Grammar Clinic

Meaning: An alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary. Example: A glossary of Inuktitut words

Meaning: Recall and show respect for (someone or something). Example: A wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead Synonyms: celebrate, pay tribute to, pay homage to, honour, salute, toast

Meaning: Producing a great deal of profit. Example: A lucrative career as a stand-up comedian Synonyms: profitable, profit-making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income, well paid, high-paying, bankable, cost-effective;  Antonyms: unprofitable

Meaning: Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour. Example: The matter boiled down to simple morality: innocent prisoners ought to be freed Synonyms: ethics, rights and wrongs, correctness, ethicality Antonyms:  immorality

Meaning: Moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity. Example: Medical ethics also enter into the question Synonyms: Moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles, moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos, rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of conscience

Meaning: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Example: A gentleman of complete integrity Synonyms: honesty, uprightness, probity, rectitude, honour, honourableness, upstandingness, good character, principle(s), ethics, morals, righteousness, morality Antonyms: dishonesty

Meaning: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Example: The often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions

Meaning: A university student who has not yet taken a first degree. Example: A group of  Oxford undergraduates

Meaning: A straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere. Example: There are plenty of local pubs within a two-mile radius

Meaning: A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration by others. Example: A set of proposals for a major new high-speed rail link Synonyms: scheme, plan, project, programme, manifesto, motion, bid, proposition, presentation, submission, approach, suggestion, overture, draft, recommendation, tender