Vocabulary Flashcards: Beneficent to Verbose - Definitions and Usage

Provocative

causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Endorse

declare one's public approval or support of

Characterize

describe the distinctive nature or features of

Foster

encourage or promote the development of

Speculative

engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge

Beneficent

generous or doing good

Discerning

having or showing good judgment

Proliferate

increase rapidly in numbers; multiply

Diminish

make or become less

Substantiate

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Advocate

publicly recommend or support

Disparage

regard or represent as being of little worth; belittle

Negligible

so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant

Prosperous

successful in material terms; flourishing financially

Verbose

using or expressed in more words than are needed