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english.vocab207
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| belittle | synonym: demean, criticize antonym: praise honor verb. to speak of someone or something as small unimportant; to speak of negatively |
| blasé | synonym: unconcerned antonym: enthusiastic adjective. uninterested or unimpressed because of frequent exposure or excess |
| concoct | synonym: create, fabricate verb. to devise cleverly; to invent |
| decade | noun. ten years |
| diverse | synonym: varied, assorted antonym: homogeneous adjective. differing from each other; many and distinctly unalike |
| enunciate | antonym: slur, mumble verb. to speak articulately; to express clearly |
| hurtle | synonym: 1. race, bolt 2. heave, fling antonym: saunter, stroll verb. 1. to move with great speed and force 2. to throw forcefully; to hurl |
| improvise | verb. 1. to do or make with preparation 2. to fashion using only immediately available materials |
| jostle | synonym: manhandle verb. to bump, push, or shove |
| *libel* | synonym: (n.) defamation, (v.) vilify antonym: (n.) flattery (v.) praise, laud noun. the act of printing a false statement that harms someone's reputation verb. to defame someone by publishing false statement |
| mammoth | synonym: (adj.) enormous, immense antonym: (adj.) tiny, petite adjective. huge noun. (wooly mammoth) a large, hairy, extinct elephant |
| paradox | synonym: contradiction, impossibility noun. a statement or situation that is true, but seems impossible or self contradictory |
| provincial | synonym: 1. rustic 2. insular, unrefined antonym: 1. urban 2. broad-minded adjective. 1. rural; pertaining to the customs of non-city dwellers 2. narrow in perspective; unsophisticated |
| realm | synonym: world noun. a domain; a field; a territory |
| undermine | synonym: sabotage, destabilize antonym: bolster, strengthen verb. to weaken by wearing away the foundation or support |