SYNONYMS - words with similar meaning

acumen = exactness
adage = proverb
adhesive = tenacious
admonish = cautious
admonish = usurp (reprove)
alienate = estrange (isolate)
amiable = friendly
annihilate = to destroy
baffle = frustrate
behest = request
belated = too late
belief = conviction
brim = border
cajole = coax (wheedle – sweet talk)
caprice = whim (impulse)
cargo = freight(load)
compunction = remorse (regret)
concur = acquiesce (accept)
confiscate = appropriate (to take charge)
covet= crave (desire)
discretion = prudence
dispel = dissipate (dismiss)
divulge = reveal
efface = obliterate(wipe out)
emancipate = liberate
embrace = hug (hold-cuddle)
furtive= stealthy (secret)
fuse = combine
hamper = obstruct
heap = to pile (collect)
hover = linger (stay close)
incentive = provocation
inert = passive
instigate = incite
lament = mourn
latent = potential (inactive)
latitude = scope
lethargy = stupor (lazy)
meager = scanty
merry = gay
metamorphosis = transform
misery = distress
momentary = transient
obstinate = stubborn
ovation = applause
overt = obvious
penitence = to repeat
pretentious = ostentatious(affected)
renounce= reject
scrutiny = close examination
solicit = beseech (seek)
stifle = suffocate (smother)
subside = wane (drop)
to merit= to deserve
tranquil = serene (calm)
veer = diverge (turn)
volume = quantity
whet = sharpen