v. to challenge; to disprove; to prove false condone inveigh extirpate refute
v. to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; to slander waive attribute writhe calumniate
v. to refer indirectly to something; to hint prognosticate abridge allude mimic
n. hostility; malevolence dilettante malice felicity construction
v. to drive away; to scatter; to lessen dispel conjecture abash paraphrase
v. to free from guilt; to declare innocent masquerade scrutinize inveigh exculpate
v. to reject; to renounce; to abandon; to give up ingratiate nettle hail abdicate
v. to throw goods overboard to lighten a vehicle; to discard; to get rid of vaunt instigate jettison accelerate
v. differ in opinion; to dispute; to differ; to oppose dissent low expurgate jibe
v. to catch; to anticipate; to arrest; to understand; to conceive deprecate divulge apprehend hoax