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28. WPME p. 197

disparage

play down

equivocate

purposely talk in such a way as to be
vague and misleading

titilate

tickle; stimulate pleasurably

adulate

flatter lavishly

prosccribe

prohibit

obviate

make unnecessary

militate

work against

malign

slander

condone

forgive

placate

change hostility to friendliness

Do you normally disparage something you admire?

No

Do you equivocate if you think it unwise to take a definite stand?

yes

Do pleasant things titillate you?

yes

Do emotionally mature people need constant adulation?

no

Is sugar proscribed for diabetics?

yes

Does a substantial fortune obviate financial fears?

yes

Does a worker’s inefficiency often militate against his keeping his job?

yes

Do people enjoy being maligned?

no

Do we generally condone the faults of those we love?

yes

Can you sometimes placate a person by apologizing?

yes

You’ve been asked to take a stand on a certain issue, but you don’t have the courage to
be either definitely for or against.

you equivocate

You spread around an unpleasant story that you know will blacken someone’s reputation.

you malign that person.

Your friend is justifiably angry—you asked him to go to a party with you, ignored him all evening, and then finally left with someone else. What must you do if you wish to
restore the relationship?

you must try to placate him

You virtually worship your therapist. You express your admiration in lavish flattery; you praise her in such excessive terms that she appears devoid of all human frailty.

you adulate her

You are crowding 260 on the scales, so your doctor warns against high-calorie meals, rich desserts, second helpings, excessive carbohydrates, et

the doctor proscribes these foods

Your child Johnnie has smacked the neighbor’s kid—entirely without provocation, you
are forced to admit. But after all, you think, tomorrow the other kid will, with equal

lack of provocation, probably smack Johnnie.

you condone johnnie's behaviour

When your son, understandably expecting praise, mentions the three B’s and two A’s he
earned in his courses, you respond, callously, “Is that the best you can do? What stopped you from getting all A’s?”

you disparage his accomplishment

You have run out of cash and plan to go to the bank to make a withdrawal; then unexpectedly you discover a twenty-dollar bill you secreted in your desk drawer months ago.

your find obviates a trip to the bank

You are the soul of honesty, but unfortunately, you have a sneaky, thievish, sinister look—and no one ever trusts you.

your appearance militates against you

The centerfold of Playboy or Playgirl provides a mild and agreeable stimulation

the centerfold titillates you

change hostility into friendliness

placate

make unnecessary

obviate

belittle

disparage

overlook or forgive a transgression

condone

tickle; delight; stimulate pleasurably

titillate

spread malicious rumors about

malign

purposely use language susceptible of opposite interpretations

equivocate

act to disadvantage of

militate (against)

forbit

proscribe

worship; flatter fulsomely

adulate

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