Easier English Basic Synonyms

skinny
too thin to be attractive
A tall skinny guy walked in. 
쑗
 She has very skinny legs.
Antonyms:
fat
having too much flesh or weighing too much
overweight
having a body that weighs too much
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think
verb
Synonyms: think, assume, reason, conclude, work out, figure out
think
to have an opinion
I think going by train is more relaxing than driving. 
쑗
 Do you think it’s
going to rain?
assume
to imagine or believe that something is true
Let’s assume that he is innocent. 
쑗
 I assume you have enough money to pay
for the meal?
reason
to think or to plan something carefully and sensibly
He reasoned that any work is better than no work, so he took the job. 
쑗
 If
you take the time to reason it out, you’ll find a solution to the problem.
conclude
to come to an opinion from the information available
The police concluded that the thief had got into the building through the
broken kitchen window.
work out
to solve a problem by looking at information or calculating figures
I’m trying to work out if we’ve sold more this year than last.
figure out
to try to think of an answer to a problem
We’re trying to figure out if we have enough time to visit both places.
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try
verb
Synonyms: try, attempt, strive, endeavour
try
to make an effort to do something
I tried to phone her number three times. 
쑗
 You have to try hard if you want
to succeed.