Synonymous words:
1. Belief- faith, trust, confidence
2. Benefit- gain, profit, good, advantage
3. Big- vast, huge, immense, enormous, bulky, large
4. Bold- brave, fearless, valiant, courageous
5. Brief- short, concise, terse, condensed, compact
6. Busy- employed, engaged, occupied, engrossed
7. Candid- frank, blunt, straightforward
8. Capture- seize, apprehend, trap, grasp, snare
9. Clever- crafty, shrewd, trickful
10. Commend- praise, admire, applaud, approve
Note- Though the aforementioned words in a particular line are synonymous, their meanings and usages may be different, and they may not be interchangeable in some cases.
One word substitution:
11.One who is not sure about God's existence- Agnostic
12. A person who deliberately sets fire to a building- Arsonist
13. One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession- Amateur
14. One who can use either hand with ease- Ambidextrous
15. One who makes an official examination of accounts- Auditor
16. A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness- Anarchist
17. A person who has changed his faith- Apostate
18. One who does not believe in the existence of God- Atheist
19. A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute- Arbitrator
20. One who leads an austere life- Ascetic
Idioms/ phrases:
21. A man of letters- a famous writer
22. A man of straw- A man of poor will
23. A narrow escape- a barely successful avoidance of danger
24. A rainy day- a time of need
25. A red letter day- an important day
26. A rolling stone- a fickle minded person
27. A shady deal- a dishonest or questionable transaction
28. A square deal- a fair bargain
29. A square meal- a good and satisfying meal
30. A square peg in a round hole- a person whose character makes them unsuitable for the job or other position they are in
Phrasal verbs:
31. Carry away- to lose control
32. Carry on- continue
33. Carry out- obey
34. Come about- happen
35. Call up- contact someone by phone/ summon someone to serve in the armed forces
36. Cut down- reduce
37. Cut off- disconnect
38. Cut out- remove something from a situation
39. Come across- meet by chance
40. Count on- rely on someone or something
Morphology:
We need to keep the "e" at the end of the word if it ends in "ee" or "ye."
41. agree + -ing = agreeing
42. decree + -ing = decreeing
43. eye + -ing = eyeing
44. foresee + -ing = foreseeing
45. see + -ing = seeing
List of common silent D words:
46. Handkerchief
47. Wednesday
48. Sandwich
49. Handsome
50. Pledge
Dodge
Grudge
Bridge
Badge
Edge
Gadget
Hedge
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