Disprove - verb prove to be false Detractor - noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something Adage - noun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people pitchfork - noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay; verb lift with a pitchfork Turmoil - noun disturbance usually in protest; violent agitation Contend - verb maintain or assert; be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight Revive - verb restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength Abolish - verb do away with erstwhile - adj. belonging to some prior time; adv. at a previous time resent - verb feel bitter or indignant about; wish ill or allow unwillingly viable - adj. capable of life or normal growth and development; capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are consortium - noun an association of companies for some definite purpose squander - verb spend extravagantly; spend thoughtlessly; throw away 240 viewsedited 01:55
