supposed

sp zd/

adjective
adjective: supposed
1. generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so.
"people admire their supposed industriousness"

incessant
nss()nt/

adjective
adjective: incessant
1. (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or
interruption.
"the incessant beat of the music"
synon ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, unabating, interminable, endless, unending,
yms: never-ending, everlasting, eternal, perpetual, continuous, non-stop, uninterrupted, unbr
oken, ongoing, unremitting, persistent, relentless, unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained, u
nflagging, unwearying, untiring;
recurrent
"incessant rain fell for several days"
anton
intermittent, occasional
yms:

dab1
dab/

verb
gerund or present participle: dabbing
1. 1.
press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in
order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.
"he dabbed his mouth with his napkin"
synonyms: pat, press, touch, blot, mop, swab, smudge; More
o apply (a substance) with light quick strokes.
 "she dabbed disinfectant on the cut"
2. 2.
dialect
strike with a light blow.
ritualistic
rt lstk/

adjective
adjective: ritualistic
1. relating to or characteristic of rituals followed as part of a religious or solemn
ceremony.
"a ritualistic act of worship"
o invariably performed in the same way.
"the party's ritualistic display of support for their leader"

understandable
ndstandbl/

adjective
adjective: understandable
1. able to be understood.
"though his accent was strange, the words were perfectly understandable"
synonyms comprehensible, easy to
: understand, intelligible, penetrable, fathomable, graspable, lucid, coherent, clear, cr
ystal
clear, explicit, unambiguous, transparent, plain, straightforward, digestible, user-
friendly, glanceable;
perspicuous
"he made me rewrite the book to make it understandable to non-scientists"
antonyms
incomprehensible, unfathomable
:
o to be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable.
"such fears are understandable"
synonyms
unsurprising, expected, to be expected, predictable, foreseeable, inevitable; More
:
antonyms: surprising, mysterious
 Shake
ek/

verb
past tense: shook
1. 1.
(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.
"buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno"
synony vibrate, tremble, quiver, quake, shiver, shudder, judder, jiggle, wobble, rock, sway, s
ms: wing, roll, oscillate;
convulse
"the whole building seemed to shake"
o cause to tremble or vibrate.
"a severe earthquake shook the area"
o (of a person, part of the body, or the voice) tremble uncontrollably from
a strong emotion.
"Luke was shaking with rage"
synonyms: tremble, quiver, quake, shiver, shudder, shake like a leaf;
rarequave
"I was shaking with fear"
2. 2.
move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky
movements.
"she stood in the hall and shook her umbrella"
synonyms: jiggle, joggle, wave from side to side; More
o remove (an object or substance) from something by movements of this
kind.
"they shook the sand out of their shoes"
o grasp (someone) and move them roughly to and fro, either in anger or
to rouse them from sleep.
"he gently shook the driver awake and they set off"
o brandish in anger or as a warning; make a threatening gesture with.
"men shook their fists and shouted"
synonyms: brandish, wave, flourish, swing, wield;
raise
"he shook his stick at the old man"
o informal
get rid of or put an end to.
"I couldn't shake the feeling that everyone was laughing at me"
3. 3.
upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish.
"rumours of a further loss shook the market"
synonym upset, distress, disturb, unsettle, perturb, disconcert, discompose, disquiet, unnerve,
s: trouble, take aback, throw off balance, agitate, fluster; More
antonym
soothe, reassure, strengthen
s:
o cause a change of mood or attitude by shocking or disturbing
(someone).
"if the bombing cannot shake the government out of its complacency, what will?"

Fume
fjum/

verb
gerund or present participle: fuming
1. 1.
emit gas or vapour.
"fragments of lava hit the ground, fuming and sizzling"
synonyms: emit smoke, emit gas, smoke;
archaicreek
"a liquid which fumes in moist air"
o expose (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark
tints.
"the fumed oak sideboard"
2. 2.
feel, show, or express great anger.
"he is fuming over the interference in his work"
synonyms be furious, be enraged, be angry, seethe, smoulder, simmer, boil, be livid, be
: incensed, bristle, be beside oneself, spit, chafe; More

Discursive
dsksv/

adjective
 adjective: discursive
1. 1.
digressing from subject to subject.
"students often write dull, second-hand, discursive prose"
synonyms rambling, digressive, meandering, wandering, maundering, diffuse, long, lengthy;
: More
antonyms
concise
:
o (of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive.
"the short story is concentrated, whereas the novel is discursive"
synonyms fluent, flowing, fluid, eloquent, articulate, elegant, expansive
: "an elegant piece of work combining sound judgement with an excellent
discursive style"
antonyms
terse
:
2. 2.
relating to discourse or modes of discourse.
"the attempt to transform utterances from one discursive context to another"
3. 3.
PHILOSOPHYarchaic
proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than by intuition.

leer1
l/

verb
gerund or present participle: leering
1. look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way.
"bystanders were leering at the nude painting"
synonyms ogle, look lasciviously, look suggestively, give sly looks
: to, eye, watch, stare, goggle;More

lascivious
 lsvs/

adjective
adjective: lascivious
1. feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.
"he gave her a lascivious wink"
syno
lecherous, lewd, lustful, licentious, libidinous, goatish, salacious, wanton, lubricious, pr
nyms
urient, dirty, smutty, filthy, naughty, suggestive, indecent, ribald; More
:
anto puritanical, ascetic
nyms
:
stride
strd/

verb
3rd person present: strides
1.
walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.
"he strode across the road"
synonyms: march, stalk, pace, tread, step, walk
"she came striding down the garden path"
o walk about or along (a street or other place) with long, decisive
steps.
"a woman striding the cobbled streets"
2.
cross (an obstacle) with one long step.
o literary
bestride.
"new wealth enabled Britain to stride the world once more"
noun
plural noun: strides
1.
a long, decisive step.
"he crossed the room in a couple of strides"
synonyms: step, long step, large step, pace, footstep
"he walked with long swinging strides"
o the length of a step or manner of taking steps in walking or
running.
"the horse shortened its stride"
2.
 a step or stage in progress towards an aim.
"great strides have been made towards equality"
synonyms make progress, make headway, gain
: ground, progress, advance, proceed, move, get on, get ahead, come
on, come along, shape up, take shape, move forward in leaps and bounds;
informalbe getting there
"they're making strides toward some important answers"
o a good or regular rate of progress, especially after a slow or
hesitant start.
noun: one's stride; plural noun: one's strides
"the speaker was getting into his stride"

Perusal
pruz()l/

noun
formal
noun: perusal; plural noun: perusals
1. the action of reading or examining something.

contradict
kntrdkt/

verb
3rd person present: contradicts
1. deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
"the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims"
synonyms: deny, refute, rebut, dispute, counter; More
antonyms: confirm, verify, agree with
o assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone).
"he did not contradict her but just said nothing"
synonyms: challenge, oppose, argue against, go against, be at variance with; More
o be in conflict with.
 "the existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre"
synonyms conflict with, be at odds with, be at variance with, disagree with, be inconsistent
: with, clash with, run counter to, give the lie to, belie; More
antonyms
corroborate, support
:

Neglected

nlktd/
adjective
adjective: neglected
1. suffering a lack of proper care.
"some severely neglected children"
o not receiving proper attention; disregarded.
"a neglected area of research"

disregard
dsrd/
verb
past tense: disregarded; past participle: disregarded
1. pay no attention to; ignore.
"the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard"
synonyms ignore, take no notice of, take no account of, pay no attention/heed to, refuse to
: acknowledge; More
antonyms
heed, pay attention to
:

insensitive
nsnstv/

adjective
adjective: insensitive
1. 1.
showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings.
"an insensitive remark"
syno heartless, unfeeling, inconsiderate, thoughtless, thick-skinned, hard-hearted, stony-
nyms hearted, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, with a heart of stone, as hard as nails, lacking
: compassion, compassionless, uncaring, unconcerned, unsympathetic, unkind, callous, h
 ard, harsh, cruel, merciless, pitiless, unpitying, uncharitable, inhumanMore
anto
nyms sensitive, compassionate
:
2. 2.
not sensitive to a physical sensation.
"she was remarkably insensitive to pain"
not aware of or able to respond to something.
"both were in many ways insensitive to painting"

mischievous
mstvs/

adjective
adjective: mischievous
1. 1.
causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.
"mischievous children"
synonyms naughty, bad, badly
: behaved, misbehaving, disobedient, troublesome, vexatious, full of mischief; More
antonyms
well behaved, good
:
2. 2.
(of an action or statement) causing or intended to cause harm or trouble.
"a mischievous allegation for which there is not a shred of evidence"
syno malicious, malevolent, hostile, spiteful, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, il
nym l-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, per
s: nicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory
; More
anto
nym harmless, well intentioned
s:
 chatter
tat/

verb
verb: chatter; 3rd person present: chatters; past tense: chattered; past
participle: chattered; gerund or present participle: chattering
1. 1.
talk informally about unimportant matters.
"she was chattering about her holiday"
o (of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of short, quick high-
pitched sounds.
"parrots chattered in the sunlight"
o (of a person's teeth) click repeatedly together from cold or fear.
"his teeth were chattering"
noun
noun: chatter
1. 1.
informal talk.
"he was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter"
synonyms chat, talk, gossip, chit-chat, chitter-chatter, patter, jabbering, jabber, prattling, pratt
: le, babbling, babble, tittle-tattle, tattle, blathering, blather, blethering, blether, ram
 bling, gibbering; More
o electronic or radio communication, especially between individuals
being monitored by a government agency as a result of suspected involvement
in terrorist activity or espionage.
"officials refused to comment on a news report that the patrols were resumed due to
increased Internet chatter"
2. 2.
a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds.
"the starlings' constant chatter"
o undesirable vibration in a mechanism.
"the wipers should operate without chatter"

deflate
dflet/

verb
past tense: deflated; past participle: deflated
1. 1.
let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object).
"he deflated one of the tyres"
synonyms: let down, empty the air out of, collapse, flatten, void;
puncture
"he deflated one of the tyres"
antonyms: inflate, blow up
o be emptied of air or gas.
"the balloon deflated"
synonyms: go down, collapse, shrink, contract, flatten
"the balloon deflated"
antonyms: inflate, expand
2. 2.
make (someone) suddenly lose confidence or feel dispirited.
 "the news left him feeling utterly deflated"
synony subdue, humble, cow, humiliate, mortify, chasten, chagrin, dispirit, dismay, discoura
ms: ge, dishearten; More
antony
aggrandize
ms:
o reduce the level of (an emotion or feeling).
"her anger was deflated"
3. 3.
ECONOMICS
bring about a general reduction of price levels in (an economy).
"the budget deflated the economy"
synonyms: reduce, slow down, make less active, diminish, lessen, lower; More
antonyms: inflate

dispirited
dsprtd/
adjective
1. having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened.
"she was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family"

sordid
sdd/

adjective
adjective: sordid
1. 1.
involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and
contempt.
"the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"
syn sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, lo
ony w-minded, debased, degenerate, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, despica
ms: ble, discreditable, contemptible, ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, a
bominable, disgusting;
informalsleazoid
"I'm not interested in your sordid little affairs"
anto
nym high-minded, respectable
s:
2. 2.
 dirty or squalid.
"the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading"
syno dirty, filthy, mucky, grimy, muddy, grubby, shabby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, s
nyms meary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, squalid, flea-bitten, slummy;
: More
anto
nyms immaculate
:

squalid
skwld/

adjective
adjective: squalid
1. (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or
neglect.
"the squalid, overcrowded prison"
syno dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, slummy, slum-like, foul, vile, low, poor, sorry, wre
nyms tched, dismal, dingy, miserable, mean, nasty, seedy, shabby, sordid, sleazy, insalubriou
: s, slovenly, repulsive, disgusting; More
anto
nyms clean, pleasant
:
o showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards.
"a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment"
syn improper, sordid, unseemly, unsavoury, sleazy, seedy, seamy, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry,
ony louche, cheap, base, low, low-minded, nasty, debased, degenerate, depraved, corrupt, dis
 ms: honest, dishonourable, disreputable, despicable, discreditable, disgraceful, contemptible,
ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, odious, abominable, disgusting;
informalsleazoid
"a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment"
ant
ony proper, decent
ms:

rebuke

rbjuk/

verb
past tense: rebuked; past participle: rebuked
1. express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or
actions.
"she had rebuked him for drinking too much"
synony reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate
ms: with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull
up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a
piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure; More
antony
praise, compliment, commend
ms: