detraction
Day 22Level 3di-TRAK-shun
verbal attack
the act of belittling the reputation of a person, work etc.
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
slandering, aspersion, calumny
Antonyms:
adulation, admiration, praise
Example Sentence:
Daniel's inexorable detraction of new ideas, made him the least deserving candidate in the presidential election.
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callous
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KAL-uhs
insensitive to others feelings
cognitive
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KOG-ni-tiv
concerned with act of thinking or perceiving
debility
Day 22weakness
dih-BIL-i-tee
weakness; incapacity
diaphanous
Day 22transparent
dy-AF-uh-nus
transparent or gauzy; thin and delecate
diminutive
Day 22small
dih-MIHN-yuh-tihv
small; little; tiny
enigmatic
Day 22mysterious
en-ig-MAT-ik
mysterious