envenom

Day 41Level 1

en-VEN-uhm

embitter

to cause bitterness and bad feeling; make poisonous

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

antagonize, embitter, contaminate

Example Sentence:

If the Armenian bill is given expected approval it will envenom already badly-strained relations with Turkey.

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