Friday, July 4, 2008

Synonyms (big, small, very, bad, good, nice)

Synonyms (big, small, very, bad, good, nice)

Big

Enormous*, massive, gigantic, huge

Small

Miniature*, microscopic, tiny

Very

Absolutely, entirely, thoroughly*, extremely

Bad

Horrible, horrify*, nasty, disgusting, terrible, unpleasant*

Good, Nice

Delightful, terrific, wonderful, fabulous, superb*


* meaning of words:
enor•mous /{I}'n{phon_capo}:m{shwa}s; NAmE {I}'n{phon_capo}:rm{shwa}s/ adj. extremely large syn huge, immense: an enormous house / dog * an enormous amount of time * enormous interest * The problems facing the President are enormous.

mini•ature /'m{I}n{shwa}t{phon_caps}{shwa}(r); NAmE also t{phon_caps}{phon_capu}r/ adj., noun
" height="10"> adj. [only before noun] very small; much smaller than usual: miniature roses * a rare breed of miniature horses * It looks like a miniature version of James Bond’s car. * Some parents dress their children like miniature adults.
" height="10"> noun
1 a very small detailed painting, often of a person
2 a very small copy or model of sth; a very small version of sth: brandy miniatures (= very small bottles)

idiom in miniature on a very small scale: a doll’s house with everything in miniature * Through play, children act out in miniature the dramas of adult life.

thor•ough•ly /'{phon_capt}{phon_capv}r{shwa}li; NAmE '{phon_capt}{phon_three_colon}r/ adv.
1 very much; completely: We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. * I’m thoroughly confused. * a thoroughly professional performance * I can thoroughly recommend it.
2 completely and with great attention to detail: Wash the fruit thoroughly before use. * The work had not been done very thoroughly.

hor•rify /'h{phon_capq}r{I}fa{I}; NAmE 'h{phon_capo}:r; 'h{phon_capa}:r/ verb (hor•ri•fies, hor•ri•fy•ing, hor•ri•fied, hor•ri•fied) to make sb feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened syn appal: [vn] The whole country was horrified by the killings. * [vn to inf] It horrified her to think that he had killed someone. [also vn that]
*
hor•ri•fied adj.: He was horrified when he discovered the conditions in which they lived. * She gazed at him in horrified disbelief.

un•pleas•ant /{phon_capv}n'pleznt/ adj.
1 not pleasant or comfortable syn disagreeable: an unpleasant experience * The minerals in the water made it unpleasant to drink.
2 ~ (to sb) not kind, friendly or polite: He was very unpleasant to me. * She said some very unpleasant things about you. opp pleasant
*
un•pleas•ant•ly adv.: The drink is very sweet, but not unpleasantly so. * He laughed unpleasantly.

su•perb /su:'p{phon_three_colon}b; sju:; NAmE su:'p{phon_three_colon}rb/ adj. excellent; of very good quality: a superb player * The car’s in superb condition. * His performance was absolutely superb. * You look superb. note at excellent
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su•perb•ly adv.: a superbly illustrated book * She plays superbly.


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