INTRODUCTION TO LEXIS
In this BLOG SECTION, I shall tackle the problems that students face when it comes to words but first you must know the following concepts:
- Synonyms:These are words that are nearest or almost the same in meaning.
- Antonyms: These are words that are opposite in meaning.
At this juncture, I will like you to commit the following synonyms that begin with the Alphabet 'A' to memory:
SOME AMAZING WORDS ON ALPHABET 'A'
Abate: Decrease, decline, wane, fall, stop, halt, end, terminate, lessen, fade away, grow less
Abet: Assist, help, support, aid, back, back up, encourage, urge, connive, incite, advocate, countenance, instigate, embolden.
Abdicate: abandon, cede, forgo, forsake, give up, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, surrender.
Aberration: Deviation, rambling, abnormality, eccentricity, unconformity, disorder, hallucination, illusion, instability, delusion.
Abhorrence: Abomination, antipathy, aversion, disgust, hatred, loathing.
Abjuration: Abandonment, disowning, rejection, renunciation, disavowal, repeal, retraction.
Abominable: Accursed, detestable, horrid, odious, disgusting, hateful, loathsome, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, vile.
Avaricious: Miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, greedy, stingy, rapacious.
Avocation: Occupation, hindrance, interruption, obstruction, impedance.
Avow: Admit, acknowledge, confess, own.
Accede: Accept, acquiesce, agree, assent, comply with, concur, consent, yield.
Acme: Apex, climax, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith, apogee
Acquaintance: Fellowship, intimacy, associate, companion, comrade, friend.
Arduous: High, uphill, laborious, tiresome, wearisome, strenuous, difficult, cumbersome, tiring, herculean, cyclopean.
Approbation: Approval, commendation, endorsement, ratification.
Acrimonious: Harsh, bitter, petulant, severe, virulent, enmity.
Adulterate: Contaminate, corrupt, debase, vitiate.
Aesthetic: Appropriate, beautiful, tasteful, good looking.
Atheist: Sceptic, Skeptic, Doubter, Agnostic, Freethinker, Humanist, Nonbeliever, Disbeliever, Unbeliever (one who does not believe in the existence of God).
Attic: Loft, garret, top floor, hit, knock strike, lob, launch.
Asphyxiate: Suffocate, smother, choke, stifle, strangulate, throttle.
Altercation: Argument, quarrel, disagreement, dispute, exchange, squabble, clash, confrontation, row, fight.
Attenuate: Weaken, lessen, reduce, decrease, mitigate, assuage, soothe, calm, dilute, temper, offset, diminish, moderate, soften, appease, alleviate, allay, pacify, satisfy, quiet, conciliate, placate, relieve.
Acclaim: Approval, praise, commendation, acclamation, approbation, applause, hail, commend, compliments.
Acumen: Acuteness, Insight, Perspicacity, Sharpness, Cleverness, Keenness, Sagacity, Shrewdness, Discernment, Penetration.
Allege: Adduce, Asseverate, Claim, Maintain, Produce, Advance, Assign, Declare, Offer, Say, Affirm, Aver, Introduce, Plead, State, Assert, Cite.
Accost: Approach, stop, waylay, confront, buttonhole, detain, hound.
Argy – bargy: Confusion, bedlam, noise, noisy excitement, brouhaha.
Allot: Appoint, Destine, Give, Portion out, Apportion, Distribute, Grant, Select, Assign, Divide, Mete out, Set apart, Award.
Amateur: Connoisseur, Critic, Dilettante, Novice, Tyro.
Also: As well, in addition, likewise, too, as well as, in like manner, similarly, withal, besides.
Allure: Attract, captivate, decoy, entice, lure, tempt, cajole, coax, draw, inveigle, seduce, win.
Amiable: Agreeable, engaging, lovable, pleasing, attractive, gentle, lovely, sweet, benignant, good-mannered, loving, winning, charming, kind, pleasant, winsome.
Amid: Amidst, amongst, betwixt, mingled with, among, between, in the midst of, surrounded by, flanked by.
Anger:Animosity, fury, offense, rage, choler, impatience, passion, resentment, displeasure, indignation, peevishness, temper, exasperation, ire, pettishness, vexation, fretfulness, irritation, petulance, wrath.
Appetite:Appetency, impulse, lust, propensity, craving, inclination, passion, relish, desire, liking, proclivity, thirst, disposition, longing, proneness, zest.
Arms: Accouterments, armor, harness, mail, weapons.
Artifice: Art, craft, finesse, invention, stratagem, blind, cunning, fraud, machination, subterfuge, cheat, device, guile, maneuver, trick, contrivance, dodge, imposture, ruse, wile.
Augur: Betoken, divine, foretell, predict, prognosticate, bode, forebode, portend, presage, prophesy.
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