belie

Day 24Level 2

bih-LYE

contradict

to give a false impression of ; to misrepresent

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

disprove, negate, contradict

Antonyms:

prove

Example Sentence:

Her energy and youthful looks belie her fifty years.

Related Words

endure, remain

uh-BAHYD

to endure; to remain

hostility

aan-TIH-puh-thee

hostility; a strong feeling of dislike

blunt

bruhsk

rough and abrupt in manner

frank

KAAN-did

frank; honest in speech

council

KAW-kuhs

a group of people of similar interests in an organization

closing a debate

KLOH-cher

a method of closing a debate by voting