reactionary

5 03 2010

Nouns
1. (n.) extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative;
  - an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism;

Adjectives
1. (adj.) far-right, reactionary, reactionist;
  - extremely conservative;


   


preclude

4 03 2010

Verbs
1. (verb) forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent;
  - keep from happening or arising; make impossible;
  - “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”; “Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project”;

2. (verb) close out, preclude, rule out;
  - make impossible, especially beforehand;


   


aspersion

3 03 2010

Nouns
1. (n.) aspersion, slur;
  - a disparaging remark;
  - “in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion”; “it is difficult for a woman to understand a man’s sensitivity to any slur on his virility”;

2. (n.) aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander;
  - an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name;

3. (n.) aspersion, sprinkling;
  - the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare);


   


counterfeit

2 03 2010

Nouns
1. (n.) counterfeit, forgery;
  - a copy that is represented as the original;

Verbs
1. (verb) counterfeit, fake, forge;
  - make a copy of with the intent to deceive;
  - “he faked the signature”; “they counterfeited dollar bills”; “She forged a Green Card”;

Adjectives
1. (adj.) counterfeit, imitative;
  - not genuine; imitating something superior;
  - “counterfeit emotion”; “counterfeit money”; “counterfeit works of art”; “a counterfeit prince”;


   


renovate

1 03 2010

Verbs
1. (verb) renovate, restitute;
  - restore to a previous or better condition;
  - “They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel”;

2. (verb) freshen up, refurbish, renovate;
  - make brighter and prettier;
  - “we refurbished the guest wing”; “My wife wants us to renovate”;

3. (verb) animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify;
  - give new life or energy to;
  - “A hot soup will revive me”; “This will renovate my spirits”; “This treatment repaired my health”;