Words and meaning chart 2

1. WORDS AND MEANING CHART
SYNONYM
Word Synonym
abandon discard vacate
accord agree grant
adversity difficulty misfortune
affluent plentiful rich
aggravate annoy infuriate
alleviate lighten mitigate
amenable agreeable favorable
anguish distress sorrow
apathetic dispirited lifeless
arrogant disdainful imperious
astonish confound overwhelm
atrocious appalling detestable
augment add enlarge
avoid ignore shun
awkward graceless inept
baffle confuse deceive
banal common plain
barren desolate sterile
berate criticize disapprove
betray deceive fool
bias inclination predisposition
bitter acrid sour
blend combine mix
bliss happiness joy
bluff boast feign
bold daring fearless
bonus award gift
bother annoy irritate
brief concise short
brilliant clever intelligent
brisk fast swift
budget allot plan
candid honest truthful
caricature cartoon imitation
casual informal natural
category classification division
cease desist stop
chaotic disordered messy
cherish esteem love
circumvent avoid go around
commemorate celebrate honor
compensate balance recompense
competent able capable
conceive design plan
confirmation acknowledgement proof

2. contradict deny oppose
contribution donation grant
courteous polite well-mannered
craving desire longing
credulous confident trustful
damp moist wet
dare challenge defy
decay decline rot
decent honorable pure
dense filled packed
designate name select
detain hold keep
disclose announce reveal
dogma belief view
durable constant lasting
dwindle abate diminish
eager earnest keen
eccentric abnormal idiosyncratic
elaborate embellish enhance
emanate arise radiate
embezzle purloin steal
eminent distinguished prominent
encourage foster induce
endure last persist
essential cultured learned
essential basic necessary
estimate guess predict
evaluate appraise judge
exhaust deplete empty
exhilarated cheerful zestful
explicit definite specific
fastidious exacting particular
federation alliance band
feeble helpless infirm
fervor intensity passion
feud argument dispute
filth dirt squalor
flatter compliment praise
fleet nimble swift
frivolous inconsequential trivial
frugal prudent saving
furious angry outraged
generous benevolent unselfish
genuine actual real
glare gleam glisten
gloomy cheerless dim
goad provoke badger
grasp grab hold
greed avarice longing
guarantee assure pledge
guile cunning deceit
gullible credulous unsuspicious
habitual accustomed regular

3. handicap disability disadvantage
harass annoy disturb
harmless innocuous inoffensive
harsh hard coarse
hasty abrupt hurried
haughty arrogant pretentious
humiliate humble shame
hygiene cleanliness sanitation
hypocrisy duplicity falseness
ideal goal perfection
idle lazy unoccupied
ignorant stupid unintelligent
illogical incongruent rambling
illustrious eminent famous
imitate copy reflect
immense huge mammoth
impartial candid impersonal
impatient anxious eager
implicate accuse insinuate
importune beg solicit
inadvertent accidental unintentional
indifferent apathetic disinterested
isolate detach quarantine
jargon argot slang
jovial genial merry
judge estimate referee
justification excuse reason
juvenile adolescent immature
keen clever observant
label brand classify
labor toil work
lead direct proceed
lean slim thin
leave abandon desert
liberal copious unrestrained
liberal lenient open-minded
limitation boundary constraint
lucid clear understandable
lucky auspicious fortunate
mad furious irate
manage administer control
manipulate control shape
marginal borderline limited
match agree correspond
maze complexity labyrinth
meditate ponder think
memorial commemoration monument
mention allude refer to
merge blend fuse
narrow confined restricted
nature aspect character
necessary mandatory requisite
negate contradict refute

4. negligent careless remiss
negotiate bargain deal
nice affable benign
noble aristocratic distinguished
novice beginner nonprofessional
nuisance annoyance offense
obedient faithful loyal
objection disapproval protest
obligatory compulsory required
observe notice watch
obvious conspicuous definite
offend anger irritate
offer bid proposal
omen premonition sign
omit exclude remove
opportune advantageous auspicious
pacify appease placate
pain ache discomfort
paramount chief leading
partisan biased dogmatic
passive inactive lethargic
pause break cease
permeate diffuse disseminate
perpetuate endure preserve
perplex astonish baffle
persecute afflict harass
radiate effuse emanate
radical basic fundamental
range anger furor
rank arrange classify
realize accomplish fulfill
recalcitrant obstinate stubborn
receptacle container repository
reconcile atone conciliate
regret deplore grieve
reliable dependable trustworthy
sanction approval permit
scope aim extent
section division portion
settle adjust compromise
shallow superficial trivial
shrewd careful calculating
significant distinctive important
slight delicate slender
spontaneous impromptu unplanned
spread announce broadcast
stabilize balance steady
tame domesticate subdue
tangle intertwine twist
temper mood nature
tendency inclination trend
term cycle duration
thrift conservation prudence

5. ANTONYMS
absence presence
accept refuse
accurate inaccurate
advantage disadvantage
alive dead
always never
ancient modern
answer question, query
approval disapproval
approached receded, departed
abundant scarce
admit deny
advance retreat, retire
artificial natural
arrival departure
ascend descend
attack defense
attractive repulsive
attention inattention
asleep awake
ally enemy
agree disagree
bad good
backward forward, onward
bend straighten
beautiful ugly
beginning ending
below above
bent straight
big small, little
blunt sharp
better worse
best worst
blame praise
bless curse
bitter sweet
borrow lend
bravery cowardice
build destroy, demolish
bold timid, meek
bright dull
broad narrow
tough aggressive unyielding
transfer convey exchange
tumult agitation commotion
turbulent disordered violent
vain boastful inflated
valid authorized legitimate
variety assortment diversify
verify authenticate substantiate

6. clear vague, cloudy
careful rush, careless
calm troubled
capable incapable
captivity freedom, liberty
cellar attic
cheap dear, expensive
close distant
clever stupid
cold hot
combine separate
clockwise anti-clockwise
correct incorrect
conceal reveal
come go
common rare
comfort discomfort
courage cowardice
cruel kind
courteous discourteous, rude
cunning simple
dainty clumsy
danger safety
dark light
deep shallow
decrease increase
definite indefinite
demand supply
despair hope
disappear appear
disease health
discourage encourage
dismal cheerful
doctor patient
dry wet
dull clear, bright
dusk dawn
early late
easy difficult
ebb flow
East West
economise waste
encourage discourage
entrance exit
employer employee
empty full
excited calm
end beginning
expand contract
expensive inexpensive, cheap
export import
exterior interior
external internal
fail succeed
false true
feeble sturdy, strong,

7. powerful
foolish wise
fast slow
few many
famous unknown
forelegs hind legs
fat thin
find lose
first last
freedom captivity
fold unfold
frequent seldom
forget remember
found lost
fresh stale
friend enemy
fortunate unfortunate
frank secretive
full empty
generous mean
gentle rough
gather distribute
glad sorry
gloomy cheerful
giant dwarf, pygmy
granted refused
great minute, small, little
guardian ward
guest host
guilty innocent
happy sad, miserable
hard soft
harmful harmless
hasten dawdle
hate love
healthy
unhealthy, ill,
diseased
here there
heavy light
height depth
hero coward
hill valley
horizontal vertical
hinder aid, help
honest dishonest
humble proud
hunger thirst
imitation genuine
immense tiny, minute
imprison free
include exclude
increase decrease
inhabited uninhabited
inferior superior
inside outside
intelligent unintelligent, stupid

8. inhale exhale
interior exterior, outside
interesting uninteresting, dull
internal external
intentional accidental
join separate
junior senior
justice injustice
king subject
knowledge ignorance
laugh cry
lawful unlawful
lazy
industrious,
energetic
land sea
landlord tenant
large little, small
last first
lawyer client
lecturer student
lender borrower
lengthen shorten
left right
less more
light dark, heavy
like dislike, unlike
likely unlikely
leader follower
little large, much, big
lofty lowly
long short
loud soft
loss find, win
low high
loyal disloyal
mad sane
magnetize demagnetize
master servant
mature immature
maximum minimum
me you
merry mirthless, sad
minority majority
miser spendthrift
misunderstand understand
narrow wide
near far, distant
neat untidy
new old
night day
noisy quiet
North South
obedient disobedient
odd even
offer refuse
open shut

9. optimist pessimist
out in
parent child
past present
patient impatient
peace war
permanent temporary
please displease
plentiful scarce
poetry prose
possible impossible
poverty wealth
powerful feeble, weak
polite impolite, rude
private public
prudent imprudent
pretty unsightly, ugly
pure impure
qualified unqualified
rapid slow
regularly irregularly
rich poor
right wrong, left
rigid pliable, soft
rough smooth
satisfactory unsatisfactory
security insecurity
scatter collect
serious trivial
second-hand new
sense nonsense
shopkeeper customer
singular plural
simple complicated
slim thick, stout
solid liquid
sober drunk
speaker listener
sour sweet
sorrow joy
sow reap
stand lie
straight crooked
strong weak
success failure
sunny cloudy
take give
tall short
tame wild
teacher pupil
thick thin
tight slack, loose
top bottom
transparent opaque
truth untruth, lie
up down

10. vacant occupied
valuable valueless
victory defeat
virtue vice
visible invisible
voluntary compulsory
vowel consonant
wax wane
wisdom folly
within without

HOMOPHONE
HOMOPHONE LIST
add, ad
air, heir
allowed, aloud
aunt, ant
awl, all
bail, bale
bare, bear
bawl, ball
beach, beech
beat, beet
be, bee
blue, blew
board, bored
bow, bough
break, brake
bred, bread
but, butt
by, buy, bye
capital, capitol
cent, scent
chews, choose
chilly, chilli
close, clothes
cord, cored
cot, caught
course, coarse
creak, creek
dear, deer
dew, due
dough, doe
dye, die
eight, ate
fare, fair
feat, feet
fined, find
flea, flee
foul, fowl
four, for
flower, flour
flu, flew
fourth, forth
great, grate
grown, groan
guest, guessed
hail, hale
hair, hare
haul, hall
hear, here
heard, herd
hi, high
him. hymn
hire, higher
hour, our
idol, idle
in, inn
I’ll, aisle
its, it’s
kernel, colonel
knight, night
knot, not
least, leased
lead, led
leeks, leaks
lone, loan
made, maid
mail, male
maize, maze
maul, mall
meat, meet
mussels,
muscles
mist, missed
mown, moan
need, knead
new, knew
no, know
nose, knows
nun, none
one, won
ore, oar
pale, pail
passed, past
paste, paced
paws, pause
peak, peek
pear, pare
piece, peace
plane, plain
poll, pole
presents,
presence
preys, prays,
praise
prints, prince
rap, wrap
rays, raise
red, read
reel, real
rode, road
rose, rows
sale, sail
scene, seen
see, sea
sell, cell
seem, seam
sew, sow
shown, shone
side, sighed
sighs, size
sight, site
soar, sore
son, sun
stare, stair
steal, steel
straight, strait
sum, some
tale, tail
tears, tiers
theirs, there’s
through, threw
time, thyme
toad, towed
toe, tow
to, too
waist, waste
way, weigh
war, wore
weak, week
wear, ware
weight, wait
whale, wail
whether,
weather
whole, hole
who’s, whose
wood, would
write, right
your, you’re

11. HOMOGRAPH
HOMOGRAPH LIST
angle: shape
formed by two
connected
lines
angle: to fish
with hook and
line
arms: body parts
arms: weapons
axes: plural of ax
axes: plural of
axis
bail: money for
release
bail: handle of a
pail
bail: throw the
water out
ball: round
object
ball: formal
dance
band: group of
musicians
band: thin strip
of binding
bank: mound,
small hill
bank: financial
business
bank: a row of
things
bank: land
alongside a river
bark: explosive
cry of a dog
bark: outer
sheath of a tree
trunk
bark: speak
abruptly
base: bottom
base: morally
low, undignified
base: stations to
be reached in
baseball
base: starting
point
*bass: lowest
adult male
singing voice,
bass: lowest
musical pitch
bass: an edible
fish
baste: moisten
with liquid while
roasting
baste: stitch or
sew loosely
bat: flying
mammal
bat: blink, wink
bat: club used
for hitting a ball
batter: hit
repeatedly
batter: liquid
mixture, cake
mixture
batter: baseball
player
bay: inlet of the
sea where the
land curves
inward
bay: aromatic
leaf used for
cooking
bay: dark reddish
brown
bay: bark or
howl loudly
bay: recess or
alcove like the
space
created by a
window
projected
outward from the
wall
bear: large heavy
mammal with
thick fur
bear: carry,
bring, support
bill: statement of
money that is
owed
bill: bird’s beak
bit: a small piece
bit: tool for
drilling
bit: having a bite
of something
blaze: fire
blaze: a white
mark on an
animal’s face
blaze: a mark on
a tree or trail to
mark a
path
blow: to hit hard
blow: an air
current
boom: deep
resonant sound
boom: sudden
prosperous time
boom: a long
pole – sometimes
on which
a sail is attached
bowl: a round
dish
bowl: a game
played using a
ball to knock
over objects
bowl: overwhelm
bridge: a
structure that
provides a way
across a body of
water
bridge: a card
game
can: able to
can: a metal or
tin container
case: a condition
case: box or
container
chap: crack or
become rough
chap: a boy or
man
chop: cut with
something sharp
chop: jaw of an
animal
chop: irregular
motion
chop: a cut or
piece of meat
clip: cut
clip: fasten
close: shut
close: near
con: swindle
con: against
count: call off
numbers in order
count: a
nobleman
crow: a noise a
rooster makes
crow: a large
black bird
Crow: a Native
American Tribe
date: date,
month, year
date: sweet dark
fruit
date: a person in
which one has a
social
engagement with
*desert: dry,
barren region
desert: to leave
or go away from
dock: a wharf
over the water
dock: to cut

12. some off – cut
wages
*dove: a pigeon
dove: did dive
down: move
from higher to
lower
down: soft
feathers or hair
down: open
rolling land
duck: a
swimming bird
duck: plunge or
dive
duck: strong
linen or cotton
fabric
egg: oval or
round body laid
by a bird
egg: urge,
motivate,
encourage
fair: beautiful
fair: honest and
fair
fair: blond, light,
or pale
fair: a gathering
of booths for
amusement
or public
entertainment,
festival
fan: an object
that blows air
fan: an admirer
fine: good or
high quality
fine: monetary
punishment
fit: right shape
and size
fit: in good
health
fit: a sudden
seizure
flag: a banner
flag: grow tired
flag: signal to
stop
flat: smooth
flat: apartment
fold: bend over
on itself
fold: a pen for
animals
found: did find
found: set up or
establish
game: a pastime
game: lame
grate: reduce to
small particles by
rubbing
on a serrated
surface
grate: get on a
person’s nerves
grate: metal
frame for
confining a fire
ground: dirt, soil
surface of earth
ground: grind up
hail: shouts of
welcome
hail: frozen rain
falling
hide: conceal
hide: dried skin
of an animal
husky: big and
strong
husky: a sled
dog
jam: fruit
preserve
jam: squeeze or
wedge into a
space
jam: surface of a
doorway
jam: play music
with other
musicians
jam: in trouble
or difficulty
jumper: a type
of short-sleeved
dress
jumper: one who
jumps
lap: body part
formed when
sitting
lap: to take a
small drink with
a tongue
lap: one trip
around a
racetrack
light: not heavy
light: not dark
light: to land on
light: source of
light
line: a piece of
rope or cord
line: to sew or
place fabric
inside
line: a
continuous mark
on a surface
loaf: to be lazy,
idle
loaf: shaped like
bread
lock: mechanism
for fastening a
door
lock: curl,
ringlet, or strand
of hair
long: lasting
much time,
measure of great
space end to end.
long: a strong
wish or desire for
lumber: timber
(wood) cut and
prepared
for use
lumber: move
heavily or
clumsily along
maroon: a
brownish-red,
crimson
maroon: leave
isolated in a
desolate place
mat: a woven
floor covering
mat: border
placed around a
picture
match: a contest
or game of skill
match: a stick
tipped with
flammable
material used for
igniting fire
match: an equal
contender
meal: an
occasion when
food is served or
eaten
meal: grain that
has been ground
to
powder
might: the past
of may
might: strength,
power
mine: belonging
to me
mine: a hole or
tunnel in the
earth to
excavate metal,
ore, salt, etc,
*minute: sixty
seconds
minute: tiny,
minuscule
miss: fail to hit
miss: an
unmarried
woman
mount: a small
hill
mount: to go up,
to get on

13. *object: a
material thing
that can be seen
or touched
object: to protest
pad: a soft piece
of material used
to
cushion
pad: to walk
softly
pad: sheets of
blank paper
fastened
together
pad: flat surface
for helicopter or
rocket
takeoff and
landing
pad: rooms,
home, place,
lodgings
pad: fleshy
underpart of an
animal’s foot
palm: the inside
surface of a hand
palm: a kind of
tropical tree
pass: to go past,
by, or across
pass: to be
successful in
school
pass: to put into
circulation
pass: permission
for free entry or
to leave
patter: rapid taps
patter: light,
easy walk
patter: rapid
speech
pawn: leave as
security for a
loan
pawn: a game
piece used in
chess
pen: an
instrument used
in writing
pen: an enclosed
yard
pine: a type of
evergreen tree
pine: to long or
yearn for
pitcher: a
container for
pouring liquid
pitcher: a
baseball player
that is in charge
of throwing the
ball
poach: to
trespass
poach: a way to
cook an egg or
cook in a
small amount of
water
pool: a small
body of still
water
pool: a common
supply of people,
vehicles,
commodities
shared by a
group
pool: a game
similar to
billiards
pound: a small
unit of weight,
sixteen
ounces
pound: to crush
or beat with
repeated
heavy blows
pound: enclosure
where stray
animals are
kept
present: not
absent, here
present: a gift
*present: to
introduce
formally
pry: to intrude,
meddle, interfere,
be nosy
pry: to lift with
force
punch: to strike
with a closed fist
punch: a fruit
drink
quack: a sound a
duck makes
quack: a phony
doctor, lawyer,
imposter,
pretender
racket: a noise
racket: a paddle
used in playing
tennis to
hit the ball
rank: a row or
line
rank: having a
bad odor
rare: unusual
rare: raw, not
cooked
rash: reckless,
hasty, impulsive
rash: small spots
or patches
appearing on
the skin
record: a music
disk
*record: to
preserve in
writing, or sound
record: outdo all
previous
performances
reel: a spool for
winding
reel: sway from a
blow or hit
reel: a type of
lively dance
refuse: to say no
*refuse: waste,
or trash
rest: to sleep
rest: that which
is left
rifle: a gun with
a long barrel
rifle: to ransack,
or look through
ring: a circle,
loop, hoop
ring: a bell type
sound
ring: a circular
band worn on a
finger
root: the
underground part
of a plant
root: to cheer for
someone
row: a line
row: to use
paddles or oars to
move a boat
row: a noisy
fight or
disagreement
saw: did see
saw: a tool used
for cutting
school: a place
for learning
school: a group
of fish
seal: a mark of
ownership
seal: a sea animal
second: after the
first
second: inferior
goods
second: a back
up, subordinate,
inferior
second: sixtieth
of a minute

14. shark: a large
meat-eating fish
shark: a
dishonest person
shed: a small
shelter or
building
shed: to lose or
get rid of (skin)
slip: to slide
unintentionally
slip: go
unobserved or
quietly
slip: an
undergarment,
petticoat
slug: a small
snail-like animal
slug: to hit hard
or punch
snarl: to growl
snarl: tangle
sock: a covering
for a foot
sock: to hit or
punch
*sow: scatter
seeds
sow: female pig
spell: write or
name correctly
the letters of
a word
spell: form of
words used as a
magical
charm
spell: a short or
fairly short
period
squash: to mash
or press flat
squash: a
gourdlike fruit
often used as a
vegetable
squash: a game
played with
rackets and a
small ball against
a wall
stalk: the main
stem of a plant
stalk: to follow
secretly
steer: to guide or
direct one’s
course
steer: young
male cattle
stick: a thin
piece of wood
stick: to prick or
pierce
story: an account
of imaginary or
past
events
story: a floor or
level of a
building
strand: to leave
helpless, to run
aground
strand: a thread
of string
strip: a narrow
piece of cloth or
paper
strip: to remove
stroke: to strike,
hit, or blow
stroke: to pet, or
caress lightly
stroke: an illness
cause by a blood
clot, a
seizure, fit
stroke: sound
made by a
striking clock
stroke: a motion
of moving oars in
the
water or the arms
or legs in
swimming
stunt: to stop
growth or
development
stunt: a trick or
daring maneuver
swallow: to take
in, eat, drink,
ingest
swallow: a
migratory bird
tap: to strike to
hit lightly
tap: a faucet
*tear: drop of
liquid from the
eye
tear: to rip, pull
apart
tip: the end piece
or point
tip: to slant or tilt
tip: present
money for
services
tire: to make
weary or fatigued
tire: a rubber
covering of a
wheel
toast: bread that
has been
browned by heat
toast: to pay
tribute to, to wish
good luck
top: the highest
point
top: the lid of a
jar or saucepan
top: a twirling
toy that spins on
a point
top: highest in
importance,
superior
position
top: to put a
finishing touch
on a thing
tough: hard to
break, cut, or tear
tough: able to
endure hardship
tough: acting
sternly
track: marks or
marks left by a
person,
animal, or thing
in passing
track: a prepared
course for
running
track: a
continuous line
of railroad tracks
treat: act or
behave toward or
deal with in
a certain way
treat: apply
medical
treatment
treat: to pay for
food or
entertainment
treat: a
delightful event
or circumstance
vault: a
storehouse for
valuables
vault: to jump
over
well: satisfactory
well: a hole dug
for water
whale: a large
marine animal
whale: to whip
or beat
will: is going to,
the present tense
of
would
will: self-control
will: directions in
legal form for the
deposition of
one’s property
after
death

15. wind: the air in
motion
*wind: to turn or
move in a
circular or
curved or spiral
course
*wound: an
injury cased by a
cut or blow
wound: the past
tense of wind
(move in a
circular pattern)
wrench: a
violent twist or
pull
wrench: a tool
for gripping or
turning nuts
and bolts
yard: an
enclosed space
around a house
yard: a
measurement of
thirty-six inches