besmirch ～を中傷する
dexterity 器用さ、抜け目なさ
With dexterity he thwarted the pugnacious and belligerent adversary.
＊pugnacious けんか早い
repugnant とても嫌な、不快な
The sight of the corpse was repugnant to the squeamish onlookers.
adulation お世辞、賛美
vehemently 激しく、熱烈に
He objected vehemently to a vote taking place in the absence of a quorum.
sordid 汚い
pernicious ひどく有害な
perfidious 不誠実な
They made an effigy of their perfidious enemy.
ingratiate 取り入る、機嫌をとる
Under the aegis of a zealous campaign manager, the candidate was able to ingratiate herself into the heart of the public.
surreptitious 内密の
ignominious 不名誉な
There was bedlam as the favored team went down to ignominious defeat at the hands of the underdog.