Synonyms and Thinking Skills Vocabulary

A set of fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering English synonyms, phrasal verbs, idioms, and collocations based on the lecture notes.

While both words indicate a higher position, __________ is used specifically when referring to age, money, and time.

over

To __________ means to admit to a crime or bad deed because you feel regret.

confess

The word __________ refers to the result or impact achieved, whereas 'affect' is the verb describing the action of influencing.

effect

Unlike the word 'alone', the adjective __________ is used before a noun to describe being by oneself.

solitary

A(n) __________ is a minor change made specifically to a design, text, document, or law.

amendment

The word __________ is used when referring to a position in the middle of two things.

between

A(n) __________ is a prize given by a judge or a committee, while a 'reward' is often money given for doing something good, like catching a criminal.

award

A(n) __________ refers to an official document verifying information (like birth or marriage), while a 'diploma' is specifically issued by a school upon completing a course.

certificate

The word __________ refers to clothes that are characteristic of a specific country or historical period.

costume

An 'error' refers to technical or machine mistakes, but __________ is used to describe a person's responsibility for a mistake or a character flaw.

fault

To __________ means to improve your knowledge of something you have already learned but partly forgotten.

brush up (on)

To 'mull over' or 'ponder' means to __________ something carefully for a period of time.

consider

If you are 'in the __________' about something, it means you do not know much about it because other people are keeping it a secret from you.

dark

To '__________ hairs' means to argue about very small, unimportant details of something.

split

The phrase 'take into __________' means to consider or remember something when judging a situation.

account

If something happens 'contrary to popular __________', it means it is true even though most people think the opposite.

belief

To '__________ your brain' means to think very hard about something.

rack

A(n) __________ conclusion is a result that is obvious to everyone even before it happens.

foregone

To 'make a(n) __________ note' of something means to make a special effort to remember it without writing it down.

mental

If you are 'in __________ minds' about a decision, it means you are unable to decide and are feeling hesitant.

two

To 'set the __________ straight' means to write or say something so that the true facts of a situation are known.

record