My dear friends and wonderful students! I see the tasks where you should choose the right option are too easy for you! So, I’ve decided to give you more creative task. In this test you should find two synonyms of the given words. I think your task is clear. Also, I hope you will not crib from the dictionaries and from each other. Of course, if you are not sure what some given word means, you should check it out, but you should try to find the synonyms yourself. However, if you even look them up and find the correct answers, I’ll be happy for you as a rich vocabulary will make your English more colorful and impressive.
So, here is your task.
1. defects (nouns) ______ ______
2. desires (nouns) ______ ______
3. true ______ ______
4. suitable ______ ______
5. luminous ______ ______
6. loathing (nouns) ______ ______
7. doubtful ______ ______
8. vulgar ______ ______
9. admiration ______ ______
10. very ______ ______
Sure, I will help you as I usually do. The deadline is next Monday but we can change it for sure if you find this task to be interesting and useful.
Good luck, my friends!
Today I am posting the correct synonyms. Here they are:
(1) shortcomings, imperfections, faults, weaknesses, deficiencies, blemishes
(2) wishes, wants, longings, cravings, appetites
(3) right, correct, truthful, genuine, straight, honest, faithful, veracious, pure
(4) appropriate, consistent, fitting, fit, applicable
(5) bright, lustrous, radiant, brilliant, vivid, gleaming, shining, glowing, lucid
(6) disgust, aversion, detestation, antipathy, repugnance, abhorrence
(7) ambiguous, vague, obscure, indefinite, loose, uncertain, dubious, questionable, dubitable
(8) rude, common, coarse, gross, ill-bred, low, obscene, ill-mannered, crass
(9) praise, approval, commendation, esteem, veneration, approbation
(10) extremely, exceedingly, highly, enormously, immensely, abundantly, terribly.
So, if you don't find the word you chose among the given synonyms, just check out its meaning in the dictionary. If English-Your Language dictionary gives you the translation you really meant, I sincerely recommend you to look up some good explanatory English dictionary. The matter is that many bilingual dictionaries are not good at all. I know it by my own and my wife's experience as we both are threelingual, so to say, but only one of the languages we speak is native. In fact, you can trust only explanatory English dictionaries because they are written by native speakers.
My next blog will be about some phrasal verbs.
Have a great weekend!
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Dear SNR! The main idea of such tests is to enrich your vocabulary. Learn all these words and your vocabulary will be at least a little better
Sure, you can ask me any questions relative to this test Have a great weekend!
My dear friends! I am posting the correct synonyms. Here they are:
(1) shortcomings, imperfections, faults, weaknesses, deficiencies, blemishes
(2) wishes, wants, longings, cravings, appetites
(3) right, correct, truthful, genuine, straight, honest, faithful, veracious, pure
(4) appropriate, consistent, fitting, fit, applicable
(5) bright, lustrous, radiant, brilliant, vivid, gleaming, shining, glowing, lucid
(6) disgust, aversion, detestation, antipathy, repugnance, abhorrence
(7) ambiguous, vague, obscure, indefinite, loose, uncertain, dubious, questionable, dubitable
(8) rude, common, coarse, gross, ill-bred, low, obscene, ill-mannered, crass
(9) praise, approval, commendation, esteem, veneration, approbation
(10) extremely, exceedingly, highly, enormously, immensely, abundantly, terribly.
So, if you don't find the word you chose among the given synonyms, just check out its meaning in the dictionary. If English-Your Language dictionary gives you the translation you really meant, I sincerely recommend you to look up some good explanatory English dictionary. The matter is that many bilingual dictionaries are not good at all. I know it by my own and my wife's experience as we both are threelingual, so to say, but only one of the languages we speak is native. In fact, you can trust only explanatory English dictionaries because they are written by native speakers.
Thanks everyone for your great efforts and your desire to improve your knowledge!
Dear Lady Noor! I have no idea if there is such an English word at all. Even Google gives only Arabic meaning of this word. Besides, I don't read about vampires.
As to synonyms, you have found a lot of correct words. But as I have already said, FlAW is not a synonym of DEFECT It is a kind of defect.
Honestly, your answer is one of the best. Thank you.
Well, my friends! This task has turned out to be too tough, hasn't it? It will be better if I post the answers and I will do it tomorrow, OK?
1. faults, flaw
2. passion, dreams
3.correct, right
4. appropriate
5. shiny, bright
6. unwilling
7.unsure
8. offensive
9.adore, praise
10. a lot, many
Hi, my dear friends! Are you ready to listen to my lesson? Hope so!
First, I'd like to say that some of you try to explain the given words, but your task is to find synonyms. Each of the given words has much more than 2 synonyms. So, the task is not that tough. So, I'd like to pay your attention to a few poins as many of you make the same mistakes.
1. Flaw, malfunction are kind of defects. These words are not synonyms. Besides, the given word was DEFECT (its number is of no matter).
2. Lust is a feeling experienced by a man if he wants a woman very much. It is a literal word and it is almost a synonym, but there are so many others and I am sure you know most of them!
4. SUITABLE means to be right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation. It is an adjective and your task is to find very close adjectives.
6. HATRED and DISGUST are different feelings. DISGUST is a synonym. Just try to find one more.
10. Well, guys! It is the greatest surprise! VERY! You all know this word! OK, it is an adverb, so the synonyms should be adverbs, too. and now, just imagine that you are asked to replace this word with another adverb in the sentence:
It was very humid. There were very many T-storms.
MUCH, MANY, SO are not the right synonyms.
Well, I don't want to say that all your answers are wrong, by no means! You all find some correct words.
Just try again!
My corrections:
2) desires: longing - craving
3) true: actual - genuine
6) loathing (nouns): disgust - repugnance
8) vulgar: obscene - repulsive
10) very: extreme - great
1. defects (nouns) damage impaired
2. desires (nouns) likes obsession
3. true facts indeed
4. suitable good fit
5. luminous bright shinning
6. loathing (nouns) ______ ______
7. doubtful skeptic doubious
8. vulgar impolite rude
9. admiration adore pleasing
10. very so great
2. desires (nouns) wishes dreams wills
3. true right correct
4. suitable matching cope up
5. luminous light on brightness
6. loathing (nouns) hatred resentment
7. doubtful unsure uncertain
8. vulgar 18+ R-rated
9. admiration affection attention respect
10. very so quite
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