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FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES BY GRENVILLE KLEISER- SECTION IV IMPRESSIVE PHRASES

 SECTION IV


IMPRESSIVE PHRASES



A


able, skilful, thorough, and genuine


absolute, complete, unqualified, and final


accurate, precise, exact, and truthful


active, alert, vigorous, and industrious


actual, positive, certain, and genuine


adequate, uniform, proportionate, and equitable


adventurous, fine, active, and gossipy


adverse, antagonistic, unfriendly, and hostile


advisable, advantageous, acceptable, and expedient


affable, diffident, humble, and mild


affectionate, tender, loving, and attached


affluent, opulent, abundant, and ample


allurements, pits, snares, and torments


anger, indignation, resentment, and rage


animate, impel, instigate, and embolden


animosity, malice, enmity, and hatred


annul, frustrate, reverse, and destroy


anxiety, caution, watchfulness, and solicitude


apparent, ostensible, plausible, and specious


appropriate, use, arrogate, and usurp

                     [arrogate = claim without right; appropriate]


approval, enthusiasm, sympathy, and applause


aptitude, capacity, efficiency, and power


arbitrary, dictatorial, domineering, and imperious

                     [imperious = arrogantly domineering or overbearing]


architecture, sculpture, painting, and poetry


ardent, impatient, keen, and vehement


argue, discuss, dispute, and prove


arrangement, place, time, and circumstance


art, science, knowledge, and culture


artful, wily, insincere, and disingenuous


artificial, soulless, hectic, and unreal


assemble, amass, accumulate, and acquire


assiduity, tenderness, industry, and vigilance

                                     [assiduity = persistent application]


assurance, persuasion, fidelity, and loyalty


attention, effort, diligence, and assiduity

                                     [assiduity = persistent application]


august, magnanimous, important, and distinguished


authoritative, independent, arbitrary, and supreme


avaricious, grasping, miserly, and parsimonious

                                     [parsimonious = excessively frugal]


aversion, dislike, hatred, and repugnance



B


bad, vicious, unwholesome, and distressing


babble, prate, chatter, and prattle


barbarous, brutal, inhuman, and cruel


base, cowardly, abject, and hideous


battle, defeat, frustrate, and ruin


bearing, deportment, manner, and behavior


beg, entreat, implore, and supplicate


beliefs, doctrines, ceremonies, and practices


boorish, clownish, rude, and uncultivated


boundless, immeasurable, unlimited, and infinite


bravery, courage, fearlessness, and confidence


breadth, knowledge, vision, and power


brilliant, beautiful, elegant, and faithful


broaden, enlarge, extend, and augment


business, profession, occupation, and vocation



C


candid, sincere, familiar, and ingenuous


captious, petulant, peevish, and splenetic

                                   [captious = point out trivial faults]


cautious, discreet, considerate, and provident


certain, confident, positive, and unquestionable


chagrin, vexation, irritation, and mortification


character, disposition, temperament, and reputation


charm, fascinate, bewitch, and captivate


cheap, inexpensive, inferior, and common


cheer, animate, vivify, and exhilarate          [vivify = bring life to]


chiefly, particularly, principally, and especially


childhood, youth, manhood, and age


circumstance, condition, environment, and surroundings


claim, grab, trick, and compel


clean, fastidious, frugal, and refined


clear, distinct, obvious, and intelligible


clumsy, crawling, snobbish, and comfort-loving


coarse, gross, offensive, and nauseous


coax, flatter, wheedle, and persuade


cogitate, contemplate, meditate, and ponder


cold, frigid, unfeeling, and stoical


commanding, authoritative, imperative, and peremptory

                               [peremptory = ending all debate or action]


compassion, goodwill, admiration, and enthusiasm


confirm, establish, sustain, and strengthen


conform, submit, obey, and satisfy


confuse, distort, involve, and misinterpret


consistent, congruous, firm, and harmonious


cool, collected, calm, and self-possessed


copious, commanding, sonorous, and emotional


cowardly, timid, shrinking, and timorous


crazy, absurd, nonsensical, and preposterous


crude, rough, jagged, and pitiless



D


daring, cordial, discerning, and optimistic


darkness, dimness, dulness, and blackness


deadly, destructive, fatal, and implacable


deceit, delusion, treachery, and sham


deep, abstruse, learned, and profound


deficient, inadequate, scanty, and incomplete


define, explain, determine, and circumscribe


degrade, defame, humble, and debase


delicacy, daintiness, tact, and refinement


delicious, sweet, palatable, and delightful


democracy, equality, justice, and freedom


deny, dismiss, exclude, and repudiate


deprive, dispossess, divest, and despoil


describe, delineate, depict, and characterize


designed, contrived, planned, and executed


desperate, extreme, wreckless, and irremediable


despicable, abject, servile, and worthless


destructive, detrimental, deleterious, and subversive


desultory, discursive, loose, and unmethodical

                                   [desultory = disconnected: haphazard]


detestable, abominable, horrible, and hideous


developed, revealed, measured, and tested


difference, disagreement, discord, and estrangement


difficult, arduous, intricate, and perplexing


diffuse, discursive, rambling, and wordy


diligence, attention, industry, and assiduity

                                   [assiduity = persistent application]


disagreement, discrepancy, difference, and divergence


disconsolate, desolate, pessimistic, and impossible


discrimination, acuteness, insight, and judgment


disgust, distaste, loathing, and abhorrence


dissatisfied, rebellious, unsettled, and satirical


distinct, definite, clear, and obvious


distinguished, glorious, illustrious, and eminent


disturbed, shaken, distressed, and bewildered


docile, tractable, compliant, and teachable


dogmatic, bigoted, libelous, and unsympathizing


doubt, indecision, suspense, and perplexity


dread, disgust, repugnance, and dreariness


dreary, dispirited, unhappy, and peevish


dry, lifeless, tiresome, and uninteresting


dubious, equivocal, fluctuating, and uncertain


dull, heavy, painstaking, and conscientious



E


earth, air, stars, and sea


efficient, forcible, adequate, and potent


emaciated, scraggy, meager, and attenuated


endless, ceaseless, immutable, and imperishable


energy, eagerness, earnestness, and enthusiasm


enhance, exalt, elevate, and intensify


enormous, base, prodigious, and colossal


enrage, incense, infuriate, and exasperate


enthusiasm, devotion, intensity, and zeal


envy, discontent, deception, and ignorance


equitable, reasonable, just, and honest


equivocal, uncertain, cloudy, and ambiguous


eradicate, extirpate, exterminate, and annihilate

                                       [extirpate = pull up by the roots]


erroneous, faulty, inaccurate, and inexact


eternal, unchangeable, unerring, and intelligent


evil, misfortune, corruption, and disaster


exacting, suspicious, irritable, and wayward


exalt, dignify, elevate, and extol


examination, inquiry, scrutiny, and research


exceed, outdo, surpass, and transcend


exceptional, uncommon, abnormal, and extraordinary


excitement, distraction, diversion, and stimulation


exhaustive, thorough, radical, and complete


expend, dissipate, waste, and squander



F


facile, showy, cheap, and superficial


faithful, truthful, loyal, and trustworthy


fame, distinction, dignity, and honor


fanatic, enthusiast, visionary, and zealot


fanciful, unreal, fantastic, and grotesque


fancy, humor, vagary, and caprice

                      [vagary = extravagant or erratic notion or action]


fashion, practise, habit, and usage


fastidious, proud, gracious, and poised


fate, fortune, contingency, and opportunity


fatuous, dreamy, moony, and impracticable


fear, timidity, cowardice, and pusillanimity


feeble, languid, timid, and irresolute


ferocious, restive, savage, and uncultivated


fervent, enthusiastic, anxious, and zealous


fiction, fancy, falsehood, and fabrication


fine, fragile, delicate, and dainty


firmness, steadfastness, stability, and tenacity


flash, flame, flare, and glare


flat, insipid, tame, and monotonous


fluctuating, hesitating, vacillating, and oscillating


folly, foolishness, imbecility, and fatuity


foolhardy, hasty, adventurous, and reckless


fop, coxcomb, puppy, and jackanapes      [jackanapes = conceited person]


force, vigor, power, and energy


formal, precise, stiff, and methodical


fortunate, happy, prosperous, and successful


fragile, frail, brittle, and delicate


freedom, familiarity, liberty, and independence


frightful, fearful, direful, and dreadful


frivolous, trifling, petty, and childish


fruitful, fertile, prolific, and productive


fruitless, vain, trivial, and foolish


frustrate, defeat, disappoint, and thwart


fully, completely, abundantly, and perfectly


furious, impetuous, boisterous, and vehement



G


gaiety, merriment, joy, and hilarity


gallant, ardent, fearless, and self-sacrificing


garnish, embellish, beautify, and decorate


generous, candid, easy, and independent


genius, intellect, aptitude, and capacity


genteel, refined, polished, and well-bred


gentle, persuasive, affective, and simple


genuine, true, unaffected, and sincere


ghastly, grim, shocking, and hideous


gibe, mock, taunt, and jeer


giddy, fickle, flighty, and thoughtless


gleam, glimmer, glance, and glitter


gloomy, dismal, dark, and dejected


glorious, noble, exalted, and resplendent


glut, gorge, cloy, and satiate      [cloy = too filling, rich, or sweet]


good, safe, venerable, and solid


government, law, order, and organization


grand, stately, dignified, and pompous


grave, contemplative, reserved, and profound


great, joyous, strong, and triumphant


greed, avarice, covetousness, and cupidity


gross, academic, vulgar, and indiscriminate



H


habit, custom, method, and fashion


handsome, exquisite, brilliant, and accomplished


harmless, innocent, innocuous, and inoffensive


harmony, order, sublimity, and beauty


harsh, discordant, disagreeable, and ungracious


hasty, superficial, impatient, and desultory

                                  [desultory = disconnected: haphazard]


healed, soothed, consoled, and assuaged


healthy, hale, sound, and wholesome


heavy, sluggish, dejected, and crushing


high-minded, truthful, honest, and courageous


holy, hallowed, sacred, and consecrated


homely, hideous, horrid, and unsightly


honor, obedience, virtue, and loyalty


hopefulness, peace, sweetness, and strength


hopes, dreams, programs, and ideals


hospitable, generous, tolerant, and kindly


hot, hasty, fervent, and fiery


humane, gentle, kind, and generous


humble, simple, submissive, and unostentatious



I


idea, imagination, conception, and ideal


idleness, recreation, repose, and rest


ignominious, infamous, despicable, and contemptible


illumine, instruct, enlighten, and inform


imaginative, sensitive, nervous, and highly-strung


impatience, indolence, wastefulness, and inconclusiveness


impel, stimulate, animate, and inspirit


imperious, wayward, empirical, and impatient

                     [imperious = arrogantly domineering or overbearing]


improvident, incautious, prodigal, and thriftless


impudent, insolent, irrelevant, and officious


inadvertency, carelessness, negligence, and oversight


indecision, doubt, fear, and lassitude


indifference, caution, coldness, and weariness


indolent, passive, sluggish, and slothful


ineffectual, powerless, useless, and unavailing


infamy, shame, dishonor, and disgrace


infantile, childish, boyish, and dutiful


informal, natural, unconventional, and careless


insolent, impudent, impertinent, and flippant


integrity, frankness, sincerity, and truthfulness


intellectual, moral, emotional, and esthetic


intense, earnest, violent, and extreme


invent, discover, design, and contrive


inveterate, confirmed, chronic, and obstinate


invidious, envious, odious, and offensive


invincible, unconquerable, insurmountable, and insuperable


irksome, tiresome, tedious, and annoying


irregular, uncertain, devious, and unsystematic


irritable, choleric, petulant, and susceptible



J


jangle, wrangle, squabble, and quarrel


jealousy, suspicion, envy, and watchfulness


joyful, lively, happy, and hilarious


judgment, discrimination, penetration, and sagacity

                                            [sagacity = farsighted; wise]


just, impartial, equitable, and unbiased


juvenile, childish, trifling, and puerile  [puerile = immature; childish]



K


keen, intelligent, penetrating, and severe


keep, protect, support, and sustain


kind, sympathetic, ready, and appreciative


kingly, noble, imperial, and august


knowledge, learning, enlightenment, and understanding



L


lapses, makeshifts, delays, and irregularities


lawful, legitimate, allowable, and just


lazy, listless, drowsy, and indifferent


lightly, freely, unscrupulously, and irresponsibly


lively, vivacious, vigorous, and forcible


loss, deprivation, forfeiture, and waste


loud, noisy, showy, and clamorous


loutish, prankish, selfish, and cunning


love, depth, loyalty, and faithfulness


lucidity, impressiveness, incisiveness, and pungency

                                                [pungency = to the point]



M


malice, anger, uncharitableness, and indignation


malignity, brutality, malevolence, and inhumanity


manners, morals, habits, and behavior


marvelous, wonderful, extraordinary, and incredible


massive, ponderous, solid, and substantial


mastery, proficiency, dexterity, and superiority


matchless, unrivaled, inimitable, and incomparable


maxim, proverb, truism, and apothegm

                            [apothegm = terse, witty, instructive saying]


medley, mixture, jumble, and hodge-podge


meekness, inwardness, patience, and self-denial


merciless, remorseless, relentless, and ruthless


mild, gentle, humble, and submissive


mismanagement, indecision, obstinacy, and hardihood


mixture, medley, variety, and diversification


modesty, fineness, sensitiveness, and fastidiousness


money, position, power, and consequence


mood, temper, humor, and caprice


motive, impulse, incentive, and intimation


mysterious, dark, secret, and enigmatical



N


narrow, limited, selfish, and bigoted


necessary, expedient, indispensable, and unavoidable


necessity, emergency, exigency, and crisis  [exigency = urgent situation]


neglect, overlook, disregard, and contemn   [contemn = despise]


nice, finical, effeminate, and silly        [finical = Finicky]


niggardly, close, miserly, and parsimonious

                                      [parsimonious = Excessively frugal]


noble, pure, exalted, and worthy


nonsense, trash, twaddle, and rubbish


novel, recent, rare, and unusual


noxious, unwholesome, mischievous, and destructive



O


obdurate, unfeeling, callous, and obstinate


obedient, respectful, dutiful, and submissive


object, propose, protest, and decline


obliging, kind, helpful, and courteous


obscure, shadowy, intricate, and mysterious


obsequious, cringing, fawning, and servile     [obsequious = fawning.]


observations, sentiments, ideas, and theories


obstinacy, pertinacity, stubbornness, and inflexibility

                                            [pertinacity = persistent]


offensive, disagreeable, distasteful, and obnoxious


officious, impertinent, insolent, and meddlesome



P


particular, precise, formal, and punctilious    [punctilious = scrupulous]


passions, weaknesses, uglinesses, and deformities


patient, loyal, hard-working, and true


peace, quiet, tranquillity, and harmony


peculiar, individual, specific, and appropriate


perplex, embarrass, confuse, and mystify


phrases, figures, metaphors, and quotations


piteous, woebegone, dismal, and dolorous


placid, meek, gentle, and moderate


plain, transparent, simple, and obvious


play, diversion, pastime, and amusement


pleasant, jocular, witty, and facetious


pliable, ductile, supple, and yielding


poetry, sentiment, morality, and religion


polished, deft, superficial, and conventional


polite, polished, cultured, and refined


positive, direct, explicit, and dogmatic


powerful, efficient, vivid, and forcible


precise, delicate, discriminating, and fastidious


prejudicial, injurious, noxious, and pernicious


preposterous, irrational, unreasonable, and nonsensical


pretense, subterfuge, simulation, and disguise


prevent, restrain, dissuade, and dishearten


primary, foremost, leading, and principal


probity, directness, simplicity, and sincerity      [probity = integrity]


profession, business, trade, and vocation


profit, advantage, benefit, and emolument      [emolument = compensation]


profuse, excessive, copious, and extravagant


progress, prosperity, peace, and happiness


prolix, prosaic, prolonged, and wordy         [prolix = excessive length]


property, comforts, habits, and conveniences


prudence, judgment, wisdom, and discretion


pulsing, coursing, throbbing, and beating


pure, kind, sweet-tempered, and unselfish


purified, exalted, fortified, and illumined


purpose, meaning, scope, and tendency



Q


quack, imposture, charlatan, and mountebank

                                      [mountebank = flamboyant charlatan]


qualified, powerful, vigorous, and effective


quality, property, attribute, and character


quarrels, misunderstandings, enmities, and disapprovals


queries, echoes, reactions, and after-thoughts


quick, impetuous, sweeping, and expeditious


quiet, peaceful, sane, and normal



R


racy, smart, spicy, and pungent


rational, sane, sound, and sensible


ravenous, greedy, voracious, and grasping


recreation, sport, pastime, and amusement


relation, work, duty, and pleasure


reliable, accurate, truthful, and duty-loving


reports, stories, rumors, and suspicions


reproach, dishonor, disgrace, and ignominy


restrained, calm, quiet, and placid


reverential, disciplined, self-controlling, and devoted


rigid, inelastic, stiff, and unbending


rough, rude, gruff, and surly


rude, curt, insolent, and unpleasant



S


sad, despondent, melancholy, and depressed


sane, sober, sound, and rational


scandalize, vilify, traduce, and offend

                             [traduce = humiliate with false statements]


scanty, pinched, slender, and insufficient


science, art, religion, and philosophy


scope, design, purpose, and judgment


sensual, cruel, selfish, and unscrupulous


sentence, judgment, verdict, and doom


serene, composed, conservative, and orderly


several, sundry, many, and various


severe, stern, stiff, and stringent


shameless, corrupt, depraved, and vicious


shock, surprise, terror, and forlornness


simple, hearty, joyous, and affectionate


sin, injustice, grievance, and crime


skill, courage, prowess, and attractiveness


sleepy, soporific, sluggish, and dull        [soporific = induces sleep]


slim, slender, slight, and scraggy


slow, dilatory, slack, and procrastinating   [dilatory = postpone]


solemn, profound, serious, and difficult


solicit, urge, implore, and importune   [importune =  insistent requests]


sorrow, disaster, unhappiness, and bereavement


spontaneity, freedom, ease, and adequacy


stately, stern, august, and implacable


steady, reliable, dependable, and well-balanced


stern, severe, abrupt, and unreasonable


stories, pictures, shows and representations


strength, agility, violence, and activity


strong, inventive, daring, and resourceful


sublime, consoling, inspiring, and beautiful


substantial, solid, strong, and durable


suffering, regret, bitterness, and fatigue


superficial, shallow, flimsy, and untrustworthy


superfluous, excessive, unnecessary, and redundant


suspicious, cynical, crafty, and timid


symmetry, proportion, harmony, and regularity



T


tact, courtesy, adroitness, and skill


talents, opportunities, influence, and power


talkative, selfish, superstitious, and inquisitive


tastes, appetites, passions, and desires


tease, tantalize, worry, and provoke


tenacious, stubborn, pertinacious, and obstinate

                                  [pertinacious = perversely persistent]


tendency, drift, scope, and disposition


tests, trials, temptations, and toils


theatrical, ceremonious, meretricious, and ostentatious

                               [meretricious =  plausible but insincere]


theory, assumption, speculation, and conjecture


think, reflect, weigh, and ponder


tortuous, twisted, sinuous, and circuitous


tractable, gentle, pliant, and submissive


traditional, uncertain, legendary, and unverified


traffic, trade, commerce, and intercourse


tricky, insincere, wily, and shifty


trite, ordinary, commonplace, and hackneyed


trivial, petty, frivolous, and insignificant


true, upright, real, and authentic


tumultuous, riotous, disorderly, and turbulent



U


ugly, evil, hateful, and base


uncertain, questionable, erroneous, and mistaken


unctuous, shrill, brisk, and demonstrative

                                     [unctuous = exaggerated, insincere]


unhappy, unfortunate, distressed, and disastrous


uninteresting, lifeless, obscure, and commonplace


unity, aggressiveness, efficiency, and force


unkind, severe, oppressive, and callous


unpractical, childish, slipshod, and silly


unreasonable, foolish, excessive, and absurd


unrivaled, unequaled, incomparable, and matchless


upright, high-minded, brave, and liberal


urgent, important, immediate, and imperative


usage, custom, habit, and practise



V


vain, useless, unproductive, and unavailing


vanities, envies, devices, and jealousies


vast, scattered, various, and incalculable


versatile, eloquent, sagacious, and talented         [sagacious = wise]


vigorous, upright, dignified, and imperative


vile, mean, debased, and sordid


violent, impetuous, intense, and ungovernable


virtuous, upright, honest, and moral


visionary, dreamy, pensive, and sensitive


vulgar, heavy, narrow, and obtuse



W


want, lack, poverty, and paucity


warm, soft, clear, and serene


waste, devastate, pillage, and destroy


watched, tendered, fostered, and pruned


weak, inefficient, stupid, and futile


wealth, position, influence, and reputation


well-being, happiness, prosperity, and distress


wild, restless, aimless, and erring


wisdom, judgment, understanding, and far-sightedness


wit, purity, energy, and simplicity


wonderful, interesting, active, and delightful


works, sorrows, visions, and experiences


worry, annoyance, awkwardness, and difficulty



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