ATV 22-30

Dissent (v)

to differ in opinion, to withhold assent

Surmount (v)

to surpass in quality or attainment; to prevail over, overcome; to reach

Usurp (v)

to take possession of without legal claim; to seize and hold (as in office, place or powers) in possession by force or without right

Candid (adj)

marked by honest, sincere expression; marked by sincerity and honesty; blunt

Derisive (adi)

using ridicule or scorn to show contempt

Ebullient (adj)

boiling, agitated; characterized by ebullience (lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings)

Articulate (v)

to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity; to give clarity or distinction to

Daunt (v)

to lessen the courage of, subdue

Embroil (v)

to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife; to throw into confusion, complicate

Evasive (adj)

avoiding a direct answer; acting elusively

Fatalistic (adj)

believing that events are fixed in advance and humans are unable to change them

Fervent (adj)

exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

Rectify (v)

to set right; to correct by removing errors

Revile (v)

to subject to verbal abuse; to use abusive language

Annihilate (v)

to reduce to nothing; to nullify; to destroy

Untenable (adi)

not able to be defended

Incredulous (adj)

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true; skeptical

Indignant (adj)

filled with anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Denounce (v)

to pronounce (especially publically) to be blameworthy or evil; to accuse

Exonerate (v)

to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate

Spurn (v)

to reject with disdain; scorn

Stolid (adj)

showing few emotions; impassive

Insolent (adj)

insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct; exhibiting boldness or effrontery; impudent

Reticent (adi)

inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech;reserved