Course paper english lexicology

Exercise 6 - In what respects do the following synonyms differ?
1. Humorous – comic – amusing - happy
2. Utilize - obtain – consume – spend
3. Bright – shiny – well-known - shining
4. Quick – fast – rapid - slack
5. New – up to date – fresh - modern


Exercise 7 - With the help of dictionaries explain the meaning of each member of the synonymic groups given below. Point out their synonymic dominants.
face - visage - countenance; to surprise – to astonish – to amaze – to astound; great - immense - enormous - gigantic - huge - vast - grand; to tremble - to shiver – to shudder - to shake; angry — furious — enraged; to make — to produce — to create — to fabricate — to manufacture; fear — terror — horror.