deride
Day 61Level 2dih-RIED
to mock
to make fun of
Part of Speech: verb
Synonyms:
jeer, mock, insult
Antonyms:
flatter, compliment
Example Sentence:
Most of the experts derided the company's concept of developing a flying car, but the company went ahead and became the first one to develop such a car.
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antithetical
Day 61diametrically opposite
an-tuh-THET-i-cul
diametrically opposite
dupe
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doop
to cheat or deceive
elusive
Day 61evasive
ih-LOO-siv
hard to pin down; cleverly or skillfully evasive
emaciate
Day 61to make thin
ih-MEY-shee-eyt
to make thin and weak
homily
Day 61sermon
HAH-muh-lee
a sermon or morally instructive lecture
iconoclast
Day 61dissenter
ie-KAHN-uh-klaast
one who attacks traditional conventions