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Shapes: synonyms worth the distinction
Shape words are the most concrete in the bank and among the easiest to picture, which makes them a good place to build confidence. An ellipse is an oval, a fork is a crotch, and a halo is a ring.
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FoothillsTier 1 · everyday words · 10 words
Words you already use, paired with a synonym you probably also know.
TreelineTier 2 · one step up · 33 words
Familiar words, with a synonym that sits slightly outside daily speech.
- angularadjectivechiseled
- asymmetricaladjectiveunbalanced
- bendnountwist
- bulbousadjectiveswollen
- bulgenounswell
- circumferencenounperimeter
- cleftnouncrevice
- concaveadjectivesunken
- conicaladjectivetapering
- convexadjectivebulging
- crescentnounsickle
- cylindricaladjectivetubular
- deformverbwarp
- ellipticaladjectiveoval
- fissurenounrift
- foldnounbend
- girthnouncircumference
- groovenounfurrow
- humpnounbump
- impressionnoundepression
- lopsidedadjectiveskewed
- misshapenadjectivedeformed
- notchverbnick
- obliquelyadverbdiagonally
- oblongadjectiveelongated
- pocketnounsack
- protrudeverbjut
- rectangularadjectiveoblong
- rumpledadjectivecrumpled
- silhouettenounprofile
- spiralnouncoil
- towernouncolumn
- warpverbbuckle
RidgelineTier 3 · solid vocabulary · 9 words
The middle of the bank, where the near misses start to bite.
High CampTier 4 · testing · 5 words
Words that turn up in serious reading rather than in conversation.
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