1. Abomination – hatred – dislike – loathing – revulsion – detestation – LOVE.

2. Abysmal(ADJ) – terrible – awful – dreadful - SUPERB

3. Acerbity

4. Acrimonious (ADJ) - bitter – spiteful – rancorous – discordant – harsh – HARMONIOUS.

5. Amorphous – formless – shapeless – nebulous – fluid.

6. Arcane (ADJ) – mysterious – esoteric – unknowable – deep – hidden – unfathomable – deep – secret.

7. Audacity (N) – daring – boldness – courage – bravery – nerve – overconfidence – cheek – impudence – COWARDICE.

8. Babble – jabber – gibber – prattle – gabble – blether – natter

9. Befuddle (V) – confuse – muddle – mix up – bewilder – baffle – stupefy – perplex – stump – flummox – nonplus – confound – ENLIGHTEN – INSTRUCT.

10. Behemoth

11. Boulevard – avenue – mall – road – thoroughfare – drive – concourse

12. Bump – hit – bang – wallop - bash – strike

13. Cadence (N) - lilt – intonation – accent – modulation – inflection – tone.

14. Cagey (AGJ.)– Wary – guarded – cautious – careful – reticent – evasive – secretive.

15. Capricious (ADJ) – impulsive – unpredictable – changeable – variable – unreliable –fickle – whimsical – erratic – PREDICTABLE.

16. Chagrined –annoyed – peeved – displeased – put out – irked – narked – hurt – cheese off.

17. Chutzpah (N) - gall – nerve – brio – cheek – brass neck – imprudence.

18. Circumlocution

19. Commotion – tumult – uproar – turmoil – hubbub – hullabaloo – disorder – upheaval – disorder – pandemonium.

20. Condescend (V) - deign – lower yourself – stoop – humble yourself – demean yourself.

21. Condescend (V) – patronize –humiliate – talk down to –RESPECT.

22. Condominium

23. Conflate

24. Consternation (N) – dismay – disquiet – concern – alarm – anxiety – worry.

25. Convoluted – complicated – long winded – elaborate – complex – difficult – tortuous – drawn out – intricate – STRAIGHTFORWARD.

26. Coo – fuss – cluck – chuckle – tut – bustle - flap

27. Corduroy

28. Coyly –shyly – bashfully – timidly – modestly – demurely – BRAZENLY.

29. Craven – cowardly – gutless – spineless – weak – lily livered – timorous – pusillanimous –BOLD.

30. Credence – credibility – authority – weight - belief – confidence – acceptance.

31. Credo – statement of faith – faith – dogma – doctrine – belief – article of faith.

32. Credulous –gullible – naïve – trusting – uncritical – SHREWD.

33. Crick – pain – strain – discomfort – cramp – spasm.

34. Cull –pick – select – choose – gather – harvest – collect – amass.

35. Daze – stun – shock – astonish – bemuse – bewilder – baffle – surprise – astound – confound.

36. Deleterious –harmful – damaging – adverse – detrimental – ruinous – HARMLESS.

37. Demur – object – protest – raise objection j- baulk – re reluctant – jib –AGREE.

38. Detest – hate – loathe – despite – abhor – abominate – dislike intensely – LOVE.

39. Diaphanous – almost transparent – see through – sheer – gossamer – filmy – thin.

40. Disparagement (N) – belittling – mocking – ridicule – vilification – derision – denigration - PRAISE

41. Disposition – nature – character – temperament – temper – outlook.

42. Dogmatic –rigid – inflexible – unbending – strict – assertive – narrow – doctrine –fixed.

43. Doodle –drawing – sketch – scribble – squiggle.

44. Dwarf

45. Eccentric (ADJ) – odd – unconventional – unusual – peculiar – strange – weird – CONVENTIONAL.

46. Eerie (ADJ) – creepy – uncanny – weird – strange – peculiar – unnatural – supernatural – ghostly – paranormal – spine chilling – frightening – sinister – scary – NORMAL.

47. Engender (V) – provoke – prompt

48. Ennoble

49. Epitaph

50. Escapade – adventure – jaunt – antic – exploit – incident – experience.

51. Esplanade – walkway – path - boulevard

52. Exacerbate – make worse – worsen – aggravate – intensify – IMPROVE.

53. Exhortation –catchphrase – refrain – buzz word.

54. Farce – shambles – travesty – circus – sham – mockery -

55. Feral –untamed – undomesticated – uncultivated – natural – in their natural habitat – CULTIVATED – TAME.

56. Ferret – search – hunt – scramble – rummage – search out – furrow – dig out – flush – force out.

57. Finicky (ADJ) – fastidious j- picky - choosy – pernickety- particular

58. Flummox (V) – stun – stump – baffle – stagger – flabbergast – confound – floor.

59. Frayed – threadbare – worn – tattered – ragged – unraveled – in shreds – dilapidated –PRISTINE

60. Frolic (V) – play – skip – leap – cavort – gambol – frisk – kick up your heals – unbend – let down your hair.

61. Gall – irritate – annoy – infuriate – anger – vex – madden – provoke – PLEASE.

62. Gauntlet

63. Glean – garner – collect – pick up – gather – bring together – scrape together – assemble.

64. Gloomy –dark – depressing – dim – overcast – dull – ominous – dismal – murky – BRIGHT.

65. Guff (N) - gobbledygook – flannel – nonsense – rubbish – flimflam – small talk – blether – drivel.

66. Guffaw – laugh – chuckle – chortle – roll with laughter

67. Hew –cut – chop – fell- cleave – axe – hack – slash.

68. Hullabaloo – noise – racket – hubbub – clamour – tumult - din.

69. Indignation – righteous anger – resentment – offence – annoyance – crossness – fury – ire.

70. Innocuous – inoffensive – harmless – innocent – safe – mild – bland – OFFENSIVE.

71. Inoculation –immunization – vaccination – jab – shot – injection – booster.

72. Jostle – push – shove – elbow – push around

73. Loiter – hang around – lurk – skulk – dawdle – loaf

74. Meandering –roundabout – indirect – twisty – winding – tortuous – oblique –DIRECT.

75. Midget

76. Modicum – small amount – little – bit – degree – scrap – ounce.

77. Mooch – wander – amble – meander – roam – ramble – saunter –walk – knock around.

78. Muck – manure – dirt – sewage – mess –grime - mud

79. Nudge – push – bump – elbow – shove – jolt – prod.

80. Obsequiously – respectfully – reverently – admiringly – politely – courteously – DISRESPECTFULLY.

81. Ogle – look at – judgment – stare at – gaze – watch – eye up – observe – eyeball.

82. Ominous(ADJ) – threatening – warning – worrying – gloomy – portentous – menacing – boding evil – ill omened – unpromising –PROMISING.

83. Paraplegic

84. Pedantic (ADJ) – finicky – plodding – obscure – arcane – doctrinaire – nit picking - DILETTANTE.

85. Perfunctory – unthinking – automatic – mechanical – dutiful – obligatory – token – THOUGHTFUL.

86. Pernickety –fussy – pedantic – difficult to please – funny – choosy – EASY.

87. Phantasmagoric

88. Plodding – slow – poky

89. Poignant –moving – emotional – touching – distressing – sad – affecting – heart rendering – upsetting – tender – agonizing – UNEMOTIONAL.

90. Prance – strut – flounce – cavort – frolic – swan – sashay – parade – swagger.

91. Precarious – shaky - unstable – insecure – uncertain – wobbly – unsafe – unsteady – risky – dangerous – perilous - SAFE -STABLE.

92. Primate – chimpanzee – ape – monkey – mandrill.

93. Primed (ADJ) – ready - prepared – in position – in place – UNPREPARED.

94. Pristine – immaculate – perfect – unsoiled – untouched – like new – pure – spotless – SOILED.

95. Prodigious (ADJ) – abnormal – extraordinary – phenomenal – unusual – remarkable – impressive – AVERAGE.

96. Prodigious (ADJ) – huge – vast – copious – giant – gigantic – immense – enormous – profuse – massive – SMALL.

97. Proscribe (V) – ban- bar – forbid – make illegal – veto – rule out – prohibit – PERMIT – ALLOW.

98. Pummel – hit – beat – pound – batter

99. Quagmire (N) – predicament – dilemma – quandary – sticky situation.

100. Quagmire (N) - swamp – marsh – bog.

101. Quail – draw back – recoil – shrink back – blench – cringe – cower – baulk – flinch – pull back.

102. Quandary –dilemma – predicament – fix – jam – difficulty – sticky situation.

103. Quibbling – hair splitting – being fussy – being pedantic – pedantic.

104. Raucous –rough – harsh – strident – hoarse – grating – guttural – guff – SOFT.

105. Reposition – move – relocate – change the position – put something in a new.

106. Reproach (v) – admonish – chide – accuse – reprove – criticize – scold – rebuke – reprimand – blame – point finger at.

107. Reticent – reserved – quiet – restrained – unforthcoming – uncommunicative – taciturn – silent – TALKATIVE.

108. Ricochet – rebound – recoil – reverberation – echo.

109. Ruse – tick – dodge – subterfuge - wile – con – hoax – deception – scam – stunt

110. Scorn – contempt – disdain – disrespect – derision – scornfulness –disparagement – ridicule – ADMIRATION.

111. Shirk – evade – avoid – dodge – duck – get out of – wriggle – shun – ACCEPT.

112. Shorn

113. Shrewd – astute – sharp – smart – on the ball – cunning – canny – sharp witted – perceptive – insightful.

114. Sinewy – wiry – lean – strong.

115. Slew –veer – swing – slide – skid- swerve.

116. Slink – creep – sneak – tiptoe – steal - skulk

117. Smirk – grin – leer – sneer - simper

118. Smother – overwhelm – overpower – oppress – suffocate – stifle.

119. Smother – suffocate – stifle – choke – asphyxiate.

120. Smug –self satisfied – superior – self righteous – arrogant – conceited – haughty – full of yourself – HUMBLE.

121. Snare –catch – trap – capture – ensnare.

122. Sneer – scorn – scoff – mock – deride – snigger – laugh at – belittle – pour scorn on – vilify – denigrate- turn your nose up at – giggle

123. Soiled – dirty – grubby – mucky – grimy – CLEAN.

124. Sop – concession – offering – bribe – pacifier – backhander – hush money.

125. Sortie – raid – manoeuvre – foray - RETREAT

126. Squelch – hush up – muffle – smother – stifle – censor – sit on

127. Squirm –wriggle – writhe – twist – fidget – move about

128. Squirt – spurt – shoot – squeeze – spray – spew – spout.

129. Stall- stop – cut out – freeze – pause – come to stand still – peter put – shut down –KEEP GOING.

130. Stifling –hot – roasting – boiling – airless – muggy –AIRY – COOL.

131. Strut - swagger – march – parade – prance - walk

132. Succinctly – in a few words - briefly – concisely – pithily – tersely

133. Syncopate

134. Tedium – tediousness – boredom – dreariness – tiresome – EXCITEMENT.

135. Titter – snigger – snicker – giggle – chortle – laugh

136. Trickle – drip – drop – dribble – ooze – seep –FLOOD.

137. Trove

138. Urchin – imp – scamp – rascal – rogue – waif – brat – scallywag – trouble maker – good for nothing – unpleasant child – little monster.

139. Vacuity – blankness - emptiness

140. Vainglorious – conceited – proud – narcissistic – arrogant – self importance – big headed – inflated – HUMBLE.

141. Valediction – farewell – goodbye – send off – adieu – leave taking.

142. Valet –wash – clean – dry clean –sluice - rinse

143. Verity – truth – reality – actuality – FICTION.

144. Visceral- intuitive – instinctive – primeval –gut

145. Wailing – crying – bawling – howling – blubbing - sniveling

146. Walkway – alley – catwalk – causeway

147. Warp –distort – deform- bend – twist – go out of shape – damage – STRAIGHTEN.

148. Welter – flurry – jumble – mass- confusion – spate – muddle.

149. Wisp – piece – bit – fragment – slip – particle – crumb – morsel – leftover.

150. Woof –bark – yap –yelp.