Latinate words (words with romance etymology) aren't inherently bad. But they often sound pretentious or snooty. Replacing them with germanic words can strengthen your prose. Why say chamber when you can say room? Why write irate when you can say angry or mad? This tool helps track down latinate words you might replace with germanic counterparts. The world is full of latinate words. We track about 300 of them (see the list on the right of this page).
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relinquishabdicate
desert
renounce
agony
fidelity
loyalty
animate
rage
ire
series
order
sequence
response
inquire
request
cognizant
signal
indicator
prior
previous
action
attitude
manner
conduct
command
advantage
benefit
commence
creed
remain
abdomen
large
grand
color
flower
corpse
cadaver
fraternal
insect
construct
affair
enterprise
purchase
veal
career
profession
vocation
occupation
employment
feline
displeasure
dissatisfaction
elegant
fashionable
stylish
infant
neonate
opt
select
task
frigid
arrive
beef
cattle
diurnal
quotidian
mortal
fatal
judge
consider
esteem
venison
abase
degrade
humiliate
execute
dispatch
canine
imbibe
beverage
pigeon
culver
serious
grave
sober
terrain
oriental
dine
consume
devour
ingest
age
finish
complete
discontinue
terminate
level
planar
equal
travel
journey
voyage
rapid
paternal
sentiment
sensation
replenish
primary
inundate
ensue
preceding
prohibit
prevent
interdict
projection
predict
liberty
amicable
court
enclosure
assemble
present
provide
joy
felicity
pleasure
delight
deity
divine
immortal
beneficial
proceed
verdant
estimate
port
difficulty
detest
altitude
elevation
assist
pullet
army
militia
mount
vacation
sacred
isle
domicile
irritate
type
class
sort
genre
recognize
tardy
legal
legit
just
proper
chief
captain
emperor
count
longitude
repose
recline
amorous
multiple
numerous
abundant
copious
correspond
intend
signify
encounter
error
maternal
close
circa
approximate
novel
modern
nocturnal
septentrional
ancient
antediluvian
different
alternative
kiln
furnace
route
avenue
itinerary
putrefy
perceive
appear
boil
identity
identical
vend
form
mutton
store
timid
vision
science
adept
dormant
hibernate
torpid
minute
petite
diminutive
serpent
grief
meridional
converse
discourse
communicate
dictate
hour
moment
interval
various
miscellaneous
pork
educate
relate
narrate
pensive
idea
danger
peril
menace
sign
symbol
trace
indication
language
double
duplicate
comprehend
support
elevating
pronounce
totally
salary
expect
notice
alert
admonition
launder
observe
supervise
vigilant
marry
marriage
strange
mundane
secular
lament
deplore
important
occidental
entire
latitude
savage
feral
prudent
intelligent
sapient
desire
cupidity
feminine
forest
coppice
dictionary
labor
script
fate
destiny
annual
ochre
juvenile
immature
adolescence