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Challenging words for the most selective grammar and independent school papers and scholarship exams. Each word has a meaning written for children, a similar word and an opposite. Have a look at the first words for free.

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Stretch level: the first 12 of 15, A to Z.

baleful
adj.
threatening harm or showing evil intent
Similar:
threatening
Opposite:
benign
bane
noun
a thing that keeps causing trouble or spoils everything
Similar:
curse
Opposite:
blessing
belies
verb
to give a false idea of what is really true
Similar:
contradicts
Opposite:
affirms
bellicose
adj.
always ready to argue or fight
Similar:
warlike
Opposite:
calm
belligerent
adj.
unfriendly and eager to pick a fight
Similar:
hostile
Opposite:
friendly
benefactor
noun
a person who kindly gives money or help to others
Similar:
donor
bequeath
verb
to leave your belongings to someone after you die
Similar:
leave
Opposite:
inherit
bereft
adj.
left without something or someone you need
Similar:
deprived
Opposite:
endowed
biodegradable
adj.
able to rot away naturally without harming the environment
Similar:
compostable
Opposite:
non-biodegradable
biography
noun
the true story of a person's life, written by someone else
Similar:
life history
biology
noun
the science and study of living things, such as plants and animals
Similar:
life science
brevity
noun
the quality of being short, especially in speech or writing
Similar:
shortness
Opposite:
length

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