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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. Disseminate (V)
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- cause to become
widely known,
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Synonyms
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broadcast, circularise, circularize,
circulate, diffuse, disperse, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread.
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12. Repudiate (V)
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- refuse to
acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid.
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Synonyms
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disown, renounce, reject, abandon, forswear
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13. Connundrum (N)
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- A riddle whose
answer contain a pun; a difficult problem.
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Synonyms
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enigma, riddle, perplexity.
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14. Consecrate (V)
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- to cause to be
revered, honoured or treated as sacred; dedicated to a sacred purpose.
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Synonyms
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hallowed, sacral, sacred, sacrosanct,
sanctified.
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15. Placebo (N)
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- a substance
which does not have any pharmacological effect but is administered to satisfy
a patient who supposes it to be a real medicine.
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16. Conscientious (Adj)
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- characterized
by extreme care and great effort.
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Synonyms
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painstaking, scrupulous, arduous, laborious,
operose, punishing, toilsome, strenuous.
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17. Expostulation (N)
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- the act of
objecting; the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest.
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Synonyms
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objection, remonstrance, remonstration,
demonstration.
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18. Abstemious (Adj.)
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- sparing in
consumption of especially food and drink.
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Synonyms
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abstinent, abstentious, abstain.
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19. Brusque (Adj.)
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- Rough and
abrupt in manner.
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Synonyms
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curt, terse, laconic, uncivil.
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20. Clandestine (Adj.)
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- Kept secret for
a purpose, often for something illicit or evil.
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Synonyms
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secret, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious,
underhand.
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