Monday, 1 December 2008

Vocabulary

VOCABULARY




Amazing


The idea of heaven and hell seems amazing and unbelievable to the nonbelievers.


Synonyms:
Surprising, Astounding.


Antonyms:
Ordinary, Normal, Usual, Habitual.


Ambience:
The ambience of the room is cosy.



Synonyms:
Atmosphere


Ambiguous:


The article we read in English class was ambiguous; no one had any idea what the article was trying to say.


Synonyms:
Confusing, Vague


Antonyms:
Obvious, Clear


Amiable:


Our amiable guide made as feel right home in what could otherwise have been a cold and forbidding museum.


Synonyms:
Pleasant, Affable, Agreeable, Suave


Antonyms:
Rude, Pert


Analogy:


To say that there is no analogy between an allergy and an alligator bite is to say that they are not analogous.


Synonyms:
Similarity, Likeness


Antonyms:
Unlikeness, Dissimilarity


Anarchy:


The country fell into a state of anarchy after the rebels kidnapped the president and locked the legislature inside the parliament building.


Synonyms:
Lawlessness


Antonyms:
Order, Harmony



Reference:

http://www.vocabulary.com/

http://www.bbchistory.co.uk/


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