English Synonyms and Antonyms by James Champlin Fernald (best ebook reader for laptop TXT) π
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is one of the most common of errors, and one of the most difficult to avoid, while their right use gives to style cohesion, firmness, and compactness, and is an important aid to perspicuity. To the text of the synonyms is appended a set of Questions and Examples to adapt the work for use as a text-book. Aside from the purposes of the class-room, this portion will be found of value to the individual student. Excepting those who have made a thorough study of language most persons will discover with surprise how difficult it is to answer any set of the Questions or to fill the blanks in the Examples without referring to the synonym treatment in Part I., or to a dictionary, and how rarely they can give any intelligent reason for preference even among familiar words. There are few who can study such a work without finding occasion to correct some errors into which they have unconsciously fallen, and without coming to a new delight in the use of language from a fuller knowledge of its resources and a clearer sense
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276
plentiful, 276
pleonasm, circumlocution, 105
pliable, docile, 136
pliant, docile, 136
plunderer, robber, 320
plunge, immerse, 212
poem, poetry, 277
poesy, poetry, 277
poetry, 277
point, v., allude, 36
point, n., circumstance, 105
" end, n., 148
" topic, 359
poisonous, pernicious, 270
policy, polity, 278
polished, fine, 172
" polite, 277
polite, 277
politeness, address, n., 20
" refinement, 305
polity, 278
" law, 229
pollute, defile, 124
pommel, beat, 75
pomp, ostentation, 259
pomposity, ostentation, 259
pompousness, ostentation, 259
ponder, deliberate, 125
populace, mob, 243
popular, general, 181
population, people, 266
port, air, 27
portal, entrance, 154
portend, augur, 66
portentous, awful, 70
portion, 279
" part, 264
portion out, allot, 34
pose, attitude, 65
position, attitude, 65
" circumstance, 105
positive, absolute, 8
" dogmatic, 137
" radical, 299
" real, 301
possess, have, 194
possession, be in, have, 194
possibility, accident, 14
" event, 158
postulate, assume, 61
posture, attitude, 65
pound, beat, 75
poverty, 279
power, 279
" cause, 98
practise, v., follow, 174
practise, n., exercise, 162
" habit, 187
practised, skilful, 335
praise, 280
prate, babble, 71
prattle, babble, 71
pray, 281
" ask, 59
precarious, 282
precaution, care, 94
precedent, a., previous, 285
precedent, n., 282
" cause, 98
" example, 160
preceding, previous, 285
precept, doctrine, 136
" proverb, 293
precious, rare, 300
precipitancy, temerity, 353
precipitation, temerity, 353
precipitous, steep, 342
precise, minute, 242
preclude, prevent, 284
" prohibit, 290
preconception, prejudice, 283
predestination, 282
predicate, state, 341
predict, augur, 66
predilection, fancy, 167
prefer, choose, 104
" promote, 291
preference, alternative, 38
prejudice, 283
" injury, 219
preliminary, previous, 285
premium, subsidy, 345
prenomen, name, 247
preoccupied, abstracted, 11
prepared, alert, 28
prepossession, prejudice, 283
preposterous, absurd, 11
" queer, 297
prerogative, right, 319
presage, augur, 66
" sign, 332
prescience, wisdom, 372
present, gift, 184
presentiment, anticipation, 48
presently, immediately, 211
preserve, keep, 226
press, v., plead, 274
press, n., throng, 356
press forward, quicken, 297
prestige, sign, 332
presumable, apparent, 52
" likely, 232
presume, assume, 61
presumption, assurance, 61
" impudence, 213
" prejudice, 283
" pride, 286
" temerity, 353
pretend, assume, 61
pretender, hypocrite, 204
pretense, 283
" hypocrisy, 204
pretension, pretense, 283
preternatural, supernatural, 347
pretext, pretense, 283
pretty, beautiful, 76
prevail, succeed, 346
prevailing, usual, 362
prevail over, conquer, 115
prevail upon, persuade, 271
prevalent, general, 181
" usual, 362
prevarication, deception, 123
prevent, 284
" hinder, 199
" prohibit, 290
[548]previous, 285
prevision, anticipation, 48
price, 285
pride, 286
prim, neat, 249
primal, primeval, 287
primary, primeval, 287
prime, primeval, 287
primeval, 287
primitive, primeval, 287
" radical, 299
primordial, primeval, 287
" transcendental, 361
princely, royal, 320
principle, doctrine, 136
" law, 229
" reason, n., 302
prior, previous, 285
pristine, primeval, 287
privacy, retirement, 315
privation, poverty, 279
privilege, right, 319
prize, esteem, v., 156
probable, apparent, 52
" likely, 232
probity, virtue, 370
problem, riddle, 318
procedure, operation, 258
proceed, rise, 319
proceeding, act, 16
" transaction, 360
proceeds, harvest, 192
" profit, 288
process, motion, 245
proclaim, announce, 46
" avow, 69
proclivity, appetite, 54
" desire, 128
procrastinate, protract, 293
procrastinating, slow, 337
procure, attain, 64
" get, 183
" purchase, 295
prodigality, excess, 160
produce, v., allege, 31
produce, n., harvest, 192
product, harvest, 192
" work, 374
production, work, 374
profane swearing, oath, 254
profanity, oath, 254
profess, avow, 69
profession, business, 88
proficiency, progress, 289
proficient, skilful, 335
profit, 288
" utility, 363
profitless, vain, 364
profound, obscure, 255
profundity, wisdom, 372
profuse, plentiful, 276
profusion, excess, 160
prognostic, sign, 332
prognosticate, augur, 66
progress, 289
progression, progress, 289
prohibit, 290
" abolish, 6
prohibition, barrier, 74
" order, 258
project, v., send, 327
project, n., design, 128
prolixity, circumlocution, 105
prolong, protract, 293
promise, contract, 118
promote, 291
" abet, 4
" quicken, 297
promoter, agent, 24
" auxiliary, 67
prompt, v., influence, 217
prompt, a., active, 17
" alert, 28
" nimble, 253
promulgate, announce, 46
prone, addicted, 19
proneness, appetite, 54
pronounce, speak, 339
" state, 341
proof, demonstration, 127
" testimony, 355
prop, support, 348
propel, drive, 140
" send, 327
propensity, appetite, 54
" desire, 128
proper, becoming, 77
property, attribute, n., 66
" characteristic, 103
" money, 244
prophesy, augur, 66
propinquity, approximation, 55
propitiation, 291
propitious, 291
proportion, analogy, 43
" portion, 279
proposal, 292
" design, 128
propose, 292
proposition, proposal, 292
" topic, 359
propound, announce, 46
" state, 341
prosecute, arraign, 56
proselyte, convert, 119
prosper, succeed, 346
prospered, fortunate, 177
prosperous, fortunate, 177
" happy, 190
prostitute, abuse, 12
protect, cherish, 104
" keep, 226
" shelter, 331
protection, defense, 123
protest, avow, 69
" state, 341
prototype, example, 160
" ideal, 206
" model, 243
protract, 293
proud, high, 198
prove, confirm, 114
" reason, v., 302
provender, food, 175
proverb, 293
provided, but, 89
providence, frugality, 180
" prudence, 294
[549]provoke, affront, 24
prowess, 294
proxy, delegate, 125
prudence, 294
" care, 94
" frugality, 180
" wisdom, 372
prying, inquisitive, 221
public, general, 181
" usual, 362
publications, literature, 233
public life, career, 95
publish, announce, 46
puerile, youthful, 375
pull, draw, 138
pungent, bitter, 81
" racy, 299
punish, avenge, 69
" chasten, 103
" requite, 313
pupil, scholar, 324
purchasable, venal, 365
purchase, 295
pure, 296
" fine, 172
" innocent, 220
purify, amend, 41
" chasten, 103
" cleanse, 107
purity, virtue, 370
purloin, abstract, 10
purpose, v., propose, 292
purpose, n., aim, 26
" design, 128
" end, n., 148
" idea, 206
" reason, n., 302
purposeless, faint, 164
pursue, follow, 174
pursuit, hunt, 203
push, drive, 140
" promote, 291
put, 296
put down, conquer, 115
put on, assume, 61
putrefy, decay, 122
put to death, kill, 226
put up with, endure, 150
puzzle, riddle, 318
quaint, antique, 48
" queer, 297
quake, shake, 330
qualification, power, 279
qualified, adequate, 21
qualify, change, n., 100
quality, attribute, n., 66
" characteristic, 103
quarrel, feud, 170
quash, cancel, 92
quaver, shake, 330
queer, 297
question, v., reason, v., 302
question, n., doubt, n., 138
" topic, 359
questionable, equivocal, 155
quick, active, 17
" alive, 30
" clever, 109
" nimble, 253
quicken, 297
quick of scent, sagacious, 322
quick-scented, sagacious, 322
quick-witted, clever, 109
quiescence, rest, 313
quiet, allay, 31
" calm, 91
" rest, 313
quietness, apathy, 50
" rest, 313
quietude, rest, 313
quit, abandon, 1
" cease, 98
" end, v., 148
" requite, 313
quiver, shake, 330
quote, 298
rabble, mob, 243
race, career, 95
" kin, 227
" people, 266
racy, 299
radical, 299
rage, anger, 44
raging, fierce, 171
raider, robber, 320
rail at, abuse, 12
raillery, banter, 73
" wit, 373
raiment, dress, 140
raise, promote, 291
ramble, wander, 371
rampart, barrier, 74
" defense, 123
rancor, enmity, 152
" hatred, 193
range, wander, 371
rank, class, 106
rap, blow, 83
rapacious, avaricious, 68
rapture, enthusiasm, 153
" happiness, 189
rapturous, happy, 190
rare, 300
" obsolete, 256
rashness, temerity, 353
rate, calculate, 90
ratify, confirm, 114
ratiocination, reasoning, 303
rational, sagacious, 322
ravish, abuse, 12
raze, demolish, 127
reach, 300
" attain,
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