A guide to the usage of important and difficult English words

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a kind of,kind of,of a kind
a number of,the number of
abandon,desert,forsake,give up
abbreviate,abridge,shorten
abdomen,belly,stomach
*abhor,dislike,hate
ability,capability,capacity
able,capable,competent
aboard,abroad,board
about,approximately,around〓,roughly
above,beyond
absorb,appeal〓,attract
abstract,digest,outline,summary〓,synopsis
absurd,ridiculous
abundant,adequate,ample,enough,plentiful,sufficient
accelerate,hasten,hurry,quicken,speed〓
accept,receive
accident,event,happening,incident
accomplish,achieve,attain,gain〓
accomplishment,achievement,attainment
account,consider〓,regard,view
accumulate,amass,assemble〓
accurate,exact,precise
accuse,charge〓,impeach
ache,pain
acid,sour
acknowledge,admit,confess,own〓
act〓,action,activity
act〓,perform,do,behave
active,busy,engaged,occupied
actual,genuine,real,true,truthful〓
acute〓,critical,crucial,urgent
acute〓,keen〓,sharp
adapt〓,adjust,adopt
adapt〓,alter,change,convert,modify,transform,vary
add,plus
address,greet,hail,salute
adult,grown-up
advance,progress
advantage,benefit,interest,profit
adverse,averse,reverse
advice,opinion,proposal,suggestion
advise,counsel,recommend〓,suggest〓
affect,effect〓,influence,sway,touch
affirm,assert,claim〓
afford〓,buy〓,charge〓,cost〓,expend,pay〓
afford〓,equip,provide〓,supply
afraid,fear〓,frightened
after,behind
age,epoch,era,period,time
aged,ancient,elder,elderly,old
aggression,invasion
agony,distress,misery,suffering
agree〓,approve,assent,consent
agree〓,correspond
aim,end,goal,object〓,objective,purpose
alarm,fear〓,fright,horror,panic,terror
alike,like〓,parallel,similar
alive,live,lively,living
alley,avenue,highway,lane,path,road,street,way〓
allot,assign,distribute〓
allow,let〓,permit
almost,nearly
alone,lone,lonely,lonesome
aloud,loud,loudly
altitude〓,attitude
altitude〓,elevation,height
amaze,astonish,shock,surprise
ambiguous,obscure,vague〓
amiable,amicable
amidst,among,between
amoral,immoral,immortal
amount,sum,total〓
anecdote,fable,legend,story,tale
anew,new
anger,fury,indignation〓,rage,resentment,wrath
angry,indignant
announce,declare,pronounce,proclaim
annoy,bother,disturb,interfere,interrupt
answer,react,reply,respond
anticipate,expect〓,look forward to
anxious,eager,keen〓
anyhow,anyway
apart from,besides,except,except for
apparent,clear〓,evident,obvious
appeal〓,ask〓,beg,plead,pray,request〓
appear〓,arise〓,emerge,rise〓
appear〓,look〓,seem
appearance,aspect,look〓
appliance,equipment,facility,installation
apply,use,utilize
appoint,name〓
appreciate〓,enjoy
appreciate〓,esteem,value
appropriate,felicitous,fit,meet〓,proper,suitable
arduous,difficult,hard,troublesome
area,belt,district,region
argue,debate,discuss,dispute
arise〓,arouse,raise〓,rise〓
armful,armload
around〓,round
arrange,organize
arrest,capture,catch,seize〓
arrogant,conceited,haughty,proud,vain
artificial,false,man-made,synthetic
as,like〓
as far as,as for,as regards,as to,in regard to,regarding,with regard to,with respect to
as well,as well as〓
as well as〓,not only…but also
ask〓,claim〓,demand,request〓
ask〓,inquire,interrogate,question〓
assassinate,kill,murder,slaughter,slay,suicide
assemble〓,collect,gather
associate,companion,comrade
assume〓,presume〓,suppose
assume〓,consume,presume〓,resume
attainable,available
attempt,endeavor,try
attribute,contribute,.distribute〓
audience,spectator
avenge,revenge,vengeance
average,common,general,ordinary〓,universal,usual
await,expect〓,wait
awake,awaken,wake,waken
award,reward
aware,conscientious,conscious
awful,dreadful,horrible,terrible
awkward,clumsy
back,support,uphold
bacterium,germ,virus
bad,evil,ill〓,wicked
balance,poise,stabilize
ball,banquet,celebration,feast,festival,festivity,party
ban,forbid,prohibit
band,bend,bind〓
bank,beach,coast,shore
bare,blank,empty,hollow,vacant
barely,hardly,scarcely
barricade,barrier,impediment,obstacle,obstruction
base,basis,foundation
basic,fundamental
beam〓,chuckle,giggle,grin,laugh,smile,sneer
beam〓,flash〓,glitter,glow,light,shine
bear,endure,put up with,stand,tolerate
beastly,brutal,brute,brutish
beat〓,hit,strike
beat〓,win〓,conquer,defeat,overcome,surmount
beautiful,handsome,pretty〓
because of,due to,owing to,thanks to
befall,chance〓,happen,occur,take place
begin,commence,initiate,originate,start〓
believe,believe in,confide,trust
bellicose,belligerent,hostile,unfriendly
bellow,cry〓,exclaim,roar,scream,shout,shriek,yell
beloved〓,lovable,lovely
beloved〓,favorite,popular,preferable
below,beneath,under,underneath
better,improve,reform
bewilder,confuse,embarrass,perplex,puzzle〓
big,enormous,giant,grand,great,huge,immense,large,tremendous,vast
bind〓,tie
bit,fragment,piece,scrap
blameless,guiltless,innocent,sinless
blush,flash〓,flush
border,edge,rim,verge
bore,bored,boredom,boring〓
boring〓,dull,monotonous,tiresome
bosom,breast,chest
brain,heart〓,mind
break〓,burst,crack,crush,smash
break〓,interim,interval
brief,concise,condensed,short,summary〓
bright,clever,intelligent〓,smart,wise
bring,carry,fetch,get,take〓
broad,wide
burden,load〓
buy〓,purchase
calculate,compute,count,estimate
calm,peaceful,quiet,silent
campaign,drive,movement〓
capital,cash,fund
career,occupation,profession,trade
cargo,freight,goods,load〓
cause,reason
center,core,heart〓,middle
certain,sure
certainly,surely
chance〓,destiny,doom〓,fate,fortune,luck
chance〓,occasion,opportunity
chaos,confusion,disorder,mess
character〓,individuality,nature,personality,temperament
character〓,mark,sign,signal,symbol
characteristic,distinctive〓,peculiar〓
charming,enchanting
chart,schedule
chat〓,chatter
chat〓,conversation,dialogue,talk
cheat,deceive,fool,swindle
check,examine,inspect,investigate,research〓,study〓,survey
cheerful,glad,happy,joyful
choose,elect,pick out,select
circle,encircle,revolve,roll,rotate,spin,surround
circumstance,environment,surroundings
cite,quote
citizen,subject〓
class,course,lesson
clean,neat,tidy
clear〓,definite,distinct〓
cliff,hill,mountain,peak
close〓,enclose,shut,slam
close〓,closely
coach,educate,instruct,teach
colleague,copartner,partner
colored,colorful,coloring,colorless
comfort,ease,relaxation〓,relief
comfortable,comforting
command,instruction,order
commend,praise
commonplace,mediocre,ordinary〓
compare,contrast
compass,range,reach,scope
compel,constrain〓,force〓,oblige
complement,compliment
complete〓,perfect
complete〓,entire,total〓,whole
complex,complicated
comprise,consist in,consist of,include〓
compulsive,repulsive
conceal,hide,mask,screen
concentrate,focus
concept,precept
conception,idea,notion,thought
concern,concerned,concerning
conclude,exclude,include〓
compress,condense,constrict,contract,shrink
conditional,dependent〓,relative〓
conduct,direct,guide,lead
confirm,demonstrate,prove〓,testify〓,verify
confront,encounter〓,face
consequence,effect〓,outcome,result
conserve,hoard,maintain,preserve,reserve〓,store
consider〓,regard…as,treat…as
considerable,considerate,considered,considering
constant,continual,continuous
constrain〓,refrain,restrain
contain,include〓,involve
content,gratified,satisfied〓
continue,go on,proceed〓,succeed
contradict,controvert,refute
contrary,opposite
convince,persuade,prevail on(upon)
correct,reasonable〓,sound〓
cost〓,spend,take〓
costly,expensive,precious,priceless,valuable
country,nation〓,state
cram,crowd,pack,press,stuff〓
create,discover〓,find,invent
creative,inventive,original〓
credible,creditable,credulous〓
credulous〓,gullible,naive
crime,guilt,offence,sin
criminal,culpable,guilty
cry〓,sob,weep
cure,heal,mend〓,treat
custom,habit,practice〓
damage〓,demolish,destroy,ruin
damage〓,harm,hurt,injure
danger,hazard,peril,risk
dangerous,precarious,risky,unsafe
dead,deadly,dying
deceit,deception
decide〓,determine,make up one's mind,resolve〓,settle
decide〓,decide on
decline〓,deny,refuse,reject
decline〓,descend
dedicate,devote
deep,profound
defect,error,fault,flaw,mistake
defense,guard,protection
dejected,depressed,gloomy,sad,sorrowful,sorry
delay,hold up,postpone,put off
deliver,dispatch,send,transmit
dependable,dependant,dependent〓
descendant,heir,successor
design,intend
desire,expect〓,hope,long,wish
despite,disregarding,in spite of
detached,indifferent,unconcerned
concrete,detailed,specific〓
detect,discover〓
different,variable,various
dilapidated,faded,seedy,shabby
diligent,intelligent〓
divide,separate
decrease,diminish,lessen〓,reduce
disagree,disapprove
disappear,fade,vanish〓
disc(disk),dish,plate,saucer
disclose,display,exhibit〓,expose,reveal,show
discover〓,uncover
disease,epidemic,illness,sickness
dislike〓,unlke,unlikely
disperse,scatter
disregard,ignore,neglect,overlook
dissolve,melt
distinct〓,distinctive〓,instinctive
distrustful,mistrustful
doctor,physician,surgeon
doom〓,sentence
doubt,suspect
drag,draw,pull
drama,play
dress,have on,put on,wear
drip,drop
drown,sink,wreck
duty,obligation,responsibility
each,every
earn,gain〓,obtain,win〓
earth,space,universe,world
economic,economical,financial
effective.efficient
electric,electrical,electronic
elementary,primary
elevate,lift,raise〓
emancipate,free,liberate
emergence,emergency
emotion,feeling,passion,sensation,sentiment
emphasis,emphasize
encounter〓,meet〓,meet with
energy,force〓,might,power,strength,vigor
employ,engage,hire〓
engender,generate,produce〓
entitle,title〓
envy,jealousy
equable,equal
especial,particular,peculiar〓,special,specific〓
essential,indispensable,necessary〓
establish,found,institute,set up
estate,possession,property〓
eventually,at last,finally,in the end
evidence,exhibit〓,proof,witness
examination〓,inspection,investigation,research〓
examination〓,quiz,test〓
example,ideal,instance,model,pattern,sample
exceed,excel,surpass,transcend
excess,extra
excite,inspire,stimulate〓
excuse,forgive,pardon
exercise,practice〓
exhausted〓,exhausting,exhaustive
exhausted〓,fatigued,tired,weary〓,worn-out
expand,extend,lengthen,prolong,spread,stretch,widen
expedition,journey,tour,trip,voyage
experiment,test〓,trial
explain,explicate,expound,interpret
exploit,explore
fabricate,form,make,manufacture,shape
factory,mill,plant,works
fairly,much,pretty〓,quite,rather,very
faithful,loyal,truthful〓
fallacy,illusion
fanciful,fantastic,imaginable,imaginary,imaginative
fancy〓,guess,imagine
fancy〓,imagination
farther,further
fast,quick,rapid,speedy,swift
feasible,practicable,practical
faint,feeble,fragile,weak
feel,sense〓
fight,struggle
fix,mend〓,remedy,repair
flatter,flutter
flow,gush,stream
folk,masses,people〓,populace
foolish,silly,stupid
forecast,foresee,foreshadow,foretell,predict
former〓,late〓,original〓
former〓,preceding,previous,prior
frank,honest,outspoken,sincere,straightforward
frankly,honestly,sincerely
freedom,liberty
game,match,sport
gaze,glance〓,glare,peer,stare
genius,gift〓,talent
gift〓,present〓
gilded,gold,golden
give,grant,present〓
glance〓,glimpse,peep
glance〓,look,see,watch
glide,slide,slip,slither
grab,grasp,nab,seize〓,snatch
graceful,gracious
grow,increase,multiply
handle,manipulate
harsh,rigid,severe,stern,strict
heap,mass,pile
heartbreak,heartbreaking,heartbroken
hire〓,let〓,rent
holiday,leave〓,vacation
human(ly),humane(ly),humanism,humanity
if,whether
ill〓,sick,unwell
image,statue,stature,status
immediately,presently
implement,instrument,tool,utensil
incline,tend
incredible,incredulous
indignation〓,indignity
individual,personal,private
initial,original〓,primitive
inner,interior,internal,inward
insist,persist
intense,intensive
intent,intention
intermittent,periodic
introduce,recommend〓
issue,problem,puzzle〓,question〓
join,join in,take part in
justify,testify〓
keep,retain,withhold
kind,sort,species,type
know,recognize〓
knowledge,learning,scholarship
last,late〓,later,latest,latter
lately,nowadays,recently
lean,slender,slight,slim,spare,thin
learn,study〓
leave〓,quit
leisure,relaxation〓,rest
leisured,leisurely
lessen〓,loosen
likely,possible,probable
limit,limitation,restriction
locality,location,place,position,site
loose,relaxed,slack
lose,miss
manner,means,method,way〓
material,matter,stuff〓,substance
mature,ripe
maybe,perhaps,possibly,probably
meaning,sense〓,significance
mediation,meditation
memorable,notable,noteworthy
mental,spiritual
miserable,wretched
motion,move〓,movement〓
move〓,remove,shift,transfer
name〓,subject〓,title〓,topic
nation〓,people〓,race
necessary〓,necessity
nervous,tense
noise,sound〓,tone,voice
notice〓,observe,perceive,remark
notice〓,pay attention to
numerable,numeral,numerical,numerous
object〓,oppose,protest
observance,observation
odd,queer,strange
offer,provide〓
officer,official
only,single,sole
opaque,translucent,transparent,vague〓
origin,resource,root,source
outlive,survive
outlook,prospect
own〓,possess
pace,rate,speed〓
palatable,tasteful
pay〓,salary,wage
penalty,punishment
perception,sight,vision
permanent,perpetual
politician,statesman
precede,proceed〓
preface,prelude,prologue
pressure,strain,stress,tension
principal,principle
produce〓,product,production,productivity
program,project
propel,push,thrust
property〓,prosperity
propose,suggest〓
prove〓,turn out
quake,quaver,quiver,shake,shiver,shudder,tremble
quality,quantity
rare,scarce
rational,reasonable〓
reality,truth
realize,recognize〓
recall,recollect,remember,remind
recover,restore,revive
related,relative〓,relevant
release,relieve
relive,replay
reservation,reserve〓
resolve〓,solve
respectable,respected,respectful,respecting,respective
retire,retreat,withdraw
rhyme,rhythm
roam,stray,wander〓
safety,security
satisfactory,satisfied〓,satisfying
safe,secure
search,seek
secrecy,secret,secretion
selfish,selfless,self-serving
sequence,series,succession
shade,shadow
simulate,stimulate〓
start〓,startle
tarnish,vanish〓,varnish
tendency,trend
through,throughout
unless,if…not
utter,utterance,utterly
variance,variation,variety
wander〓,wonder
wary,weary〓
worth,worthwhile,worthy
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