosyncrasy should not be spelt -carcy. as if it were connected with words such asdemocracy and autocracy.

Incise is always spelt ise, not ize. The noun derivative is incisor (usually meaning a fronttooth), not er.

Incubator is spelt or, not -er.

Incur has only one r.

Gauge is the British spelling; gage is American.


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Flavour is spelt our in British English (American flavor).

Espresso is preferred to expresso.

Endeavour (noun and verb) is the British spelling (American endeavor)

Invincible is spelt ible, not -able.

Invisible is spelt -ible, not -able.

Irrepressible has double r, and ends ible, not -able.

Colonnade has single l, double n.

Colossal has double s and two single l.

Colonnade has single l, double n.

Colossal has double s and two single l.

Auxiliary has single l.

Avocado has single c.

Investigator ia spelt or not -er.

Investor is spelt or not -er.

Focused, Focusing are preferable to the spellings with double s. Fusillade has double l.

Erroneous has double r.

Exhaustible is spelt ible. not -able.

Dissipate has double s, single p.

Dissociate not disassociate.

Generator is spelt or in all its meanings. Not -er.

Guerrilla is preferred to the common variant guerilla.

Indigestible ends ible, not -able.

Indispensable is spelt able, not -able.

Commit, commitment has double m. committee has double m and double t.

Conscientious has two is.

Archaeology is the British spelling (American archeology).

Affidavit has double f.

Broccoli has double c, single l.

Discernible is spelt ible, not -able.

Discussible is spelt ible, not-able.


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Install has double l (likewise installed, installing). However, instalment is spelt with one l inBritish English.

Instructor is spelt or, not -er.

Faecal, faeces are the British spellings (American fecal, feces).

Homogeneous (of same kind) is commonly misspelt homogenous.

Inoculate has no double letters.

In so far is written as three separate words.

Coolie (asian labourer) has single l and ends ie.

Corollary has double l and single r.

Abattoir has single b, double t.

Abductor is spelt or, not -er.

Aggressor has double g, and ends or, not -er.

Agitator is spelt or, not -er.

Interchangeable is spelt with an e in the middle to preserve the soft sound of the g.

Intermittent is spelt ent not -ant.

Align, Alignment do not be misled by word line to write aline, alinement.

Alliteration has double l, single r.

Aught (anything) not ought.

Barbecue not barbeque.

Intercede not -sede.

Interceptor (fighter aircraft) is spelt or, not -er.

Ecstasy is spelt asy, not -acy. The drugs meaning is spelt with a capital initial.

Eighth is spelt eight + h.

Diarrhoea is the British spelling (American diarrhea).

Dietitian is recommended spelling, not dietician.

Insomuch is written as one word.

Inspector is spelt or, not -er.

Haemorrhage is the British spelling (American hemorrhage).

Dilettante has single l, double t and single t.

Disastrous not -erous.


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Abetter has double t and ends er (but or in legal terminology).

Abridgement is preferred British spelling; abridgment is the usual American form.

Abscess has sc- in the middle.

Inflexible is spelt ible, not -able.

Inheritor is spelt or, not -er. It can be used of both a man and a woman.

Heterogeneous (of different kinds)is commonly misspelt heterogenous.

Humour is spelt our in British English (American or).

Caffeine is an exception to the i before e rule.

Calibre is the British spelling (American caliber).

Armour is spelt our British spelling (American armor).

Artefact is usual British spelling (American artifact).

Enthrall is spelt with single l in British English.

Entrench is spelt en, not in-.

Ambidextrous not -terous.

Ambience is preferable to ambiance.

Adaptor is the preferred spelling for the electrical device; adapter is preferred in moregeneral contexts.

Cheque (order to a bank) is the British spelling; the American form check also means bill

(in a restaurant etc.).

Annihilate has double n.

Anomalous has no double letters.

Enroll is spelt with single l in British English.

Antecedent not anti.

Antechamber not anti

Circumcise is always spelt ise, not -ize.

Coconut not cocoa-.

Diaphragm has a g.

Dissect has double s.

Aluminium is usual British spelling. The American spelling is aluminum.

Amoeba is British spelling (American ameba)


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February has an r in the middle.

Fiery not firey.

Biased the spelling with one s is preferred.

Indistinguishable is spelt able, not ible.

Indivisible is spelt ible, not -able.

Carburettor is preferred spelling in British English (American carburetor).

Carcass is the preferred form (rather than carcase) and has the plural carcasses.

Debonair has no r on the end.

Destructible is spelt ible, not -able.

Accelerate has double c, single l.

Accessible has double c, double s, and ends ible, not -able

Accessory is now preferred to accessary in all meanings (but ary is still sometimes used forthe legal sense).

Effervescence has double f and sc- in the middle.

Eligible is spelt ible, not -able.

Adjudicator has a d near the beginning and ends or

Admissible is spelt ible, not -able.

Eraser is spelt er, not -or.

Erogenous has no double letters.

Independent is never spelt -ant.

Indict (charge and crime) has a c.

Accommodate, Accommodation are among the most commonly misspelt words in English:there are cs and two ms.

Acknowledgement is to be preferred in British English, although acknowledgment is themore usual American form.

Icicle has no e in the middle.

Icon is preferable to ikon or eikon.

Cosy is the British spelling (American cozy).

Devise is always spelt ise, not -ize.

Adieu can have the plural adieus or adieux.

Adolescence not adolesense etc.


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Asphalt not ash-

Attendant has double t and ends ant, not ent.

Aeon (long period of time) is spelt with initial ae- in British English (American eon or aeon).

Aerial not airial.

Aesthete, Aesthetic are spelt with initial ae- in British English; in American English they areoften spelt esthete, esthetic. Aficionado has single f.

Ageing is preferable to aging, although both are in use.

Aisle (of a church) not isle.

Indefatigable is spelt able, not -ible.

Indefensible is spelt ible, not -able.

Ait(small river island) is preferable to eyot.

Anaemia, anaemic are spelt ae- in British English and e- or ae- in American English.

Commemorate has double m then single n.

Commissionaire has double m, single n.

Annex, Annexe in British English the verb is annex and the noun annexe; in AmericanEnglish the noun is usually spelt annex too.

Expressible is spelt ible, not -able.

Fledging is recommended spelling, not fledgeling.

Advantageous has an e.

Advertise is always spelt ise, not ize.

Advice is correct spelling of the noun, advise of the verb

Adviser is still the more common spelling in British English, although the American formadvisor has gained ground.

Anaesthetic is spelt -ae- in British English (American anesthetic).

Gullible is spelt ible, not -able.

Gynaecology is the British spelling (American gynecology).

Ardour is spelt our in British English (American ardor).

Asinine has only one s.

Immovable is spelt without an e in the middle.

Improvable is spelt without an e in the middle.

Behove is the British spelling (American behoove).


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Besiege like siege, is spelt ie.

Consensus not -census.

Convertible is spelt ible and not able.

Analyse is spelt yse in British English (American analyze).

Ancillary the misspelling (and mispronunciation) ancilliary is common.

Antediluvian not anti.

Appal is the British spelling American appall.

Appreciate has double p.

Apprise is always spelt ise, not -ize.

Caribbean is spelt with one r and double b.

Caviar is preferred to caviare.

Chancellor is spelt or (but note the correct spelling chancellery).

Chimera (mythological being, illusory thing or idea) is the recommend spelling, notchimaera.

Cookie is established spelling, not cooky.

Corrector (person who points out faults) is spelt or, not -er.

Correspondence has double r.

Dialogue is the British spelling (American dialog).

Ebullient has single b and double l.

Eccentric has double c.

Enforceable not enforceable.

Envelop (verb) but Envelope (noun).

Exhilarate has a in the middle not e.

Harbour is spelt our in British English (American harbor).

Jeopardy not jeoprady as it is often mispronounced.

Loathsome has no e in the middle.

Longitude not longtitude.

Necessary has single c, double s.

Negligible is spelt ible, not -able.

Neighbour is spelt bour in British English (American neighbor).


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Labour is the British spelling (American labor).

Lascivious has a c.

Leukaemia is the British spelling (American leukemia).

Kilometre is spelt metre in British English (American meter).

Knowledgeable has an e in the middle.

Orator is spelt or, not -er.

Oscillate has double l.

Meager is the British spelling (American meager).

Merchandise (noun and verb) is always spelt ise in British English.

Metre is the British spelling for unit of length (American meter).

Jewellery is the British spelling (American jewelry).

Judgement is the spelling use in British English; judgment is dominant in legal contexts andin American English.

Mistakable has no e in the middle.

Mnemonic starts with silent m.

Moneys is preferred to monies.

Oesophagus is the British spelling (American esophagus).

Offence is spelt ence in British English (American offense).

Omelette is the British Spelling; omelet is more common in American English.

Niece is the most commonly misspelt word in English.

No one is always written as two words and with out a hyphen.

Noticeable has an e in the middle.

Literature has no double letters.

Litre is the British spelling for the metric unit (American liter).

Liveable is the preferred form, not livable.

Minuscule the incorrect spelling miniscule

Mischievous not -ious as often mispronounced.

Misspell has double s.

Obsequious has six vowels.

Occasionally has double c and l.


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Occurred, occurring, occurrence have double c and double r.

Odyssey has double s and ends ey.

Liaison has two is.

Library has two rs.

Licence, license in British English, the noun is spelt licence and verb license. In AmericanEnglish, both the noun and the verb are spelt license.

Likeable is preferred form, not likable.

Manoeuvrable has no e before the able suffix in British spelling (American maneuverable).

Marriageable has no e in the middle.

Mileage is recommended spelling, not milage.

Millionaire has single n.

Linchpin is preferred to lynch-.

Knowledgeable has an e in the middle.

Paid not payed.

Vapour is the British spelling (American vapor).

Lascivious has a c.

Leukaemia is the British spelling (American leukemia).

Pronunciation not pronounces.

Proprietor not er.

Protector not er.

Linchpin is preferred to lynch-.

Literature has no double letters.

Omelette is the British Spelling; omelet is more common in American English.

Orator is spelt or, not -er.

Sufficient has double f and an i in the last syllable.

Supervise is always spelt-vise, not -vize.

Manoeuvrable has no e before the able suffix in British spelling (American maneuverable).

Kilometre is spelt metre in British English (American meter).

Jeopardy not jeoprady as it is often mispronounced.

Panellist is the British spelling.


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Paralyse is the usual British spelling; the variant paralyze is chiefly American.

Parliament has ia- in the middle.

Responsible is spelt ible, not-able.

Reprehensible is spelt ible, not-able.

Minuscule the incorrect spelling miniscule

Mischievous not -ious as often mispronounced.

Mnemonic starts with silent m.

Moneys is preferred to monies.

Taxiing is preferable to taxying.

Vigour is the British spelling (American vigor).

Necessary has single c, double s.

Negligible is spelt ible, not -able.

Obsequious has six vowels.

Occasionally has double c and l.

Storey (level of building) is the British spelling story is an American variant.

Succeed has double c, double e.

Neighbour is spelt bour in British English (American neighbor).

Niece is the most commonly misspelt word in English.

No one is always written as two words and with out a hyphen.

Noticeable has an e in the middle.

Licence, license in British English, the noun is spelt licence and verb license. In AmericanEnglish, both the noun and the verb are spelt license.

Likeable is preferred form, not likable.

Occurred, occurring, occurrence have double c and double r.

Odyssey has double s and ends ey.

Oesophagus is the British spelling (American esophagus).

Marriageable has no e in the middle.

Meager is the British spelling (American meager).

Offence is spelt ence in British English (American offense).

Oscillate has double l.


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Jewellery is the British spelling (American jewelry).

Metre is the British spelling for unit of length (American meter).

Predecessor has doubles.

Pronounceable has an e in the middle.

Sumptuous has three us.

Supersede is the standard spelling, not supercede.

Paediatric is the British spelling (American pediatric).

Partisan is now preferred to partizan.


Penicillin has single n, double l.

Perennial has double n.

Liaison has two is.

Library has two rs.

Permissible has double s and ends ible, not able.

Personnel has double n.

Phlegm has silent g.

Playwright not -write.

Labour is the British spelling (American labor).

Misspell has double s.

Mistakable has no e in the middle.

Reflector not er.

Recommend has double m.

Protester not or.

Purveyor not er.

Racket is preferred to raquet. The game is always spelt rackets.

Rarity has no e.

Receipt has silent p.

Merchandise (noun and verb) is always spelt ise in British English.

Judgement is the spelling use in British English; judgment is dominant in legal contexts andin American English.


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Teetotaller is spelt with two ls in British English, but has American variant teetotaler.

Televise has a back-formation from television, this is always spelt ise not -ize.

Queue has two us and two es.

Reproducible is spelt ible, not-able.

Seize is an exception to the i before e rule.

Sizeable with an e in the middle is preferred to sizable.

Reversible is spelt ible, not-able.

Rhythm has two hs.

Rigour is generally spelt-our in British English and or in American.

Pavilion has single l.


Primeval is now the dominant spelling, not primaeval.

Promoter not or.

Parlour is the British spelling.

Partisan is now preferred to partizan.


Privilege not privelege.

Promissory has double s and no e.

Parlour is the British spelling.

Valour is the British spelling (American valor).

Skilful is the usual British spelling; the variant skill- is mainly American.

Resistible is spelt ible, not-able.

Reminiscence has two cs in the last syllable.

Resuscitate has sc- in the middle.

Squalor is spelt or in both British and American English.

Surreptitious has double r and I in the last syllable.

Theatre is the British spelling (American theater).

Today, tomorrow, tonight are never hyphenated or written in two words.

Possession has two double ss.

Practice, practise in British spelling, practise is used for the noun and practise for the verb,


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whereas in American English practice is used for both.

Surveillance has double l.

Pavilion has single l.


Litre is the British spelling for the metric unit (American liter).

Liveable is the preferred form, not livable.

Loathsome has no e in the middle.

Thank you is written as two words (but hyphenated in thank-you letter).

Vaccination has two c.

Visitor is spelt or, not -er.

Visor is the preferred spelling, not vizor.

Vocal cord not chord.

Sceptic is the British spelling (American skeptic).

Longitude not longtitude.

Temperament not tempra-

Yogurt is preferred to yoghurt.

Weird is an exception to i before e rule.

Welfare not well-.

Willful is the British spelling, but willfull is also used in America.

Symmetry has double m.

Vacuum has double u.

Splendour is the British spelling (American splendor).

command, commend

command (kuh MAND)

To exercise authority or domination of a situation: "The colonel was in command of the campaign tobring fresh supplies to the area."

commend (kuh MEND)

To praise someone or something in a serious and often public way: "He commended the finder of

the wallet and its contents for her honesty in returning everything."


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caddy (KAD ee)A can for storing tea: "She found an antique tea caddy which was used to keep tea in."

After a long day on the greens, the caddie went home and made a pot of tea, selecting his favorite

tea from the antique caddyhe inherited from his grandmother.

June 1'st, 2010

delude (di LOOD)

1. To cause someone to believe something that is not true: "She said, if he thinks I care, then hewill simply delude himself."

2. To deceive the mind or judgment of: "Much of the spam on the internet is done to delude peoplewith some scheme or trickery."

deluge (DEL yooj)

1. To flood with water; inundate; submerge: "The deluge of rain caused severe mudslides."

2. To give or to send someone a large amount of things at the same time: "There will be a deluge of

mail after the holidays."

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flagrant, fragrant

flagrant (FLAY gruhnt)

Very bad, too bad to be ignored: "She made a flagrant error in her exam and failed completely."

fragrant (FRAY gruhnt)

A pleasant and usually sweet smell: "The roses he gave me were exceptionally fragrant."

November 29th

adjoin, adjourn

adjoin (uh JOIN)

To be next to; to be in contact with: "Yes, as strange as it may be, the hospital did adjoin the

cemetery."

adjourn (uh JURN)

1. To put off or to suspend until a future time: "The meeting will adjourn until next week."

2. Move, depart for: "Having finished dinner, they decided to adjourn to the living room."

December 6th

Creak, creek


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creak (KREEK)

A reference to a particular kind of grating or squeaking sound: "We could hear the door creak as

someone was walking in the hall with creaking shoes."

creek (KREEK, KRIK)

A very small stream which is often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river: "When I was a boy,my brother and I used to go to a creek where we would seine or fish with a small net to catch sometiny fish to put in our aquarium."

December 27th

slay, sleigh

slay (SLAY)

1. To kill in a random and wanton manner: "Wild animals do not slay other animals just for

recreation, but for food."2. To delight or to amuse someone, or others, very much: "You slay me when you tell such

outrageous jokes."

sleigh (SLAY)

1. A vehicle with runners used to drive across the snow or ice: "The horse pulled the redsleigh over the snow on the way back to the barn."

STARVE

Meaning: to (cause to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat

Usage: Whole communities starved to death during the long drought.

Synonyms: hunger, famish

EXHIBIT

Meaning: to show something publicly

Usage: In the summer the academy will exhibit several prints which are rarely seen.

Synonyms: expose, display

EXCEED

Meaning: to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit

Usage: The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations.

Synonyms: transcend, overstep, pass

SORROW

Meaning: a feeling of great sadness

Usage: The sorrows of her earlier years gave way to joy in later life.

Synonyms: suffer, grieve

BURGEON


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Meaning: to grow or develop quickly; flourish

Usage: The town burgeoned into a city.

Synonyms: blossom, increase, prosper

REPUDIATE

Meaning: to reject as having no authority or binding force

Usage: I utterly repudiate those remarks.

Synonyms: abandon, abjure, banish

ESPOUSE

Meaning: to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.

Usage: Vegetarianism is one cause she does not espouse.

Synonyms: champion, advocate, embrace

ICONOCLAST

Meaning: a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error orsuperstition

Usage: Rogers, an iconoclast in architecture, is sometimes described as putting the insides of buildings on theoutside.

Synonyms: critic, cynic, dissident

DISSEMBLE

Meaning: to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

Usage: Sam tried to dissemble his incompetence in business.Synonyms: affect, camouflage, conceal

FULSOME

Meaning: excessively or insincerely lavish

Usage: Our guests were fulsome in their compliments about the food

Synonyms: extravagant, flattering, insincere

STUPEFY

Meaning: to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion

Usage: Others speak of famous victories attained in a stupefied state.

Synonyms: perplex, astound, startle

PRAGMATIC

Meaning: of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations

Usage: In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.

Synonyms: logical, realistic, utilitarian

STUPENDOUS


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Meaning: causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.

Usage: He ran up stupendous debts through his extravagant lifestyle

Synonyms: phenomenal, stunning, spectacular

PROBABLE

Meaning: likely to occur or prove true

Usage: He foresaw a probable business loss.

Synonyms: apparent, credible, feasible

TAMPER

Meaning: to meddle, esp. for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing

Usage: I could see at once that the lock had been tampered with.

Synonyms: meddle, manipulate, destroy

PROPEL

Meaning: to impel or urge onward:

Usage: Urgent need of money propelled him to take a job.

Synonyms: drive, force, mobilize

CRUCIAL

Meaning: involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical

Usage: Her work has been crucial to the project's success.

Synonyms: accute, central, dicisive

GIRD

Meaning: to prepare (oneself) for action

Usage: The knights girded themselves for battle

Synonyms: bolster, brace, prepare

TRIGGER

Meaning: anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction orseries of reactions.

Usage: There are fears that the incident may be a trigger for further violence in the capital.

Synonyms: cause, generate, prompt

FROTH

Meaning: something unsubstantial, trivial, or evanescent

Usage: His books are just froth, but they're enjoyable enough.

Synonyms: trivial

TERSE

Meaning: abruptly concise; curt; brusque.

Usage: "Are you feeling any better?" "No," was the terse reply.

Synonyms: abrupt, crisp, curt

IMAGINE


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Meaning: to think, believe, or fancy

Usage: He imagined the house was haunted.

Synonyms: conceptulilize, fantasize, visualize

ENLIGHTEN

Meaning: instruct; impart knowledge to

Usage: We hope the results of our research will enlighten our colleagues.

Synonyms: acqaint, advise, brief

GARNER

Meaning: to get; acquire; earn

Usage: He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert

Synonyms: amass, assemble, reap

DECEPTIVE

Meaning: apt or tending to deceive

Usage: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.

Synonyms: cunning, fake, false

APT

Meaning: likely to occur or prove true

Usage: Am I apt to find him at home?

Synonyms: likely

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