English Synonyms and Antonyms - James Champlin Fernald (christmas read aloud TXT) 📗

187 " law, 229 " system, 350 rumor, report, 311 rupture, break, 86 " rend, 309 rural, rustic, 321 ruse, artifice, 58 " pretense, 283 rush, career, 95 rustic, 321 sable, dark, 122 sacrament, 321 sacred, holy, 200 sacrifice, surrender, 349 sadness, grief, 187 safeguard, defense, 123 sagacious, 322 " astute, 62 sagacity, acumen, 18 " wisdom, 372 sage, sagacious, 322 saintly, holy, 200 salable, venal, 365 salary, pay, 266 sale, 323 salubrious, healthy, 195 salutary, healthy, 195 salutation, parting, farewell, 168 salute, address, v., 19 same, alike, 30 " synonymous, 349 sample, 323 " example, 160 sanctimoniousness, hypocrisy, 204 sanctimony, hypocrisy, 204 sanction, v., abet, 4 " allow, 35 [553]" confirm, 114 sanitary, healthy, 195 sarcasm, banter, 73 sate, satisfy, 324 satiate, satisfy, 324 satire, banter, 73 satisfaction, happiness, 189 " propitiation, 291 satisfactory, adequate, 21 " comfortable, 110 satisfied, comfortable, 110 satisfy, 324 " requite, 313 satisfying, delightful, 126 sauciness, impudence, 213 " pertness, 271 savage, barbarous, 73 " bitter, 81 " fierce, 171 savant, scholar, 324 save, but, 89 saving, frugality, 180 savory, delicious, 126 saw, n., proverb, 293 say, allege, 31 " announce, 46 " speak, 339 " state, 341 saying, proverb, 293 scan, look, 234 scarce, rare, 300 scare, frighten, 180 schedule, record, 304 scheme, design, 128 " hypothesis, 205 schismatic, heretic, 196 scholar, 324 scholarship, knowledge, 227 school, v., teach, 353 schooling, education, 143 science, 325 " knowledge, 227 scintilla, particle, 264 scintillation, light, 231 scoff, sneer, 337 scorch, burn, 87 scorn, v., abhor, 5 scorn, n., neglect, 251 scour, cleanse, 107 scourge, beat, 75 scout, spy, 340 scrap, particle, 264 scratch out, cancel, 92 scream, call, 91 screen, hide, 197 " palliate, 261 " shelter, 331 scrimping, frugality, 180 scroll, record, 304 scrub, cleanse, 107 scruple, doubt, n., 138 scrutinizing, inquisitive, 221 search, hunt, 203 searching, inquisitive, 221 season, time, 356 seat of government, capital, 94 seclusion, retirement, 315 second, help, 195 secret, mysterious, 247 secrete, hide, 197 section, part, 264 secure, arrest, 57 " attain, 64 " bind, 81 " catch, 97 " get, 183 " purchase, 295 security, 326 sedate, calm, 91 sedition, revolution, 317 seditious, rebellious, 304 seduce, allure, 37 sedulous, industrious, 215 sedulousness, industry, 216 see, discern, 133 " look, 234 seed, plant, 274 seed down, plant, 274 seem, appear, 52 seeming, a., apparent, 52 seeming, n., pretense, 283 seemly, becoming, 77 segment, part, 264 seize, arrest, 57 " catch, 97 select, allot, 34 " choose, 104 self-abnegation, 329 self-assertion, assurance, 61 " egotism, 145 self-complacency, pride, 286 self-conceit, egotism, 145 " pride, 286 self-condemnation, repentance, 310 self-confidence, assurance, 61 " egotism, 145 self-consciousness, egotism, 145 self-control, abstinence, 10 " self-abnegation, 326 self-denial, abstinence, 10 " self-abnegation, 326 self-devotion, self-abnegation, 326 self-esteem, egotism, 145 " pride, 286 self-exaltation, pride, 286 self-immolation, self-abnegation, 326 self-opinionated, dogmatic, 137 self-possessed, calm, 91 self-reliance, assurance, 61 self-renunciation, self-abnegation, 326 self-respect, pride, 286 self-restraint, abstinence, 10 self-sacrifice, self-abnegation, 326 sell, convey, 119 semblance, analogy, 43 " pretense, 283 send, 327 senile, old, 257 sensation, 328 sense, mind, 241 " sensation, 328 " wisdom, 372 senseless, absurd, 11 senselessness, idiocy, 207 sensibility, 328 sensible, conscious, 116 " physical, 272 " sagacious, 322 [554]sensitive, fine, 172 sensitiveness, sensibility, 328 sensual, brutish, 87 sentence, v., condemn, 113 sententious, terse, 354 sentient being, animal, 45 sentiment, idea, 206 separate, abstract, 10 separately, apiece, 51 sequel, catastrophe, 97 " consequence, 116 " event, 158 sequence, time, 356 serene, calm, 91 sermon, speech, 339 service, profit, 288 " sacrament, 321 " utility, 363 serviceableness, utility, 363 set, v., plant, 274 " put, 296 set, n., class, 106 " flock, 173 set apart, allow, 34 " holy, 200 set aside, abolish, 6 set fire to, burn, 87 set forth, state, 341 set free, absolve, 9 set on fire, burn, 87 set out, plant, 274 settle, confirm, 114 settle with, requite, 133 set upon, attack, v., 63 sever, break, 86 " rend, 309 severally, apiece, 51 severe, 329 " difficult, 132 " morose, 245 severity, acrimony, 15 sex, gender, 181 shackle, v., bind, 81 shackle, n., fetter, 169 shadowy, dark, 122 " vain, 364 shady, dark, 122 shake, 330 sham, hypocrisy, 204 shame, v., abash, 3 shame, n., abomination, 7 " chagrin, 100 shamelessness, effrontery, 144 shape, make, 236 share, v., apportion, 54 share, n., part, 264 " portion, 279 sharp, astute, 62 " bitter, 81 " clever, 109 " fine, 172 " sagacious, 322 " steep, 342 sharpness, acrimony, 15 " acumen, 18 sharp-witted, sagacious, 322 shatter, break, 86 sheen, light, 231 sheer, pure, 296 " steep, 342 shelter, v., 331 " cherish, 104 shelter, n., defense, 123 shield, v., shelter, 331 shield, n., defense, 123 shift, v., change, v., 100 " convey, 119 shimmer, light, 231 shine, light, 231 shining, light, 231 shiver, break, 86 " shake, 330 shock, blow, 83 " collision, 109 shocking, awful, 70 shore, bank, 72 short, terse, 354 " transient, 361 should, ought, 260 shout, call, 91 show, array, 57 " ostentation, 259 " pretense, 283 shred, particle, 264 shrewd, astute, 62 " sagacious, 322 shrewdness, acumen, 18 shriek, call, 91 shudder, shake, 330 shun, abhor, 5 shyness, modesty, 244 sickness, disease, 134 sight, array, 57 sign, 332 " characteristic, 103 " emblem, 146 " trace, 359 signal, sign, 332 signify, allude, 36 silent, taciturn, 351 silver, money, 244 similar, alike, 30 " synonymous, 349 similarity, analogy, 43 " approximation, 55 similarly, also, 37 simile, allegory, 33 " analogy, 43 similitude, analogy, 43 simple, candid, 93 " pure, 296 simulation, pretense, 283 sin, 332 since, because, 77 " therefore, 355 sincere, candid, 93 " honest, 202 sine qua non, necessity, 250 sinful, criminal, 120 sing, 333 singe, burn, 87 singular, queer, 297 " rare, 300 singularity, characteristic, 103 sink, abase, 2 " immerse, 212 sinless, innocent, 220 " perfect, 268 [555]situation, circumstance, 105 skeleton, sketch, 334 skeptic, 334 skepticism, doubt, n., 138 sketch, 334 skilful, 335 " clever, 109 skill, dexterity, 129 " power, 279 " wisdom, 372 skilled, skilful, 335 skirmish, battle, 74 skittish, restive, 314 slack, slow, 337 slackness, neglect, 251 slander, 336 " abuse, 12 slang, 336 slant, v., tip, 357 slaughter, kill, 226 " massacre, 237 slay, kill, 226 sleep, rest, 313 sleepless, vigilant, 369 slender, fine, 172 " minute, 242 slight, a., fine, 172 " venial, 367 slight, n., neglect, 251 sling, send, 327 slit, rend, 309 slope, v., tip, 357 slothful, idle, 208 slow, 337 " reluctant, 308 slowness, stupidity, 344 sluggish, idle, 208 " slow, 337 sluggishness, apathy, 50 " stupidity, 344 slumber, rest, 313 small, fine, 172 " minute, 242 smart, clever, 109 smartness, pertness, 271 smash, break, 86 smiling, happy, 190 smirch, blemish, 82 smite, beat, 75 smooth, calm, 91 " fine, 172 snappish, morose, 245 snatch, catch, 97 sneer, 337 snug, comfortable, 110 sobriety, abstinence, 10 sociable, friendly, 178 social, friendly, 178 socialism, 338 society, association, 60 soften, alleviate, 33 " chasten, 103 soil, v., defile, 124 " stain, 341 soil, n., blemish, 82 sojourn, abide, 5 soldiers, army, 56 soldiery, army, 56 solemn, awful, 70 solemnity, sacrament, 321 solemnize, celebrate, 99 solicit, ask, 59 " plead, 274 solicitude, alarm, 28 " anxiety, 49 " care, 94 solitude, retirement, 315 somber, dark, 122 song, poetry, 277 soothe, allay,