dis·re·pute Damage to or loss of reputation. Synonyms: discredit. Usage: His shameful actions have brought the family into disrepute. Reference The Free Dictionary — disrepute
Read more →fur·ther·ance The advancement of some enterprise. Synonyms: forwarding, promotion. Usage: We agree to keep our own secret, and to work together in furtherance of our own schemes. Reference The Free Dictionary — furtherance
Read more →e·cho·ic Imitative of natural sounds. Synonyms: imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic. Usage: She used echoic words to describe her sleepless night, which was interrupted by the ticktock of her clock and the meowing of stray cats. Reference The Free Dictionary — echoic
Read more →con·vulse Move or stir about violently. Synonyms: jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss. Usage: As the young girl convulsed on the floor, her mother frantically called for help. Reference The Free Dictionary — convulse
Read more →bum·ble To speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way. Synonyms: stammer, stutter, falter. Usage: He bumbled his way through his speech. Reference The Free Dictionary — bumble
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