Talk About Actions Flashcards
Equivocate
To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
Disparage
To speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
Titillate
To excite or arouse agreeably: to titillate the fancy
Adulate
To show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
Proscribe
To denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
Obviate
To anticipate and prevent or eliminate
Militate
To have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him.
Malign
To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
Condone
To disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
Placate
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.