Name the Word
Escalate, grow stronger
Intensify
What word works best in the blank:
The college had specific _________ for the applicants.
criteria
Credibility
The quality of being trusted or believed in
Justify
Show or prove to be right or reasonable
Example of Mis-
Mistake, Mispronounce, Misspell, etc.
An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
Grimace
He tried to ___________ his behavior, but he couldn't.
Justify
Grimace
An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
Audacity
Willingness to take bold risks
Example of Pre-
Prescribe, preview, etc.
Something, typically money, awarded to someone.
Compensation
What word works best in the blank?
After they were finished, they _________ the fire.
stifled
Stifle
Unable to breathe properly, suffocate
Criteria
A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
Meaning of Pre-
Before
Willingness to take bold risks
Audacity
She was _______________ when she scolded the children for lying because she lied too.
hypocritical
Intensify
Escalate, grow stronger
Resignation
Act of retiring or giving up a position
Meaning of Mis-
Wrongly
Act of retiring or giving up a position
Resignation
The scandal undermined her _______________ as an honest politician.
credibility
Compensation
Something, typically money, awarded to someone
Hypocritical
Characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel; to say one thing and do the opposite
Meaning of Port-
To carry