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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
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