| Question |
Answer |
| denounce |
to put down by condemning |
| decry |
to criticize |
| depreciate |
to go down in value |
| despondent |
defected; depressed; feeling very down and discourage |
| deleterious |
harmful |
| belittle |
to make someone feel really little; to disparage |
| belie |
to lie in the sense of contradicting |
| plausible |
believable; credible |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being reformed |
| defamation |
an abusive attack on a person's reputation |
| innuendo |
a veiled hint or insinuation |
| travesty |
a miscarriage of justice; a distortion of proper procedure |
| exculpate |
to exonerate; to free from blame; to declare innocent |
| fabricate |
to make up or invent a story |
| unprecedented |
without previous example |
| immaterial |
of no importance; irrelevant and therefore lacking significance |
| incontrovertible |
not open to question; indisputable |
| adept |
VERY SKILLFULL; ADROIT |
| arduous |
VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH |
| empathetic |
VERY COMPASSIONATE; VERY SYMPATHETIC |
| assiduous |
VERY DILIGENT; VERY PERSISTENT |
| furtive |
CLANDESTINE VERY SECRETIVE; VERY STEALTHY |
| contemplative |
VERY THOUGHTFUL; MEDITATIVE; PENSIVE |
| trepidation |
GREAT FEAR |
| destitute |
VERY POOR |
| distraught |
VERY DISTRESSED |
| despicable |
VILE; VERY CONTEMPTIBLE |
| exasperated |
VERY ANNOYED |
| ecstatic |
VERY GREAT HAPPINESS |
| garish |
EXCESSIVELY VIVID IN COLOR |
| ostentatious |
FOND OSCONSPICUOUS DISPLAY |
| vigilant |
VERY WATCHFUL |
| prodigious |
VERY LARGE/HUGE |
| munificent |
VERY GENEROUS |
| parsimonious |
VERY STINGY; MISERLY |
| convivial |
FOND OF SOCIAL INTERACTION |
| affable |
FRIENDLY |
| sanguine |
VERY OPTIMISTIC/HOPEFUL |
| unctuous |
TOO SMOOTH; TOO SUAVE |
| santimonious |
MAKING A SHOW OF BEING DEVOUT |
| lucrative |
VERY PROFITABLE |
| scrutinize |
TO VERY CAREFULLY EXAMINE A PERSON OR THING |
| irate |
SHOWING GREAT ANGER OR RAGE |
| circumspect |
VERY CAUTIOUS OR CAREFUL |
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