Abbreviations aj adjective pn pronoun aux auxiliary pr preposition av adverb pres present tense cj conjunction rel relative ij interjection sfx suffix n noun v verb num numeral vi intransitive verb pfx prefix vt transitive verb
OPPOSITES | ||
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awake | female | safe |
bad | foolish | secret |
bent | future | short |
bitter | green | shut |
blue | ill | simple |
certain | last | slow |
cold | late | small |
complete | left | soft |
cruel | loose | solid |
dark | loud | special |
dead | low | strange |
dear | mixed | thin |
delicate | narrow | white |
different | old | wrong |
dirty | opposite | |
dry | public | |
false | rough | |
feeble | sad | |
PREPOSITIONS | ||
across (at/to the other side of) |
about | at |
after (in the future of) | because of | before |
before (in front of) | in back of | in |
between, among | like | near |
for (for the purpose of) | of | on |
for (in exchange for) | other than | over |
from (out of) | through | to, at |
than [pr/cj] | under | with |
VERBS [v] | ||
be | become | cause |
make | do | have |
CONJUNCTIVES [cj] | ||
and | but | or |
if (on condition that) | than [pr/cj] | |
2. FUNCTIONS | ||
is/are able to [aux v pres] | not [av] | when? [av] |
this [aj/pn] | that [aj/pn] | where? [av] |
here (in/to this place) [av] | why? [av] | |
there (at/to that place) [av] | only [av] | how? [av] |
together [av] | any [aj] | every [aj] |
3. PEOPLE, TITLES [n] | ||
person | baby | boy |
girl | man | woman |
family | father | mother |
son | daughter | brother |
sister | chief | friend |
society | committee | nation |
public | ||
6. BODY PARTS [n] | ||
arm | back | blood |
body | bone | brain |
chest | chin | ear |
egg | eye | face |
feather | finger | foot |
hair | hand | head |
horn (bone-like, from animal's head) |
heart | knee |
leg | lip | meat |
mouth | muscle | nail (finger nail) |
neck | nerve | nose |
skin | stomach | tail |
throat | thumb | toe |
tongue (body-part) | tooth | blood vessel |
wing (of bird) | wound | |
berry (small fruit) | flower | fruit |
leaf | nut | root (of a plant) |
seed | ||
7. BODY TERMS | ||
dead [aj] | birth | healthy [aj] |
disease | fat [aj] | sex |
female [aj] | male [aj] | sense |
pain | pleasure | tired [aj] |
8. ACTIVITY [v] | ||
sleep * | awake [aj] | bite * |
have sex (with) | cry out * | cry * |
drink * | jump * | kick * |
kiss * | laugh * | run * |
smile * | sneeze * | swim * |
taste * | touch * | walk * |
9. ANIMALS/NATURE [n] | ||
animal | ant | bee |
bird | cat | cow |
dog | fish | fly |
goat | horse | insect |
monkey | pig | sheep |
snake | worm | apple |
cork | cotton | grass |
orange | potato | rice |
garden | grain | plant |
tree | cloud | earth |
field | island | moon |
mountain | rain | river |
sky | snow | star |
sun | thunder | weather |
wind | ||
12. THINGS [n] | ||
rod | basket | bed |
bell | blade | board |
bottle | box | brake |
brick | brush | button |
chain | clock | comb |
cord | cover | cup |
curtain | drain | fork |
frame | gun | hammer |
hook | horn | key |
knife | lock | machine |
match (little fire-stick) | engine | nail |
needle | net | oven |
parcel | pen | pencil |
cushion | pipe | plate |
plough | stick | |
pot (deep round vessel) | pump | rail |
bag | sail | scale |
scissors | screw | sign |
shelf | sponge | spoon |
spring | table | tray |
umbrella | wheel | wire |
13. CLOTHES | ||
coat | collar | glove |
trousers | shirt | shoe |
skirt, dress | ||
14. BUILDINGS | ||
building | door | lift |
floor | roof | wall |
window | church | hospital |
house | library | school |
bridge | farm | market |
15. HIERARCHY | ||
army | authority | control [v] * |
crime | free | government |
law | military [aj] | nation |
let [v] | tax | war |
16. BUSINESS | ||
account | credit | company (a business org) |
give [v] | insurance | keep |
money | offer | private |
public | reward [v] * | take |
value | ||
17. RELIGION, MIND | ||
religion | ||
angry [aj] | hate [v] * | design |
art | hope [v] * | play |
attention | important [aj] | act [v] * |
care | interest | self-respect |
comfort | judge | thought |
doubt [v] * | knowledge | regret [v] * |
experience | love [v] * | look for [v] * |
fear | mind | shame |
foolish [aj] | kind [aj] | theory |
guide, lead [v] * | opinion | desire [v] * |
happy [aj] | peace | wise [aj] |
19. COMMUNICATION | ||
advertisement | language | |
book | letter | record |
order | list | secret [aj] |
talk about [v] * | map | |
fact | motion picture | sign |
fiction | name | voice |
history | noise | word |
be a sign of [v] | page | |
20. GAMES | ||
match | ball | stick |
21. IDENTITY | ||
different [aj] | change | copy |
23 QUANTITY | ||
amount | number | measure [v] * |
rate | rest (of ...) | complete [aj] |
all | group | a small number of [aj] |
24 DEGREE | ||
degree | little | much, very |
DIMENSION, DIRECTION | ||
size | ||
distance | low, short | up [av] |
far [aj/av] | angle | down [av] |
near [aj/av] | position | north |
present | front | south |
wide | back part of | east |
narrow | edge | west |
thick, fat | direction | right(-hand) [aj] |
thin | back | left(-hand) [aj] |
26. MOTION | ||
base, station [v] | go [v] | fly (through air) [v] * |
come | go into [v] | roll [v] |
come across | slip [v] * | |
27. VEHICLES | ||
boat | road | cart, carriage |
ship | street | train |
28. TIME, SEQUENCE | ||
young | new | start [v] * |
old | time | stop [v] * |
rhythm | ||
TIME | ||
past | in the near past [av] | ever (at any time) [av] |
the present | now, at this time [av] | still |
future | in the near future [av] | in the far future [av] |
year | spring | day |
month | summer | night |
week | fall | morning |
day | winter | middle of the night |
hour | yesterday [av] | time |
minute | tomorrow [av] | on time [av/aj] |
second | order | |
29. MATERIALS | ||
air | ice | sand |
brass | ink | silk |
chalk | iron | silver (the metal) |
chemical | lead (the metal) | soap |
cloth | leather | steam |
coal | metal | steel |
copper | oil | tin (the metal) |
dust | paint | water |
earth | paper | wax |
glass | stone | wood (the substance) |
gold | salt | wool |
30. FOODS | ||
bitter [aj] | taste | soup |
bread | grain (powder) | sugar |
butter | food | sweet [aj] |
cheese | milk | wine |
31. FORMS OF MATTER | ||
arch | jelly | powder |
branch | line | ray |
card | liquid | smoke |
circle | mark | solid |
curve | material | substance |
drop (of liquid) | parallel [aj] | square |
hole | paste | wave |
32. PROPERTIES | ||
Qualities of Matter | ||
level,even,same level [aj] | smooth [aj] | bent [aj] |
straight, not bent [aj] | clean [aj] | dry [aj] |
open, not shut [aj] | shut [aj] | wet [aj] |
elastic | delicate [aj] | strong [aj] |
of much weight [aj] | weight | light, of little weight [aj] |
solid | hollow [aj] | loose |
tight [aj] | thick [aj] | |
MATTER-RELATED ACTIONS | ||
blow | burn [v] * | burst [v] * |
crush | fold [v] * | pull |
push | shake [v] * | wash [v] * |
MATTER/ENERGY TERMS | ||
acid | fire | force |
a blow of force | mist | power |
35. LIGHT | ||
see [v] | light | color |
shade | bright [aj] | dark |
black [aj] | grey [aj] | white [aj] |
red [aj] | orange | yellow [aj] |
green [aj] | blue [aj] | brown [aj] |
beautiful [aj] | ||
36. SOUND | ||
sound | loud | quiet, soft |
hear [v] | music | whistle [v] * |
37. HEAT | ||
cool, of little heat [aj] | cook [v] * | |
of very much heat [aj] | warm [aj] | |
38. ASSORTED ABSTRACT | ||
attack [v] * | good [aj] | bad [aj] |
kind, sort | probable | simple [aj] |
complex [aj] | make [v] | danger |
hard [aj] | true [aj] | damage [v] * |
automatic [aj] | special [aj] | detail |
equal [aj] | fertile [aj] | harmony |
right (... to do/be) | match | system |
attempt [v] * | science | support [v] * |