resources

s

cover

p

 

 A word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another 

 

abandon desert, forsake, leave.
abbreviate curtail, abridge, compress.
abundant ample, copious, plentiful.
adore worship, idolize.
alive lively, vivacious.
ally colleague, helper, partner, accomplice.
alms offertory, dole, gratuity.
amend improve, ameliorate.
anxiety misgiving, foreboding, solicitude.
assent consent, acquiesce, agree.
bad evil, wicked, devilish, naughty, worthless.
beautify adorn, decorate.
beg implore, solicit, supplicate, beseech.
behaviour conduct, demeanour, deportment.
big enormous, gigantic, huge, mighty, great, vast, immense, large, majestic, bulky.
blame censure, upbraid, reprove.
blessing benediction, benison.
brave courageous, fearless, daring, intrepid.
bright clear, brilliant, lustrous, transparent, intelligent.
brittle frail, fragile.
burglar bandit, highwayman, thief, brigand.
busy industrious, diligent, active, assiduous, alert, nimble, lively, energetic.
candid frank,sincere,straightforward,outspoken,open,ingcnuous.
care solicitude, anxiety.
catch capture, seize, arrest, apprehend.
cause reason, purpose, motive.
character reputation.
charity benevolence, philanthropy.
choose select, discriminate, differentiate.
clever ingenious, versatile, precocious.
clothes attire, dress, garb, apparel, raiment.
confess admit, apologize, own, acknowledge.
constant incessant, eternal, perpetual, continuous.
cross fretful, ill-tempered, crusty, ill-humoured.
cruelty oppression, tyranny, persecution.
dangerous perilous, risky, hazardous.
dear expensive, costly.
decrease curtail, reduce, diminish, contract, lessen.
difficult hard, involved, intricate, unmanageable, perplexing.
disaster misfortune, catastrophe, calamity, adversity.
discourse lecture, sermon, exhortation, dissertation.
disease malady, sickness, ailment.
disfigure mar, deface, injure.
dishonest unjust,unfair,fraudulent,deceitful,deceptive,unscrupu1ous.
disorder confusion, chaos.
dull dreary, gloomy, cheerless, lonesome, melancholy, backward.
eager keen, enthusiastic.
earn achieve, gain, win, merit, acquire.
ebb wane, decline, recede, sink, decay.
educate train, guide, instruct, teach.
eject expel, dislodge, emit, cast.
elevate raise, lift, improve, heighten
elude baffle, avoid, cheat, fool.
emancipate free, liberate, loose, release.
embrace hug, clasp, include.
emotion feeling, passion, tremor, agitation.
enemy foe, adversary, opponent, antagonist.
enough adequate, sufficient.
entice lure, persuade, allure.
entire whole, total.
eradicate exterminate, eliminate, destroy.
esteem love, value, honour, prize, admire.
eternal perpetual, infinite, ceaseless.
exaggerate magnify, heighten, enlarge, overstate, amplify.
excess surplus, increase.
famous renowned, celebrated, eminent, distinguished.
fashion custom, style, form.
fasten bind, tether, fix, join.
fatal deadly, mortal.
fate lot, destiny, end.
fault error, flaw, defect.
fear terror, dread.
fearful timid, cowardly, frightened, faint-hearted, nervous.
fight battle, contest, combat, struggle, conflict, strife, contention.
firm substantial, durable, lasting, binding.
float glide, drift, slip.
fond affectionate, loving, devoted.
frank candid, outspoken, artless, open, sincere, plain, ingenuous.
friend comrade, companion, associate, colleague.
frugal thrifty, economical, sparing.
fruitful fertile, productive, luxuriant, prolific, fecund.
game pastime, recreation, sport, fun, frolic.
gay cheerful, merry, lively, jolly, blithe, buoyant.
gaze stare, espy, peer, reconnoitre.
general universal, common.
generous liberal, big-hearted, noble.
genuine pure, real.
good righteous, just, true, virtuous, upright.
habit custom, usage, way.
hateful abominable, detestable, execrable.
help assist, aid, succour, support.
high tall, lofty, elaborate.
hinder obstruct, impede, thwart.
home dwelling, residence, abode, habitation.
increase enlarge, augment, amplify, multiply, extend, magnify, expand.
infinite endless, eternal, everlasting, boundless, limitless.
injure hurt, harm, violate, wrong, ill-treat, damage.
inquire seek, search, investigate, pry, explore, trace, inspect, examine.
insolvent bankrupt
invasion raid, attack.
invoke call, summon.
irritate tease, provoke.
kind thoughtful, considerate, tender, good, affectionate.
lazy indolent, slothful, idle, inactive, sluggish, inert.
lure coax, entice, wheedle, persuade, inveigle, seduce, beguile.
malice malevolence, spite, hate, rapacity.
map plan, design, outline, chart, sketch.
merry gay, mirthful, jolly, sportive, joyous, jovial, jocund.
mistake error, blunder, inaccuracy, fault.
motive reason, purpose.
mute dumb, silent.
narrate tell, say, report, recite.
necessary needful, requisite, essential.
necessity want, need.
obedient servile, cringing, submissive, meek, respectful.
obey yield, submit.
oblation gift, offering.
obscene indecent, impure, vile.
odious offensive, hateful.
old ancient, antiquated, obsolete, antique.
omen sign, foreboding, augury.
oral verbal, unwritten.
oratory eloquence, rhetoric.
pale sallow, wan, pallid, whitish.
patron champion, advocate, supporter.
pitiful compassionate, sympathetic, consoling, piteous, merciful.
polite affable, courteous, civil, obliging, polished, well-bred.
poor needy, destitute.
port harbour, haven, shelter.
poverty want, penury.
power ability, capacity, talent.
praise compliment, commend, applaud.
prattle chatter, jabber, gabble, gossip.
predict presage, herald, foretell.
pretty beautiful, lovely, fine, attractive, handsome, neat, elegant, trim, gorgeous
propagate broadcast, advertise, proclaim, multiply, increase.
quiet calm, still, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful.
rash careless, tactless, indiscreet, reckless.
ready prompt, alert, agile, nimble.
real authentic, genuine, original.
recruit tiro, novice, apprentice, amateur.
refugee outlaw, fugitive, exile, outcast.
regent viceroy, deputy, substitute.
riot insurrection, revolt, mutiny, rising.
rude insolent, impolite, abusive, offensive.
rule govern, manage, supervise.
safe secure, sure, protected, locked, guarded.
scandal slander, calumny.
scorn despise, abhor, condemn, deprecate.
see behold, perceive, discern, view, scan, descry.
silent reticent, taciturn, speechless.
sin transgression, offence, misdemeanour.
sly cunning, artful, crafty, subtle, shrewd, wily.
small tiny, puny, little.
smell scent, odour, perfume, fragrance.
smooth level, plain, flat, uneven.
souvenir memento, memorial, token, relic, remembrance.
speech eloquence, oratory, rhetoric.
spread scatter, disperse, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, broadcast.
stranger foreigner, alien, immigrant.
strong powerful, muscular, robust, able, stalwart, sturdy, lusty.
suitable appropriate, befitting, becoming.
surrender yield, relinquish, abandon, submit, capitulate.
timid cowardly, fearful, fainthearted.
trick hoax.
trust rely, believe.
try attempt, strive, endeavour, essay.
ugly hideous, unsightly, horrid, uncouth, grotesque, squalid, repulsive.
value esteem, worth, appreciate, reverence.
victory success, triumph.
weak feeble, infirm, impotent, frail, flimsy.

 

 

resources

Explanation for Student Compendium
File Includes
A shortened form of a word or phrase.
ANU - Australian National University
An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes, the newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a part of everyday language. An example of this is the acronym radar. Also includes Mnemonics Educational Acronyms, Information Technolgy Acronyms,
a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words * Priest = Sacerdotal

Types of animals, Sounds the make, Where do they live, Collective names of animals

Apes - gibber, Camel live in Australia, Sahara & Arabia, names = Bull - is called a heifer

a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad - good ).

Opposites = Absent - present

Big_Words for small
Small word with big word alternative
Anger - Dudgeon * bold - Audacious
Business_Terms_Glossary Terms used in business

A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them

A partner in crime - accomplice

Words pertaining to the church

A passage between the pews in a church - Aisle

Similar sounding words with different meanings also Homonyms

Council, an administrative or advisory body, do not confuse with counsel, advice or guidance.

All about communication see also A History of Communication
All computer terms (ASCII, Binary, Unicode)

Names given to certain towns or countries includes facts about climate

Aberdeen - The Granite City The Torrid Zone has the hottest climate Zinc - Mexico, U.S.A., Spain

Words pertaining to death

Occurring after death - posthumous

A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive wordis a "cute" version of a word or name: for example, "duckling" is a diminutive of "duck" and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William

Cask - casket   

Famous world discoveries of countries continents, includes Australian discoverers

Matthew Flinders -discovered Bass Strait. * Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908

Explanation of a word, words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage

Aloof -To keep to oneself and not mix with others.

Flags of the world Flags of countries in the world includes a countries quiz

Gender list of male female

Actor - Actress

Countries of the world and Geographical facts

The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles.

List of gods and goddesses

War - Mars

Australian and UK government with words denoting government

Australian Government

Explains grammar syntax and verbs adjectives nouns etc.

Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc.

Homonyms

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

Shoe Shoo

The art of living together includes senses, elements, cardinal numbers, cardinal virtues

THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others

Alphabetical list of the most important inventions

Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens

List of kings and queens of Britain with facts and information

EGBERT 827 - 839

Practical list of  words explained in a sentence or phrase

A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary

Words pertaining to marriage included anniversary gifts

A hater of marriage - misogamist

Medical terms in use today

A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic

Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated

Sounds that things make, description of various venues or habitats, special calendar dates, Aussie slang words, Mnemonics

All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc.

Names of persons or things, occupations, and a description of word meanings i.e. Terrestrial = Earth

Various names explained Bird of night - Owl

Words connected to nature

A four-footed animal - quadruped

a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal

That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable

Explanation of nouns, COMMON Nouns, PROPER Nouns, COLLECTIVE  Nouns and ABSTRACT Nouns.

sit - seat (when to use Nouns)

Numbers of animals things i.e. A number of Cattle = herd

A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul

a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.

Unable to read - il-literate

Special days, Aussies slang and any other items not covered in this list

Any other items that might be of interest

List of Patron Saints

St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland

Noctiphobia - Fear of the night

A list of places A place where bees are kept = apiary

A place where fishes are kept - aquarium

The case which is used to show possession is called the possessive case or genitive case. In case of nouns, an apostrophe is used to show it.

Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor

All Prefixes

List of various professions

The commander of a fleet - Admiral

Famous proverbs A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

A bad beginning makes a good ending.

Serious Quotes and some Witty funny one liners

Someone has glued my pack of cards together...I cannot deal with it!

Famous sayings

as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars.

List of words used in Science or Art

An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph

Explanation of scientific items like barometer

The science of land management - agronomics

The seven wonders of the ancient world with explanations

The Pyramids of Egypt

Words to use as a Simile which is a phrase that describes one thing in terms of another.  A simile usually begins with like or as.

Archates - a good friend * Belt = to hit below the belt

List of words or phrases that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another 

abandon....... desert, forsake, leave.

Understanding words, Incorrect Use of Words,

Thesaurus of Words
:
Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words

The floor was dirt.  Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor." 

Words used in war

Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents

Anniversary dates and wedding information

Words shown in noun or verb

strong - strengthen

Signs of the Zodiac

Please note there are some excellent links to assist with these pages

see at the end for the links for further information. 

Abbreviations divider AcronymdividerAnimalsdividerAntonymnsdividerBig Words for Small WordsdividerBusiness Terms dividerCharacteristicsdividerChurchdividerCountries Citiesdivider

Commonly Confused WordsdividerAbout ComputersdividerCommunicationdividerCountriesdivider Death dividerDiminutivesdividerEducational Terms divider Famous PeopledividerFigurative ExpressionsdividerdividerFlags of the worlddivider GenderdividerGeographicaldividerGlossary of Termsdivider Gods and GoddessesdividerGovernmentdividerGrammar and SyntaxdividerHomonymsdivider Human RelationshipsdividerInventionsdividerKings and QueensdividerLiterary SentencesdividerMarriage dividerMedicaldividerMetaphorsdividerMiscellaneousdividerdividerNamesdividerNaturedividerNounsdividerNegativesdividerNumbersdividerOppositesdividerOtherdividerPatron SaintsdividerPhobias dividerPlacesdividerPossessive CasedividerPrefixesdividerProfessions dividerProverbsdividerQuotesdividerSayingsdivider Science & Artsdivider Scientific

dividerTermsdividerSeven WondersdividerSimiliesdividerSynonymsdividerThesaurusdividerUrban Mythsdivider War WordsdividerWeddingdividerWords to Verbsdivider Zodiac SiignsdividerHome

 

page

Applied Information Technology * AITStage1 * AITStage2 * AITStage3 * Cert II Business * Cert II Information Technology * Multimedia

Subjects * Art * Computing * English * Geography * Hass * History * Mathematics

Miscellaneous * Acronyms * Accreditation * ICT_Homework * Naplan * Lessons * Quizzes * Relief Lessons * Proverbs * Sayings * Student Compendium

Exams & Tests * Student Survival Kit * Web quests * Worksheets * Home Page * Peters Site * Soccer

 

 

PJF

4

1

2

email

Email Peter Faulks

clown

Page last updated 2nd March 2020