5th box -Flashcards

(adj.) to be dull or spiritless; not animated, not endowed with life; The boy nagged his father for a real puppy, not some inanimate stuffed animal.

(n.) spirit, courage, ardor; He proved he had the mettle to make it through basic training.

(v.) to belittle; undervalue; to discredit; After she fired him she realized that she had disparaged the value of his assistance. The lawyer will attempt to disparage the testimony of the witness.

(n.) an outcast; The pariah of the group sat by himself under the tree.