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Enunciation
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1. Enunciation (N)
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- the
articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility
to the audience
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Synonyms
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diction, articulate.
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2. Eviscerate (V)
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- take away a
vital or essential part of; surgically remove a part of a structure or an
organ.
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Synonyms
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disembowel, draw, resect.
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3. Tantamount (Adj)
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- being
essentially equal to something.
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Synonyms
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equivalent
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4. Suffuse (V)
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- cause to spread
or flush or flood through, over, or across.
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Synonyms
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perfuse.
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5. Arrogate (V)
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- seize and take
control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or
possession.
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Synonyms
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assume, seize, take over, usurp
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6. Repine (V)
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- express
complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.
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7. Primordial (Adj)
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- having existed
from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state.
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Synonyms
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aboriginal , primaeval , primal , primeval
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8. Temerity (N)
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- the trait of
being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger.
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Synonyms
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audaciousness, audacity.
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9. Unassailable (Adj)
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- not open to
attack; impregnable; not subject to question.
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Synonyms
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impregnable , inviolable , secure , strong ,
unattackable
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10. Iconoclastic (Adj)
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- characterized
by attack on established beliefs or institutions; destructive of images used
in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the
representation of living things is prohibited.
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Synonyms
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Unorthodox, destructive.
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11. Sobriquet (N)
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- a familiar name
for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name).
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Synonyms
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byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname.
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12. Bacchanal (N)
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- someone who
engages in drinking bouts; a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and
promiscuity
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Synonyms
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bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken
revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia.
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13. Mortification (N)
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- strong feelings
of embarrassment.
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Synonyms
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chagrin, humiliation.
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14. Enfeeblement (N)
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- serious
weakening and loss of energy.
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Synonyms
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ebilitation, enervation, exhaustion.
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15. Asceticism (N)
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- rigorous
self-denial and active self-restraint.
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Synonyms
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ascesis
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16. Barefaced (Adj)
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- with no effort
to conceal; unrestrained by convention or propriety.
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Synonyms
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audacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen,
brazen-faced, insolent
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17. Bastion (N)
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- a stronghold
into which people could go for shelter during a battle.
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Synonyms
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fortification, munition.
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18. Begrudge (V)
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- be envious of;
set one's heart on.
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Synonyms
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envy
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19. Beleaguer (V)
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- annoy
persistently.
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Synonyms
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badger, bug, pester, tease
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20. Satirical (Adj)
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- exposing human
folly to ridicule.
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Synonyms
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satiric
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