Vocabulary Word
Word: libel
Definition: defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
Definition: defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
More Vocab Words
::: tribute - tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to::: voracious - ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader
::: dissipate - squander; waste foolishly; scatter
::: tessellated - mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern
::: travail - strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth
::: amicable - peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
::: expunge - cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
::: irrefutable - indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
::: parity - equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate
::: stanch - stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound
