words dunno VII

Question 1

slander

Answer 1

N: the action of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.

“he is suing the TV network for slander”

V:make false and damaging statements about (someone).

“they were accused of slandering the head of state”

Question 2

quibble

Answer 2

V/ N: a slight objection about a trivial matter.

“the only quibble about this book is the price”

Question 3

sate

Answer 3

V: satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full.

“sate your appetite at the resort’s restaurant”

Question 4

satiate

Answer 4

V: another term for sate.

“he folded up his newspaper, his curiosity satiated”

Question 5

zenith

Answer 5

N: apex, supreme, pinnacle; the time at which something is most powerful or successful.

“under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire reached its zenith of influence”

2. the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.

Question 6

muddle

Answer 6

V: confuse, mix up; bring into a disordered or confusing state.

“I fear he may have muddled the message”

2. mix (a drink) /stir (an ingredient) into a drink.

“muddle the kiwi slices with the sugar”

N: an untidy and disorganized state or collection.

“the finances were in a muddle”

Question 7

prevalent

Answer 7

• A: pervasive;* widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
• The work attitudes are still prevalent in China*

Question 8

Abbot

Answer 8

N: a man who is the head of monks

N: abbotship

Question 9

admiral

Answer 9

A high ranking commander in the navy

Question 10

deity

Answer 10

N: a god

Question 11

excommunicate

Answer 11

N/A/V: officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.

“Martin Luther was excommunicated by the Pope”

“the arrest of excommunicates”

“all violators were to be pronounced excommunicate”

Question 12

ostracize

Answer 12

V: exclude sm from a society or group

being ostracized by his fellow workers felt bad