Advocate - support
Rita failed to advocate her ideas with proper statistics
Brusque - blunt; abrupt
Sameer's brusque remark annoyed Richa
Defoliate - cause leaves to fall off
Termite attack defoliated the Mango tree
Espouse - promote; take up; support
We need to espouse the campaign against the deadly AIDS
Hone - sharpen; increase; whet
Trisha honed her skills in C over the weekend to top the monthly exam
Lax - careless; not strict
Some rules were laxed citing low attendance in the NSS camps
Obviate - avoid; make unnecessary
We shouldn't obviate our family traditions under peer pressure
Poseur - someone who puts on an act
Ramesh is a good poseur
Riddled - full of (usually full of holes)
Its really difficult to drive on riddled Indian roads.
Torpid - inactive; lazy ; stagnant
Torpid members will be disqualified
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