1.One who is out to subvert a government-Anarchist2.One who is recovering from illness-Convalescent 3.One who is all powerful-Omnipotent4.One who is present everywhere-Omnipresent 5.One who knows everything-Omniscient6.One who is easily deceived-Gullible7.One who does not make mistakes-Infallible 8.One who can do anything for money-Mercenary9.One who has no money-Pauper 10.One who changes sides-Turncoat11.One who works for free-Volunteer12.One who loves books-Bibliophile 13.One who can speak two languages-Bilingual14.One who loves mankind-Philanthropist15.One who hates mankind-Misanthrope

16.One who looks on the bright side of things-Optimist 17.One who looks on the dark side of things-Pessimist18.One who doubts the existence of god-Agnostic19.One who pretends to be what he is not-Hypocrite20.One incapable of being tired-Indefatigable21.One who helps others Good-Samaritan22.One who copies from other writers-Plagiarist 23.One who hates women-Misogynist 24.One who knows many languages-Polyglot25.One who is fond of sensuous pleasures-Epicure26.One who thinks only of himself-Egoist 27.One who thinks only of welfare of women-Feminist.28.One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain-Stoic29.One who is quite like a woman-Effeminate 30.One who has strange habits-Eccentric31.One who speaks less-Reticent 32.One who goes on foot-Pedestrian

33.One who believes in fate-Fatalist34.One who dies without a Will-Intestate35.One who always thinks himself to be ill-Valetudinarian 36.A Government by the people-Democracy 37.A Government by a king or queen-Monarchy38.A Government by the officials-Bureaucracy39.A Government by the rich-Plutocracy 40.A Government by the few-Oligarchy41.A Government by the Nobles-Aristocracy 42.A Government by one-Autocracy43.Rule by the mob-Mobocracy44.That through which light can pass-Transparent 45.That through which light cannot pass-Opaque46.That through which light can partly pass-Translucent47.A sentence whose meaning is unclear-Ambiguous48.A place where orphans live-Orphanage 49.That which cannot be described-Indescribable 50.That which cannot be imitated-Inimitable

51.That which cannot be avoided-Inevitable 52.A position for which no salary is paid-Honorary53.That which cannot be defended-Indefensible 54.Practice of having several wives-Polygamy 55.Practice of having several husbands-Polyandry56.Practice of having one wife or husband-Monogamy57.Practice of having two wives or husbands-Bigamy 58.That which is not likely to happen-Improbable59.People living at the same time-Contemporaries60.A book published after the death of its author-Posthumas61.A book written by an unknown author-Anonymous62.A life history written by oneself-Autobiography 63.A life history written by somebody else-Biography 64.People who work together-Colleagues 65.One who eats too much-Glutton 66.That which cannot be satisfied-Insatiable 67.One who questions everything-Cynic 68.A flesh eating animal-Carnivorous 69.A grass eating animal-Herbivorous

70.One who lives in a foreign country-Immigrant 71.To transfer one's authority to another-Delegate 72.One who is a newcomer-Neophyte 73.That which is lawful-Legal74.That which is against law-Illegal 75.One who is unmarried-Celibate 76.A game in which no one wins-Draw77.A study of man-Anthropology78.A study of races-Ethnology79.A study of the body-Physiology 80.A study of animals-Zoology81.A study of birds-Ornithology 82.A study of ancient things-Archaeology83.A study of derivation of words-Etymology84.Murder of a human being-Homicide85.Murder of a father-Patricide 86.Murder of a mother-Matricide

87.Murder of an brother-Fratricide88.Murder of an infant-Infanticide89.Murder of self-Suicide90.Murder of the king-Regicide91.To free somebody from all blame-Exonerate92.To write under a different name-Pseudonym93.A thing no longer in use-Obsolete 94.A handwriting that cannot be read-Illegible95.Words written on the tomb of a person-Epitaph 96.One who is greedy for money-Avaricious97.Something that cannot be imitated-Inimitable 98.One who doesn't know how to read and write-Illiterate 99.A person's peculiar habit-Idiosyncrasy100.An animal who preys on other animals-Predator101.Violating the sanctity of a church-Sacrilege 102.One who can throw his voice-Ventriloquist

Antonym List • 001 after - before • 002 all - none • 003 always - never • 004 asleep - awake • 005 beautiful - ugly • 006 behind - in front • 007 below - above • 008 best - worst • 009 black - white • 010 bright - dull • 011 city - country • 012 clever - foolish • 013 closed - open • 014 come - go • 015 dark - light • 016 day – night• 017 dead - alive • 018 dirty - clean • 019 dull - sharp • 020 early - late •        

• 021 easy - difficult • 022 easy - hard • 023 empty - full • 024 fat - skinny • 025 few - many • 026 find - lose • 027 front - back • 028 give - take • 029 go - stay • 030 happy - sad • 031 hard - soft • 032 healthy - sick • 033 heavy - light • 034 high - low • 035 husband - wife • 036 kind - mean

• 037 king - queen • 038 last - first • 039 laugh - cry • 040 least - most • 041 left - right • 042 little - big • 043 lock - unlock • 044 long - short • 045 man - woman • 046 morning - night • 047 near - far • 048 new - used • 049 new - old • 050 no one - everybody • 051 noisy - quiet • 052 off - on • 053 often - seldom • 054 out - in • 055 poor - rich • 056 push - pull • 057 right - wrong • 058 sick - well • 059 simple - complex • 060 slow - fast • 061 small - large • 062 smart - dumb • 063 son - father • 064 son - daughter • 065 take - bring • 066 top - bottom • 067 ugly - pretty • 068 under - over • 069 up - down • 070 wet - dry • 071 work - play • 072 young - old    

• Antonym List -- American English -- Page 2 Level Two

• 001 absent - present • 002 against - for • 003 beneath - above • 004 bitter - sweet • 005 borrow - lend • 006 brave - scared • 007 buy - sell • 008 careful - careless • 009 cheerful - sad • 010 complete - incomplete • 011 crooked - straight • 012 cruel - kind • 013 death - life • 014 deep - shallow • 015 different - same • 016 double - single • 017 east - west • 018 enemy - friend • 019 exciting - dull • 020 exit - entrance • 021 expensive - cheap • 022 fancy - plain

• 023 finish - begin • 024 floor - ceiling • 025 foolish - wise • 026 forget - remember • 027 forward - backward • 028 graceful - clumsy • 029 guilty - innocent • 030 hide - show • 031 increase - decrease • 032 intelligent - stupid • 033 lead - follow • 034 length - width • 035 loose - tight • 036 lower - raise • 037 outer - inner • 038 part - whole • 039 patient - impatient

• 040 polite - rude • 041 question - answer • 042 quick - slow • 043 reward - punishment • 044 rough - smooth • 045 selfish - unselfish • 046 send - receive • 047 sharp - dull • 048 sink - float • 049 south - north • 050 stay - go • 051 stranger - friend • 052 strong - weak • 053 sweet - sour • 054 tame - wild • 055 thick - thin • 056 true - false • 057 uncertain - certain • 058 wake - sleep • 059 war - peace • 060 warm - cool • 061 whisper - yell • 062 wide - narrow • 063 winter - summer

Antonym List -- American English -- Page 3 Level Three 001 abundant - scarce 002 accept - refuse 003 accidental - intentional 004 accurate - incorrect 005 admit - deny 006 advance - retreat 007 antique - modern 008 attack - defend 009 authentic - imitation 010 beg - offer 011 cease - begin 012 combine - separate 013 comedy - tragedy 014 condemn - praise 015 conquer - fail 016 contract - expand 017 dangerous - safe 018 depart - arrive 019 destroy - create 020 discourage - encourage 021 disgrace - honor 022 drunk - sober 023 dwarf - giant 024 evil - good

025 exhibit - conceal 026 exterior - interior 027 extinguish - ignite 028 fail - succeed 029 famous - unknown 030 fertile - barren 031 fiction - fact 032 former - latter 033 frequent - infrequent 034 gather - scatter 035 generous - stingy 036 genuine - fake 037 grin - frown 038 harmony - discord 039 harsh - mild 040 idle - busy 041 illegal - lawful 042 imaginary - real 043 import - export 044 imprison - free 045 include - exclude 046 inferior - superior 047 joy - grief 048 knowledge - ignorance 049 lazy - industrious 050 literal - figurative 051 majority - minority 052 maximum - minimum

053 merciful - cruel 054 miserable - happy 055 mix - sort 056 moist - dry 057 naked - clothed 058 necessary - useless 059 nourish - starve 060 obey - disobey 061 perfect - faulty 062 permit - forbid 063 positive - negative 064 private - public 065 prohibit - allow 066 067 sane - insane 068 shrink - expand 069 slavery - freedom 070 solid - gas 071 solid - liquid

072 spend - save 073 stationary - movable 074 stiff - limp 075 strengthen - weaken 076 swift - slow 077 tardy - early 078 temporary - permanent 079 thaw - freeze 080 tough - tender 081 triumph - fail 082 unbreakable - fragile 083 unique - common 084 useful - useless 085 usually - rarely 086 vacant - occupied 087 vanish - appear 088 victory - defeat 089 villain - hero 090 violent - gentle 091 wealth - poverty 092 worthless - valuable

• 001 absurd - sensible • 002 accuse - defend • 003 afoot - mounted • 004 agile - awkward • 005 agony - ecstasy • 006 alien - native • 007 alone - together • 008 amuse - bore • 009 angel - devil • 010 anger - kindness • 011 apart - together • 012 applaud - boo • 013 approve - reject • 014 approximate - exact • 015 arrogant - polite • 016 ascend - descend • 017 ashamed - proud • 018 assent - refuse • 019 avoid - seek • 020 awful - wonderful

• 021 aye - nay • 022 backhand - forehand • 023 baffle - clarify • 024 bedlam - order • 025 belief - doubt • 026 blunt - sharp • 027 born - die • 028 broad - narrow • 029 bulge - shrink • 030 calm - agitated • 031 capture - liberate • 032 cash - credit • 033 changed - same • 034 chaos - order • 035 chill - warm • 036 civilian - military • 037 cluster - scatter • 038 clutter - tidy • 039 coax - coerce • 040 comic - tragic • 041 complain - approve • 042 comply - resist

• 043 concede - deny • 044 concur - protest • 045 condone - censure • 046 confident - insecure • 047 confuse - clarify • 048 consider - ignore • 049 convex - concave • 050 cordial - distant • 051 corner - middle • 052 dainty - coarse • 053 decent - rude • 054 defect - join • 055 defense - offense • 056 defer - hurry • 057 desire - spurn • 058 despair - hope • 059 died - lived • 060

Word Formation

• The basic part of any word is the root; • to it, you can add a prefix at the beginning and/or a suffix at the

end to change the meaning.

For example, in the word "unflattering," the root is simply "flatter," while the prefix "un-" makes the word negative, and the suffix "-ing" changes it from a verb into an adjective (specifically, a participle).

English itself does not use prefixes as heavily as it once did, but many English words come from Latin, which uses prefixes and suffixes (you can use the word affix to refer either to a prefix or a suffix) quite extensively. For example, the words "prefix," "suffix," and "affix" themselves are all formed from "fix" by the use of prefixes:

"ad" (to) + "fix" (attached) = "affix" "pre" (before) + "fix" = "prefix" "sub" (under) + "fix" = "suffix" Note that both the "-d" of "ad" and the "-b" of "sub" change the last

letter.

Here are some of the most common Latin prefixes (for the meanings of the Latin roots, look up the words in a good dictionary):

• ab – (away) abrupt, absent, absolve

• ad – (to) adverb, advertisment, afflict

• in – (not) incapable, indecisive, intolerable

• inter – (between, among) intercept, interdependent, interprovincial

• intra – (within) intramural, intrapersonal, intraprovincial

• pre – (before) prefabricate, preface prefer

• post – (after) postpone, postscript, postwar

• sub – (under) submarine, subscription, suspect

• trans – (across) transfer, transit, translate