discountenance

Day 41Level 2

dis-KOUN-tn-uhns

disapprove

to embarrass; to disapprove

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

reject, oppose, resist

Antonyms:

approve, sanction, countenance

Example Sentence:

The workers discountenance the ban on tobacco in the state arguing that tobacco industry provides huge employment opportunities.

Related Words

contamination

uh-duhl-tuh-REY-shuhn

making impure in quality; contamination

leniency

KLEH-muhn-see

merciful leniency

aware

KOG-nuh-zuhnt

being fully informed or aware of

quarrelsome

kun-TEN-shuhs

causing argument; quarrelsome

cranky person

kuhr-MUH-juhn

a cranky, bad-tempered person

to depict

dih-LIN-ee-eyt

to describe or explain something in detail