Efficacy - effectiveness Venerate to regard with respect Prevaricate - to lie or deviate from the truth Exonerate to clear of blame

me Placate to soothe or pacify Dogmatic dictatorial in ones ides Antipathy extreme dislike Plethora excess Homogenous of a similar kind Waver- fluctuate between choices Condone overlook, pardon Permeate - to pass/spread into or through every part of veracity filled with truth and accuracy assuage - to make something unpleasant less severe specious - deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious discern to perceive, to recognize garrulous - loquacious; talkative stolid - showing little or no emotion or interest rarefy - to make thinner or sparser deference - respect, courtesy pedant - someone who shows off learning implacable - unable to be calmed down or made peaceful amalgamate - Combine or unite to form one organization or structure 1

perfidious - willing to betray one's trust prodigal lavish, wasteful exculpate to clear of blame audacious - fearless and daring impervious - Not allowing something to pass through; not penetrable alacrity - speed obdurate - hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion erratic wandering, unpredictable stasis a state of static balance, equilibrium, stagnation sardonic cynical, scornfully mocking gambol to dance or skip around playfully zephyr a gentle breeze, something airy, or insubstantial sinecure a well-paying job that requires little or no work sybarite - a person who is devoted to pleasure and luxury inure to harden, to get accustomed to craven lacking courage canard a lie vacillate to physically sway or be indecisive exponent one who champions or advocates group bevy dissemble to present a false appearance; to disguise ones real intentions or character aspersion - An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

belittle - Make (someone or something) seem unimportant: "this is not to belittle his role". Berate - Scold or criticize (someone) angrily: "my son berated me for not giving him a Jewish upbringing". Calumny - The making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander. A false and slanderous statement. Castigate reprimand s.o. severely, punish, chastise, chasten, scourge, discipline Decry - Publicly denounce: "they decried human rights abuses". Defamation - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions. Diatribe - A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something Excoriate - Censure or criticize severely. Damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin). Gainsay 1. Deny or contradict (a fact or statement): "the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid". 2. Speak against or oppose (someone). Harangue a lengthy and aggressive speech Impugn - Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); challenge; call into question. Inveigh speak or write about something with great hostility Lambaste criticize harshly Objurgate - to scold or reprimand Obloquy - 1. defamatory or censorious statements, esp when directed against one person 2. disgrace brought about by public abuse [from Latin obloquium contradiction, from ob- against + loqu to speak] opprobrium - 1. the state of being abused or scornfully criticized 2. reproach or censure 3. a cause of disgrace or ignominy [from Latin ob- against + probrum a shameful act] pillory - A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment.

Rebuke - to scold or reprimand (someone) Remonstrate - (usually foll by with, against, etc.) to argue in protest or objection Reprehend - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws, express strong disapproval of Reprove - To reject or express disapproval of something. Revile - To assail with abusive language; vituperate. (stronger than criticism, stronger than remonstrate or reprove) Tirade - A long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe Vituperate - To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate.