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

184 bereavement, misfortune, 242 beseech, ask, 59 " plead, 274 " pray, 281 beseeming, becoming, 77 beset, attack, v., 63 beside, adjacent, 22 besides, also, 37 " but, 89 " yet, 374 besiege, attack, v., 63 bestial, brutish, 87 bestow, give, 185 betide, happen, 188 betoken, augur, 66 better, amend, 41 between, amid, 42 betwixt, amid, 42 bevy, flock, 173 bewail, mourn, 246 bewilder, abash, 3 bewilderment, amazement, 39 " perplexity, 270 bewitching, beautiful, 76 " charming, 103 bias, bend, 79 " prejudice, 283 bid, pray, 281 " proposal, 292 bide, abide, 5 big, large, 229 bigotry, fanaticism, 166 bills, money, 244 bind, 81 biography, history, 200 birth, kin, 227 biting, bitter, 81 bitter, 81 bitterness, acrimony, 15 " enmity, 152 " feud, 170 bizarre, queer, 297 blab, babble, 71 black, dark, 122 blame, v., condemn, 113 " reprove, 312 blame, n., reproof, 311 blameless, innocent, 220 " perfect, 268 blanch, bleach, 82 blank, vacant, 363 blaspheming, oath, 254 blasphemy, oath, 254 blaze, v., burn, 87 blaze, n., fire, 173 " light, 231 bleach, 82 blemish, 82 " injury, 219 blessed, happy, 190 " holy, 200 blessedness, happiness, 189 blessing, mercy, 239 blind, artifice, 58 bliss, happiness, 189 blissful, happy, 190 blithe, happy, 190 blithesome, happy, 190 block, hinder, 199 blood, kin, 227 blot, blemish, 82 " stain, 341 blot out, cancel, 92 blow, 83 " misfortune, 242 bluff, 83 [516]blunt, bluff, 83 blur, blemish, 82 blurt, babble, 71 blustering, bluff, 83 boast, ostentation, 259 boasting, ostentation, 259 bode, augur, 66 bodily, physical, 272 body, 84 bold, bluff, 83 " brave, 85 boldness, assurance, 61 " effrontery, 144 " impudence, 213 " pertness, 271 bolt, lock, 234 bondage, fetter, 169 bonds, fetter, 169 bonny, beautiful, 76 bonus, subsidy, 345 books, literature, 233 boon, gift, 184 boorish, awkward, 70 " rustic, 321 bootless, vain, 364 border, bank, 72 " boundary, 84 bordering, adjacent, 22 both, 84 " every, 158 bound, bank, 72 " boundary, 84 " end, n., 148 boundary, 84 " end, n., 148 boundless, infinite, 216 bounteous, plentiful, 276 bountiful, generous, 182 " plentiful, 276 bounty, benevolence, 80 " gift, 184 " subsidy, 345 bourn, boundary, 84 bourne, boundary, 84 bout, battle, 74 bow, bend, 79 box, blow, 83 boyish, youthful, 375 brain, mind, 241 brand, v., burn, 87 brand, n., blemish, 82 brandish, shake, 330 brass, effrontery, 144 brave, 85 bravery, prowess, 294 brawl, feud, 170 break, 86 " rend, 309 break off, end, v., 148 breastwork, barrier, 74 breathing, alive, 30 breeding, behavior, 79 " education, 143 bribe, gift, 184 bridle, restrain, 315 bridle-path, way, 372 brief, a., terse, 354 " transient, 361 brief, n., sketch, 334 brigand, robber, 320 bright, clever, 109 " happy, 190 brim, bank, 72 bring, carry, 96 bring about, do, 135 " make, 236 bring into being, make, 236 bring low, abase, 2 bring over, persuade, 271 bring to an end, cease, 98 bring to pass, do, 135 " make, 236 brink, bank, 72 brisk, active, 17 " alert, 28 " alive, 30 " nimble, 253 briskness, pertness, 271 broad, large, 229 broil, feud, 170 brood, flock, 173 brook, endure, 150 brotherly, friendly, 178 browbeat, frighten, 180 bruise, beat, 75 brush, cleanse, 107 brusk, bluff, 83 brutal, barbarous, 73 " brutish, 87 brute, a., brutish, 87 brute, n., animal, 45 brutish, 87 buccaneer, robber, 320 bucolic, rustic, 321 buffet, blow, 83 bulky, large, 229 bullion, money, 244 bulwark, barrier, 74 " defense, 123 bungling, awkward, 70 buoyant, happy, 190 burden, load, 233 burglar, robber, 320 burlesque, caricature, 95 " wit, 373 burn, 87 burning, eager, 142 " fire, 173 burst, break, 86 " rend, 309 bury, hide, 197 " immerse, 212 business, 88 " duty, 142 " transaction, 360 " work, 374 bustling, active, 17 " alert, 28 " nimble, 253 busy, active, 17 " industrious, 215 but, 89 " notwithstanding, conj., 254 butcher, kill, 226 butchery, massacre, 237 buy, purchase, 295 by, 89 by dint of, by, 89 [517]by means of, by, 89 byword, proverb, 293 cabal, 90 cabalistic, mysterious, 247 cackle, babble, 71 cajole, allure, 37 calamity, accident, 14 " blow, 83 " catastrophe, 97 " misfortune, 242 calculate, 90 " esteem, v., 156 call, 91 " convoke, 120 calling, business, 88 callow, youthful, 375 call together, convoke, 120 call upon, pray, 281 calm, v., allay, 31 calm, a., 91 calm, n., rest, 313 calmness, apathy, 50 " patience, 265 " rest, 313 calumniate, slander, 336 canaille, mob, 243 cancel, 92 candid, 93 " honest, 202 candor, veracity, 367 canon, law, 229 cant, v., tip, 357 cant, hypocrisy, 204 " slang, 336 capability, power, 279 capable, adequate, 21 " clever, 109 capacious, large, 229 capacity, power, 279 caparison, 93 capital, 94 " money, 244 capitulate, surrender, 349 caprice, fancy, 167 captivate, allure, 37 captivating, charming, 103 capture, arrest, 57 " catch, 97 carcass, body, 84 care, 94 " anxiety, 49 " oversight, 260 " prudence, 294 careen, tip, 357 career, 95 careful, vigilant, 369 carefulness, prudence, 294 carelessness, neglect, 251 caress, 95 cargo, load, 233 caricature, 95 carnage, massacre, 237 carnal, brutish, 87 carol, sing, 333 carp at, disparage, 134 carriage, air, 27 " behavior, 79 carry, 96 " convey, 119 " keep, 226 " support, 348 carry on, keep, 226 " transact, 360 carry out, do, 135 " execute, 161 carry through, do, 135 cartel, contract, 118 case, event, 158 " precedent, 282 " sample, 323 cash, money, 244 cashier, break, 86 cast, calculate, 90 " send, 327 cast down, abase, 2 caste, class, 106 castigate, beat, 75 " chasten, 103 castle, fortification, 176 cast off, abandon, 1 cast up, add, 18 casualty, accident, 14 " hazard, 194 cataclysm, catastrophe, 97 catalog(ue, record, 304 catastrophe, 97 catch, v., 97 " arrest, 57 catch, n., lock, 234 causality, cause, 98 causation, cause, 98 cause, v., make, 236 cause, n., 98 " design, 128 " reason, n., 302 caustic, bitter, 81 causticity, acrimony, 15 cauterize, burn, 87 caution, care, 94 " prudence, 294 cautious, vigilant, 369 cease, 98 " abandon, 1 " die, 130 " end, v., 148 ceaseless, continual, 117 cede, abandon, 1 " give, 185 " surrender, 349 celebrate, 99 " keep, 226 celebrity, fame, 166 censure, v., arraign, 56 " condemn, 113 " reprove, 312 censure, n., reproof, 311 center, 99 ceremony, sacrament, 321 certain, authentic, 67 " conscious, 116 " real, 301 certainty, demonstration, 127 certification, testimony, 355 certified, conscious, 116 certify, confess, 114 " state, 341 cessation, end, n., 148 " rest, 313 [518]chaff, banter, 73 chagrin, v., abash, 3 chagrin, n., 100 chains, fetter, 169 chance, v., happen, 188 chance, accident, 14 " event, 158 " hazard, 194 change, v., 100 " convey, 119 change, n., 101 " motion, 245 " sale, 323 changeless, permanent, 269 channel, way, 372 chant, sing, 333 char, burn, 87 character, 102 " characteristic, 103 characteristic, 103 charge, v., arraign, 56 " attack, v., 63 " attribute, v., 65 charge, n., care, 94 " career, 95 " load, 233 " oversight, 260 " price, 285 charitable, humane, 203 charity, benevolence, 80 " love, 235 charming, 103 " amiable, 42 " beautiful, 76 chase, follow, 174 " hunt, 203 chaste, pure, 296 " tasteful, 353 chasten, 103 chasten, reprove, 312 chastening, misfortune, 242 chastise, beat,