vocabulary set 5
industrious |ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs|
adjective
diligent and hard-working. an industrious people striving to make their country prosperous.
DERIVATIVES
industriously adverb,
industriousness noun
ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘skilful, clever, ingenious’): from French industrieux or late Latin industriosus, from Latin industria ‘diligence’.industrious>
industrious, diligent, hard-working
See hard-working.
uncaring |ʌnˈkɛːrɪŋ|
adjective
1.not displaying sympathy or concern for others: an uncaring father.
2 not feeling interest in or attaching importance to something: she had always been uncaring of her appearance.
DERIVATIVES
uncaringly adverb
daring |ˈdɛːrɪŋ|
adjective
(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold:a daring crime.
• causing outrage or surprise by being boldly unconventional: a pretty girl in daring clothes.
noun [ mass noun ]
adventurous courage. the daring of the players brings fortune or ruin.
DERIVATIVES
daringly adverb
dare |dɛː|
verb (3rd sing. present usu. dare before an expressed or implied infinitive)
1 (as modal usu. with infinitive with or without to often with negative) have the courage to do something: a story he dare not write down | she leaned forward as far as she dared.
• (how dare you) used to express indignation at something: how dare you talk to me like that!
• (don't you dare) used to order someone threateningly not to do something: don't you dare touch me.
2 [ with obj. and infinitive ] defy or challenge (someone) to do something: she was daring him to disagree | [ with obj. ] : swap with me, I dare you.
3 [ with obj. ] literary take the risk of; brave: few dared his wrath.
noun
a challenge, especially to prove courage: she ran across a main road for a dare.
PHRASES
I dare say (or daresay)used to indicate that one believes something is probable: I dare say you've heard about her.
DERIVATIVES
darer noun
ORIGIN Old English durran, of Germanic origin; related
to Gothic gadaursan, from an Indo-European root shared
by Greek tharsein and Sanskrit dhṛṣ- ‘be bold’.
daring
adjective
a lone torpedo-bomber attempted a daring attack on the battleship:bold, audacious, adventurous, intrepid, venturesome, fearless, brave, unafraid,undaunted, dauntless, valiant, valorous, heroic,dashing;confident, enterprising; madcap, rash, reckless.informal gutsy, adventuresome,
cautious.
noun
spunky,venturous.peppy,pushy;ANTONYMS cowardly;
this recording eclipses the others by its sheer daring:boldness, audacity, temerity, audaciousness, fearlessness,intrepidity, bravery, courage, courageousness, valour, valorousness, heroism, pluck; recklessness, rashness, foolhardiness; adventurousness, enterprise, dynamism, spirit, mettle, confidence; informal nerve, guts, spunk, grit; ANTONYMS cowardice; caution.
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daring, bold, audacious
See bold.
dare
verb
1 nobody dared to say a word: be brave enough, have the courage, pluck up courage, take the risk; venture, have the nerve, have the temerity, make so bold as, be so bold as, have the effrontery, have the audacity, presume, go so far as; risk doing, hazard doing, take the liberty of doing;
informal stick one's neck out, go out on a limb;
2 she dared him to go: challenge, provoke, goad, taunt, defy, summon, invite, bid; throw down the gauntlet to.
noun
she didn't quite know why she accepted the dare: challenge, provocation, goad, taunt; gauntlet, invitation, ultimatum, summons.
audacious |ɔːˈdeɪʃəs|
adjective
1 showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks: a series of audacious takeovers.
2 showing an impudent lack of respect: he made an audacious remark.
DERIVATIVES
audaciously adverb,
audaciousness noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin audax, audac-
‘bold’ (from audere ‘dare’) + -ious.
audacious
adjective
1 the audience were left gasping at his audacious exploits:bold,daring,unflinching,fearless,
courageous,intrepid,valiant,brave,unafraid,valorous,heroic,dashing, plucky, daredevil, devil-may-care, death-or-glory,reckless,venturesome,wild,madcap;
enterprising,adventurous,dynamic,spirited,mettlesome; ANTONYMS timid.
2 Des made some audacious remark to her: impudent, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, forward, cheeky, irreverent, discourteous, disrespectful, insubordinate, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannerly, rude, crude, brazen, brazen-faced, brash, shameless, pert, defiant, bold, bold as brass, outrageous, shocking, out of line;ANTONYMS polite.
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audacious, bold, daring
See bold.
These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
disseminate |dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt|
verb [ with obj. ]
spread (something, especially information) widely: health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information.• (usu. as adj.disseminated) spread throughout an organ or the body: disseminated colonic cancer.
DERIVATIVES
disseminator noun
ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin disseminat- ‘scattered’, from the verb disseminare, from dis- ‘abroad’ + semen, semin- ‘seed’.
disseminate
verb
health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse,proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, communicate, pass on, make known, put about;
dissipate, scatter; broadcast, put on the air/airwaves, publish; herald, trumpet; literary bruit abroad/about.
contradict |kɒntrəˈdɪkt|
verb [ with obj. ]deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite:the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims |[ with clause ] : he did not contradict what he said last week.
• assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone):he did not contradict her but just said nothing | within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.
• be in conflict with: the existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre.
DERIVATIVES
contradictor noun
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin contradict- ‘spoken
against’, from the verb contradicere, originally contra
dicere ‘speak against’.
contradict
verb
1 this statement was contradicted by the foreign minister: deny, refute, rebut, dispute, counter; say the opposite of;formal gainsay; rare controvert, confute, negative.
ANTONYMS confirm, verify, agree with.
2 nobody dared to contradict him: challenge, oppose, argue against, go against, be at variance with; formal gainsay, impugn.
3 this research contradicts computer models which predict a warmer, wetter world: conflict with, be at odds with, be at variance with, disagree with, be inconsistent with, clash with, run counter to, give the lie to, belie; negate;
informal fly in the face of, make a nonsense of, shoot full of holes, drive a coach and horses through. ANTONYMS corroborate, support.
persuade |pəˈsweɪd|
verb [ with obj. and infinitive ]
induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.• [ with obj. ] cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince: health boards were finally persuaded of the desirability of psychiatric units
| [ with obj. and clause ] : he did everything he could to persuade the police that he was the robber.
• (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something: the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded them to take in guests.
DERIVATIVES
persuasible adjective
ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
diligent and hard-working. an industrious people striving to make their country prosperous.
DERIVATIVES
industriously adverb,
industriousness noun
ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘skilful, clever, ingenious’): from French industrieux or late Latin industriosus, from Latin industria ‘diligence’.industrious>
adjective
he was honest, sober, and industrious: hard-working, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, conscientious, steady, painstaking,persistent, persevering,pertinacious,unflagging, untiring, tireless, indefatigable, studious;
busy, busy as a bee, active, bustling, energetic,
on the go,vigorous,determined,dynamic,driven,zealous, productive; with one's shoulder to the wheel, with one's nose to the grindstone; archaic laborious. ANTONYMS indolent.
industrious, diligent, hard-working
See hard-working.
uncaring |ʌnˈkɛːrɪŋ|
adjective
2 not feeling interest in or attaching importance to something: she had always been uncaring of her appearance.
DERIVATIVES
uncaringly adverb
daring |ˈdɛːrɪŋ|
adjective
(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold:a daring crime.
• causing outrage or surprise by being boldly unconventional: a pretty girl in daring clothes.
noun [ mass noun ]
adventurous courage. the daring of the players brings fortune or ruin.
DERIVATIVES
daringly adverb
dare |dɛː|
verb (3rd sing. present usu. dare before an expressed or implied infinitive)
1 (as modal usu. with infinitive with or without to often with negative) have the courage to do something: a story he dare not write down | she leaned forward as far as she dared.
• (how dare you) used to express indignation at something: how dare you talk to me like that!
• (don't you dare) used to order someone threateningly not to do something: don't you dare touch me.
2 [ with obj. and infinitive ] defy or challenge (someone) to do something: she was daring him to disagree | [ with obj. ] : swap with me, I dare you.
3 [ with obj. ] literary take the risk of; brave: few dared his wrath.
noun
a challenge, especially to prove courage: she ran across a main road for a dare.
PHRASES
I dare say (or daresay)used to indicate that one believes something is probable: I dare say you've heard about her.
DERIVATIVES
darer noun
ORIGIN Old English durran, of Germanic origin; related
to Gothic gadaursan, from an Indo-European root shared
by Greek tharsein and Sanskrit dhṛṣ- ‘be bold’.
daring
adjective
a lone torpedo-bomber attempted a daring attack on the battleship:bold, audacious, adventurous, intrepid, venturesome, fearless, brave, unafraid,undaunted, dauntless, valiant, valorous, heroic,dashing;confident, enterprising; madcap, rash, reckless.informal gutsy, adventuresome,
cautious.
noun
spunky,venturous.peppy,pushy;ANTONYMS cowardly;
this recording eclipses the others by its sheer daring:boldness, audacity, temerity, audaciousness, fearlessness,intrepidity, bravery, courage, courageousness, valour, valorousness, heroism, pluck; recklessness, rashness, foolhardiness; adventurousness, enterprise, dynamism, spirit, mettle, confidence; informal nerve, guts, spunk, grit; ANTONYMS cowardice; caution.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD
daring, bold, audacious
See bold.
dare
verb
1 nobody dared to say a word: be brave enough, have the courage, pluck up courage, take the risk; venture, have the nerve, have the temerity, make so bold as, be so bold as, have the effrontery, have the audacity, presume, go so far as; risk doing, hazard doing, take the liberty of doing;
informal stick one's neck out, go out on a limb;
2 she dared him to go: challenge, provoke, goad, taunt, defy, summon, invite, bid; throw down the gauntlet to.
noun
she didn't quite know why she accepted the dare: challenge, provocation, goad, taunt; gauntlet, invitation, ultimatum, summons.
audacious |ɔːˈdeɪʃəs|
adjective
1 showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks: a series of audacious takeovers.
2 showing an impudent lack of respect: he made an audacious remark.
DERIVATIVES
audaciously adverb,
audaciousness noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin audax, audac-
‘bold’ (from audere ‘dare’) + -ious.
audacious
adjective
1 the audience were left gasping at his audacious exploits:bold,daring,unflinching,fearless,
courageous,intrepid,valiant,brave,unafraid,valorous,heroic,dashing, plucky, daredevil, devil-may-care, death-or-glory,reckless,venturesome,wild,madcap;
enterprising,adventurous,dynamic,spirited,mettlesome; ANTONYMS timid.
2 Des made some audacious remark to her: impudent, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, forward, cheeky, irreverent, discourteous, disrespectful, insubordinate, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannerly, rude, crude, brazen, brazen-faced, brash, shameless, pert, defiant, bold, bold as brass, outrageous, shocking, out of line;ANTONYMS polite.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD
audacious, bold, daring
See bold.
These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
disseminate |dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt|
verb [ with obj. ]
spread (something, especially information) widely: health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information.• (usu. as adj.disseminated) spread throughout an organ or the body: disseminated colonic cancer.
DERIVATIVES
disseminator noun
ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin disseminat- ‘scattered’, from the verb disseminare, from dis- ‘abroad’ + semen, semin- ‘seed’.
disseminate
verb
health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse,proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, communicate, pass on, make known, put about;
dissipate, scatter; broadcast, put on the air/airwaves, publish; herald, trumpet; literary bruit abroad/about.
contradict |kɒntrəˈdɪkt|
verb [ with obj. ]deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite:the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims |[ with clause ] : he did not contradict what he said last week.
• assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone):he did not contradict her but just said nothing | within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.
• be in conflict with: the existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre.
DERIVATIVES
contradictor noun
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin contradict- ‘spoken
against’, from the verb contradicere, originally contra
dicere ‘speak against’.
contradict
verb
1 this statement was contradicted by the foreign minister: deny, refute, rebut, dispute, counter; say the opposite of;formal gainsay; rare controvert, confute, negative.
ANTONYMS confirm, verify, agree with.
2 nobody dared to contradict him: challenge, oppose, argue against, go against, be at variance with; formal gainsay, impugn.
3 this research contradicts computer models which predict a warmer, wetter world: conflict with, be at odds with, be at variance with, disagree with, be inconsistent with, clash with, run counter to, give the lie to, belie; negate;
informal fly in the face of, make a nonsense of, shoot full of holes, drive a coach and horses through. ANTONYMS corroborate, support.
persuade |pəˈsweɪd|
verb [ with obj. and infinitive ]
induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.• [ with obj. ] cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince: health boards were finally persuaded of the desirability of psychiatric units
| [ with obj. and clause ] : he did everything he could to persuade the police that he was the robber.
• (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something: the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded them to take in guests.
DERIVATIVES
persuasible adjective
ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
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