Pronunciation / Part of Speech
Part of speech: MANIPULATE
verb
extremely dry; uninteresting; dull
arid
SIMILAR to: sketch, draw, picture, illustrate
depict
OPPOSITE of: agitated, troubled
serene
Marathon runners need a great deal of ___________ to cover the many miles.
stamina
Where's the stress?
bil low
bil' low
(n) a person who does imitations; (vb) to imitate; to make fun of
mimic
SIMILAR to: assaulter, mugger
assailant
OPPOSITE of: favorable, positive, helpful, beneficial
adverse
What is the ___________ number of questions that can be missed while still getting an 'A' on this test?
maximum
Where's the stress?
con front
con front'
without any good reason or cause, unjustified
groundless
SIMILAR to: shamefaced, meek
sheepish
OPPOSITE of: to smooth out, soothe
ruffle
They need to build a fence that will __________ the swimming pool.
encompass
Where's the stress?
hy po crite
hy' po crite
to force, compel; to restrain, hold back
constrain
SIMILAR to: to work, maneuver, exploit, influence
manipulate
OPPOSITE of: partial, biased, prejudiced
disinterested
There are still many things about outer space that scientists find ________________.
incomprehensible
Where's the stress?
con tem po ra ry
con tem' po ra ry
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person
hypocrite
SIMILAR to: baffling, confusing, bewildering
incomprehensible
OPPOSITE of: to leave out, omit, exclude
encompass
_____________ music is quite different from classical music.
Contemporary