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refined^1
adjective well-mannered
and polite » He was a
refined gentleman with
impeccable manners.
civilized, genteel,
gentlemanly, ladylike, polite
antonym: commonrefined^2
adjective processed to remove
impurities » White sugar is
refined from raw sugar cane.
distilled, filtered,
processed, pure, purifiedreform^1
noun a major change or
improvement » The new head
teacher is planning a reform
of the school timetable.
amendment, correction,
improvement,
rehabilitation, amelioration,
betterment, rectificationreform^2
verb to make major changes
or improvements to something
» He reformed the athletics
team to improve results.
amend, better, correct,
rectify, rehabilitate,
ameliorate, emend,
revolutionizerefresh
verb to make you feel more
energetic » A glass of fruit
juice will refresh you.
brace, enliven, rejuvenate,
revive, stimulate, freshen,
invigorate, revitalize,
revivifyrefuge
noun a place where you go
for safety » We hid from the
storm in a tiny mountain refuge.
asylum, harbour, haven,
sanctuary, shelterrefuse^1
verb to say you will not do
something » He refused
to talk about the contents
of the letter.
abstain, decline, withholdrefuse^2
verb to say you will not allow
or accept something
» I politely refused the offer
of a drink as I wasn’t thirsty.
decline, reject, spurn,
turn down
antonym: acceptrefuse^3
noun rubbish or waste
» Our household refuse
is collected weekly.
garbage, junk (informal),
litter, rubbish, trash, wasteregard^1
verb to think of someone
or something in a particular
way » I regard Isabella
as my best friend.
consider, judge, look on,
see, think of, viewregard^2
verb (literary) to look at
someone in a particular way
» Janine regarded the
magicians’s trick with interest.
contemplate, eye, gaze,
look, scrutinize, watchregion
noun a large area of land
» We live in a mountainous
region.
area, district, land, locality,
quarter, sector, territory,
tract, zoneregret^1
verb to be sorry something
has happened » Michael
regretted forgetting his
girlfriend’s birthday again.
be sorry, grieve, lament,
mourn, repent, bemoan,
bewail, rueregret^2
noun the feeling of being
sorry about something
» He expressed regret
that he had caused offence.
grief, pang of conscience,
penitence, remorse,
repentance, sorrow,
compunction, contrition,
ruefulness, self-reproachregular^1
adjective even or equally spaced
◀◀ SEE LEFTregular^2
adjective usual or normal
» Tom was filling in for the
regular shop assistant.
customary, everyday,
habitual, normal, ordinary,
routine, typical, usualreject
verb to refuse to accept
or agree to something » Dad
rejected the job offer because
the office was too far away.
decline, deny, rebuff,
refuse, renounce, say no to,
spurn, turn down, disallow,
repudiate
antonym: acceptrejoice
verb to be very happy about
something » Today we can
rejoice in our success.
be overjoyed, celebrate,
delight, glory, exult, revelrelation^1
noun a connection between
two things » The film bears no
relation whatsoever to the book.
bearing, bond, connection,
correlation, link,
relationshiprelation^2
noun a member of your family
» I stayed with my relations
while I was in Germany.
kin, kinsman, kinswoman,
relativerelationship^1
noun the way people
act towards each other
» Valerie has a friendly
relationship with her customers.
affinity, association, bond,
connection, rapportrelationship^2
noun the connection between
two things » There is a clear
relationship between happiness
and good health.
connection, correlation,
link, parallelrelax
verb to be calm and become
less worried » You can relax
in the holidays after working
hard all term.
laze, rest, take it easy,
Janine regarded the magician’s unwind
trick with interest.Valerie has a friendly relationship
with her customers.Michael regretted forgetting his
girlfriend’s birthday again.He was a refined gentleman with
impeccable manners.relax
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