by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Word Meaning Synonyms Bereft 1. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love (adj) 2. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation (adj) 3. To deprive and make desolate, esp. by death (usually fol. by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother. (verb) lovelorn, unbeloved,...
by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Six Weeks to Words of Power |
Word Meaning Synonyms Excoriate 1. To denounce or berate severely; flay verbally: He was excoriated for his mistakes. 2. To strip off or remove the skin from: Her palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling. condemn, chasten, correct, castigate, doom, scorch,...
by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Six Weeks to Words of Power |
Word Meaning Synonyms Accentuate 1. To give emphasis or prominence to. 2. To mark or pronounce with an accent. Play up, highlight, point out, underline, spotlight, stress, accent, pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say Epitomize Embody the essential... by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Word Meaning Synonyms Exculpate To clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate. Absolve, pardon, vindicate, acquit, exonerate, Assoil (to atone for) Deprecate 1. To express earnest disapproval of. 2. To urge reasons against; protest against (a...
by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Six Weeks to Words of Power |
Word Meaning Synonyms Arraigned 1. to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment. 2. to accuse or charge in general; criticize adversely; censure Blame, denounce, incriminate, inculpate (to charge with fault; blame; accuse) Avowed acknowledged; declared:...
