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WOD 51 Pulverize. Verb: To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish Syn: beat, crush, annihilate, decimate Ant: mend, assemble, protect Sent: She sits on the ground with a hammer, hitting the bucket in an effort to pulverize the plaster and free her leg. WOD 52 Advocate.
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WOD 51 Pulverize Verb: To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish Syn: beat, crush, annihilate, decimate Ant: mend, assemble, protect Sent: She sits on the ground with a hammer, hitting the bucket in an effort to pulverize the plaster and free her leg.
WOD 52 Advocate • verb: To speak or write in favor of • noun: a person who pleads for another Syn: support, promote, endorse Ant: interfere, oppose, frustrate Sent: The evolutionists advocate that mammalian life evolved from aquatic. He is an advocate of free markets, but he has also called for tighter regulation.
WOD 53 • Exonerate: verb • To clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame Syn: release, discharge, pardon, justify Ant: blame, condemn, convict N: exoneration adj: exonerative Sent: The defense attorney worked hard to exonerate his clients and keep them out of jail.
WOD 54 • Interminable: adj • Seeming to be without end Syn: endless, ceaseless, infinite Ant: finite, temporary, occasional Adv: interminably Sent; We had an interminable wait at the airport because the heavy snowstorm shut down the runways.
WOD 55 • Impel; verb => to drive or to propel Syn: goad, spur, urge, motivate Ant: restrain, rebuff, discourage Sent: A raging current impelled their raft downstream toward the waterfall. Hatred of slavery impelled Harriet Tubman to return repeatedly to the South to help other slaves escape.
WOD 56 • Despondent; adj => depressed from loss of hope or confidence Syn: depressed, discouraged, wretched Ant: cheerful, spirited, hopeful Adv: despondently, Noun: despondency Sent: Failing my driver’s test for the third time left me completely despondent.
WOD 57 • Alacrity: noun • Promptness in responding Syn: eagerness, readiness, enthusiasm Ant: reluctance, delay, unwillingness Sent: The seller of the classic car accepted my first offer with such alacrity that I wished I had offered less.
WOD 58 • Haphazard: adjective • Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction Syn: random, aimless, purposeless Ant: planned, controlled, designed Adv: haphazardly Sent: He described in humorous details his haphazard travels around the world.
WOD 59 • Marginalize: verb =>To place in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group Syn: demean, belittle, disparage, depreciate Ant: elevate, praise, promote Noun: marginalization Sent: A society that labels certain people as outside the norm – weird, scary, hateful, or useless – marginalizes those people, edging them out.
WOD 60 • Rebut: Verb • To prove something is false by using arguments or evidence Syn: discredit, disprove, refute Ant: confirm, prove, validate Adj: rebuttable Noun: rebuttal Sent: You should not only study their own point of view but be prepared to rebut the ideas of the opposing group.
WOD 61 • Traverse: verb • To pass over, across, or through Syn: cross, intersect Sent: Route 66, which traverses the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles, is sometimes called “The Mother Road” because in 1932 it opened the west to the automobile.
WOD 62 • Refute: verb • To prove that something is not true or false Syn: disapprove, dispute, deny, rebut Ant: acknowledge, admit, concede Adj: refutable Noun: refutation Sent: Regardless of what naysayers may still insist, the science on climate change is too robust to refute.
WOD 63 • Dote; verb • To show excessive fondness for Syn: treasure, cherish Ant: despise, neglect, abandon Sent: She dotes on her grandson and indulges his every whim.
WOD 64 • Disseminate: verb • To scatter or spread widely Syn: separate, disperse, sprinkle Ant: assemble, collect Noun: dissemination Sent: The wind disseminated the spores from the milkweed pods.
WOD 65 Feckless; adjective • Having no sense of responsibility Syn: careless, irresponsible, unreliable Ant: efficient, trustworthy, scrupulous N: fecklessness Adv: fecklessly Sent: Pip’s feckless ways in London left him devoid of cash.
WOD 66 • Pensive: adj • Deep in thought, dreamily thoughtful Syn: thoughtful, reflective, contemplative Ant: thoughtless, carefree Adv: pensively Sent: Lying on my back, I grew pensive as I watched the drifting summer clouds.
WOD 67 • Hubbub: noun • Noisy confusion Syn: uproar, commotion, chaos, racket Ant: silence, peacefulness, stillness Sent: Fans thronged onto the field in a hubbub of excitement when the Boston Red Sox won the pennant.
WOD 68 • Wanton: adj • Ignoring what is right • Excessive or unrestrained Syn: immoral, senseless, reckless Ant: justified, cautious, restrained Sent: In refusing to remove abestos from the ceilings, the company showed a wanton disregard for its employee’s health and safety.
WOD 69 • Odoriferous : adj • Having or giving off a smell Syn: aromatic, perfumed, scented, fragrant Ant: smelly, rancid, fetid, noxious Sent: Odoriferous fragrance permeated throughout the room when the beautiful blonde lady entered the room.
WOD 70 • Meander : verb • To follow a winding course • To wander aimlessly syn: roam, wander, ramble Sent: The Mississippi River meanders from northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
WOD 71 • Punctilious : adjective • Careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior • Syn: precise, scrupulous, meticulous • Ant: casual, careless, cursory • Sent: A punctilious host tries to leave nothing to chance when preparing for guests.
WOD 72 • Paraphernalia: noun • Personal belongings • Equipments associated with a particular activity Syn: possessions, accessories, equipments Sent: We accumulated so much paraphernalia that the closets couldn’t hold it all.
WOD 73 • Regale : verb • To entertain or delight Syn: charm, amuse, entrance Ant: bore, tire, irritate Noun: regalement Sent: Charlie regaled the guests with his funny stories.
WOD 74 • Callow : adjective • => young and inexperienced Syn: youthful, immature, unsophisticated Ant: experienced, mature Sent: The student was too callow to know he was being fooled.
WOD 75 • Wry : adjective • => turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor or amusing in a quiet but sharp way • Syn: crooked, ironic, sarcastic • Ant: straight, unbent, normal • Sent: He gave a wry smile as he admitted believing such a far-fetched tale.
WOD 76 • Wheedle; Verb => to gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise. Syn: cajole, flatter, entice, influence Ant: dissuade, discourage, deter sent: The agent wheedled several thousand dollars from the couple for a life insurance policy that was practically worthless.
WOD 77 • Rant: verb or noun to talk very loudly, even wildly Syn: rave, bellow, babble Ant: murmur, whisper, mutter, mumble Sent: The audience stopped listening after a while when the speaker ranted on and on.
WOD 78 • Verbose: adjective using too many words Syn: wordy, redundant, repetitious Ant: concise, direct, terse Noun: verbosity, verbiage Adv: verbosely Sent: The teacher asked Isabella to cut her verbose speech from 40 to 15 minutes.
WOD 79 • Complacent: adjective • a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better . Syn: self-satisfied, gratified, unconcerned Ant: concerned, bothered, agitated Noun: complacence, complacency Sent: Carole could get an A in math, but she’s too complacent to work for it.
WOD 80 • Ostentatious: adjective Having to do with showing off Syn: showy, flashy, flamboyant, garish Ant: simple, modest, plain Noun: ostentation, --ness Adv: --ly Sent: Meredith talks about nothing but her father’s yacht, ski trips to Aspen, and other ostentatious displays of wealth.
WOD 81 • Placate: verb => to make calm and peaceful Syn: appease, pacify, reconcile, soothe Ant: irritate, displease, dissatisfy Noun: placation Sent: The restaurant tried to placate us with free appetizers after a one hour wait for a table.
WOD 82 • Conciliate: verb => to win a person over (through friendly acts or persuasive methods) Syn: persuade, reconcile, arbitrate Ant: antagonize, arouse, stir up Adj: conciliatory, conciliative Noun: conciliation Sent: Hoping to end the argument, Judd offered a conciliatory handshake to his adversary.
WOD 83 • Affable: adj => easy to talk to, easy to approach Syn: friendly, approachable, amiable Ant: unfriendly, unapproachable, standoffish Noun: affableness, affability Adv: affably Sent: Don’s friendly grin conveys his affable personality.
WOD 84 • Squander: verb => to spend money (or time) in a wasteful, uncaring fashion Syn: waste, deplete, consume, exhaust Ant: save, store, conserve Sent: Jimmy squandered a perfectly good day, aimlessly watching TV from dawn to dusk.
WOD 85 • Impending; adj about to occur Syn: looming, imminent, foreboding Ant: distant, remote Verb: impend Sent: Throughout the country was the feeling of impending evil as if some unknown terror would come out of the deep shadows.
WOD 86 • Egregious; adj well beyond the bounds of what is right or proper Syn: brazen, outrageous, notorious Ant: delightful, pleasing, wonderful Adv: egregiously Sent: You have a chance to defend yourself against these rumors of your egregious acts.
WOD 87 • Ubiquitous: adj appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places Syn: omnipresent, widespread, universal Ant: rare, scarce, absent Sent: Tourists with cameras are ubiquitous in Europe every summer.
WOD 88 Incontrovertible; adj impossible to dispute Syn: undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable Ant: deniable, controversial, debatable Adv: incontrovertibly Sent: The facts were incontrovertible and the defendant was found guilty.
WOD 89 • Fraught; adj full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with) Syn: full, abounding, replete Ant: scan, skimpy, sparse Sent: We abandoned our idea of traveling up the Amazon River when we learned that such a trip would be fraught with danger.
WOD 90 • Encumber: verb To weigh down or burden Syn: clog, overload, oppress Ant: free, lighten, ease Noun: encumbrance Sent: I stumbled through the terminal door, encumbered by two heavy suitcases
WOD 91 • Flippant; adj marked by lack of proper seriousness or earnestness Syn: disrespectful, discourteous, impertinent, sassy Ant: mannerly, courteous, civil Adv: Flippantly Noun: flippancy Sent: My flippant response earned me an angry glance from my instructor.
WOD 92 • Intermittent: adj not continuous, happening at intervals Syn; discontinuous, interrupted, irregular Ant: continuous, continual, constant Noun: intermittence Adv: intermittently Sent: Although the forecast had promised sunshine, the intermittent showers throughout the day ruined the party we planned at the park.
WOD 93 • Insuperable; adj incapable of being overcome or defeated Syn: invincible, unbeatable, indomitable Ant: conquerable, reachable, attainable Noun: insuperability Sent: During my senior year, passing Greek seemed an insuperable obstacle to my graduating with my class.
WOD 94 • Impetus ; noun a driving force, anything that causes an action Syn: stimulus, motive, incentive, spur SENT: Her hope of winning an athletic scholarship provided the impetus for years of grueling training on the swim team.
WOD 95 • Detract: verb to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of Syn: damage, tarnish, blemish Ant: enhance, polish, promote, augment Noun: detraction Sent: The addition of a modern family room detracted from the cozy style of the bungalow
WOD 96 • Malleable; adj capable of being shaped or formed by forceful action Syn: moldable, pliable, adjustable Ant: firm, rigid, stiff Adv: malleably Sent: Play-doh is good for children’s art projects because it’s both malleable and reusable.
WOD 97 • Contingent: adj=> Depending on something else; likely but not certain to happen Syn: conditional, uncertain, provisional Ant: planned, arranged, predetermined Noun: contingency Sent: Tanya’s plans for attending the university were contingent on receiving a scholarship.
WOD 98 • Deluge; n => a flood of anything V => To flood or overwhelm Syn: flood, engulf, drench, overload Ant: trickle, drip, ooze Sent: As she convalesced from her surgery, Delia’s friends deluged her with cards, phone calls, and visits.
WOD 99 • Copious; adj => large in quantity Syn: abundant, ample, replete Ant: scanty, meager, sparse Adv: copiously Sent: Mediterranean cooking uses copious amounts of olive oil
WOD 100 • Grapple; verb => engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons(physically or mentally) Syn: wrestle, contend, confront, struggle, contest Ant: retreat, surrender, yield Sent: The community grappled with the problem of improving the quality of education in their schools.