| Term | Definition |
| improve; enhance (S) | ameliorate (S) |
| loss; decay save (S) | conserve (S) |
| injury; damage; disadvantage (S) | detriment (S) |
| foreign (S) | exotic (S) |
| previously (S) | formerly (S) |
| accord; agreement; tranquility; concord (S) | harmony (S) |
| disregard (S) | ignore (S) |
| hindrance; obstacle (S) | impediment (S) |
| lazy; idle; lethargic (S) | indolent (S) |
| uninjured (S) | intact (S) |
| void; nugatory (S) | invalid (S) |
| stingy; miserly; tightfisted (S) | parsimonious (S) |
| demolish (S) | raze (S) |
| uncommunicative; reserved (S) | reticent (S) |
| answer (S) | retort (S) |
| undermine (S) | subvert (S) |
| yielding; docile; amenable (S) | tractable (S) |
| bewilder; perplex; puzzle; frustrate (S) | baffle (S) |
| movies (S) | cinema (S) |
| loathe (S) | despise (S) |
| exuberant; effervescent; high-spirited; vivacious (S) | ebullient (S) |
| overstate; magnify (S) | exaggerate (S) |
| urge (S) | exhort (S) |
| know-how; expertness (S) | expertise (S) |
| fussy; particular; fastidious; persnickety (S) | finicky (S) |
| annoy; vex; nerve (n) (S) | gall (S) |
| pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid; foolishness; shallowness (S) | inane (S) |
| reimburse; repay (S) | indemnify (S) |
| West; western (S) | Occident (S) |
| read; study (S) | peruse (S) |
| wrestle; grapple; brawl; fight (S) | scuffle (S) |
| reject (S) | spurn (S) |
| salary (S) | stipend (S) |
| supervision (S) | surveillance (S) |
| lukewarm; unenthusiastically; lukewarmly (S) | tepid (S) |
| gamble; bet (S) | wager (S) |
| dwindle; decline; sink (S) | wane (S) |
| abolish; annul (S) | invalidate (S) |