Friday, January 5, 2018

Defame

Defame  - 

bad-mouth, denigrate, discredit, 
disgrace, dishonor, disparage, 
malign, smear




Old:

The girls were making bad mouth comments about Jennifer.

New:

The girls were making defamatory comments about Jennifer.




Defamatory
Defamation


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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Collaborate

Collaborate  - 

Work together,  join up with, 
to do business with.



Old:

Her explanation was a little unclear.

New:

Her explanation was a little ambiguous.  



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Maliciously

Maliciously  - 

Evil, awful, mean


Old:

Santa Claus would never do anything that evil!

New:

Santa Claus would never do anything that malicious!



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Repulsive

Repulsive  - 

abominable, creepy, distasteful, 
foul, gross, hideous, horrid,  
nasty, nauseating, obnoxious, 
revolting, sickening, sleazy, ugly,


Old:

Uuuugh, his breath was sickening!

New:

Uuuugh, his breath was repulsive!



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Delusional

Delusional  - 

having false or 
unrealistic beliefs or opinions:



Old:

He has this false, crazy belief that he is Superman!



New:

If he believes he's Superman, he's seriously delusional!



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Exuberant

Exuberant  - 

animated,  bouncy,  cheerful, chipper,  
effervescent, elated,  excited, 
exhilarated, high-spirited, 
lively,  passionate,  spirited, 
vigorous, vivacious


Old:

Mike was very excited about his new  job!

New:

Mike was exuberant about his new  job!



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Demeanor

Demeanor  - 

Attitude, Behavior, disposition




Old:

He has such a pleasant attitude, he's always smiling!


New:

He has such a pleasant demeanor, he's always smiling!



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