abase :: lower: humiliate
　　
　　abash :: embarrass
　　
　　abdicate :: renounce: give up
　　
　　abhor :: detest
　　
　　abjure :: renounce upon oath
　　
　　abominate :: loathe: hate
　　
　　abrade :: wear away by friction: erode
　　
　　abrogate :: abolish
　　
　　abscond :: depart secretly and hide
　　
　　absolve :: pardon an offense
　　
　　abut :: border upon; adjoin
　　
　　accede :: agree
　　
　　accelerate :: move faster
　　
　　acclimate :: adjust to climate
　　
　　accost :: approach and speak first to a person
　　
　　accoutre :: equip
　　
　　accrue :: come about by addition
　　
　　acknowledge :: recognize: admit
　　
　　actuate :: motivate
　　
　　adapt :: alter: modify
　　
　　adduce :: present as evidence
　　
　　adhere :: stick fast to
　　
　　adjure :: request solemnly
　　
　　admonish :: warn: reprove
　　
　　adulterate :: make impure by mixing with baser substances
　　
　　advert :: refer to
　　
　　advocate :: urge: plead for
　　
　　aggrandize :: increase or intensify
　　
　　agitate :: stir up: disturb
　　
　　alienate :: make hostile: separate
　　
　　allay :: calm: pacify
　　
　　allege :: state without proof
　　
　　alleviate :: relieve
　　
　　allocate :: assign
　　
　　allude :: refer indirectly
　　
　　amalgamate :: combine; unite in one body
　　
　　amass :: collect
　　
　　amble :: move at an easy pace
　　
　　ameliorate :: improve
　　
　　amplify :: enlarge
　　
　　amputate :: cut off part of body; prune
　　
　　anneal :: reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
　　
　　annihilate :: destroy
　　
　　annotate :: comment; make explanatory notes
　　
　　annul :: make void
　　
　　appease :: pacify; soothe
　　
　　append :: attach
　　
　　appraise :: estimate value of
　　
　　apprehend :: arrest a criminal; dread; perceive
　　
　　apprise :: inform
　　
　　arraign :: charge in court; indict
　　
　　arrogate :: claim without reasonable grounds
　　
　　ascertain :: find out for certain
　　
　　ascribe :: refer; attribute; assign
　　
　　assail :: assault
　　
　　assay :: analyze; evaluate
　　
　　asseverate :: make a positive statement or solemn declaration
　　
　　assimilate :: absorb; cause to become homogeneous
　　
　　assuage :: ease; lessen pain
　　
　　attenuate :: make thin; weaken
　　
　　attest :: testify; bear witness
　　
　　augment :: increase
　　
　　authenticate :: prove genuine
　　
　　aver :: state confidently
　　
　　avouch :: affirm; proclaim
　　
　　avow :: declare openly
　　
　　babble :: chatter idly
　　
　　badger :: pester; annoy
　　
　　baffle :: frustrate; perplex
　　
　　balk :: foil
　　
　　bate :: let down; restrain
　　
　　batten :: grow fat; thrive upon others
　　
　　bedizen :: dress with vulgar finery
　　
　　bedraggle :: wet thoroughly
　　
　　beguile :: delude; cheat; amuse
　　
　　behoove :: suited to; incumbent upon
　　
　　belabor :: beat soundly; assail verbally
　　
　　beleaguer :: besiege
　　
　　belittle :: disparage; depreciate
　　
　　berate :: scold strongly
　　
　　besmirch :: soil; defile
　　
　　bestow :: confer
　　
　　betroth :: become engaged to marry
　　
　　blanch :: bleach; whiten
　　
　　blazon :: decorate with an heraldic coat of arms
　　
　　bode :: foreshadow; portend
　　
　　bolster :: support; prop up
　　
　　bowdlerize :: expurgate
　　
　　broach :: open up
　　
　　bungle :: spoil by clumsy behavior
　　
　　burgeon :: grow forth; send out buds
　　
　　burlesque :: give an imitation that ridicules
　　
　　burnish :: make shiny by rubbing; polish
　　
　　cajole :: coax; wheedle
　　
　　calumniate :: slander
　　
　　canvass :: determine votes, etc.
　　
　　caparison :: put showy ornamentation on a horse
　　
　　capitulate :: surrender
　　
　　castigate :: punish
　　
　　cauterize :: burn with hot iron or caustic
　　
　　cavil :: make frivolous objections
　　
　　cede :: transfer; yield title to
　　
　　censure :: blame; criticize
　　
　　chafe :: warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing
　　
　　champ :: chew noisily
　　
　　chastise :: punish
　　
　　chide :: scold
　　
　　circumscribe :: limit; confine
　　
　　circumvent :: outwit; baffle
　　
　　cite :: quote; commend
　　
　　clamber :: climb by crawling
　　
　　cleave :: split asunder
　　
　　coalesce :: combine; fuse
　　
　　coerce :: force; repress
　　
　　cogitate :: think over
　　
　　cohere :: stick together
　　
　　collaborate :: work together
　　
　　collate :: examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
　　
　　commandeer :: to draft for military purpose; to take for public use
　　
　　commiserate :: feel or express pity or sympathy for
　　
　　comport :: bear one’s self; behave
　　
　　compromise :: adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of
　　
　　compute :: reckon; calculate
　　
　　concatenate :: link as in a chain
　　
　　conciliate :: pacify; win over
　　
　　concoct :: prepare by combining; make up in concert
　　
　　condescend :: bestow courtesies with a superior air
　　
　　condole :: express sympathetic sorrow
　　
　　condone :: overlook; forgive
　　
　　confiscate :: seize; commandeer
　　
　　congeal :: freeze; coagulate
　　
　　consecrate :: dedicate; sanctify
　　
　　consort :: associate with
　　
　　construe :: explain; interpret
　　
　　contaminate :: pollute
　　
　　contemn :: regard with contempt; disregard
　　
　　contravene :: contradict; infringe on
　　
　　controvert :: oppose with arguments; contradict
　　
　　convene :: assemble
　　
　　convoke :: call together
　　
　　corroborate :: confirm
　　
　　coruscate :: glitter; scintillate
　　
　　countermand :: cancel; revoke
　　
　　cower :: shrink quivering, as from fear
　　
　　cozen :: cheat; hoodwink; swindle
　　
　　cull :: pick out; reject
　　
　　curry :: dress; treat leather; seek favor
　　
　　curtail :: shorten; reduce
　　
　　dally :: triffle with; procrastinate
　　
　　daunt :: intimidate
　　
　　dawdle :: loiter; waste time
　　
　　debase :: reduce to lower state
　　
　　debauch :: corrupt; make intemperate
　　
　　debilitate :: weaken; enfeeble
　　
　　decant :: pour off gently
　　
　　decimate :: kill, usually one out of ten
　　
　　decry :: disparage
　　
　　defalcate :: misuse money held in trust
　　
　　defile :: pollute; profane
　　
　　deflect :: turn aside
　　
　　deign :: condescend
　　
　　delete :: erase; strike out
　　
　　delude :: deceive
　　
　　demean :: degrade; humiliate
　　
　　demur :: delay; object
　　
　　denigrate :: blacken
　　
　　depict :: portray
　　
　　depilate :: remove hair
　　
　　deplete :: reduce; exhaust
　　
　　deploy :: bring (forces, arguments, etc.) into effective action
　　
　　deprecate :: disapprove regretfully
　　
　　depreciate :: lessen in value
　　
　　deride :: scoff at
　　
　　descant :: discuss fully
　　
　　descry :: catch sight of
　　
　　desecrate :: profane; violate the sanctity of
　　
　　desiccate :: dry up
　　
　　despise :: scorn
　　
　　despoil :: plunder
　　
　　deviate :: turn away from
　　
　　devolve :: deputize; pass to others
　　
　　dilate :: expand
　　
　　disabuse :: correct a false impression; undeceive
　　
　　disclaim :: disown; renounce claim to
　　
　　discomfit :: put to rout; defeat; disconcert
　　
　　disconcert :: confuse; upset; embarrass
　　
　　disdain :: treat with scorn or contempt
　　
　　disgruntle :: make discontented
　　
　　dismember :: cut into small parts
　　
　　disparage :: belittle
　　
　　disport :: amuse
　　
　　dissemble :: disguise; pretend
　　
　　disseminate :: scatter like seeds
　　
　　dissimulate :: pretend; conceal by feigning
　　
　　dissipate :: squander
　　
　　dissuade :: advise against
　　
　　distend :: expand; swell out
　　
　　diverge :: vary; go in different directions from the same point
　　
　　divest :: strip; deprive
　　
　　divulge :: reveal
　　
　　doff :: take off
　　
　　edify :: instruct; correct morally
　　
　　educe :: draw forth; elicit
　　
　　efface :: rub out
　　
　　effervesce :: bubble over; show excitement
　　
　　elicit :: draw out by discussion
　　
　　elucidate :: explain; enlighten
　　
　　emanate :: issue forth
　　
　　emancipate :: set free
　　
　　embellish :: adorn
　　
　　emblazon :: deck in brilliant colors
　　
　　embroil :: throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle
　　
　　emend :: correct; correct by a critic
　　
　　emulate :: rival; imitate
　　
　　encompass :: surround
　　
　　encumber :: burden
　　
　　endue :: provide with some quality; endow
　　
　　energize :: invigorate; make forceful and active
　　
　　enervate :: weaken
　　
　　engender :: cause; produce
　　
　　engross :: occupy fully
　　
　　enhance :: advance; improve
　　
　　enjoin :: command; order; forbid
　　
　　enrapture :: please intensely
　　
　　ensconce :: settle comfortably
　　
　　ensue :: follow
　　
　　enthrall :: capture; enslave
　　
　　environ :: enclose; surround
　　
　　equivocate :: lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
　　
　　erode :: eat away
　　
　　eschew :: avoid
　　
　　evince :: show clearly
　　
　　eviscerate :: disembowel; remove entrails
　　
　　evoke :: call forth
　　
　　exacerbate :: worsen; embitter
　　
　　exasperate :: vex
　　
　　excoriate :: flay; abrade
　　
　　exculpate :: clear from blame
　　
　　execrate :: curse; express abhorrence for
　　
　　exhort :: urge
　　
　　exhume :: dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
　　
　　exonerate :: acquit; exculpate
　　
　　exorcise :: drive out evil spirits
　　
　　expatiate :: talk at length
　　
　　expiate :: make amends for a sin
　　
　　expunge :: cancel; remove
　　
　　expurgate :: clean; remove offensive parts of a book
　　
　　extenuate :: weaken mitigate
　　
　　extirpate :: root up
　　
　　extol :: praise; glorify
　　
　　extort :: wring from; get money by threats, etc.
　　
　　extricate :: free; disentangle
　　
　　extrude :: force or push out
　　
　　exude :: discharge; give forth
　　
　　fabricate :: build; lie
　　
　　facilitate :: make less difficult
　　
　　feign :: pretend
　　
　　ferret :: drive or hunt out of hiding
　　
　　fester :: generate pus
　　
　　fete :: honor at a festival
　　
　　fetter :: shackle
　　
　　filch :: steal
　　
　　flagellate :: flog; whip
　　
　　flail :: thresh grain by hand; strike or slap
　　
　　flaunt :: display ostentatiously
　　
　　flay :: strip off skin; plunder
　　
　　fleck :: spot
　　
　　flinch :: hesitate; shrink
　　
　　flout :: reject; mock
　　
　　fluster :: confuse
　　
　　foist :: insert improperly; palm off
　　
　　foment :: stir up; instigate
　　
　　foster :: rear; encourage
　　
　　fritter :: waste
　　
　　fructify :: bear fruit
　　
　　frustrate :: thwart; defeat
　　
　　fulminate :: thunder; explode
　　
　　gainsay :: deny
　　
　　galvanize :: stimulate by shock; stir up
　　
　　gambol :: skip; leap playfully
　　
　　gape :: open widely
　　
　　garner :: gather; store up
　　
　　garnish :: decorate
　　
　　genuflect :: bend the knee as in worship
　　
　　germinate :: cause to sprout; sprout
　　
　　gerrymander :: change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
　　
　　gestate :: evolve, as in prenatal growth
　　
　　gibber :: speak foolishly
　　
　　gibe :: mock
　　
　　glaze :: cover with a thin and shiny surface
　　
　　glean :: gather leavings
　　
　　gloat :: express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
　　
　　glut :: overstock; fill to excess
　　
　　goad :: urge on
　　
　　gorge :: stuff oneself
　　
　　gouge :: tear out
　　
　　grovel :: crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
　　
　　harrow :: break up ground after plowing; torture
　　
　　harry :: raid
　　
　　hew :: cut to pieces with ax or sword
　　
　　hibernate :: sleep throughout the winter
　　
　　hoodwink :: deceive; delude
　　
　　hypothecate :: mortgage; pledge as security
　　
　　imbibe :: drink in
　　
　　imbrue :: drench, stain, especially with blood
　　
　　imbue :: saturate; fill
　　
　　immolate :: offer as a sacrifice
　　
　　immure :: imprison; shut up in confinement
　　
　　impair :: worsen; diminish in value
　　
　　impale :: pierce
　　
　　impeach :: charge with crime in office; indict
　　
　　implement :: supply what is needed; furnish with tools
　　
　　imply :: suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
　　
　　importune :: beg earnestly
　　
　　imprecate :: curse; pray that evil will befall
　　
　　improvise :: compose on the spur of the moment
　　
　　impugn :: doubt; challenge; gainsay
　　
　　impute :: attribute; ascribe
　　
　　incapacitate :: disable
　　
　　incarcerate :: imprison
　　
　　incarnadine :: stain crimson or blood-color
　　
　　incite :: arouse to action
　　
　　incriminate :: accuse
　　
　　incubate :: hatch; scheme
　　
　　inculcate :: teach
　　
　　indemnify :: make secure against loss; compensate for loss
　　
　　indenture :: bind as servant or apprentice to master
　　
　　indict :: charge
　　
　　indite :: write; compose
　　
　　infer :: deduce; conclude
　　
　　infringe :: violate; encroach
　　
　　ingratiate :: become popular with
　　
　　inhibit :: prohibit; restrain
　　
　　insinuate :: hint; imply
　　
　　instigate :: urge; start; provoke
　　
　　integrate :: make whole; combine; make into one unit
　　
　　inter :: bury
　　
　　interdict :: prohibit; forbid
　　
　　intimate :: hint
　　
　　intrude :: trespass; enter as an uninvited person
　　
　　inundate :: overflow; flood
　　
　　invalidate :: weaken; destroy
　　
　　inveigh :: denounce; utter censure or invective
　　
　　inveigle :: lead astray; wheedle
　　
　　iterate :: utter a second time; repeat
　　
　　jettison :: throw overboard
　　
　　lacerate :: mangle; tear
　　
　　lampoon :: ridicule
　　
　　languish :: lose animation; lose strength
　　
　　lave :: wash
　　
　　limn :: portray; describe vividly
　　
　　liquidate :: settle accounts; clear up
　　
　　loathe :: detest
　　
　　lope :: gallop slowly
　　
　　macerate :: waste away
　　
　　maim :: mutilate; injure
　　
　　malign :: speak evil of; defame
　　
　　manipulate :: operate with the hands
　　
　　manumit :: emancipate; free from bondage
　　
　　masticate :: chew
　　
　　maunder :: talk incoherently; utter drivel
　　
　　meander :: to wind or turn in its course
　　
　　mediate :: settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
　　
　　memorialize :: commemorate
　　
　　mesmerize :: hypnotize
　　
　　mete :: measure; distribute
　　
　　militate :: work against
　　
　　mitigate :: appease
　　
　　mollify :: soothe
　　
　　molt :: shed or cast off hair or feathers
　　
　　mortify :: humiliate; punish the flesh
　　
　　muddle :: confuse; mix up
　　
　　mulct :: defraud a person of something
　　
　　muse :: ponder
　　
　　mutilate :: maim
　　
　　nauseate :: cause to become sick; fill with disgust
　　
　　nettle :: annoy; vex
　　
　　nonplus :: bring to a halt by confusion
　　
　　nurture :: bring up; feed; educate
　　
　　obfuscate :: confuse; muddle
　　
　　objurgate :: scold; rebuke severely
　　
　　obliterate :: destroy completely
　　
　　obtrude :: push into prominence
　　
　　obviate :: make unnecessary; get rid of
　　
　　ogle :: glance coquettishly at; make eyes at
　　
　　oscillate :: vibrate pendulumlike; waver
　　
　　ossify :: change or harden into bone
　　
　　ostracize :: exclude from public favor; ban
　　
　　palliate :: ease pain; make less guilty of offensive
　　
　　palpitate :: throb; flutter
　　
　　pander :: cater to the low desires of others
　　
　　paraphrase :: restate a passage in one’s own words while retaining thought of author
　　
　　parry :: ward off a blow
　　
　　peculate :: steal; embezzle
　　
　　permeate :: pass through; spread
　　
　　perpetrate :: commit an offense
　　
　　perturb :: disturb greatly
　　
　　petrify :: turn to stone
　　
　　philander :: make love lightly; flirt
　　
　　pillage :: plunder
　　
　　pillory :: punish by placing in a wooden frame and subjecting to ridicule
　　
　　pinion :: restrain
　　
　　placate :: pacify; conciliate
　　
　　pommel :: beat
　　
　　portend :: foretell; presage
　　
　　prate :: speak foolishly; boast idly
　　
　　prattle :: babble
　　
　　precipitate :: throw headlong; hasten
　　
　　preclude :: make impossible; eliminate
　　
　　preempt :: appropriate beforehand
　　
　　preponderate :: be superior in power; outweigh
　　
　　presage :: foretell
　　
　　prevaricate :: lie
　　
　　probe :: explore with tools
　　
　　procrastinate :: postpone; delay
　　
　　profane :: violate; desecrate
　　
　　prognosticate :: predict
　　
　　promulgate :: make known by official proclamation or publication
　　
　　propagate :: multiply; spread
　　
　　propitiate :: appease
　　
　　propound :: put forth for analysis
　　
　　prorogue :: dismiss parliament; end officially
　　
　　proscribe :: ostracize; banish; outlaw
　　
　　proselytize :: convert to a religion or belief
　　
　　prostrate :: stretch out full on ground
　　
　　protract :: prolong
　　
　　protrude :: stick out
　　
　　pulsate :: throb
　　
　　purge :: clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges
　　
　　purloin :: steal
　　
　　quaff :: drink with relish
　　
　　quail :: cower; lose heart
　　
　　quell :: put down; quiet
　　
　　quibble :: equivocate; play on words
　　
　　ramify :: divide into branches or subdivisions
　　
　　rant :: rave; speak bombastically
　　
　　rationalize :: reason; justify an improper act
　　
　　ravage :: plunder; despoil
　　
　　raze :: destroy completely
　　
　　recant :: repudiate; withdraw previous statement
　　
　　recapitulate :: summarize
　　
　　reciprocate :: repay in kind
　　
　　reconcile :: make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies
　　
　　rectify :: correct
　　
　　recuperate :: recover
　　
　　reek :: emit odor
　　
　　refurbish :: renovate; make bright by polishing
　　
　　regale :: entertain
　　
　　rehabilitate :: restore to proper condition
　　
　　reimburse :: repay
　　
　　reiterate :: repeat
　　
　　rejuvenate :: make young again
　　
　　relegate :: banish; consign to inferior position
　　
　　relinquish :: abandon
　　
　　relish :: savor; enjoy
　　
　　remonstrate :: protest
　　
　　rend :: split; tear apart
　　
　　render :: deliver; provide; represent
　　
　　renounce :: abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate
　　
　　renovate :: restore to good condition; renew
　　
　　replenish :: fill up again
　　
　　reprimand :: reprove severely
　　
　　reprove :: censure; rebuke
　　
　　repudiate :: disown; disavow
　　
　　requite :: repay; revenge
　　
　　rescind :: cancel
　　
　　resuscitate :: revive
　　
　　retaliate :: repay in kind usually for bad treatment
　　
　　retrieve :: recover; find and bring in
　　
　　reverberate :: echo; resound
　　
　　revile :: slander; vilify
　　
　　ruminate :: chew the cud; ponder
　　
　　rummage :: ransack; thoroughly search
　　
　　rusticate :: banish to the country; dwell in the country
　　
　　salvage :: rescue from loss
　　
　　sate :: satisfy to the full; cloy
　　
　　satiate :: surfeit; satisfy fully
　　
　　saturate :: soak
　　
　　saunter :: stroll slowly
　　
　　savor :: have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
　　
　　scarify :: make slight incisions in; scratch
　　
　　scintillate :: sparkle; flash
　　
　　scuttle :: sink
　　
　　seethe :: be disturbed; boil
　　
　　sequester :: retire from public life; segregate; seclude
　　
　　shackle :: chain; fetter
　　
　　sheathe :: place into a case
　　
　　shimmer :: glimmer intermittently
　　
　　simulate :: feign
　　
　　skimp :: provide scantily; live very economically
　　
　　skulk :: move furtively and secretly
　　
　　slake :: quench; sate
　　
　　slither :: slip or slide
　　
　　slough :: cast off
　　
　　spawn :: lay eggs
　　
　　squander :: waste
　　
　　stanch :: check flow of blood
　　
　　stigmatize :: brand; mark as wicked
　　
　　stultify :: cause to appear foolish or inconsistent
　　
　　stymie :: present an obstacle; stump
　　
　　subjugate :: conquer; bring under control
　　
　　sublimate :: refine; purify
　　
　　substantiate :: verify; support
　　
　　suffuse :: spread over
　　
　　sully :: tarnish; soil
　　
　　sunder :: separate; part
　　
　　superimpose :: place over something else
　　
　　supersede :: cause to be set aside; replace
　　
　　supplicate :: petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
　　
　　suppurate :: create pus
　　
　　surfeit :: cloy; overfeed
　　
　　surmise :: guess
　　
　　swathe :: wrap around; bandage
　　
　　swelter :: be oppressed by heat
　　
　　tantalize :: tease; torture with disappointment
　　
　　temporize :: avoid committing oneself; gain time
　　
　　tether :: tie with a rope
　　
　　throttle :: strangle
　　
　　thwart :: baffle; frustrate
　　
　　tipple :: drink alcoholic beverages frequently
　　
　　titillate :: tickle
　　
　　toady :: flatter for favors
　　
　　traduce :: expose to slander
　　
　　transcend :: exceed; surpass
　　
　　transcribe :: copy
　　
　　transmute :: change; convert to something different
　　
　　transpire :: exhale; become known; happen
　　
　　traverse :: go through or across
　　
　　trek :: travel; migrate
　　
　　truckle :: curry favor; act in an obsequious way
　　
　　truncate :: cut the top off
　　
　　undulate :: move with a wavelike motion
　　
　　unearth :: dig up
　　
　　upbraid :: scold; reproach
　　
　　validate :: confirm; ratify
　　
　　veer :: change in direction
　　
　　vegetate :: live in a monotonous way
　　
　　venerate :: revere
　　
　　vent :: express; utter
　　
　　vie :: contend; compete
　　
　　vilify :: slander
　　
　　vindicate :: clear of charges
　　
　　vitiate :: spoil the effect of; make inoperative
　　
　　vouchsafe :: grant condescendingly; guarantee
　　
　　waive :: give up temporarily; yield
　　
　　wane :: grow gradually smaller
　　
　　welter :: wallow
　　
　　wheedle :: cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
　　
　　whet :: sharpen; stimulate
　　
　　wreak :: inflict
　　
　　wrest :: pull away; take by violence

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