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AGREE Acquiesce: to agree to something, often unwillingly. Agree, concur. Reluctantly, he finally acquiesced to/in the plan. She has a very acquiescent nature. Concord: agreement and peace between nations and people. Countries living in concord. DISAGREE Contravene: to do something that a law or rule does not permit, or to break a law or rule: This contravenes the Race Relations Act. By accepting the money, she was in contravention of company regulations. Demur: (v.; n.) to object; objection; misgiving. She hated animals, so when the subject of buying a cat came up, she demurred. She said yes, but he detected a demur in her voice. She agreed to her request without demur. Dissent: strong difference of opinion on a particular subject She dissents form the motion / on how to approach the problem. Discord: a lack of agreement and shared opinion. A note of discord has crept between the USA and Europe. EXALT Adulation: (n.) high praise, esp. when it is more than deserved. The adulation given to the movie star was sickening. Anoint: (v.) to crown; ordain; It remains to be seen what chairman will be anointed as his successor. He is the anointed successor to the presidency. Encomium Eulogy: (n.) a speech, poem, writing, etc. containing great praise. The song was a eulogy to the joys of traveling. The last thing he relished before his death was that he wanted a eulogy. Laud: (v.) praise. He lauded his daughter for winning the accolade. Panegyric: (n.) high praise in writing. His panegyric to his opponent stood in sharp contrast to the harsh tenor of the campaign. He delivered a panegyric on the president. Tribute: (n.) expression of admiration Her performance was a tribute to her retiring teacher. Venerate: (v.) revere; honor or greatly respect. The missionary was venerated for the help he had given the homeless. Vivien Leigh is America’s most venerated actress. VERBAL ATTACK Abase: (v.) to degrade; humiliate; disgrace. The insecure father abased his children whenever they failed. The pilgrims knelt in self-abasement. Acerbic: (adj.) tasting sour; harsh in language or temper. The columnist’s acerbic comments engendered public distress. Asperity: the quality of being severe in the way that one speaks or behaves; harshness. The asperity of her manner is what engenders such hatred. The asperity of the winter has almost everybody yearning for spring. Aspersion: (n.) slanderous statement; a damaging or derogatory criticism. Real gentlemen do not cast aspersions on others. He blamed the loss of his job on an aspersion stated by his co-worker to his superior. Berate: to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone. Scold; reprove; reproach. The parents berated their child for breaking the china. Doctors are often berated for being deplorable communicators of someone’s death. Blatant: something bad that is obvious or intentional; crude; vulgar The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity. The defendant was blatant in his testimonial. A blatant lie / to blatantly lie Caustic: (adj.) burning; sarcastic; harsh. His caustic sense of humor isn’t always apposite. Caustic comments / wit. Defame / Defamation / Defamatory: (n.) to harm a name or reputation; to slander. He is suing for defamation of character. The actress claimed the magazine had defamed her. Denigrate: (v.) to defame, to blacken or sully; to belittle. He found out her evil secret, announced it to the council and denigrated her in public. You shouldn’t denigrate people simply because their opinions are different from yours. Deprecate: (v.) to express disapproval of; to protest against. The environmentalists deprecated the paper companies for cutting down ancient forests. Derision / Deride: (v.) to laugh at with contempt; to mock. No matter what he said, he was derided. The angry husband treated her suggestion to divorce with derision. Her speech was with hoots / howls of derision. Diatribe: (n.) a bitter or abusive speech. He launched into a long diatribe against the government policies. During the divorce hearings she delivered a diatribe full of emotion. Disparage: (v.) to belittle; undervalue. The actor’s work for charity has recent been disparaged by the press to gain publicity. Only when the secretary left did the boss realize how much he had disparaged the value of her assistance. Fulminate: (v.) to issue a strong denunciation; to criticize strongly. She fulminated against her opponent’s double standards. I had to listen to my father fulminating against the government. Gainsay: (v.) to speak against; to contradict; to deny; to refuse to accept something as the truth. He was the only one to gainsay the law, so it was passed. Certainly, there’s no gainsaying the technical brilliance of his performance. Impugn: (v.) to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity. The defense lawyer impugned the witness's testimony, setting back the prosecution's case. Are you impugning my competence a professional designer? Malign / Malignity: (v.; adj.) to speak evil of; having an evil disposition toward others. She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns. She described pornography as a malign industry. Pejorative: (adj.) making things worse; disapproving or suggesting that something is not good or of no importance. Politically correct individuals believe that “fat” is a pejorative word. The pejorative comment deepened the dislike between the two families. Slander / Vilify: (v.) defame; maliciously misrepresent. She regarded her comment as a slander on his good reputation. He was vilified by the press as the monster of perversity. Wry: (adj.) mocking; cynical; showing that one finds a difficult situation amusing. He has a wry sense of humor which sometimes hurts people's feelings. A wry smile / comment. POSITIVE SPEECH Articulate Cogent: (adj.) to the point, clearly expressed and persuasive. He made a short, cogent speech which his audience easily understood. She argued most cogently for a relaxation of the sanctions. Coherent Copious Defensible Delineate Depict Discourse: (v.) to converse; to communicate in an orderly fashion. The scientists discoursed on a conference call and were able to solve three problems. OR (n.) a speech of piece of writing about a particular, usually serious, subject. A discourse on / upon the nature of life after death. Eloquence Elucidate: (v.) to explain or make clear. I don’t understand. Please, elucidate. The scientists have elucidated the reasons for the severe weather changes of this week. Germane: (adj.) pertinent; related; to the point. Her essay contained germane information. Her remarks were germane to the discussion. Illuminate: (v.) make understandable; light or make brighter. An article which illuminates the issue at stake. Incisive: (adj.) acute; to express an idea or opinion in a clear and persuasive way. His incisive questioning / comments helped settle the matter. Lucid: (adj.) clearly expressed and easily understood; shining. She gave a lucid account of her plans for the future of the company. Pertinent: (adj.) related to the matter at hand. A pertinent question / remark. Pithy: (adj.) terse and full of meaning. Pithy remarks / comments. Polemicist: (n.) a person skilled in argument. The polemicist could debate any case skillfully. Rhetorician: (n.) a person who is good at speaking in public. Salient: (adj.) noticeable; prominent The article presented the salient facts of the dispute. What is salient about the report is the evidence presented about life in Mars. Salient points / features / facts. Terse: (adj.) concise, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly. She believed in getting to the point, so she always gave terse answers. Veracious: (adj.) conforming to fact; accurate. The video confirmed that the witness’s account was in fact a veracious one. NEGATIVE SPEECH Circuitous Circumlocution: (n.) a roundabout or indirect way of saying something, especially something unpleasant. The child made a long speech using circumlocution to avoid stating that it was she who had knocked over the lamp. Politicians are experts at circumlocution. It was a circumlocutory documentary that could have easily been abridged to half its actual length. Diffuse Digressing / Diverging Disarray Ellipsis: (n.) when words are left out of a sentence but the meaning can be understood. An example of ellipsis is “What percentage was left?” “Twenty” (= 20 percent) His message was written in a deliberate elliptical style. Gibber: (v.) speak foolishly; speak quickly in a way that cannot be understood, especially when one is frightened or confused. Stop gibbering and tell us what you saw. He was prone to gibbering when speaking in front of an audience. Inchoate: (adj.) not yet fully formed; rudimentary; not completely developed or clear. The outline of the thesis was the inchoate form of a very complex theory. She had a child’s inchoate awareness of language. Incoherent Indecipherable Insipid Jargon Verbose: (adj.) wordy; talkative; using more words than necessary. The verbose speech was too long and difficult to follow. OTHER COMMUNICATION Cant Contend: (v.) claim; to state that something is true or a fact. The lawyer contended (that) her client had never been near the scene of the crime. OR to compete in order to win something. There are two tennis players contending for this title. The neophyte was contending against someone with twice his experience. Dictum Disavow: (v.) to deny; to refuse to acknowledge. Disavow rumors / one’s past. Extemporize: (v.) to speak or perform without preparation or thought. I lost my notes and I had to extemporize. Impromptu Innuendo: (n.) hint; insinuation. The office was rife with innuendo that a takeover was in the works. Insinuate Intercede: (v.) to plead on behalf of another; mediate. The superpower was called on to intercede in the talks between the two warring nations. Jargon Neologism: (n.) giving a new meaning to an old word. “Bad” is a neologism for good. Polemic: (n.) a writing in which a person strongly defends or attacks an idea, opinion, belief, person, etc. She has published a fierce anti-war polemic. A polemical essay. Rectify: (v.) correct or make right. The service manager rectified the shipping mistake by refunding the customer's money. We must rectify the misspelling before the book is printed. Refute / Refutation / Rebut / Rebuttal: (v.) challenge; disprove. He refuted the proposal, deeming it unfair. To refute / rebut a person / theory / argument / claim. She issued a point-by-point rebuttal of the company’s accusations. Rhapsodize: (v.) to speak or write in a very enthusiastic manner. He’s always rhapsodizing about / over the joys of having children. Rhetorical Ribald: (adj.) vulgar joking or mocking; language that refers to sex in a rude but humorous way. Some people find the comedian's ribald act offensive. He entertained us with his ribald stories. Soliloquy Succinct: (adj.) consisting of few words; concise; express without unnecessary words. Keep your letter succinct and to the point. Tacit: (adj.) not voiced or expressed; understood without being expressed directly. Tacit support / approval / agreement. Vehement: (adj.) intense; excited; enthusiastic. Despite vehement opposition from his family, he quit school and became an actor.
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Title: Whatever.
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submitted by: xavierca
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