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Nature: synonyms worth the distinction
Words for the natural world rarely stay literal for long. Aftermath pairs with wake, blanket pairs with mantle, and neither of those is about weather or bedding any more. Reading the gloss before the synonym is worth the extra second here.
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chancenoun, adjectiveluckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than anotherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linebreezenounaira slight wind (usually refreshing)TreelineHas a reason lineaccidentaladjectiveincidentalnot of prime or central importanceRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line
The whole shelfGrouped by difficulty tier
FoothillsTier 1 · everyday words · 9 words
Words you already use, paired with a synonym you probably also know.
TreelineTier 2 · one step up · 9 words
Familiar words, with a synonym that sits slightly outside daily speech.
RidgelineTier 3 · solid vocabulary · 17 words
The middle of the bank, where the near misses start to bite.
- accidentaladjectiveincidental
- aftermathnounwake
- blanketnounmantle
- creeknounbrook
- crispadjectivesnappy
- dusternounsandstorm
- gustnounblow
- impactnounwallop
- pulpnounmush
- radiantadjectivebeaming
- reservoirnounsource
- shaggyadjectivebushy
- splinternounsliver
- stubverbextinguish
- sultryadjectivesensual
- thawnounwarming
- windyadjectivebreezy
High CampTier 4 · testing · 12 words
Words that turn up in serious reading rather than in conversation.
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