260 vocabulary words

An alphabetical study list with child-friendly meanings, two synonyms and two antonyms for every word. All vocabulary headwords contain at least five letters.

This is a curated practice list, not an official prescribed word list. Synonyms and antonyms are included in the SOF IEO syllabus. The word pairs match the meaning given; their suitability can change with context.

Complete alphabetical vocabulary list . 260 entries
No.	Word	Meaning	2 synonyms	2 antonyms
1	Abandon	To leave someone or something behind	desert, forsake	keep, retain
2	Absent	Not present in a place	missing, away	present, attending
3	Abundant	Available in large amounts	plentiful, ample	scarce, insufficient
4	Accept	To agree to take something	receive, take	reject, refuse
5	Accurate	Correct and without mistakes	correct, precise	incorrect, inaccurate
6	Admire	To think highly of someone	respect, appreciate	despise, scorn
7	Admit	To agree that something is true	acknowledge, confess	deny, dispute
8	Advance	To move forward	progress, proceed	retreat, withdraw
9	Advantage	Something that helps you succeed	benefit, asset	disadvantage, drawback
10	Ancient	Belonging to a very distant past	age-old, antique	modern, recent
11	Announce	To make something publicly known	declare, proclaim	conceal, withhold
12	Anxious	Worried that something may go wrong	worried, uneasy	calm, relaxed
13	Applaud	To show approval or praise	praise, commend	criticise, condemn
14	Approach	To move nearer to something	near, advance	retreat, withdraw
15	Approve	To think something is acceptable	endorse, support	reject, disapprove
16	Arrange	To put things in a proper order	organise, order	disarrange, jumble
17	Ascend	To move upwards	climb, rise	descend, fall
18	Attack	To try to hurt or damage	assault, strike	defend, protect
19	Bitter	Feeling angry about unfair treatment	resentful, angry	forgiving, content
20	Blame	To hold someone responsible for a fault	accuse, fault	absolve, excuse
21	Boldness	Willingness to act without fear	bravery, courage	timidity, cowardice
22	Brief	Lasting only a short time	short, momentary	lengthy, prolonged
23	Capable	Having the ability to do something	able, competent	incapable, incompetent
24	Cautious	Careful to avoid danger or mistakes	careful, wary	careless, reckless
25	Cheerful	Feeling or showing happiness	happy, joyful	gloomy, miserable
26	Clever	Quick to learn and understand	intelligent, smart	foolish, unintelligent
27	Clumsy	Moving awkwardly or dropping things	awkward, uncoordinated	graceful, skilful
28	Coarse	Rough in texture	rough, scratchy	smooth, fine
29	Comfort	To make someone feel less upset	soothe, console	distress, upset
30	Common	Found or happening often	usual, widespread	rare, uncommon
31	Complete	Having all its parts; finished	whole, finished	incomplete, unfinished
32	Complex	Having many connected parts	complicated, intricate	simple, straightforward
33	Conceal	To keep something hidden	hide, cover	reveal, expose
34	Confident	Sure of yourself or your abilities	assured, self-assured	doubtful, insecure
35	Confuse	To make someone unable to understand	puzzle, bewilder	clarify, enlighten
36	Constant	Continuing without a break	continuous, unceasing	occasional, intermittent
37	Construct	To build or make something	build, assemble	destroy, demolish
38	Continue	To keep doing something	persist, proceed	stop, cease
39	Contract	To become smaller or tighter	shrink, narrow	expand, enlarge
40	Courage	Strength to face fear or danger	bravery, boldness	cowardice, fearfulness
41	Cowardly	Lacking courage	fearful, timid	brave, courageous
42	Cruel	Deliberately causing pain or suffering	unkind, harsh	kind, merciful
43	Curious	Eager to learn or know more	inquisitive, interested	uninterested, indifferent
44	Damage	To harm something	harm, impair	repair, restore
45	Danger	The possibility of being harmed	peril, risk	safety, security
46	Daring	Willing to face danger	bold, adventurous	timid, cautious
47	Deceive	To make someone believe something false	trick, mislead	inform, enlighten
48	Decline	To politely refuse	refuse, reject	accept, agree
49	Decrease	To become smaller in amount	lessen, diminish	increase, grow
50	Defeat	To win against someone	beat, overcome	lose to, surrender to
51	Defend	To keep safe from attack	protect, guard	attack, assault
52	Delay	To make something happen later	postpone, defer	advance, hasten
53	Delicate	Easily damaged or broken	fragile, frail	sturdy, tough
54	Delight	A feeling of great pleasure	joy, happiness	sorrow, misery
55	Depart	To leave a place	leave, exit	arrive, enter
56	Descend	To move downwards	fall, drop	ascend, rise
57	Destroy	To damage something completely	demolish, ruin	build, create
58	Difficult	Requiring much effort	hard, challenging	easy, effortless
59	Diligent	Working carefully and with effort	hardworking, industrious	lazy, careless
60	Disagree	To have a different opinion	differ, dissent	agree, concur
61	Distant	Far away	remote, faraway	near, nearby
62	Divide	To separate into parts	split, separate	unite, combine
63	Doubtful	Not sure or convinced	uncertain, unsure	certain, confident
64	Dreary	Dull and depressing	gloomy, dismal	cheerful, lively
65	Eager	Very keen to do something	keen, enthusiastic	reluctant, unwilling
66	Effortless	Requiring little or no effort	easy, simple	difficult, demanding
67	Encourage	To give someone hope or confidence	inspire, support	discourage, dishearten
68	Enormous	Extremely large	huge, immense	tiny, miniature
69	Essential	Completely necessary	necessary, vital	unnecessary, optional
70	Expand	To become larger	enlarge, grow	shrink, contract
71	Expensive	Costing a lot of money	costly, pricey	cheap, inexpensive
72	Expert	A person with great skill or knowledge	specialist, master	beginner, novice
73	Expose	To uncover or make visible	reveal, uncover	hide, conceal
74	Extend	To make something longer	lengthen, stretch	shorten, reduce
75	External	On or relating to the outside	outer, outside	internal, inner
76	Failure	A lack of success	defeat, non-success	success, achievement
77	Faithful	Remaining loyal and true	loyal, devoted	disloyal, unfaithful
78	Famous	Known by many people	celebrated, renowned	unknown, obscure
79	Fancy	Elaborately decorated	ornate, decorative	plain, simple
80	Fearless	Not afraid of danger	brave, courageous	fearful, timid
81	Feeble	Having very little strength	weak, frail	strong, robust
82	Fertile	Able to produce many plants or crops	productive, fruitful	barren, infertile
83	Fierce	Showing strong anger or aggression	ferocious, savage	gentle, mild
84	Flexible	Able to bend without breaking	bendable, pliable	rigid, stiff
85	Foolish	Showing poor judgement	silly, unwise	wise, sensible
86	Foreign	Coming from another country	overseas, non-native	native, domestic
87	Forgive	To stop blaming someone for a wrong	pardon, excuse	blame, condemn
88	Fortunate	Having good luck	lucky, blessed	unlucky, unfortunate
89	Fragile	Easily broken or damaged	delicate, breakable	strong, durable
90	Freedom	The state of not being controlled or confined	liberty, independence	captivity, imprisonment
91	Frequent	Happening often	repeated, regular	rare, infrequent
92	Generous	Willing to give and share	giving, charitable	selfish, stingy
93	Gentle	Kind and careful in behaviour	mild, tender	rough, harsh
94	Gloomy	Feeling sad and without hope	unhappy, downcast	cheerful, hopeful
95	Graceful	Moving smoothly and attractively	elegant, poised	clumsy, awkward
96	Grateful	Feeling thankful	thankful, appreciative	ungrateful, unappreciative
97	Greedy	Wanting more than you need	grasping, selfish	generous, giving
98	Guilty	Responsible for doing something wrong	blameworthy, at fault	innocent, blameless
99	Harmless	Not likely to cause harm	safe, inoffensive	harmful, dangerous
100	Harsh	Unkind or unnecessarily severe	stern, severe	gentle, mild
101	Hasty	Done too quickly and without enough thought	hurried, rushed	careful, deliberate
102	Honest	Speaking the truth and not cheating	truthful, trustworthy	dishonest, deceitful
103	Hopeful	Expecting something good to happen	optimistic, encouraged	hopeless, pessimistic
104	Humble	Not thinking you are better than others	modest, unassuming	arrogant, conceited
105	Ignore	To pay no attention to something	disregard, overlook	notice, heed
106	Illegal	Not allowed by law	unlawful, forbidden	legal, lawful
107	Imaginary	Existing only in the mind	imagined, make-believe	real, actual
108	Immense	Extremely large in size or amount	enormous, vast	tiny, minute
109	Impatient	Easily annoyed by having to wait	restless, intolerant	patient, tolerant
110	Impolite	Showing poor manners	rude, discourteous	polite, courteous
111	Important	Having great value or meaning	significant, major	unimportant, trivial
112	Improve	To make something better	enhance, better	worsen, damage
113	Include	To make something part of a group	contain, incorporate	exclude, omit
114	Increase	To become larger in amount	grow, rise	decrease, diminish
115	Inferior	Lower in quality or standard	poorer, worse	superior, better
116	Innocent	Not responsible for wrongdoing	blameless, guiltless	guilty, blameworthy
117	Intelligent	Able to learn and understand well	clever, bright	unintelligent, foolish
118	Interesting	Holding your attention	engaging, fascinating	boring, dull
119	Justice	Fair treatment of people	fairness, impartiality	injustice, unfairness
120	Knowledge	Information and understanding gained by learning	understanding, learning	ignorance, unawareness
121	Lawful	Allowed by law	legal, permitted	illegal, unlawful
122	Lengthen	To make something longer	extend, elongate	shorten, trim
123	Lessen	To make something smaller in amount	reduce, decrease	increase, enlarge
124	Likely	Expected to happen	probable, expected	unlikely, improbable
125	Lively	Full of life and energy	energetic, spirited	dull, lifeless
126	Lonely	Unhappy because you lack company	lonesome, isolated	befriended, accompanied
127	Loosen	To make something less tight	slacken, release	tighten, fasten
128	Loyal	Giving steady support to someone	faithful, devoted	disloyal, unfaithful
129	Major	Very important or serious	significant, important	minor, insignificant
130	Mature	Fully grown or developed	grown-up, developed	immature, undeveloped
131	Maximum	The greatest possible amount	highest, greatest	minimum, least
132	Merciful	Showing kindness instead of harsh punishment	forgiving, compassionate	cruel, merciless
133	Mighty	Having great strength or power	powerful, strong	weak, feeble
134	Minor	Small in importance or seriousness	slight, lesser	major, significant
135	Miserable	Extremely unhappy	unhappy, sorrowful	happy, cheerful
136	Modern	Relating to the present time	current, contemporary	ancient, old-fashioned
137	Modest	Not boasting about your abilities	humble, unassuming	boastful, conceited
138	Narrow	Having little width	slim, slender	wide, broad
139	Natural	Existing in nature; not made by people	unprocessed, unmanufactured	artificial, synthetic
140	Negative	Expecting bad results	pessimistic, doubtful	positive, optimistic
141	Nervous	Worried or uneasy	anxious, tense	calm, relaxed
142	Normal	Usual or expected	typical, ordinary	unusual, abnormal
143	Obedient	Willing to follow instructions	dutiful, compliant	disobedient, rebellious
144	Observe	To watch carefully	watch, examine	ignore, overlook
145	Obvious	Easy to notice or understand	clear, evident	unclear, hidden
146	Offend	To hurt someone's feelings	upset, insult	please, delight
147	Oppose	To act or speak against something	resist, challenge	support, favour
148	Ordinary	Not unusual or special	usual, common	unusual, exceptional
149	Painful	Causing physical pain	sore, hurting	painless, comfortable
150	Partial	Unfairly favouring one side	biased, one-sided	impartial, fair
151	Patient	Able to wait calmly	tolerant, forbearing	impatient, intolerant
152	Peaceful	Quiet and free from disturbance	calm, tranquil	noisy, turbulent
153	Permanent	Lasting and not meant to change	lasting, enduring	temporary, short-lived
154	Permit	To allow something	allow, authorise	forbid, prohibit
155	Popular	Liked by many people	well-liked, favoured	unpopular, disliked
156	Positive	Expecting good results	hopeful, optimistic	negative, pessimistic
157	Possible	Able to happen or be done	feasible, achievable	impossible, unachievable
158	Poverty	The state of having very little money	neediness, destitution	wealth, prosperity
159	Powerful	Having great strength or influence	strong, mighty	weak, powerless
160	Praise	To express approval or admiration	commend, applaud	criticise, condemn
161	Precious	Having great value	valuable, priceless	worthless, valueless
162	Prevent	To stop something from happening	stop, avert	allow, permit
163	Private	Intended for only certain people	personal, confidential	public, open
164	Proceed	To move or continue forwards	advance, continue	stop, halt
165	Profit	Money gained after paying costs	gain, earnings	loss, deficit
166	Protect	To keep someone or something safe	guard, shield	harm, endanger
167	Proud	Thinking too highly of yourself	arrogant, conceited	humble, modest
168	Public	Open or available to everyone	open, unrestricted	private, restricted
169	Punish	To give a penalty for wrongdoing	penalise, discipline	reward, pardon
170	Quarrel	An angry disagreement	argument, dispute	agreement, harmony
171	Rapid	Happening or moving quickly	fast, swift	slow, sluggish
172	Rarely	Not very often	seldom, infrequently	often, frequently
173	Receive	To get something that is sent or given	get, obtain	send, give
174	Reduce	To make smaller in size or amount	decrease, lessen	increase, enlarge
175	Refuse	To say no to something offered	decline, reject	accept, take
176	Regret	Sadness about something you did or failed to do	remorse, sorrow	satisfaction, contentment
177	Reject	To refuse to accept	refuse, decline	accept, approve
178	Release	To let someone or something go free	free, liberate	capture, confine
179	Reliable	Able to be trusted or depended on	dependable, trustworthy	unreliable, undependable
180	Relief	Comfort after worry or pain ends	comfort, reassurance	distress, anxiety
181	Remember	To bring something back to mind	recall, recollect	forget, overlook
182	Remote	Far away from other places	distant, faraway	near, nearby
183	Repair	To make a damaged thing work again	mend, fix	damage, break
184	Respect	A feeling of admiration for someone	esteem, regard	contempt, disrespect
185	Restless	Unable to relax or remain still	fidgety, uneasy	calm, settled
186	Reveal	To make something known or visible	disclose, expose	conceal, hide
187	Reward	Something given for good work or behaviour	prize, bonus	punishment, penalty
188	Rigid	Unable to bend easily	stiff, inflexible	flexible, bendable
189	Rough	Having an uneven surface	coarse, bumpy	smooth, even
190	Safety	The state of being protected from harm	security, protection	danger, peril
191	Scarce	Available in very small amounts	limited, insufficient	abundant, plentiful
192	Scatter	To spread things in different directions	disperse, spread	gather, collect
193	Secret	Kept hidden from others	confidential, concealed	public, known
194	Secure	Safe from danger or harm	safe, protected	unsafe, vulnerable
195	Seldom	Not often	rarely, infrequently	often, frequently
196	Selfish	Caring mainly about yourself	self-centred, self-serving	generous, unselfish
197	Sensible	Showing good judgement	wise, reasonable	foolish, unreasonable
198	Separate	To move or keep things apart	divide, split	join, combine
199	Serious	Not joking or being playful	solemn, earnest	playful, light-hearted
200	Shallow	Having little depth	superficial, surface-level	deep, profound
201	Shelter	To protect from danger or bad weather	shield, protect	expose, endanger
202	Shorten	To make less long	reduce, trim	lengthen, extend
203	Shrink	To become smaller	contract, diminish	expand, grow
204	Silent	Making no sound	quiet, soundless	noisy, loud
205	Similar	Almost the same	alike, comparable	different, dissimilar
206	Simple	Easy to understand or do	easy, straightforward	difficult, complicated
207	Sincere	Honestly meaning what you say	genuine, heartfelt	insincere, false
208	Slender	Thin and narrow	slim, slight	thick, broad
209	Smooth	Having an even surface	even, level	rough, bumpy
210	Solemn	Very serious in manner	serious, grave	cheerful, playful
211	Special	Different from what is ordinary	exceptional, distinctive	ordinary, common
212	Stable	Firm and unlikely to move or fall	steady, secure	unstable, shaky
213	Stale	No longer fresh, especially food	old, dry	fresh, newly made
214	Steady	Firm and not shaking	stable, fixed	shaky, unsteady
215	Strange	Different from what is familiar	unusual, odd	familiar, ordinary
216	Strengthen	To make stronger	reinforce, fortify	weaken, undermine
217	Strict	Firm about following rules	stern, firm	lenient, permissive
218	Struggle	To try very hard against difficulty	strive, battle	surrender, yield
219	Succeed	To achieve what you intended	achieve, triumph	fail, falter
220	Sudden	Happening quickly and unexpectedly	abrupt, unexpected	gradual, expected
221	Support	To help or back someone	assist, encourage	oppose, hinder
222	Tender	Gentle and caring	gentle, affectionate	harsh, unkind
223	Thankful	Feeling pleased and grateful	grateful, appreciative	ungrateful, unappreciative
224	Thick	Having a large distance between opposite sides	broad, chunky	thin, slender
225	Thoughtful	Showing care for other people's feelings	considerate, caring	thoughtless, inconsiderate
226	Thrifty	Careful not to waste money or resources	economical, frugal	wasteful, extravagant
227	Timely	Happening at a useful or suitable time	well-timed, opportune	untimely, ill-timed
228	Timid	Easily frightened or lacking confidence	shy, fearful	bold, confident
229	Together	With one another or in one group	jointly, collectively	apart, separately
230	Transparent	Clear enough to see through	clear, see-through	opaque, cloudy
231	Triumph	A great success or victory	victory, success	defeat, failure
232	Truthful	Saying what is true	honest, sincere	dishonest, untruthful
233	Unable	Not having the ability to do something	incapable, powerless	able, capable
234	Uncertain	Not sure about something	unsure, doubtful	certain, confident
235	Uncommon	Not often found or seen	rare, unusual	common, ordinary
236	Uncover	To remove a cover or reveal something	expose, reveal	cover, conceal
237	Unequal	Not the same in amount or size	uneven, different	equal, identical
238	Unfair	Not treating people equally or properly	unjust, biased	fair, impartial
239	Unique	Being the only one of its kind	one-of-a-kind, unmatched	common, commonplace
240	Unite	To bring together	join, combine	divide, separate
241	Unknown	Not known or recognised	unfamiliar, unrecognised	known, familiar
242	Untidy	Not neat or well arranged	messy, disorderly	tidy, orderly
243	Unusual	Different from what normally happens	uncommon, odd	usual, ordinary
244	Useful	Helping to achieve something	helpful, practical	useless, unhelpful
245	Vacant	Empty and not being used	empty, unoccupied	occupied, filled
246	Valuable	Worth a great deal	precious, costly	worthless, valueless
247	Vanish	To disappear from sight	disappear, fade	appear, emerge
248	Victory	Success in a contest or battle	triumph, win	defeat, loss
249	Violent	Using force to hurt or damage	fierce, brutal	gentle, peaceful
250	Visible	Able to be seen	observable, noticeable	invisible, hidden
251	Wealthy	Having a great deal of money	rich, prosperous	poor, penniless
252	Welcome	To greet someone gladly	greet, receive	reject, exclude
253	Wicked	Deliberately doing what is wrong	evil, immoral	good, virtuous
254	Willing	Ready and happy to do something	ready, agreeable	unwilling, reluctant
255	Wisdom	The ability to make good decisions	insight, good sense	foolishness, folly
256	Withdraw	To move back or away	retreat, leave	advance, approach
257	Wonderful	Extremely good or pleasing	excellent, splendid	awful, terrible
258	Worthy	Deserving respect or recognition	deserving, admirable	unworthy, undeserving
259	Youthful	Looking or behaving like a young person	young, young-looking	aged, elderly
260	Zealous	Showing great enthusiasm and effort	enthusiastic, eager	apathetic, indifferent

Grade 5 & Grade 6 . IEO practice

260 vocabulary words

An alphabetical study list for upper-primary learners, with clear meanings, two synonyms and two antonyms for every word. All vocabulary headwords contain at least five letters.

Complete alphabetical vocabulary list . 260 entries
No.	Word	Meaning	2 synonyms	2 antonyms
1	Abbreviate	To make a word or piece of writing shorter	shorten, condense	lengthen, expand
2	Abnormal	Different from what is usual or expected	unusual, irregular	normal, typical
3	Abolish	To officially put an end to a rule or practice	end, eliminate	establish, introduce
4	Abrupt	Happening suddenly without warning	sudden, unexpected	gradual, anticipated
5	Absorb	To take in liquid or another substance	soak up, take in	release, discharge
6	Abstract	Existing as an idea rather than a physical thing	conceptual, theoretical	concrete, physical
7	Absurd	Extremely unreasonable or silly	ridiculous, foolish	reasonable, sensible
8	Accelerate	To make something move or happen faster	quicken, hasten	slow, delay
9	Accessible	Easy to reach or enter	reachable, approachable	inaccessible, unreachable
10	Accomplish	To successfully finish something	achieve, complete	fail at, abandon
11	Accumulate	To gather more of something over time	collect, amass	disperse, scatter
12	Adaptable	Able to change to suit new conditions	flexible, adjustable	inflexible, rigid
13	Adequate	Enough for a particular purpose	sufficient, satisfactory	insufficient, inadequate
14	Adjacent	Next to or very close to something	neighbouring, adjoining	distant, remote
15	Admirable	Deserving respect or approval	praiseworthy, commendable	shameful, disgraceful
16	Adversity	A difficult or unlucky situation	hardship, misfortune	prosperity, good fortune
17	Affection	A feeling of fondness for someone	fondness, love	hatred, dislike
18	Affluent	Having plenty of money	wealthy, prosperous	poor, needy
19	Aggravate	To make a problem worse	worsen, intensify	ease, relieve
20	Agile	Able to move quickly and easily	nimble, swift	clumsy, sluggish
21	Agony	Extreme pain or suffering	anguish, torment	comfort, pleasure
22	Alert	Watchful and ready to notice danger	attentive, vigilant	inattentive, unaware
23	Alleviate	To make pain or difficulty less severe	ease, relieve	worsen, aggravate
24	Ambiguous	Having more than one possible meaning	unclear, vague	clear, definite
25	Ambitious	Strongly wanting to achieve success	aspiring, determined	unambitious, aimless
26	Ample	More than enough for a purpose	plentiful, abundant	scanty, insufficient
27	Amusing	Causing laughter or enjoyment	funny, entertaining	boring, unamusing
28	Anonymous	Having a name that is not known or given	unnamed, unidentified	named, identified
29	Apparent	Easy to see or understand	evident, obvious	hidden, unclear
30	Arrogant	Acting as though you are better than others	conceited, haughty	humble, modest
31	Artificial	Made by people rather than nature	synthetic, manufactured	natural, genuine
32	Assertive	Expressing your views firmly and confidently	confident, self-assured	timid, submissive
33	Authentic	Real and not an imitation	genuine, original	fake, counterfeit
34	Awkward	Moving in a way that is not smooth or skilful	clumsy, ungainly	graceful, coordinated
35	Barren	Unable to produce plants or crops	infertile, unproductive	fertile, productive
36	Bashful	Shy around other people	timid, reserved	confident, outgoing
37	Beneficial	Producing a helpful or useful effect	helpful, advantageous	harmful, damaging
38	Benevolent	Kind and wanting to help others	kind-hearted, charitable	malevolent, cruel
39	Bewildered	Very confused and unable to understand	puzzled, perplexed	clearheaded, enlightened
40	Bleak	Offering little hope for the future	gloomy, dismal	hopeful, promising
41	Boisterous	Noisy and full of lively energy	rowdy, exuberant	quiet, restrained
42	Brilliant	Exceptionally clever or talented	gifted, outstanding	unskilful, mediocre
43	Brisk	Quick and energetic	lively, swift	slow, sluggish
44	Brittle	Hard but easily broken	fragile, breakable	tough, resilient
45	Brutal	Extremely cruel or violent	savage, ruthless	gentle, humane
46	Candid	Honest and direct when speaking	frank, straightforward	evasive, dishonest
47	Captivate	To hold someone's attention completely	fascinate, enthral	bore, repel
48	Ceaseless	Continuing without stopping	constant, unending	intermittent, occasional
49	Censure	To strongly express disapproval	criticise, condemn	praise, commend
50	Chaotic	Completely lacking order	disorderly, confused	orderly, organised
51	Coherent	Clear, logical, and easy to understand	logical, consistent	confused, incoherent
52	Collaborate	To work together towards a goal	cooperate, team up	compete, work alone
53	Compassionate	Showing care for someone who is suffering	sympathetic, caring	heartless, unfeeling
54	Competent	Having enough skill to do something well	capable, proficient	incapable, incompetent
55	Complacent	Too satisfied to notice possible problems	self-satisfied, smug	concerned, vigilant
56	Conceited	Too proud of your own abilities or appearance	vain, arrogant	humble, modest
57	Concise	Giving information clearly in few words	brief, compact	wordy, lengthy
58	Condemn	To strongly say that something is wrong	denounce, censure	praise, approve
59	Confidential	Intended to be kept secret	private, secret	public, unrestricted
60	Conform	To follow rules or accepted behaviour	comply, obey	rebel, disobey
61	Confront	To face a problem or person directly	face, challenge	avoid, evade
62	Consent	To give permission or agreement	agree, assent	refuse, dissent
63	Conserve	To protect something from waste or loss	preserve, save	waste, squander
64	Considerate	Careful about other people's needs and feelings	thoughtful, caring	thoughtless, inconsiderate
65	Consistent	Staying the same in behaviour or quality	steady, uniform	changeable, inconsistent
66	Conspicuous	Easy to notice because it stands out	noticeable, prominent	hidden, inconspicuous
67	Contaminate	To make something dirty or unsafe	pollute, taint	purify, cleanse
68	Contented	Happy with what you have	satisfied, pleased	dissatisfied, discontented
69	Contradict	To say that a statement is wrong	deny, dispute	confirm, support
70	Conventional	Following usual or accepted ways	traditional, customary	unconventional, unusual
71	Cooperate	To work helpfully with others	collaborate, assist	oppose, obstruct
72	Courageous	Willing to face fear or danger	brave, valiant	cowardly, fearful
73	Courteous	Showing politeness and respect	polite, respectful	rude, discourteous
74	Credible	Able to be believed	believable, convincing	unbelievable, implausible
75	Crucial	Extremely important to a result	vital, essential	unimportant, trivial
76	Cunning	Clever at achieving aims through tricks	crafty, sly	guileless, straightforward
77	Daunting	Making something seem difficult or frightening	intimidating, discouraging	encouraging, reassuring
78	Deceitful	Deliberately misleading other people	dishonest, deceptive	honest, truthful
79	Decisive	Able to make decisions firmly and quickly	resolute, determined	hesitant, indecisive
80	Defiant	Openly refusing to obey	rebellious, disobedient	obedient, compliant
81	Deficient	Lacking enough of something needed	insufficient, inadequate	sufficient, adequate
82	Deliberate	Done on purpose after thought	intentional, planned	accidental, unintentional
83	Demolish	To completely knock down a structure	destroy, dismantle	build, construct
84	Dense	Having parts packed closely together	compact, crowded	sparse, scattered
85	Deplete	To greatly reduce an available supply	exhaust, drain	replenish, restore
86	Desolate	Empty of people and lacking life	deserted, abandoned	populated, bustling
87	Despise	To strongly dislike and look down on	loathe, scorn	admire, respect
88	Deteriorate	To become worse in condition	decline, worsen	improve, recover
89	Detest	To dislike something very strongly	loathe, abhor	love, adore
90	Devoted	Very loyal and loving	dedicated, faithful	disloyal, indifferent
91	Dignified	Calm and worthy of respect	noble, stately	undignified, shameful
92	Diminish	To become smaller or less important	decrease, dwindle	increase, grow
93	Disastrous	Causing great harm or failure	catastrophic, devastating	beneficial, successful
94	Disclose	To make secret information known	reveal, divulge	conceal, withhold
95	Discord	A lack of agreement between people	conflict, disagreement	harmony, agreement
96	Discourage	To reduce someone's hope or confidence	deter, dishearten	encourage, inspire
97	Discreet	Careful to avoid revealing private information	tactful, circumspect	indiscreet, careless
98	Disdain	A feeling that someone deserves no respect	contempt, scorn	respect, admiration
99	Dismiss	To send someone away from a job	fire, discharge	hire, employ
100	Disperse	To spread out in different directions	scatter, distribute	gather, assemble
101	Dispute	To question whether something is true	challenge, contest	accept, agree with
102	Distinct	Clearly different from something else	separate, different	similar, indistinguishable
103	Docile	Quiet and easy to control	obedient, tame	unruly, defiant
104	Dormant	Inactive but able to become active again	sleeping, inactive	active, awake
105	Dubious	Unsure whether something is true or right	doubtful, sceptical	certain, convinced
106	Durable	Able to last a long time without damage	sturdy, long-lasting	fragile, perishable
107	Dynamic	Full of energy and new ideas	energetic, vigorous	sluggish, inactive
108	Earnest	Serious and sincere about something	sincere, wholehearted	insincere, frivolous
109	Economical	Using money or resources carefully	thrifty, frugal	wasteful, extravagant
110	Elaborate	Having many carefully arranged details	detailed, intricate	plain, simple
111	Elated	Extremely happy and excited	overjoyed, delighted	dejected, miserable
112	Elegant	Graceful and attractive in appearance	stylish, refined	awkward, inelegant
113	Elevate	To raise something to a higher position	lift, raise	lower, drop
114	Eloquent	Able to express ideas clearly and effectively	articulate, expressive	inarticulate, tongue-tied
115	Elusive	Difficult to find, catch, or understand	evasive, slippery	accessible, obtainable
116	Emerge	To come into view	appear, surface	disappear, vanish
117	Emphasise	To give special attention or importance to	stress, highlight	downplay, understate
118	Enhance	To make something better or stronger	improve, enrich	diminish, impair
119	Enthusiastic	Showing great interest and excitement	eager, keen	indifferent, apathetic
120	Entire	Including every part	whole, complete	partial, incomplete
121	Evident	Clearly seen or understood	obvious, apparent	unclear, concealed
122	Exceptional	Much better than usual	outstanding, remarkable	ordinary, mediocre
123	Exclude	To leave someone or something out	omit, bar	include, admit
124	Exhausted	Extremely tired	weary, drained	refreshed, energised
125	Explicit	Stated clearly and directly	clear, definite	vague, implicit
126	Extravagant	Spending more money than is necessary	wasteful, lavish	thrifty, economical
127	Falter	To lose strength or confidence	waver, hesitate	persist, persevere
128	Famine	A severe shortage of food	starvation, scarcity	abundance, plenty
129	Feasible	Possible and practical to do	workable, achievable	impossible, impractical
130	Ferocious	Extremely fierce or violent	savage, fierce	gentle, tame
131	Fickle	Changing opinions or loyalties often	changeable, inconsistent	loyal, steadfast
132	Flawless	Without any mistakes or faults	perfect, faultless	faulty, imperfect
133	Flourish	To grow or develop successfully	thrive, prosper	wither, decline
134	Forbid	To order that something must not be done	prohibit, ban	allow, permit
135	Fortify	To make stronger or better protected	strengthen, reinforce	weaken, undermine
136	Frantic	Extremely worried and hurried	panicked, agitated	calm, composed
137	Frivolous	Not serious or deserving much attention	trivial, silly	serious, important
138	Frugal	Careful not to waste money	thrifty, economical	wasteful, extravagant
139	Genuine	Real and not false or copied	authentic, true	fake, counterfeit
140	Gracious	Kind and polite towards others	courteous, considerate	rude, unkind
141	Gradual	Happening slowly in small stages	progressive, step-by-step	sudden, abrupt
142	Gratitude	A feeling of being thankful	thankfulness, appreciation	ingratitude, unthankfulness
143	Gullible	Too ready to believe what others say	credulous, unsuspecting	sceptical, suspicious
144	Haphazard	Done without a clear plan or order	random, disorganised	systematic, orderly
145	Harmony	Peaceful agreement between people	accord, unity	discord, conflict
146	Hazardous	Likely to cause danger or harm	dangerous, risky	safe, harmless
147	Hesitant	Slow to act because of uncertainty	uncertain, reluctant	decisive, confident
148	Hinder	To make progress more difficult	obstruct, hamper	help, assist
149	Hostile	Unfriendly and ready to oppose	unfriendly, antagonistic	friendly, welcoming
150	Humane	Showing kindness and concern for suffering	compassionate, merciful	cruel, inhumane
151	Humiliate	To make someone feel deeply ashamed	embarrass, degrade	honour, dignify
152	Identical	Exactly the same	matching, indistinguishable	different, dissimilar
153	Ignorant	Lacking knowledge about something	uninformed, unaware	knowledgeable, informed
154	Illegible	Impossible or very difficult to read	unreadable, indecipherable	legible, readable
155	Immaculate	Perfectly clean	spotless, pristine	dirty, filthy
156	Impartial	Treating everyone fairly without favouritism	fair, unbiased	biased, partial
157	Impeccable	Without faults or mistakes	flawless, faultless	faulty, imperfect
158	Impetuous	Acting quickly without enough thought	rash, impulsive	cautious, deliberate
159	Implausible	Difficult to believe	unlikely, unconvincing	plausible, believable
160	Impose	To force something to be accepted	enforce, inflict	remove, lift
161	Incentive	Something that encourages action	motivation, encouragement	deterrent, discouragement
162	Incessant	Continuing without a break	constant, unceasing	occasional, intermittent
163	Inclusive	Allowing everyone to take part	welcoming, all-embracing	exclusive, restrictive
164	Indifferent	Showing no interest or concern	unconcerned, apathetic	interested, concerned
165	Industrious	Working hard and regularly	diligent, hardworking	lazy, idle
166	Inevitable	Certain to happen and impossible to avoid	unavoidable, inescapable	avoidable, preventable
167	Ingenious	Showing clever and original thinking	inventive, resourceful	unimaginative, unoriginal
168	Innocuous	Not likely to cause harm or offence	harmless, inoffensive	harmful, offensive
169	Insignificant	Too small or unimportant to matter much	trivial, minor	important, significant
170	Insufficient	Not enough for what is needed	inadequate, deficient	sufficient, ample
171	Intentional	Done on purpose	deliberate, planned	accidental, unintended
172	Intricate	Having many small connected details	complex, elaborate	simple, uncomplicated
173	Invincible	Impossible to defeat	unbeatable, unconquerable	vulnerable, beatable
174	Irrational	Not based on sensible reasoning	unreasonable, illogical	reasonable, logical
175	Jovial	Cheerful and friendly	jolly, merry	gloomy, miserable
176	Judicious	Showing careful and sensible judgement	wise, prudent	unwise, rash
177	Justify	To show that something is reasonable or right	defend, vindicate	condemn, discredit
178	Lavish	Giving or spending very generously	extravagant, abundant	meagre, sparing
179	Lenient	Not strict when applying rules or punishments	tolerant, permissive	strict, severe
180	Lethargic	Lacking energy and enthusiasm	sluggish, listless	energetic, lively
181	Logical	Following clear and sensible reasoning	rational, reasonable	illogical, irrational
182	Luminous	Giving off or reflecting light	glowing, radiant	dark, dull
183	Magnify	To make something appear larger	enlarge, amplify	reduce, diminish
184	Meagre	Too small in amount to be enough	scanty, insufficient	ample, abundant
185	Mediocre	Of only average or poor quality	ordinary, second-rate	excellent, outstanding
186	Melancholy	A quiet feeling of sadness	sorrow, gloom	joy, cheerfulness
187	Methodical	Working in a careful and organised way	systematic, orderly	haphazard, disorganised
188	Meticulous	Paying great attention to every detail	thorough, painstaking	careless, negligent
189	Miserly	Unwilling to spend or share money	stingy, mean	generous, charitable
190	Moderate	Neither too great nor too small	reasonable, restrained	extreme, excessive
191	Monotonous	Dull because it does not change	repetitive, tedious	varied, interesting
192	Neglect	To fail to give proper care or attention	disregard, overlook	tend, attend to
193	Nimble	Able to move quickly and lightly	agile, sprightly	clumsy, sluggish
194	Novice	Someone who is new to an activity	beginner, newcomer	expert, veteran
195	Obscure	Not easy to understand	unclear, puzzling	clear, obvious
196	Obsolete	No longer used because it is outdated	outdated, outmoded	current, modern
197	Obstinate	Refusing to change an opinion or behaviour	stubborn, headstrong	flexible, yielding
198	Opaque	Not allowing light to pass through	nontransparent, light-blocking	transparent, see-through
199	Optimistic	Expecting good things to happen	hopeful, positive	pessimistic, gloomy
200	Ornate	Covered with detailed decoration	elaborate, decorative	plain, simple
201	Pacify	To calm someone who is angry	soothe, appease	provoke, agitate
202	Perilous	Full of danger	hazardous, risky	safe, secure
203	Persevere	To keep trying despite difficulty	persist, continue	quit, surrender
204	Persistent	Continuing firmly despite problems	determined, tenacious	wavering, irresolute
205	Persuade	To convince someone to do something	convince, influence	dissuade, deter
206	Pessimistic	Expecting bad things to happen	negative, gloomy	optimistic, hopeful
207	Placid	Calm and not easily upset	tranquil, peaceful	agitated, excitable
208	Plausible	Seeming reasonable or believable	credible, convincing	implausible, unbelievable
209	Plentiful	Available in large amounts	abundant, ample	scarce, scanty
210	Precise	Exact and carefully correct	accurate, exact	vague, inaccurate
211	Preserve	To keep something safe or in good condition	protect, conserve	destroy, damage
212	Prohibit	To officially forbid something	ban, forbid	permit, authorise
213	Prosper	To do well and become successful	thrive, flourish	fail, decline
214	Prudent	Showing care and good judgement	wise, cautious	reckless, foolish
215	Reckless	Acting without caring about danger	rash, careless	cautious, prudent
216	Reconcile	To restore friendship after a disagreement	reunite, bring together	alienate, estrange
217	Refine	To remove unwanted substances from something	purify, cleanse	contaminate, pollute
218	Reluctant	Not willing or eager to do something	unwilling, hesitant	willing, eager
219	Resilient	Able to recover quickly after difficulty	tough, hardy	fragile, vulnerable
220	Resolute	Firmly determined to do something	steadfast, determined	hesitant, indecisive
221	Resourceful	Good at finding clever ways to solve problems	inventive, ingenious	helpless, unimaginative
222	Restrain	To hold back or keep under control	restrict, curb	release, free
223	Robust	Strong and healthy	sturdy, vigorous	weak, frail
224	Ruthless	Showing no pity for others	merciless, brutal	merciful, compassionate
225	Scarcity	A situation in which there is not enough	shortage, lack	abundance, plenty
226	Sceptical	Not easily convinced that something is true	doubtful, unconvinced	convinced, trusting
227	Scrutinise	To examine something very carefully	inspect, study	ignore, overlook
228	Serene	Calm and free from worry	peaceful, tranquil	anxious, troubled
229	Significant	Important enough to deserve attention	important, meaningful	trivial, insignificant
230	Sluggish	Moving or working very slowly	lethargic, slow	energetic, brisk
231	Sparse	Thinly spread or small in number	scanty, scattered	dense, plentiful
232	Spontaneous	Done naturally without planning	unplanned, impulsive	planned, rehearsed
233	Stagnant	Not developing or making progress	inactive, static	developing, progressing
234	Steadfast	Firm and reliable in belief or support	resolute, loyal	fickle, wavering
235	Substantial	Large in amount or importance	considerable, sizeable	slight, insignificant
236	Subtle	Not immediately obvious or noticeable	delicate, understated	obvious, blatant
237	Superficial	Considering only the surface rather than details	shallow, surface-level	thorough, profound
238	Surplus	An amount left over after needs are met	excess, remainder	shortage, deficit
239	Tedious	Boring because it is long or repetitive	monotonous, tiresome	interesting, engaging
240	Tenacious	Refusing to give up easily	persistent, determined	yielding, irresolute
241	Thorough	Careful and complete in every detail	comprehensive, meticulous	superficial, incomplete
242	Tolerant	Willing to accept different views or behaviour	open-minded, accepting	intolerant, prejudiced
243	Tranquil	Quiet and free from disturbance	peaceful, serene	disturbed, turbulent
244	Trivial	Having very little importance	minor, insignificant	important, substantial
245	Unanimous	Agreed upon by everyone involved	united, undivided	divided, split
246	Unbiased	Not unfairly favouring one side	impartial, fair	biased, prejudiced
247	Undermine	To gradually weaken something	weaken, sabotage	strengthen, support
248	Unify	To bring separate parts together	unite, combine	divide, separate
249	Urbane	Polite and confident in social situations	refined, polished	uncouth, rude
250	Vague	Not clearly explained or understood	unclear, imprecise	clear, specific
251	Valiant	Showing great courage	brave, heroic	cowardly, fearful
252	Versatile	Able to do many different things well	adaptable, all-round	limited, inflexible
253	Vigilant	Watching carefully for possible danger	alert, watchful	inattentive, careless
254	Vigorous	Full of strength and energy	energetic, robust	weak, feeble
255	Virtuous	Behaving according to strong moral principles	good, upright	wicked, immoral
256	Voluntary	Done by choice rather than by force	optional, willing	compulsory, forced
257	Vulnerable	Easily harmed or attacked	defenceless, exposed	protected, invulnerable
258	Wholesome	Good for health or well-being	healthy, beneficial	unhealthy, harmful
259	Wither	To dry up and lose strength	shrivel, fade	flourish, thrive
260	Yield	To give way to pressure or demands	surrender, submit	resist, oppose

Grade 7 & Grade 8 . IEO practice

260 vocabulary words

An alphabetical study list for Grade 7-8 learners, with clear meanings, two synonyms and two antonyms for every word. All vocabulary headwords contain at least five letters.

Complete alphabetical vocabulary list . 260 entries
No.	Word	Meaning	2 synonyms	2 antonyms
1	Abate	To become less strong or intense	subside, diminish	intensify, escalate
2	Abdicate	To give up a position of power or responsibility	relinquish, renounce	retain, assume
3	Aberrant	Departing from what is normal or expected	abnormal, atypical	normal, typical
4	Abhorrent	Causing strong disgust or hatred	detestable, repugnant	admirable, appealing
5	Abjure	To formally reject a belief or practice	renounce, reject	embrace, uphold
6	Abrasive	Rude and likely to annoy or upset others	harsh, offensive	gentle, courteous
7	Absolve	To free someone from blame	exonerate, acquit	blame, condemn
8	Abstruse	Difficult to understand	obscure, complicated	clear, straightforward
9	Accentuate	To make a feature more noticeable	emphasise, highlight	downplay, minimise
10	Acclaim	Public praise and approval	applause, commendation	criticism, condemnation
11	Acquiesce	To accept something without protest	consent, comply	resist, object
12	Acrimonious	Filled with anger and bitterness	hostile, rancorous	friendly, amicable
13	Adamant	Refusing to change an opinion or decision	unyielding, resolute	flexible, yielding
14	Adept	Highly skilled at doing something	proficient, accomplished	inept, unskilled
15	Adroit	Clever and skilful in handling situations	deft, dexterous	clumsy, inept
16	Adulation	Excessive praise or admiration	flattery, idolisation	criticism, scorn
17	Adversarial	Involving opposition or conflict	antagonistic, confrontational	cooperative, collaborative
18	Affable	Friendly and easy to talk to	amiable, approachable	aloof, unfriendly
19	Affirm	To state firmly that something is true	assert, confirm	deny, refute
20	Aggrieved	Feeling upset because of unfair treatment	resentful, wronged	satisfied, contented
21	Alacrity	Cheerful readiness to act	eagerness, willingness	reluctance, hesitation
22	Allay	To reduce fear or worry	ease, alleviate	heighten, aggravate
23	Altruistic	Concerned with helping others rather than yourself	selfless, charitable	selfish, self-serving
24	Ambivalent	Having mixed or conflicting feelings	undecided, conflicted	certain, decided
25	Ameliorate	To make a difficult situation better	improve, alleviate	worsen, aggravate
26	Amenable	Willing to cooperate or consider suggestions	receptive, cooperative	resistant, uncooperative
27	Amiable	Having a pleasant and friendly manner	affable, genial	hostile, unfriendly
28	Amicable	Friendly and free from disagreement	peaceable, harmonious	hostile, antagonistic
29	Animosity	Strong dislike or hostility	antagonism, hatred	goodwill, affection
30	Antagonise	To make someone angry or hostile	provoke, alienate	appease, placate
31	Antipathy	A strong feeling of dislike	aversion, hostility	affection, fondness
32	Apathy	A lack of interest or enthusiasm	indifference, unconcern	enthusiasm, concern
33	Appease	To calm someone by meeting their demands	placate, pacify	provoke, antagonise
34	Apprehensive	Worried about something that may happen	anxious, uneasy	confident, reassured
35	Arbitrary	Based on personal choice rather than a clear reason	random, capricious	reasoned, systematic
36	Arduous	Requiring great effort	strenuous, demanding	easy, effortless
37	Articulate	Able to express ideas clearly	eloquent, expressive	inarticulate, tongue-tied
38	Ascetic	Avoiding comfort and pleasure as a way of life	austere, self-denying	indulgent, pleasure-seeking
39	Assiduous	Working with great care and persistence	diligent, industrious	negligent, idle
40	Astute	Quick to understand situations and judge them well	perceptive, shrewd	naive, obtuse
41	Audacious	Willing to take bold risks	daring, fearless	timid, cautious
42	Augment	To increase the size or amount of something	enlarge, supplement	reduce, diminish
43	Auspicious	Suggesting a likely successful outcome	promising, favourable	unpromising, unfavourable
44	Austere	Plain and without decoration	stark, unadorned	ornate, lavish
45	Autonomous	Able to govern or act independently	independent, self-governing	dependent, subordinate
46	Avaricious	Having an excessive desire for wealth	greedy, acquisitive	generous, unselfish
47	Averse	Strongly opposed or unwilling	reluctant, opposed	willing, inclined
48	Belligerent	Hostile and ready to argue or fight	aggressive, combative	peaceful, conciliatory
49	Benign	Not harmful or threatening	harmless, innocuous	harmful, malignant
50	Blatant	Very obvious in an offensive way	flagrant, glaring	subtle, concealed
51	Bolster	To support or strengthen something	reinforce, fortify	weaken, undermine
52	Brevity	The use of few words	conciseness, succinctness	wordiness, verbosity
53	Burgeon	To grow or develop rapidly	flourish, expand	shrink, decline
54	Callous	Showing no concern for others' suffering	heartless, insensitive	compassionate, sympathetic
55	Candour	The quality of being open and honest	frankness, sincerity	deceit, evasiveness
56	Capricious	Changing suddenly and unpredictably	fickle, changeable	consistent, predictable
57	Castigate	To criticise or scold severely	reprimand, berate	praise, commend
58	Caustic	Using cruelly sarcastic language	scathing, biting	kind, complimentary
59	Cerebral	Relying mainly on thought and reasoning	intellectual, analytical	emotional, instinctive
60	Chastise	To scold someone severely	reprimand, rebuke	praise, applaud
61	Circumspect	Careful to consider risks before acting	cautious, prudent	reckless, rash
62	Cogent	Clear, logical, and convincing	persuasive, compelling	unconvincing, weak
63	Cohesive	Working together as a united whole	unified, integrated	fragmented, divided
64	Compliant	Willing to follow rules or requests	obedient, cooperative	defiant, resistant
65	Conciliatory	Intended to reduce anger or disagreement	appeasing, peace-making	provocative, antagonistic
66	Concur	To agree with an opinion or decision	agree, assent	disagree, dissent
67	Condone	To accept behaviour that is considered wrong	overlook, excuse	condemn, denounce
68	Conducive	Helping to bring about a result	favourable, helpful	obstructive, unfavourable
69	Conscientious	Careful to do duties thoroughly and correctly	diligent, scrupulous	negligent, careless
70	Consensus	General agreement within a group	accord, agreement	disagreement, dissent
71	Consolidate	To combine parts into a stronger whole	unify, integrate	divide, fragment
72	Conspicuous	Clearly visible or easily noticed	prominent, noticeable	inconspicuous, hidden
73	Constancy	The quality of remaining steady or faithful	steadfastness, stability	fickleness, variability
74	Constrain	To limit someone's actions or choices	restrict, restrain	liberate, free
75	Contemptuous	Showing that you consider someone worthless	scornful, disdainful	respectful, admiring
76	Contentious	Likely to cause arguments	controversial, debatable	uncontroversial, undisputed
77	Contrite	Deeply sorry for something wrong you have done	remorseful, repentant	unrepentant, remorseless
78	Converge	To move towards the same point	meet, unite	diverge, separate
79	Copious	Available or produced in large amounts	abundant, plentiful	scanty, sparse
80	Corroborate	To support a statement with further evidence	confirm, substantiate	contradict, disprove
81	Credulous	Too willing to believe things	gullible, trusting	sceptical, incredulous
82	Curtail	To reduce or cut something short	restrict, shorten	extend, expand
83	Debilitate	To make someone weak	weaken, enfeeble	strengthen, invigorate
84	Decorum	Behaviour that is polite and socially proper	propriety, dignity	impropriety, indecorum
85	Deference	Respect shown for another person's judgement	respect, regard	disrespect, contempt
86	Deleterious	Causing harm or damage	harmful, detrimental	beneficial, helpful
87	Demean	To lower someone's dignity or status	degrade, belittle	honour, dignify
88	Denounce	To publicly condemn something	condemn, censure	praise, endorse
89	Deplore	To strongly disapprove of something	lament, condemn	approve, applaud
90	Deride	To laugh at someone in a cruel way	mock, ridicule	praise, respect
91	Despondent	Having lost hope or confidence	dejected, disheartened	hopeful, encouraged
92	Destitute	Lacking money and basic necessities	impoverished, penniless	wealthy, affluent
93	Detached	Not emotionally involved in a situation	uninvolved, aloof	involved, engaged
94	Detrimental	Causing harm or disadvantage	damaging, harmful	beneficial, advantageous
95	Dexterous	Skilful with the hands	deft, adroit	clumsy, awkward
96	Diffident	Lacking confidence in yourself	timid, hesitant	confident, assertive
97	Discordant	Not in agreement or harmony	conflicting, clashing	harmonious, compatible
98	Discredit	To damage trust in a person or claim	disprove, undermine	validate, substantiate
99	Disdainful	Showing a lack of respect	scornful, contemptuous	respectful, appreciative
100	Disgruntled	Annoyed because expectations have not been met	dissatisfied, discontented	satisfied, contented
101	Disinterested	Fair because you have no personal advantage to gain	impartial, unbiased	biased, partial
102	Disparage	To speak about something as if it has little value	belittle, denigrate	praise, extol
103	Dispassionate	Not influenced by strong feelings	objective, impartial	emotional, biased
104	Dispel	To make a fear or belief disappear	banish, remove	create, reinforce
105	Disseminate	To spread information widely	circulate, distribute	suppress, withhold
106	Dissension	Disagreement that leads to conflict	discord, dispute	accord, agreement
107	Dissuade	To persuade someone not to do something	discourage, deter	persuade, encourage
108	Divergent	Developing in different directions	differing, separating	convergent, similar
109	Dogmatic	Insisting that your beliefs cannot be questioned	opinionated, rigid	open-minded, flexible
110	Eccentric	Unusual in behaviour or style	unconventional, quirky	conventional, ordinary
111	Eclectic	Drawing ideas from many different sources	varied, wide-ranging	uniform, narrow
112	Economise	To reduce spending or use fewer resources	save, conserve	squander, waste
113	Elucidate	To explain something clearly	clarify, illuminate	confuse, obscure
114	Emaciated	Extremely thin because of illness or hunger	gaunt, wasted	well-fed, plump
115	Embellish	To make something more decorative	adorn, ornament	strip, simplify
116	Empathy	The ability to understand another person's feelings	understanding, fellow feeling	indifference, insensitivity
117	Enervate	To drain someone of energy	weaken, exhaust	energise, invigorate
118	Engender	To cause a feeling or situation to develop	generate, produce	prevent, suppress
119	Enigmatic	Difficult to understand or explain	mysterious, puzzling	clear, straightforward
120	Ephemeral	Lasting for only a short time	fleeting, transient	lasting, enduring
121	Equanimity	Calmness during difficulty or stress	composure, poise	agitation, panic
122	Equitable	Fair and reasonable to everyone	just, impartial	unfair, biased
123	Eradicate	To completely get rid of something	eliminate, abolish	establish, preserve
124	Erratic	Not following a steady or predictable pattern	irregular, unpredictable	consistent, steady
125	Erudite	Having extensive knowledge from study	learned, scholarly	ignorant, uneducated
126	Evasive	Avoiding a clear or direct answer	elusive, indirect	frank, straightforward
127	Exacerbate	To make a problem more severe	aggravate, worsen	alleviate, ease
128	Exalt	To praise someone very highly	glorify, extol	degrade, belittle
129	Exemplary	So good that others should copy it	commendable, outstanding	deplorable, disgraceful
130	Exonerate	To officially clear someone of blame	absolve, acquit	convict, incriminate
131	Expedite	To make a process happen faster	accelerate, hasten	delay, hinder
132	Explicit	Expressed clearly and without ambiguity	clear, definite	vague, implicit
133	Extol	To praise enthusiastically	laud, acclaim	criticise, disparage
134	Exuberant	Full of cheerful energy	buoyant, lively	subdued, dejected
135	Fallacious	Based on mistaken reasoning	misleading, unsound	sound, valid
136	Fastidious	Very careful about small details and standards	meticulous, exacting	careless, undemanding
137	Fervent	Showing very strong feeling	passionate, ardent	apathetic, indifferent
138	Flippant	Not showing enough seriousness	frivolous, dismissive	serious, respectful
139	Fluctuate	To rise and fall or change repeatedly	vary, oscillate	stabilise, settle
140	Formidable	Causing fear or respect through great strength	daunting, intimidating	unimpressive, unthreatening
141	Fortitude	Courage during pain or adversity	resilience, endurance	cowardice, weakness
142	Fractious	Easily irritated and difficult to control	quarrelsome, unruly	agreeable, cooperative
143	Futile	Unable to produce a useful result	pointless, ineffective	useful, effective
144	Garrulous	Talking too much	talkative, loquacious	taciturn, reserved
145	Genial	Friendly and cheerful	affable, cordial	unfriendly, surly
146	Gregarious	Enjoying the company of others	sociable, outgoing	unsociable, withdrawn
147	Guileless	Honest and without a wish to deceive	innocent, candid	deceitful, cunning
148	Haughty	Acting as if others are beneath you	arrogant, disdainful	humble, modest
149	Heedless	Not paying attention to risk or advice	careless, inattentive	careful, mindful
150	Homogeneous	Made up of parts that are alike	uniform, consistent	varied, heterogeneous
151	Humility	A modest view of your own importance	modesty, unpretentiousness	arrogance, conceit
152	Imminent	About to happen very soon	impending, approaching	distant, remote
153	Immutable	Unable to change	unchangeable, fixed	changeable, variable
154	Impecunious	Having very little money	penniless, impoverished	wealthy, affluent
155	Impertinent	Rude or disrespectful	insolent, impudent	polite, respectful
156	Implacable	Impossible to calm or satisfy	unappeasable, relentless	appeasable, forgiving
157	Implicit	Suggested without being directly stated	implied, unstated	explicit, stated
158	Inadvertent	Happening without intention	accidental, unintended	deliberate, intentional
159	Incessant	Continuing without interruption	ceaseless, constant	intermittent, occasional
160	Incongruous	Not fitting the surrounding situation	inappropriate, mismatched	appropriate, fitting
161	Incredulous	Unable or unwilling to believe something	disbelieving, sceptical	credulous, convinced
162	Indolent	Avoiding activity or effort	lazy, idle	industrious, diligent
163	Inept	Lacking skill or ability	incompetent, unskilled	adept, competent
164	Inert	Not moving or acting	inactive, motionless	active, moving
165	Ingenuous	Honest and innocent rather than calculating	guileless, candid	deceitful, crafty
166	Inhibit	To hold back an action or process	restrain, impede	encourage, promote
167	Insipid	Lacking interest or excitement	dull, bland	stimulating, interesting
168	Intransigent	Refusing to compromise	unyielding, inflexible	flexible, accommodating
169	Intrepid	Fearless when facing difficulty or danger	dauntless, courageous	timid, fearful
170	Intrinsic	Belonging naturally to something	inherent, essential	extrinsic, external
171	Irrefutable	Impossible to prove wrong	indisputable, undeniable	debatable, questionable
172	Jubilant	Showing great joy after success	elated, triumphant	dejected, sorrowful
173	Judicious	Showing wise and careful judgement	prudent, discerning	rash, unwise
174	Laconic	Using very few words	terse, concise	verbose, wordy
175	Languid	Lacking energy or moving slowly	listless, sluggish	energetic, vigorous
176	Laudable	Deserving praise	commendable, praiseworthy	deplorable, blameworthy
177	Lethargy	A lack of energy or alertness	sluggishness, torpor	vigour, alertness
178	Lucid	Clear and easy to understand	intelligible, coherent	confusing, obscure
179	Magnanimous	Generous and forgiving towards others	noble, big-hearted	petty, vindictive
180	Malevolent	Wishing to harm others	malicious, spiteful	benevolent, kind-hearted
181	Malleable	Easily shaped or influenced	pliable, adaptable	rigid, inflexible
182	Meticulous	Extremely careful about details	painstaking, thorough	careless, slapdash
183	Mitigate	To make harm or suffering less severe	alleviate, lessen	aggravate, intensify
184	Morose	Gloomy and unwilling to be cheerful	sullen, glum	cheerful, genial
185	Munificent	Extremely generous	lavish, bountiful	stingy, miserly
186	Myopic	Failing to consider future consequences	short-sighted, narrow-minded	far-sighted, prudent
187	Nebulous	Unclear or poorly defined	vague, hazy	clear, definite
188	Nonchalant	Appearing relaxed and unconcerned	casual, unruffled	anxious, agitated
189	Obdurate	Stubbornly refusing to change	unyielding, obstinate	flexible, yielding
190	Obfuscate	To make something difficult to understand	confuse, obscure	clarify, elucidate
191	Obsequious	Too eager to please or obey someone powerful	servile, fawning	assertive, independent
192	Obstinate	Refusing to change despite persuasion	stubborn, headstrong	compliant, yielding
193	Ominous	Suggesting that something bad may happen	threatening, foreboding	reassuring, promising
194	Opulent	Showing great wealth or luxury	lavish, luxurious	austere, modest
195	Ostentatious	Designed to attract attention and impress	showy, pretentious	modest, understated
196	Palpable	So clear or strong that it seems almost touchable	perceptible, obvious	imperceptible, undetectable
197	Parsimonious	Extremely unwilling to spend money	stingy, miserly	generous, extravagant
198	Perfunctory	Done with little care or interest	cursory, mechanical	thorough, attentive
199	Perpetual	Continuing without an end	eternal, unending	temporary, brief
200	Pervasive	Spreading through every part of something	widespread, prevalent	limited, localised
201	Petulant	Childishly annoyed or bad-tempered	peevish, irritable	good-natured, agreeable
202	Placate	To make someone less angry	appease, pacify	provoke, incense
203	Plausible	Seeming reasonable or likely to be true	credible, believable	implausible, unlikely
204	Poignant	Causing a deep feeling of sadness	moving, touching	unmoving, unaffecting
205	Pragmatic	Dealing with situations in a practical way	practical, realistic	impractical, unrealistic
206	Precarious	Unsafe or likely to fail	unstable, insecure	stable, secure
207	Preclude	To prevent something from happening	prohibit, rule out	allow, enable
208	Pretentious	Trying to seem more impressive than you are	affected, ostentatious	modest, unassuming
209	Prodigal	Spending resources recklessly	extravagant, wasteful	frugal, thrifty
210	Prolific	Producing a large amount of something	productive, fruitful	unproductive, barren
211	Propensity	A natural tendency to act in a certain way	inclination, tendency	aversion, disinclination
212	Provocative	Likely to cause anger or argument	inflammatory, inciting	soothing, conciliatory
213	Prudent	Careful and sensible about future risks	judicious, cautious	reckless, imprudent
214	Pugnacious	Eager to argue or fight	combative, belligerent	peaceable, conciliatory
215	Recalcitrant	Stubbornly refusing to obey	defiant, unmanageable	obedient, compliant
216	Reclusive	Preferring to live apart from others	solitary, withdrawn	sociable, outgoing
217	Redundant	Not needed because something already serves the purpose	unnecessary, superfluous	necessary, essential
218	Refute	To prove a statement wrong	disprove, rebut	prove, substantiate
219	Relinquish	To give up possession or control	surrender, release	retain, keep
220	Reprehensible	Deserving strong criticism	deplorable, blameworthy	admirable, commendable
221	Repudiate	To firmly reject an idea or claim	reject, disavow	accept, endorse
222	Resilient	Able to recover after difficulty	adaptable, tough	fragile, vulnerable
223	Reticent	Unwilling to share thoughts or feelings	reserved, uncommunicative	forthcoming, communicative
224	Revere	To feel deep respect for someone	venerate, honour	despise, scorn
225	Rigorous	Extremely careful and thorough	strict, exacting	lax, superficial
226	Sagacious	Showing deep wisdom and good judgement	wise, discerning	foolish, undiscerning
227	Sanguine	Confident that things will turn out well	optimistic, hopeful	pessimistic, despondent
228	Scrupulous	Careful to behave honestly and fairly	principled, conscientious	dishonest, unscrupulous
229	Serenity	A state of calm and peace	tranquillity, composure	agitation, turmoil
230	Sporadic	Happening irregularly and occasionally	intermittent, occasional	constant, regular
231	Stagnant	Not developing or progressing	static, inactive	dynamic, developing
232	Stoical	Enduring pain without showing distress	uncomplaining, impassive	complaining, emotional
233	Subservient	Too willing to obey or submit to others	servile, submissive	independent, assertive
234	Succinct	Expressed clearly in few words	concise, terse	wordy, verbose
235	Superfluous	More than is needed	unnecessary, redundant	necessary, essential
236	Taciturn	Usually saying very little	reserved, uncommunicative	talkative, garrulous
237	Tenacious	Holding firmly to a goal despite difficulty	persistent, determined	yielding, irresolute
238	Tentative	Not yet definite or certain	provisional, uncertain	definite, confirmed
239	Timorous	Easily frightened or lacking confidence	fearful, timid	bold, intrepid
240	Tractable	Easy to manage or influence	manageable, compliant	unruly, intractable
241	Transient	Lasting only a short time	temporary, fleeting	permanent, enduring
242	Truculent	Aggressive and eager to argue	belligerent, hostile	peaceful, agreeable
243	Turbulent	Full of disorder or disturbance	unsettled, tumultuous	calm, tranquil
244	Ubiquitous	Present or found almost everywhere	omnipresent, pervasive	rare, scarce
245	Unanimous	Agreed upon by every member of a group	united, undivided	divided, split
246	Unassuming	Not trying to attract attention or seem important	modest, humble	arrogant, pretentious
247	Unequivocal	Completely clear and leaving no doubt	unambiguous, definite	ambiguous, uncertain
248	Unflappable	Remaining calm even in a crisis	composed, imperturbable	excitable, flustered
249	Unprecedented	Never having happened before	novel, unparalleled	familiar, customary
250	Urbane	Polished and confident in social situations	sophisticated, courteous	uncouth, boorish
251	Vacillate	To keep changing between opinions or choices	waver, fluctuate	decide, resolve
252	Vehement	Showing intense feeling or force	forceful, passionate	mild, restrained
253	Verbose	Using more words than necessary	wordy, long-winded	concise, succinct
254	Vindicate	To show that someone was right or not to blame	justify, exonerate	incriminate, condemn
255	Vindictive	Wanting revenge for a wrong	vengeful, spiteful	forgiving, magnanimous
256	Virtuous	Behaving with strong moral principles	upright, ethical	wicked, immoral
257	Vivacious	Lively and full of energy	animated, spirited	listless, dull
258	Volatile	Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably	unstable, changeable	stable, predictable
259	Wistful	Feeling sadness and longing for something	yearning, melancholy	contented, satisfied
260	Zealous	Showing intense enthusiasm for a cause	ardent, fervent	apathetic, indifferent

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