Vocabulary and Synonyms

Dexterous means showing or having skill, especially with the hands. Ingenious is a synonym for clever or skillful.

Shun means to persistently avoid, ignore, or reject someone or something. Avoid is the direct synonym.

Spread means to extend over a large area or to distribute. Disseminate is a formal synonym for spreading information or ideas.

Affirmation means the assertion that something exists or is true. Recognition is the closest synonym in the context of validating or acknowledging something.

Exonerate means to absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing. Pardon is a direct synonym.

Rift means a crack, split, or break in something, often used metaphorically for a disagreement. Dispute is the most appropriate synonym.

A twist involves a distortion or a turning motion. Mutilation implies a severe distortion or damage to a form, making it the closest synonym among the choices.

To avert means to turn away or prevent something from happening. Divert also means to turn something aside or change its course.

To intrude is to enter without invitation or to force one's way in. Breaking in is a common way to describe an intrusion.

Dissent refers to holding or expressing opinions that are at odds with those previously, commonly, or officially held. Disagree is a direct synonym.

A cog is a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge that engage with other cogs to transfer motion. The tooth of a wheel is the literal definition of a cog.

A cistern is a tank for storing water, usually one that is underground or part of a building's plumbing system.

A balm is a fragrant ointment or preparation used to heal or soothe the skin or relieve pain.

Atrophy is the wasting away of a body organ or tissue, typically due to the degeneration of cells.

Cartography is the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting and reproduction.