| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| disinclination |
a feeling of distaste; unwillingness or reluctance. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |