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 | 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:...
by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Six Weeks to Words of Power |
Word Meaning Synonyms Fulminate 1. To explode with a loud noise; detonate. 2. To issue denunciations or the like (usually fol. by against): The minister fulminated against legalized vice. Upbraid, touch off, execrate, Set off, blow up, rail, denounce Enthrall 1. To...
by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Six Weeks to Words of Power |
Word Meaning Synonyms Nonplussed to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely; disconcerted, taken aback; brought to a mental standstill Perplexed, bewildered, baffled, at a loss, stumped, flummoxed, stupefied Eulogized to praise highly; spoken in praise of the life...
by Wordpandit | Oct 8, 2012 | Six Weeks to Words of Power |
Word Meaning Synonyms Lacerate 1. To tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands. 2. To distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart. Tear, snap, rupture, bust Wound, spite, offend,...
