1.tantamount [ TAN-tuh’-mount ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
equivalent in force, significance or effect
2. parsimonious [ pahr-suh’-MOH-nee-uh’ s ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
frugal, stingy, sparing or miserly
3.malign [ muh’-LAHYN ]
[adjective,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr. v.) say wicked things about someone
2. (adj.) evil temperament
2. (adj.) evil temperament
4.disconsolate [ dis-KON-suh’-lit ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. without solace or extremely dejected
2. hopelessly beyond consolation
3. cheerless or unhappy
2. hopelessly beyond consolation
3. cheerless or unhappy
5. advocacy [ AD-vuh’-kuh’-see ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. the act of arguing in favour of or of pleading for
2. the act of pleading or supporting
3. the work of an advocate or the profession
2. the act of pleading or supporting
3. the work of an advocate or the profession