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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
appropriate
appropriate
adjective suitable or acceptable
for a given situation
» Jeans are not appropriate
clothes for a smart occasion.
apt, correct, fitting, proper,
suitable, apposite,
congruous, germane
antonym: inappropriateapproval^1
noun agreement given
to something » The idea
will require approval from
teachers and parents.
agreement, authorization,
blessing, endorsement,
permission, sanction,
assent, imprimatur,
mandate, ratificationapproval^2
noun liking and admiration
of a person or thing
» He wanted to gain
his father’s approval.
admiration, esteem, favour,
praise, respect
antonym: disapprovalapprove^1
verb to think something
or someone is good
» Not everyone approved
of the choice of players.
admire, favour, praise,
respect, think highly of
antonym: disapproveapprove^2
verb to agree formally
to something » They approved
the plan for a new playground.
authorize, consent to,
endorse, permit, sanction
antonym: vetoapproximate
adjective close but not exact
» The approximate time
the concert ends is 10pm.
estimated, inexact,
loose, rough
antonym: exactardent
adjective full of enthusiasm
and passion » Stefan was
an ardent performer.
avid, devoted, enthusiastic,
fervent, intense, keen,
passionate, zealous
antonym: apatheticarea^1
noun a particular part
of a place » Elena lived in
an exclusive area of the city.
district, locality,
neighbourhood,
region, zonearea^2
noun the size of a two-
dimensional surface
» The islands cover
a total area of 625 sq km.
expanse, extent, range, sizeargue^1
verb to disagree with someone
in an angry way » They argued
over the cost of the taxi fare.
bicker, disagree, fall out
(informal), feud, fight,
quarrel, row, squabble,
wrangleargue^2
verb to try to prove
» Lena argued that the dog
could not have scratched
the table.
assert, claim, debate,
maintain, reason,
controvert, expostulate,
remonstrateargument^1
noun an angry disagreement
» He got into an argument
with one of the protesters.
barney (Britain, Australia, and
New Zealand; informal), blue
(Australia; slang), clash,
dispute, feud, fight, row,
squabbleargument^2
noun a set of reasons
presented for something
» There’s a strong argument
for going home now.
case, grounds,
logic, reasoningarrange^1
verb to make plans to do
something » Why don’t you
arrange to meet him later?
fix up, organize, plan,
schedulearrange^2
verb to set things out
in a particular order
» Lucy's sister arranged
the books on the shelves.
classify, group, order,
organize, sort, array,
systematizearrest^1
verb to take someone into
custody » Police arrested
five men.
apprehend, capture, nick
(Britain; slang), seize, take
prisonerarrest^2
noun the act of arresting
someone » The police
made two arrests.
apprehension, capture,
seizurearticle^1
noun a piece of writing in
a newspaper or magazine
» There’s an article about
the new park in today’s paper.
feature, item, piece, storyarticle^2
noun a particular item
» How many articles
are on the table?
item, object, thingashamed
adjective feeling embarrassed
or guilty » He was not
ashamed of what he had done.
embarrassed, guilty,
humiliated, sheepish, sorry,
chagrined, mortified
antonym: proudask^1
verb to put a question
to someone » Erin asked
me if I’d enjoyed my dinner.
inquire, interrogate, query,
question, quiz
antonym: answerask^2
verb to make a request
to someone » We had to
ask him to leave.
appeal, beg, demand,
implore, plead, seek,
beseech, entreatask^3
verb to invite someone
» Everybody in the class
had been asked to the party.
bid (literary), inviteaspect
noun a feature of something
» Exam results are only one
aspect of a school’s success.
consideration, element,
factor, feature, part,
point, sideassemble^1
verb to fit the parts
of something together
» The children were
assembling model planes.
build, construct, erect,
make, put togetherLucy's sister arranged the books
on the shelves.Jeans are not appropriate clothes
for a smart occasion.Stefan was an ardent performer.008-020_A.indd 18 13/01/17 10:51 am