Oxford Thesaurus of English
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Which word in the Oxford Thesaurus of English has the most synonyms?
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Good, with 380 synonyms
What do the words millionaire, fish, toothbrush, fruit, and synonym have in common?
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None of them have synonyms.
mitigate or militate? Which means to 'be a powerful factor in preventing' some conclusion?
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militate. Mitigate means 'make (something bad) less severe', as in drainage
schemes have helped mitigate this problem.
derision, mockery, ridicule - these three words reflect increasing degrees of scorn. Which is considered the most severe? [answer]
derision
Which is the antonym (opposite meaning) in the following collection of synonyms?
condone; decry; condemn; deprecate [answer]
condone
disobedient; tractable; recalcitrant; errant; wilful [answer]
tractable
taciturn; demonstrative; reserved; cold-hearted; insensitive; uncaring [answer]
demonstrative
energetic; dynamic; vital; zealous; torpid [answer]
torpid
narcissistic; self-effacing; egoistic; self-centred; self-regarding [answer]
self-effacing
Do you know what the following phobias describe a fear of?
batophobia [answer]
high buildings - not bats
hypnophobia [answer]
sleep
zoophobia [answer]
animals
hippophobia [answer]
horses - not hippos
nosophobia [answer]
illness - not noses
pinaciphobia [answer]
lists
pogonophobia [answer]
beards
The following lists of words are all types of what?
babushka, coolie, mitre, taj, biretta [answer]
types of hats and other headgear
splake, goggle-eye, coney, ferox, mahseer [answer]
types of fish
Oxfords, buskins, ghillies, mukluks, pumps [answer]
types of footwear
cogan, brome, sedge, spelt, fescue [answer]
types of grass
cecropia, bogong, crescent, heath, tabby [answer]
types of moth
