inquiry, research.
EXAMPLE copy, precedent, pattern.
EXASPERATE excite, irritate, provoke, vex,
aggravate, enrage.
EXCEED improve, outdo, excel, surpass, trans-
scend.
EXCELLENCE goodness, superiority, purity,
perfection, eminence.
EXCEPT but, besides, unless, object.
EXCHANGE barter, trade, traffic.
EXCITE provoke, arouse, stimulate, awaken,
incite, irritate.
EXCULPATE forgive, acquit, exonerate, ab-
solve, justify.
EXCUSE pretence, pretext, plea, subterfuge,
apology, evasion.
EXECRABLE hateful, contemptible, abomin-
able, detestable.
EXEMPTION- freedom, privilege, immunity.
EXERCISE practice, exert, carry on.
EXHAUST empty, drain, spend.
EXIGENCY necessity, emergency.
EXONERATE clear, relieve, justify, acquit, ab-
solve, forgive, exculpate.
EXPECTATION belief, trust, hope, confidence,
anticipation.
EXPEDIENT fit, suitable, necessary, requisite.
EXPEDITE hurry, hasten, quicken, accelerate.
EXPEDITIOUS speedy, quick, prompt, diligent.
EXPEL exile, banish, cast out.
EXPENSIVE dear, costly, valuable.
EXPERIENCE knowledge, trial, experiment,
proof, test.
EXPERT handy, ready, adroit, skillful, dexter-
ous.
EXPLAIN show, elucidate, unfold.
EXPLANATION detail, description, account,
relation, explication, recital.
EXPLICIT clear, definite, plain, express.
EXPLOIT feat, accomplishment, achievement,
deed, performance.
EXPLORE search, examine.
EXTEND spread out, stretch out, enlarge, in
crease, distend, diffuse.
EXTENSIVE wide, comprehensive, large.
EXTENUATE palliate, lessen, diminish, excuse.
EXTERIOR outward, outside, external.
EXTERMINATE eradicate, destroy, extirpate.
EXTERNAL outward, exterior.
EXTOL commend, praise, laud, eulogize, ad-
mire, applaud.
FACETIOUS amusing, jocular, comic, jocose.
FACT incident, circumstance.
FACULTY ability, gift, talent, power.
FAILING weakness, frailty, imperfection, mis-
fortune, miscarriage, foible, fault.
FAIR clear, consistent, right, straight, im-
partial, honest, equitable, just.
FAITH trust, belief, fidelity, credit.
FALLACIOUS illusive, visionary, deceitful, de-
lusive, fraudulent.
FALSEHOOD falsity, falsification, fabrication,
fiction, lie, untruth.
FAMILIAR free, intimate, unceremonious.
FAMOUS celebrated, eminent, renowned, dis-
tinguished, illustrious.
FANCIFUL ideal, imaginative, capricious, fan-
tastical, whimsical, hypochondriac.
FANCY imagination, taste, whim, caprice, ia-
cliuation, liking, notion, conceit, conception,
humor, ideality.
FASCINATE charm, attract, captivate, bewitch,
enchant, enrapture.
FASHION style, mode, custom, manner, way,
practice, form, sort.
FASTEN fix, hold, stick, annex, attach, affix.
FASTIDIOUS particular, disdainful, squeamish.
FATE destiny, chance, fortune, luck, doom, lot.
FAVOR civility, support, benefit, grace.
FAVORABLE auspicious, propitious, suitable.
FAULT failing, shortcoming, error, blemish,
imperfection, offence.
FAULTLESS guiltless, blameless, spotless, in-
nocent.
FEAR alarm, dread, timidity, terror, fright,
trepidation, apprehension.
FEARFUL dreadful, horrible, terrible, awful,
afraid, timid, timorous.
FEARLESS daring, brave, intrepid, undaunted,
courageous.
FEASIBLE reasonable, plausible, practicable.
FEAT exploit, trick, achievement, act, deed.
FEEBLE frail, infirm, weak.
FEELING sensation, sympathy, generosity,
sensibility.
FELICITY joy, delight, happiness, prosperity,
bliss, blessedness.
FERTILE fruitful, prolific, abundant, produc-
tive.
FERVOR warmth, heat, ardor, vehemence,
zeal.
FESTIVITY joyfulness, happiness, gayety, fes-
tival.
FICKLE unstable, changeable, variable, incon-
stant, capricious, impulsive.
FICTION invention, lie, untruth, falsehood,
fabrication.
FIDELITY faith, honesty, loyalty.
FIERY hot, fervent, impulsive, ardent, pas-
eiouate, vehement.
FIGURE shape, semblance, form, representa-
tion, statue.
FINE delicate, nice, pretty, elegant, lovely,
showy, beautiful.
FINISH conclude, end, close, terminate, com-
plete, perfect.
FIRM ready, strong, immovable, solid, steady,
sturdy, resolute, partnership.
FIRST highest, chitf, earliest, primitive, pri-
mary, pristine, original, commencement.
FITTED suited, competent, qualified, adapte'd.
FLAG droop, languish, pine, decline, faint.
FLAGITIOUS wicked, flagrant, heinous, atro-
cious.
FLAVOR taste, odor, fragrance.
FLAw-spot, stain, speck, crack, blemish, defect.
FLEETING transient, transitory, swift, tem-
porary.
FLEBTNESS swiftness, rapidity, quickness, ve-
locity, celerity.
FLUCTUATE vary, waver, change, hesitate,
vacillate.
FOLLOWER adherent, believer, disciple, par-
tisan, pursuer, successor.
FONDNESS affection, love, attachment, tender-
ness.
FORSAKE desert, abandon, abdicate, leave, re-
linquish, quit.
FOOLISH simple, stupid, silly, absurd, pre-
posterous, irrational.
FORBEAR refrain, spare, abstain, pause.
FORBID deny, prohibit, interdict, oppose.
FORCE oblige, compel, restrain.
FORCIBLE powerful, strong, mighty, potent,
cogent, irresistible.
FOREBODE foretell, presage, prognosticate,
augur, betoken.
FOREGOING before, former, previous, prior,
preceding, antecedent, anterior.
FOREGO quit, give up, resign.
FORETHOUGHT expectation, foresight, antici-
pation, premeditation.
FORFEITURE penalty, fine.
FORGE counterfeit, frame, invent, fabricate.
FORGIVE absolve, pardon, remit, acquit, ex-
cuse,
FORLORN forsaken, lost, lonely, destitute, de-
serted.
FORM ceremony, observance, rite.
FORMAL ceremonious, particular, methodical,
exact, stiff, precise.
FORTUNATE successful, lucky, prosperous.
FORTUNE estate, portion, fate, success.
FORWARD confident, eager, bold, ardent, im-
modest, ready, presumptuous, progressive.
FOSTER keep, harbor, nourish, cherish, nurse.
FRAGILE brittle, weak, frail, tender.
FRAILTY weakness, unsteadiness, instability,
failing, foible.
FRAME fabricate, compose, contrive, invent,
form, plan, adjust.
FRATERNITY brotherhood, society.
FRAUD cheat, imposition, deception, deceit,
guile.
FREAK whim, caprice, humor, fancy.
FREE generous, liberal, candid, open, frank,
familiar, unconstrained, unconfined, unre-
served, munificent, bounteous.
FREE deliver, liberate, clear, rescue, affran-
chise, enfranchise.
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FREEDOM liberty, independence, exemption,
privilege, familiarity, unrestraint.
FREELY- spontaneously, unreservedly, cheer-
fully, frankly, liberally, unhesitatingly.
FREQUENTLY often, repeatedly, commonly,
generally, usually.
FRESH new, recent, novel, modern, cool.
FRET chafe, anger, gall, agitate, corrode, vex.
FRETFUL captious, peevish, petulant, angry.
FRIENDLY pleasant, kind, sociable, agreeable,
amicable.
FRIGHT panic, consternation, terror, alarm.
FRIGHTEN terrify, scare, intimidate, affright,
alarm, daunt.
FRIGHTFUL horrid, horrible, terrible, terrific,
dreadful, fearful.
FRUGAL careful, economical, saving, prudent.
FRUITFUL abundant, plentiful, fertile, pro-
ductive, prolific.
FRUSTRATE defeat, hinder, nullify, foil, dis-
appoint.
FULLY largely, amply, completely, copiously,
abundantly.
FUTILE useless, frivolous, trifling.
GAIN obtain, get, win, attain, acquire, profit.
GAIT bearing, mien, walk, carriage.
GALE breeze, storm, tempest, hurricane.
GATHER collect, muster, assemble, compress,
fold, infer.
GAY dashing, showy, merry, sprightly, fine,
cheerful.
GENERALLY usually, commonly, frequently.
GENEROUS liberal, bounteous, beneficent, mu-
nificent, noble.
GENIUS talent, intellect, ingenuity, capacity,
ability, wisdom, taste.
GENTEEL polite, refined, polished, mannerly,
cultured.
GENTLE tame, meek, mild, quiet, peaceable.
GENUINE real, actual, authentic, unalloyed,
unadulterated, true, natural.
GERMINATE sprout, shoot, grow, bud, vege-
tate.
GESTURE action, motion, posture, attitude.
GET gain, attain, obtain, procure, realize,
acquire, possess.
GIFT donation, present, gratuity, benefaction,
endowment, ability, talent.
GIVE impart, confer, bestow, grant, consign,
yield.
GLAD happy, gay, cheerful, delighted, joyful,
joyous, gratified.
GLANCE sight, look, glimpse.
GLITTER glisten, sparkle, shine, glare, radi-
ate.
GLITTERING glistening, shining, sparkling,
bright, brilliant.
GLOOM dark, sad, dim, dull, cloudy, sullen,
morose, melancholy.
GLOKY fame, renown, praise, honor, reputa-
tion, brightness, splendor.
GRACEFUL comely, genteel, becoming, ele-
gant, neat.
GRAND dignified, lofty, great, exalted, ele-
vated, magnificent, majestic, glorious, splen-
did, superb, sublime.
GRANT give, bestow, cede, concede, confer,
sell, yield.
GRASP gripe, seize, catch.
GRATEFUL thankful, agreeable, delicious,
pleasing.
GRATIFICATION indulgence, happiness, enjoy-
ment, pleasure, fruition.
GRAVE slow, solemn, thoughtful, serious, im-
portant, sedate, thoughtful.
GREATNESS size, bulk, magnitude, immensity,
power, dignity, grandeur.
GREEDINESS ravenousness, rapacity, voracity,
covetousness. eagerness.
GRIEF sadness, sorrow, regret, melancholy,
distress, affliction, anguish.
GRIEVE bemoan, bewail, afflict, lament, hurt,
mourn, sorrow.
GROUP cluster, collection, assemblage.
GROW sprout, vegetate, proceed, increase.
GUARANTEE warrant, vouch for, secure,
GUARD protect, defend, shield, watch.
GUESS suppose, conjecture, surmise, divine,
think.
GUEST stranger, k'-itor, visitant.
GUIDE lead, direct, conduct, instruct, control,
regulate.
GUILTY depraved, wicked, sinful, criminal,
debauched.
H
HALE strong, robust, sound, hearty.
HANDSOME fine, fair, pretty, graceful, lovely,
elegant, beautiful, noble.
HAPPINESS contentment, luck, felicity, bliss.
HARASS tire, molest, weary, disturb, perplex,
vex, torment.
HARBINGER messenger, precursor,forernnner.
HARD near, close, unfeeling, inexorable,
arduous, difficult, firm, hardy, solid.
HARDENED unfeeling, obdurate, insensible,
callous.
HARDIHOOD boldness, presumption, audacity,
effrontery, bravery, daring.
HARDLY barely, scarcely, with difficulty.
HARDSHIP affliction, oppression, grievance,
injury.
HARM evil, injury, damage, hurt, misfortune,
ill, mishap.
HARMLESS gentle, unoffending, inoffensive,
innocent.
HARMONY unison, concord, melody, agree-
ment, accordance.
HARSH rough, stern, severe, rigorous, austere,
morose.
HASTEN hurry, expedite, accelerate, quicken.
HASTINESS dispatch, speed, hurry, rashness,
precipitancy.
HASTY rash, angry, quick, cursory, passion-
ate.
HATE dislike, abjure, detest, abhor, loathe,
abominate.
HATEFUL odious, contemptible, execrable, de-
testable, abominable, loathsome.
HAUGHTINESS vanity, self-conceit, arrogance,
pride, disdain.
HAZARD trial, venture, chance, risk, danger,
peril.
HEADSTRONG self-willed, stubborn, forward,
violent, obstinate, venturesome.
HEAL restore, cure, remedy.
HEALTHY well, sound, wholesome, salutary,
salubrious.
HEAR hearken, listen, watch, attend, over-
hear.
HEARTY sincere, zealous, warm, strong, cor-
dial, ardent, healthy.
HEAVINESS sorrow, gloom, dejection, weight,
gravity.
HEEDLESS dilatory, thoughtless, negligent, re-
miss, careless, inattentive.
HEIGHTEN raise, advance, improve, aggra-
vate.
HEINOUS wicked, sinful, flagrant, atrocious.
HELP provide, serve, assist, aid, relieve, sup-
port, succor.
HENCE from, thence, so, accordingly, there-
fore, wherefore, consequently.
HEROIC bold, noble, brave, fearless, valiant,
courageous, intrepid.
HEROISM valor, boldness, courage, bravery,
gallantry, fortitude.
HESITATE pause, falter, wait, delay, scruple,
doubt, demur, stammer.
HIDDEN obscure, mysterious, secret, covert,
concealed.
HIDEOUS awful, frightful, horrible, ghastly,
grim, grisly.
HILARITY jollity, joviality, mirth, merriment,
cheerfulness, gayety.
HINDER interfere, impede, embarrass, retard,
prevent, oppose, stop, thwart, obstruct.
HOLD keep, occupy, maintain, retain, detain,
grasp, possess.
HONESTY honor, fidelity, frankness, integrity,
probity, purity, justice, sincerity, rectitude,
uprightness, truthfulness.
HONOR exalt, dignify, respect, adorn, revere,
esteem, venerate, reverence.
HOPE desire, belief, trust, confidence, expec-
tation, anticipation.
HOPELESS desponding, dejected, despairing.
HORRIBLE dreadful, terrible, terrific, ftarful v
frightful, awful.
HOSTILE unfriendly, opposite, contrary, re-
pugnant.
HOSTILITY enmity, opposition, animosity, ill-
will, unfriendliness.
HOUSE domicile, dwelling, home, habitation,
family, race, quorum.
HOWEVER notwithstanding, nevertheless, but,
yet, still.
HUMBLE meek, lowly, subdued, submissive,
modest, unpretending, unassuming.
HuRRY j -hasten, expedite, precipitate.
HURTFUL annoying, injurious, detrimental,
mischievous, pernicious, prejudicial.
HYPOCRISY dissimulation, pretence, deceit.
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IDEA notion, thought, conception, imagina-
tion, perception.
IDLE unoccupied, unemployed, inactive, indo-
lent, still, lazy, slothful.
IGNORANT untaught, unskilled, uninformed,
unlettered, unlearned, illiterate.
ILLNESS sickness, disorder, disease, malady.
ILLUSION falsity, deception, mockery.
IMAGINE think, suppose, fancy, conceive,
deem, contrive, apprehend.
IMBECILITY weakness, languor, feebleness,
infirmity, debility, impotence.
IMITATE follow, copy, mimic.
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IMMATERIAL unimportant, insignificant, in-
considerable, inconsequential, uncorporeal,
unsubstantial, unconditioned, spiritual.
IMMEDIATELY directly, instantly.
IMMENSE vast, huge, enormous, prodigious,
unlimited.
IMMODEST impudent, bold, indelicate, shame-
less, indecent, unchaste.
IMPAIR lessen, weaken, injure, decrease.
IMPART grant, bestow, communicate, reveal,
disclose, divulge.
IMPATIENT uneasy, restless, eager, hasty.
IMPEACH censure, reproach, arraign, accuse.
IMPEDE hinder, delay, obstruct, retard.
IMPEDIMENT obstruction, obstacle, hiuder-
ance.
IMPEL urge, force, incite, induce, instigate,
animate, encourage.
IMPENDING imminent, threatening.
IMPERATIVE commanding, authoritative, im-
perious, despotic.
IMPERFECTION wanting, blemish, fault, de-
fect, failing, frailty, foible, weakness.
IMPERIOUS commanding, haughty, domineer-
ing, imperative, proud, lordly, over bearing,
tyrannical.
IMPERTINENT rude, quarrelsome, intrusive,
insolent, meddling, troublesome, irrelevant.
IMPETUOUS hasty, rough, violent, vehement,
forcible, boisterous,
IMPLICATE involve, entangle, embarrass.
IMPLORE beg, beseech, ask, entreat, suppli-
cate, solicit, request.
IMPLY mean, signify, denote, infer, involve.
IMPORTANCE weight, moment, signification,
consequence.
IMPOSTURE deceit, deception, cheat, fraud, im-
position, counterfeit, artifice.
IMPRECATION execration, curse, malediction,
anathema.
IMPROVE cultivate, correct, reform, rectify,
amend, advance.
IMPUDENT insolent, bold, rude, saucy, imper-
tinent, uncouth, shameless, immodest.
IMPUTE charge, attribute, ascribe.
INABILITY disability, weakness, impotence.
INACTIVE sluggish, lazy, idle, slothful, inert,
drowsy.
INADEQUATE insufficient, incompetent, un-
able, incapable.
INATTENTIVE negligent, heedless, careless, in-
advertent, thoughtless, dilatory, remiss.
INCESSANTLY constantly, continually, unre-
mittingly, unceasingly.
INCIDENT contingency, event, circumstance.
INCITE provoke, excite, stimulate, arouse, en-
courage, animate, aggravate.
INCLUDE contain, enclose, comprise, embrace,
comprehend.
INCOMMODE molest, disturb, inconvenience,
trouble, annoy.
INCOMPETENT inapt, insufficient, incapable,
inadequate, unsuitable.
INCONSISTENT incongruous, ridiculous, con-
trary, absurd.
INCONSTANT unstable, uncertain, fickle, vari-
able, changeable, versatile.
INDECENT unbecoming, impudent, immodest,
indelicate.
INDICATE show, mark, point out, reveal.
INDIFFERENT passive, neutral, regardless, un-
concerned, impartial.
[NDIGENCE poverty, need, want, penury.
INDIGENOUS native.
INDIGNATION temper, anger, displeasure, con-
tempt, resentment, wrath.
INDISCRETION imprudence, folly, injudicious-
ness.
INDISPENSABLE important, essential, neces-
sary.
INDISPUTABLE undeniable, indubitable, un-
questionable, incontrovertible, conclusive,
settled.
INDISTINCT confused, ambiguous, doubtful,
dark.
INDUCE persuade, lead, influence, urge, insti-
gate, actuate.
INDUSTRIOUS diligent, persevering, laborious,
assiduous, active.
INEVITABLE unavoidable, certain.
INEXORABLE immovable, unyielding, relent-
less, implacable.
INEXPEDIENT unsuitable, unfit, inconvenient.
INFECT taint, corrupt, defile, contaminate,
pollute.
INFERENCE deduction, c6nclusion.
INFERIOR less, lower, secondary, subservient,
subordinate.
INFESTED disturbed, troubled, plagued, an-
noyed.
INFINITE boundless, unbounded, illimitable,
unlimited, immense, eternal.
INFIRM- -weak, sickly, decrepit, feeble, debili-
tated, imbecile.
INFLUENCE authority, power, credit, favor,
sway, persuasion.
INFORMATION notice, intelligence, counsel,
advice, instruction.
INGENIOUS inventive, talented, skillful.
INGENUITY capacity, genius, invention, skill,
talent.
INHABIT dwell, occupy, reside, stay, abide,
sojourn.
INHERENT innate, inborn, inbred.
INHUMAN cruel, barbarous, savage, brutal,
INIQUITOUS unjust, evil, wicked, nefarious.
INJUNCTION order, command, mandate, pre-
cept.
INJURE harm, hurt, impair, damage, deterio-
rate,
INNATE natural, inherent, inbred, inborn.
INNOCENT pure, blameless, guiltless, faultless,
inoffensive, harmless, spotless.
INORDINATE immoderate, excessive, intem-
perate, irregular.
INQUISITIVE curious, enquiring, anxious, pry-
ing.
INSANITY derangement, craziness, madness,
lunacy, mania.
INSENSIBILITY dullness, apathy, indifference,
stupidity, torpor, imperceptibility.
INSIDIOUS deceitful, sly, crafty, cunning, sub-
tle, treacherous.
INSIGNIFICANT worthless, meaningless, incon-
siderable, trivial, unimportant.
INSINUATE hint, suggest, intimate.
INSOLENT insulting, abusive, rude, haughty,
saucy, offensive, impertinent.
INSPIRE animate, invigorate, cheer, enliven,
exhilarate, suggest.
INSTIGATE tempt, incite, urge, encourage, im-
pel, stimulate, move.
INSTIL infuse, implant, sow.
INSTRUCTION education, teaching, precept,
suggestion, advice, counsel.
INSUFFICIENT inadequate, incapable, incom-
petent, unfit, unsuitable, unable.
INSULT abuse, affront, outrage, contempt, in-
solence, indignity.
INTEGRITY purity, probity, truthfulness, up-
rightness, honesty.
INTELLECT understanding, genius, ability, ca-
pacity, talent.
INTELLIGENCE intimation, understanding, in-
formation, notice, knowledge, intellect.
INTEMPERATE excessive, immoderate, inordi-
nate.
INTEND purpose, mean, design.
INTERCEDE mediate, interpose, interfere.
INTERLINE insert, alter, add, correct.
INTERMISSION cessation, stop, rest, vacation,
interruption.
INTERMIT abate, suspend, subside, forbear.
INTERPOSE mediate, interfere, interpose, in-
termeddle.
INTERPRET explain, demonstrate, elucidate,
expound, decipher.
INTERROGATE examine, question, inquire.
INTERVAL space, interstice, time.
INTERVENING coming between, interposing,
intermediate.
INTIMIDATE frighten, alarm, daunt, scare.
INTOXICATION infatuation, inebriety, drunk-
enness.
INTRACTABLE perverse, obstinate, stubborn,
ungovernable, uncontrollable, unmanage-
able.
INTREPID fearless, undaunted, bold, daring,
valiant, courageous, brave.
INTRINSIC real, true, inherent, essential, in-
ward, genuine.
INTRODUCTORY preliminary, previous, prefa-
tory.
INTRUDE invade, Infringe, encroach, obtrude,
entrench.
INTRUST confide, commit.
INVADE enter, attack, intrude, encroach, in-
fringe.
INVALID weak, sick, infirm, feeble, null, void.
INVALIDATE weaken, injure, destroy, over-
throw.
INVECTIVE censure, abuse, railing, reproach,
satire.
INVENT feign, fabricate, frame, conceive, dis-
cover, devise.
INVEST enclose, surround, confer, adorn, ar-
ray, endow, endue.
INVESTIGATION search, examination, inquiry,
scrutiny, research.
INVETERATE obstinate, confirmed, constant,
confirmed, fixed.
INVIGORATE restore, strengthen, fortify.
INVINCIBLE unyielding, unconquerable.
INVOLVE envelope, enwrap, entangle, impli-
cate.
IRASCIBLE irritable, hasty, fiery, hot, angry.
IRE anger, temper, passion, wrath, resent-
ment.
IRONY ridicule, sarcasm, satire, burlesque.
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IRRATIONAL unreasonable, absurd, foolish,
silly.
IRREFRAGABLE undeniable, indisputable, in-
controvertible, unquestionable.
IRRITATE plague, anger, tease, excite, pro-
voke, aggravate, exasperate.
IRRUPTION opening, bursting forth, invasion,
inroad.
ISSUE offspring, progeny, end, result, sequel,
egress, evacuation, effect, consequence.
JADE harass, weary, tire, dispirit.
JEALOUSY suspicion, envy, emulation.
JEST fun, joke, sport.
JOCOSE funny, witty, merry, pleasant, jocular,
waggish, facetious.
JOCUND joyful, lively, merry, gay, sprightly,
sportive, vivacious, light-hearted, mirthful.
JOIN unite, add, combine, adhere, close, con-
federate, league.
JOKE rally, sport.
JOLLITY hilarity, mirth, merriment, gayety,
festivity, joviality.
JOURNEY travel, trip, voyage, tour.
JOY happiness, delight, gladness, charm, rap-
ture, ecstasy, exultation, felicity, pleasure,
transport.
JUDGMENT sentence, decision, doom, opinion,
discernment, discrimination, penetration, in-
telligence, sagacity.
JUST exact, accurate, correct, honest, barely,
upright, righteous, equitable, incorrupt.
JUSTIFY defend, excuse, absolve, maintain,
clear.
JUSTNESS exactness, accuracy, correctness,
equity, propriety.
KEEN sharp, penetrating, piercing, cutting,
acute, shrewd.
KEEP hold, detain, support, retain, maintain,
guard, reserve, sustain.
KIND indulgent, compassionate, tender, leni-
ent, gentle, affable, courteous, benignant,
bland.
KIND sort, manner, class, race, species, way,
genus.
KNOWLEDGE understanding, learning, percep-
tion, erudition, skill, acquaintance.
LABOR toil, work, strive, drudge, exert.
LAMENT sorrow, mourn, complain, deplore,
bewail, grieve, regret.
LANGUAGE tongue, speech, dialect, idiom.
LANGUID weary, weak, faint, exhausted, dull,
drooping.
LARGE comprehensive, capacious, extensive,
big, great, huge.
LASSITUDE prostration, weariness, languor,
enervation, fatigue.
LAST latest, hindmost, final, ultimate, end.
LASTING durable, continuous, continual, for-
ever, permanent, perpetual, eternal.
LATENT unseen, hidden, secret.
LAUDABLE praiseworthy, commendable.
LAUGHABLE droll, ridiculous, comical, mirth-
ful.
LAVISH profuse, wasteful, extravagant.
LAZY indolent, idle, slothful inactive.
LEAN bend, incline, totter, waver.
LEARNING intelligence, knowledge, erudition,
science, literature, information.
LEAVE abandon, desert, resign, relinquish,
bequeath.
LEGITIMATE real, legal, lawful, genuine.
LENGTHEN protract, extend, continue, draw
out
LESSEN diminish, decrease, abate, reduce, sub-
side, shrink, degrade.
LET allow, permit, suffer, leave, hire.
LETHARGIC dull, tired, weary, heavy, drowsy,
sleepy.
LEVEL even, smooth, plain, flat.
LEVITY giddiness, gayety, vanity, fickleness,
lightness.
LIABLE exposed, responsible, subject.
LIBERAL benevolent, generous, munificent,
charitable.
LIBERATE free, set free, deliver, release.
LIBERTY freedom, permission, license, leave,
exemption, privilege.
LIE deception, untruth, fabrication, fiction,
falsehood.
LIFE being, energy, vitality, vivacity, brisk-
ness.
LIFELESS -deceased, dead, inanimate, inactive,
stale, flat, dull.
LIFT raise, elevate, exalt, hoist.
LIGHT illuminate, enlighten, kindle, nimble.
LIKE probable, similar, uniform, resembling.
LIKENESS resemblance, picture, portrait.
LIKING inclination, attachment, fondness, af-
fection.
LINGER wait, delay, loiter, saunter, hesitate,
tarry, lag.
LIQUID fluid, liquor.
LISTEN hearken, attend, hear, overhear.
LITTLE small, diminutive.
LIVE exist, subsist, dwell, abide, reside.
LIVELY active, energetic, brisk, nimble, joc-
und, merry, sprightly, vigorous.
LODGE accommodate, entertain, shelter, har-
bor.
LOFTINESS height, haughtiness, stateliness,
elevation, dignity, pride.
LOITER lag, saunter, linger.
LONELY dreary, lonesome, solitary, retired.
LOOK see, behold, view, inspect, appearance.
LOOSE unconnected, open, unrestrained, dis-
solute, licentious, unjoiuted.
Loss injury, damage, waste, detriment.
LOT share, portion, fate, fortune, destiny.
LOUD noisy, vociferous, clamorous, turbulent,