cow ‘Logic monsters’ use ‘logic’ to bully and cow people into doing what they want.
Dec 07, 2015
cow‘Logic monsters’ use ‘logic’ to bully and cow
people into doing what they want.
cow (v.): cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation.Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully, scare, terrorize, frighten, unnerve, subdue, psych out, bulldoze
wooPolitical parties have roped in Bollywood stars
only to woo the young.
woo (v.): try to gain the love of (someone, typically a woman), especially with a view to marriage.Synonyms: entice, tempt, coax, persuade, sweet-talk
fecklessThere are feckless and irresponsible young
fathers out there.
feckless (adj.): lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.Synonyms: useless, worthless, incompetent, inept, good-for-nothing
scintillatingIt’s a bright day with scintillating sun.
scintillating (adj.): sparkling or shining brightly.Synonyms: sparkling, shining, bright, brilliant
incendiaryOnly one incendiary bomb would set the
whole place into fire.
incendiary (adj.): (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.Synonyms: combustible, inflammatory
veraciousIt is disheartening for a veracious wife to
listen to the lies of a prevaricating husband.
veracious (adj.): speaking or representing the truth. Synonyms: right
impecuniousShe comes from an impecunious family. She
barely has the money to make her living.
impecunious (adj.): having little or no money.Synonyms: penniless, poor, impoverished
assiduousShe deserved the grant. She was assiduous in
pointing out every feature in her proposal.
assiduous (adj.): showing great care and perseverance. Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough
irksomeHis victory was so irksome to his opponents
that they left without congratulating him.
irksome (adj.): irritating; annoying.
pivotalThe manager’s decision to stop the project
was pivotal to minimize our losses . Without it we would have lost all the fund.
pivotal (adj.): of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.Synonyms: central, crucial, vital, critical
reconditeThe book is full of recondite terms. We consulted our professor to comprehend
them.
recondite (adj.): (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.Synonyms: obscure, difficult, complex, incomprehensible
efflorescenceIn the era of Renaissance, the whole country
witnessed efflorescence in sciences, arts and commerce.
efflorescence (n.): blossoming, flowering.
tepidThe performance wasn’t very impressive. The
applause it received was tepid.
tepid (adj.): showing little enthusiasm.Synonyms: unenthusiastic, apathetic, muted
clangorousThe clangorous sounds the band made by
their instruments proved that they were not clever musicians.
clangorous (adj.): making a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds. Synonyms: ringing, chiming
feignHe feigned injury to win the sympathy of the
judge, but she knew he was lying.
feign (v.): pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).Synonyms: simulate, pretend, affect, assume
dissembleHe is an honest, sincere person with no need
to dissemble.
dissemble (v.): conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs. Synonyms: dissimulate, pretend, feign
untappedUntil only a few years ago, Sudan's oil
reserves represented no more than untapped potential.
untapped (v.): (of a resource) not yet exploited or used.
apportionedIn Europe, football is the most popular sport, whereas in America, fandom is fairly evenly apportioned among a few different sports.
apportion (v.): divide and allocate.
castigatedHe was castigated for not setting a good
example.
castigate (v.): reprimand (someone) severely. Synonyms: chastise, scold, rebuke
demonize The movie seeks neither to glorify nor to
demonize slavery.
demonize (v.): portray as wicked and threatening.
deifyShe was deified by the early Romans as a
fertility goddess.
deify (v.): worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god.Synonyms: worship, revere
ruminatePeople are often consumed with the past,
ruminating about events and chewing them over and over.
ruminate (v.): think deeply about something.Synonyms: contemplate, muse
averHis confession averred that it was he who
committed the crime.
aver (v.): state or assert to be the case.Synonyms: allege, assert, verify
contortA spasm of pain contorted his face.
contort (v.): twist or bend out of its normal shape.Synonyms: twist, bend out of shape, distort
leniencyThe court showed leniency toward the
criminal because of his young age.
leniency (v.): the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected.Synonyms: tolerance, mildness
probityHis probity prevented him from maligning his
opponent.
probity (v.): the quality of having strong moral principles.Synonyms: integrity, honesty, uprightness
swindleHis is just a dishonorable businessman who swindles investors out of millions of dollars.
swindle (v.): use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.Synonyms: cheat, trick, deceive
disabuseProphets of universal religions came to
disabuse people of their mercenary conception of their lives.
disabuse (v.): persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.Synonyms: disillusion about, open someone's eyes about, enlighten on/about
delugeThe rainfall was heavy and the flood deluged
the banks of the river.
deluge (v.): inundate with a great quantity of something.Synonyms: overwhelm, overrun, flood