Aquit

(v) to daclare not guilty, free from blam, discharge;to conduct or bahave oneself

Now that we have proof of their innocenc,we can aquit them of all charges.

syn:exonerate, dismiss

ant:convict, declare guilty

Deem

(N) to think, believe, to conside, have an opinion

most people deem it is a wise plan to set aside sivings for the future.

syn: judge, regard

Devastate

(V) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins

Failure or harsh criticism can devastate a person who has shaky self-esteem

syn; wreck, desolate

ant; develope, improve

Discredit

(V) to throw doubt upon,cause to be distrusted;to damage in reputation; (n) a loss or lack of belief,confedance, or reputation

We have gathered a considerable amount of evidence to discredit her story.

Both parents and students felt strongly that the cheating scandal was a discredit to the school.

syn: disparage

ant: confirm, corroborate, bolster

Elusive

(adj) difficult to catch or hol; hard to explain or understand

According to legend Zorro, the Mexican character, was too elusive for local police to capture.

SYN: slippery, wily, fleeting, puzling, baffling

Generate

(v) to bring into existence; to be the cause of 

Solar power uses the energy of the sun to generate electricity.

SYN:create,produce,beget,cause

ANT:end,terminate,extinguish,stifle

Idolize

(v) to worship as an idol, make and idol of;love very much

Teens who idolize a movie star may repeatedly see the ssame movie featuring that actor or actress.

SYN: adore, revere

ANT: despise, scorn, disdain, detest

Ingratitude

(N) a lack of thankfulness

Hosts that make an effort to please their guestsare apt to being hurt by ingratitude

SYN:thanklessness, ungratefulness

ANT: thankfulness, gratefulness, recognition

Keepsake

(N) something kept in momory of a giver; a souvenir

Before my grandmother died, she made a special quiltas a keepsake of her love.

SYN:reminder, momento 

Mortal

(N) a being that eventually must die(ADJ) of or relating to such a being;causing death, fatal, possible, conceivable

In mythology of many cultures, a heavenly go can come down to Earth and act las a mortal

The soldier was the only one in her battlion to suffer a mortal injury.

SYN:human, fleeting, extreme

ANT: a god, undying, everlasting, eternal, divine

Ovation

(n) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause

the audience gave the dancer a standing ovation after his impressive preformance

SYN: cheers, bravos, hurrahs

ANT: boos, jeers

Petty

(ADJ) unimportant, trival;narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor

You say may complaint is petty to me it is an issue of great importance.

SYN: insignifigant, piddling

ANT: important, major, signifigant, weighty

Plight

(N) in a sorry condition or state(V)to pledge, promise solemnly

The plight of the homeless upsetsmany concerned citizens

Wedding guests watched the bride and groom plight their undying love.

Repent

(V) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do

As people grow older and gain more maturity, some of them come to repent their youthful mistakes.

SYN: regret

ANT: rejoice over

Reverie

(N) a daydream; the condition of being lost in a thought

My boss interupted my deep and pleasent reverie by reminding me about our deadline

SYN:fantasy, meditation

Revocation

(N) an act or instance of calling backan annulment cancelation

His failureto complete the job according to schedule led to a revocation of his contract.

SYN: repeal, withdrawl

ANT: radification, confrimation

Scan

(v) to examine qiuckly but thoroughly; to analyze the rythm of a poem(N) an examination

Le's scan the list to see the finishing times of each marathon runner.

The doctor did a bome scan to discover the location of each fracture

SYN: study, glance at, skim, survey

Strand

(N) a beach or a shore, wirre, hair, ect.;(V) t odrive or to run aground; leabe in a hopeless condition.

We asked the waiter to take back the soup when we discovered a strand of hair in it.

I don't want to be the third out in the inning and strand two base runners.

SYN: fiber, thread, abandon, maroon

ANT: rescue, save

Strife

(N) bitter disagreement; fighting ,struggle

The experienced senator from South Carolina was a veteran of political strife.

SYN: conflict, discord, turmoil

ANT: remain, upright, establish, set up

Topple

(V) to fall foward; to overturn, bring the downfall of 

The trains that rumble past our apartment often cause books to topple from the shelves.

SYN: unseat, upset, tumble

ANT: remain, upright, establish, set up