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awesome adj. awe-inspiring, awful, imposing, amazing, wonderful,<br />

breathtaking, marvellous, wondrous, moving, stirring, affecting,<br />

overwhelming, formidable, daunting, dreadful, fearsome, fearful,<br />

frightening, horrifying, terrifying, terrible; unbelievable,<br />

incredible; alarming, shocking, stunning, stupefying,<br />

astounding, astonishing,: The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 67<br />

must have been a truly awesome spectacle.<br />

awful<br />

adj. 1 bad, terrible, inferior, base, abominable, rotten,<br />

horrible, horrid; tasteless, unsightly, ugly, hideous,<br />

grotesque, Slang lousy, Brit naff, Chiefly US hellacious: That<br />

is an awful piece of sculpture. I feel awful this morning. 2<br />

frightful, shocking, execrable, unpleasant, grotesque, nasty,<br />

ghastly, gruesome, horrendous, horrifying, horrific, horrible,<br />

unspeakable: That was an awful thing to do.<br />

awfully adv. very (much), badly, terribly, extremely, greatly,<br />

remarkably, in the worst way, dreadfully, extraordinarily,<br />

exceedingly, excessively, really, fearfully, inordinately;<br />

incomparably: I get awfully tired running in the marathon. I'm<br />

awfully sorry I'm late. Doreen is an awfully good horsewoman.<br />

awkward adj. 1 clumsy, ungainly, left-handed, ham-handed, ham-fisted,<br />

blundering, bungling, maladroit, uncoordinated, undexterous,<br />

inexpert, gauche, unhandy, inept, oafish, unskilled, unskilful,<br />

Colloq all thumbs, butter-fingered, Brit cack-handed: In his<br />

awkward attempt at putting the watch back together, Sam left out<br />

a few parts. 2 ungraceful, ungainly, inelegant, wooden, gawky:<br />

The ballerina made an awkward, flat-footed pirouette and<br />

stumbled off stage. 3 embarrassed, shamefaced, uncomfortable,<br />

ill at ease, uneasy, out of place, discomfited, confused: He<br />

felt awkward being the only boy in the class. Terry made an<br />

awkward excuse and left the room. 4 dangerous, hazardous, risky,<br />

precarious, perilous: Be careful, there's an awkward step here.<br />

5 difficult, touchy, sensitive, embarrassing, delicate,<br />

unpleasant, uncomfortable, ticklish, tricky, trying,<br />

troublesome, Colloq sticky: He's got himself into a very<br />

awkward situation indeed.<br />

2.0 B<br />

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