This document provides a list of English vocabulary words and their synonyms or alternative meanings. There are over 100 entries that cover a wide range of topics from adjectives like "drastic" and "complex" to verbs like "avoid" and "disappear" to nouns like "field" and "method." For each word, more formal, less common, or stronger alternatives are given to help enhance one's vocabulary. The purpose is to help expand one's English vocabulary through learning synonyms and alternative phrases.
This document provides a list of English vocabulary words and their synonyms or alternative meanings. There are over 100 entries that cover a wide range of topics from adjectives like "drastic" and "complex" to verbs like "avoid" and "disappear" to nouns like "field" and "method." For each word, more formal, less common, or stronger alternatives are given to help enhance one's vocabulary. The purpose is to help expand one's English vocabulary through learning synonyms and alternative phrases.
This document provides a list of English vocabulary words and their synonyms or alternative meanings. There are over 100 entries that cover a wide range of topics from adjectives like "drastic" and "complex" to verbs like "avoid" and "disappear" to nouns like "field" and "method." For each word, more formal, less common, or stronger alternatives are given to help enhance one's vocabulary. The purpose is to help expand one's English vocabulary through learning synonyms and alternative phrases.
o Have an adverse bearing on N = have a negative effect on N o Be woefully insufficient = be not enough o Complex = intricate (if something is intricate, it often has many small parts and details) o Small = minuscule (very small), minute, o Praise = extol (stronger than praise), compliment(polite and political) o Hard-working = assiduous (someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly) o Difficult = arduous (if something is arduous, it is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort) o Poor (soil) = barren, infertile (used to describe the soil is so poor that plants cannot be planted on it) o Poor (ppl) = impoverished o Big = massive (large in size, quantity, or extent), colossal (use this word, you emphasize something’s large), tremendous (informal) o Avoid = shun (if someone shuns something, she/he deliberately avoids that something or keeps away from it.) o Fair = impartial (someone who is impartial is able to give a fair opinion or decision on something.) o Attack = assault (physically attack someone), assail (attack violently) o Dislike = abhor (abhor means you hate something to an extreme extent for moral reasons), loathe (dislike very much) o Always = invariably (the same as always, but better than always) o Forever = perpetual (a perpetual state never changes), immutable (something immutable will never change or be changed) o Surprise = startle (it means surprise you slightly), astound (surprise you to a large degree), astonish(the same as astounding) o Enthusiasm = zeal (a great enthusiasm), fervency (sincere and o Repercussions (+ for) = consequences o negligent: cẩu thả >< meticulous: tỉ mỉ o Prodigious = extraordinary o Perplexing = confusing o Erroneous = fault o Futile = needless o Feasible = possible o Worried = Perturbed (adj) o Trip = picnic = excursion o Vanish = disappear (had vanished into thin air: completely disappeared) o Tawdry = flashy o Inhuman = barbaric o vague = obscure (unknown or known by only a few people) o blame = condemn (if you condemn something, you say it is very bad and unacceptable) o complain = grumble (complaint something in a bad-tempered way) o 17. primary = radical (very important and great in degree), fundamental o 18. relieve = alleviate (alleviate means you make pain or sufferings less intense or severe) o force = coerce into (coerce means you make someone do something she/he does not want to) o quiet = tranquil (calm and peaceful), serene (calm and quiet) o expensive = exorbitant (it means too expensive that it should be) o luxurious = lavish (impressive and very expensive), sumptuous (grand and very expensive) o boring = tedious (if you describe something tedious, you mean it is boring and frustrating) o respect = esteem (if you esteem someone, you respect and admire him/her. FORMAL) o worry = fret (if you fret about something, you worry about it) o cold = chilly (unpleasantly cold), icy(extremely cold) o hot = boiling (very hot) o dangerous = perilous (very dangerous, hazardous) (dangerous, especially to people’s safety and health) o only = unique (the only one of its kind), distinctive; o stop = cease (if something ceases, it stops happening or existing) o part = component (the components of something are the parts that it is made of) o result = consequence (the results or effects of something) o obvious = apparent, manifest o based on = derived from (can see or notice them very easily) o quite = fairly o pathetic = lamentable (very uncomfortable and disappointing) o field = domain (a particular field of thought, activities, or interest) o appear = emerge (come into existence) o whole = entire (the whole of something) o rapid = meteoric (ATTENTION: meteoric is only used to describe someone who achieves success quickly) o ordinary = mundane (very ordinary and not interesting or unusual) o despite = notwithstanding (FORMAL) o best = optimal (used to describe the best level something can achieve) o unbelievable = inconceivable (if you deem something inconceivable, you think it very unlike to happen ) o puzzle = perplex (something perplexing someone means it confuses and worries him/her because he/she does not understand it) o method = avenue (a way of getting something done) o famous = distinguished (used to describe people who are successful in their career) o ancient = archaic (extremely old and extremely old-fashioned) o decorate = embellish (embellish means make something look more attractive via decorating it with something else) o possible = feasible (if something is feasible, it can be done, made, or achieved) o so = consequently, accordingly o rare = infrequent (doesn’t happen often) o greedy = rapacious (greedy and selfish) o individuals, characters, folks = people, persons o nowadays = currently o dreadful, unfavorable, poor, adverse, ill = be less impressive o reap huge fruits = get many benefits o for my part, from my own perspective = in my opinion o wet (a) = moist (slightly wet), damp (slightly wet), humid (very damp and hot): ẩm ướt o wrong (a) = erroneous (incorrect or partly correct): bị lỗi, bị sai, không đúng o difficult (a) = formidable o change (v) = convert (change into another form) o typical (a) = quintessential (this word means to represent a typical example of something) o careful (a) = cautious (very careful in order to avoid danger), prudent(careful and sensible): cẩn thận, tỉ mỉ o ability (n)= capacity, capability (the same as ability) o strange (a) = eccentric (if someone is eccentric, she/he behaves in a strange way, or his/her opinion is different from most people) o rich (a) = wealthy, well-off, affluent (if you are affluent, you have a lot of money) o use (v) = utilize (the same as use) o dubious (a) = skeptical (if you are skeptical about something, you have doubts about it.): đáng nghi o satisfy (v) = gratify (if you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure and satisfaction) làm hài lòng, làm thỏa mãn o short (a) = fleeting, ephemeral (if something is ephemeral, it lasts a short time) o Scholarship (n)= fellowship: học bổng o smelly (a) = malodorous (used to describe an unpleasant smell) o ugly (a) = hideous (if something is hideous, it is very ugly or unattractive) o attractive (a) = appealing (pleasing and attractive), absorbing (something absorbing can attract you a great deal) o diverse (a) = miscellaneous (a miscellaneous group consists of many different kinds of things) o disorder (n)= disarray, chaos: sự rối loạn, sự lộn xộn o crazily (adv) = frantically (used to describe someone who behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way) o 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑠 = 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 (discuss some precursors to the problem) o Lonely = solitary (if someone is solitary, there is no one near him/her) o Show = demonstrate (to demonstrate a fact means to make it clear to people.) o Ruin = devastate (it means damage something very badly, or utterly destroy it.) o Alternatively = instead o Perceive = understand o Dirty = filthy o Clean = tidy, spotless o Manifold = many (various) o Quiet = tranquil, serene place o Trigger = cause o Vividly = clearly o sharp = acute (severe and intense) o Enlarge = magnify (magnify means make something larger than it really is) o Notable = noticeable = observable = significant o Fragile = brittle, vulnerable (someone who is vulnerable is easily hurt emotionally or physically)