ASW 3-21-11 Synonyms & Antonyms
Just do 3 – 5 of these a night – after dinner or when driving in the car with your kids. Then repeat. It will
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vocabulary
factual knowledge base
auditory memory
auditory language classification
auditory language association
Abbreviate
Shorten, contract
Lengthen, increase
Above
Upon, overhead, up, over
Below, under
Abundance
Plenty, profusion
Insufficient, without
Birth
Beginning, origin
Death, end
Brave
Bold, heroic
Cowardly, fearful
Close
Shut, finish
Open, shut
Comical
Funny, humorous
Tragic, sad
Deduct
Subtract, remove
Add, increase
Dirty
Soiled, messy
Clean, tidy
Divide
Separate, share
Unite, multiply
Exact
Precise, accurate
Vague, wrong
Fact
Truth, point
Lie, falsehood
Giant
Huge, enormous
Tiny, minute
Honest
Truthful, genuine
Dishonest, unfair
Irritable
Cranky, impatient
Pleasant, agreeable
Often
Frequently, repeated
Seldom, never
Power
Force, energy
Weakness, impotence
Rough
Uneven, difficult
Smooth, gentle
Sloppy
Careless, wet
Neat, dry
Strange
Unusual, odd
Ordinary, familiar
Take
Seize, choose
Give, reject
Weird
Strange, queer
Normal, common