/'dɛprɪkeɪt/ v. Syn. belittle (抗议,蔑视) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy, Miss Post must deprecate the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
/ɪk'stɔl/ v. Syn. praise; glorify (赞美) praise highly; glorify; celebrate In his speech, the president will extol the astronauts, calling them the pioneers of the Space Age.
/fə'leɪʃəs/ a. Syn. false; deceptive (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive Paradoxically, fallacious reasoning does not always yield erroneous results: even though your logic may be faulty, the answer you get may nevertheless be correct.