It is always an interesting exercise and will add greatly to your vocabulary to select a certain paragraph and go through it replacing certain words with other words which have practically the same meaning. It is this mastery of synonyms which gives the great writers and orators their power. They do not use the same word over and over again until our ears have grown weary of it. With their wonderful mastery of language they are never at a loss for words in which to re-clothe their meaning.
For the first three days of this week's work in spelling we have words and their synonyms. For the words given in the lessons for the last three days, look up in your dictionary a suitable synonym.
Monday
- Abundant
- Plenty
- Precarious
- Uncertain
- Behavior
- Conduct
Tuesday
- Abuse
- Invective
- Hateful
- Odious
- Praise
- Applause
Wednesday
- Sufficient
- Enough
- Refuge
- Asylum
- Achieve
- Attain
- Insolent
- Revenge
- Curb
- Repudiate
- Censure
- Regret