Classify the following synonyms into: a) stylistic; b) ideographic; c) ideographic-stylistic.
Model: mum – mother
The words have the same denotational meaning ‘a female parent’, but they differ in the pragmatic aspect of meaning as the word mum is informal. Thus, this pair of synonyms belong to the group of stylistic synonyms.
To walk – to promenade; heaven – sky; intelligent – smart; information – data; to ask – to interrogate; to meet – to encounter; to foretell – to predict; affair – business.
Find the euphemistic substitutes for the following words: 1) die; 2) drunk; 3) mad person; 4) liar; 5) devil; 6) lavatory; 7) god; 8) eat; 9) pregnant; 10) stupid:
To refresh oneself; not exactly brilliant; Good Lord! the black one; public conveniences; in an interesting condition; to depart this life; insane; under the influence; to break bread; who does not always strictly tell the truth; a mental case; power room; expecting; The Prince of Darkness; unbalanced; to join the majority; Gracious me! To pass away; in the family way; (public) comfort station; mentally unstable; the evil one; to be taken; intoxicated; restroom; to close one’s eyes; By Heavens!
Look at the following words and see if you can think of antonyms for them. Then look them up in the dictionary.
1. beautiful
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6. heavy
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2. cheap
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7. introvert
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3. credit
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8. nadir
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4. except
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9. profit
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5. hatred
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10. professional
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