Ged Basic Vocabulary

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absolve

Back 1

free from guilt (for a crime)

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accede

Back 2

agree to (a request)

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accelerate

Back 3

speed up

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adjourn

Back 4

put off to a later time (a meeting)

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advocate

Back 5

act in support of (revolution)

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allege

Back 6

clain

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allot

Back 7

assign (a share)

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allude

Back 8

refer to (a book)

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alter

Back 9

change

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assent

Back 10

agree

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atone

Back 11

make up for (a sin)

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augment

Back 12

add to

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avert

Back 13

prevent

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ban

Back 14

forbid

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bar

Back 15

exclude

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cede

Back 16

give up (territory)

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chatise

Back 17

punish

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cite

Back 18

mention in order to prove something

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coerce

Back 19

force

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collaborate

Back 20

work with someone

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commend

Back 21

praise

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concur

Back 22

agree

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curtail

Back 23

cut short or reduce

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deduce

Back 24

draw a conclusion from given facts

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deen

Back 25

consider

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defer

Back 26

postpone

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delete

Back 27

remove or erase (a word)

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deplore

Back 28

regret

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deprive

Back 29

keep someone from having or getting something

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despise

Back 30

scorn

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detain

Back 31

delay temporarily

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detect

Back 32

uncover something that is not obvious

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detest

Back 33

hate

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detract

Back 34

take away fromm

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devour

Back 35

eat greedily

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digress

Back 36

depart from the subject under consideration

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dilute

Back 37

weaken by adding something less strong (a mixture)

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disintegrate

Back 38

fall apart

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dispel

Back 39

drive away

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disperse

Back 40

scatter

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disrupt

Back 41

break up

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distort

Back 42

present incorrectly (facts)

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diverge

Back 43

go in different directions

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divulge

Back 44

reveal

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eject

Back 45

throw out

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encounter

Back 46

meet

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endeavour

Back 47

try

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enhance

Back 48

increase quality or value of

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ensue

Back 49

follow as a result

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err

Back 50

make a mistake

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erupt

Back 51

break out

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evade

Back 52

avoid or escape from someone or soething

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exceed

Back 53

surpass

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extol

Back 54

praise highly

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falter

Back 55

stumble

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famish

Back 56

starve

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feign

Back 57

pretend

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flourish

Back 58

thrive

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foil

Back 59

prevent

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forsake

Back 60

abandon

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frustrate

Back 61

prevent someone from achieving a goal

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gauge

Back 62

estimate

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harass

Back 63

disturb constantly

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heave

Back 64

lift and throw

Front 65

heed

Back 65

pay attention to (advice)

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hinder

Back 66

keep back

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hurl

Back 67

throw with force

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ignite

Back 68

set fire to

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immerse

Back 69

plunge into a liquid

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impair

Back 70

damage

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imply

Back 71

suggest

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incite

Back 72

arouse

Front 73

infer

Back 73

come to a conclusion based on something known

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instigate

Back 74

spur to action

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interrogate

Back 75

question

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intimidate

Back 76

frighten by making threats

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irk

Back 77

annoy

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jeer

Back 78

poke fun at (by sarcastic remarks)

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lament

Back 79

feel sorrow for

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launch

Back 80

set in motion

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lop

Back 81

cut off

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lure

Back 82

tempt

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lurk

Back 83

remain hidden, usually for an evil purpose

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magnify

Back 84

englarge

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maim

Back 85

cripple

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mimic

Back 86

immitate

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mock

Back 87

ridicule

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molest

Back 88

annoy

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narrate

Back 89

tell (a story)

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navigate

Back 90

steer (a ship)

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negate

Back 91

deny

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orient

Back 92

adjust oneself or someone else to a situation or place

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oust

Back 93

expel

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pend

Back 94

remain undecided

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perfect

Back 95

complete

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perplex

Back 96

puzle

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pertain

Back 97

have reference to

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perturb

Back 98

upset greatly

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peruse

Back 99

read carefully

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preclude

Back 100

prevent something from happening

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prescribe

Back 101

order (for use or as a course of action)

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presume

Back 102

take for granted

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prevail

Back 103

winout over

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probe

Back 104

investigate thoroughly

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procure

Back 105

obtain

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prosper

Back 106

be successful

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protrude

Back 107

project

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provoke

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arouse to action out of ittitation

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pry

Back 109

look closely into

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quell

Back 110

subdue

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rebate

Back 111

give back, usually part of an amount paid

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rebuke

Back 112

reprimand

Front 113

recede

Back 113

move backward

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reconcile

Back 114

bring together by settling differences

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rectify

Back 115

correct

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recur

Back 116

happen again

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refrain

Back 117

keep from

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reimburse

Back 118

pay back

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reiterate

Back 119

repeat

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reject

Back 120

refuse to take

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relinquish

Back 121

give up

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reminisce

Back 122

recall past happening

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remunerate

Back 123

pay for work or other service done

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renounce

Back 124

give up (a claim)

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renovate

Back 125

restore (a house)

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repent

Back 126

regret (a sin)

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repose

Back 127

rest

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reproach

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blame

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reoulse

Back 129

drive back (an attack)

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retain

Back 130

keep

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retaliate

Back 131

return in kind (a blow for a blow)

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retard

Back 132

delay

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retrieve

Back 133

get back

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revere

Back 134

have deep respect for

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scan

Back 135

look at closely; look over quickly

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scoff

Back 136

mock

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scorn

Back 137

treat with contempt

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scour

Back 138

clean thoroughly; move about widely in a search

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scowl

Back 139

look angry

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seep

Back 140

ooze

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seethe

Back 141

boil

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sever

Back 142

divide

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shed

Back 143

throw off (clothing)

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shirk

Back 144

seek to avoid (duty or work)

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shun

Back 145

avoid

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shunt

Back 146

turn aside

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sift

Back 147

sort out through careful examination (evidence)

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signify

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mean

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singe

Back 149

burn lightly

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skim

Back 150

read over quickly

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smite

Back 151

hit hard

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snarl

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tangle

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soar

Back 153

fly high in the air

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spurn

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reject scornfully

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startle

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surprise

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stifle

Back 156

suppress (feelings)

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strew

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scatter

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strive

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try hard

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stun

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daze

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subside

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lessin in activity

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succumb

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yield to

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suffice

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be enough

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surge

Back 163

increase suddenly

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surmount

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overcome (an obstacle)

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sustain

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support

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sway

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move back and forth

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tamper

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meddle with

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tarnish

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discolour

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taunt

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reproach mockingly

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thaw

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melt

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thrash

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defeat thoroughly

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thrive

Back 172

prosper

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throb

Back 173

beat insistently

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thrust

Back 174

push forcefully and suddenly

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thwart

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prevent someone from achieving a goal

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tinge

Back 176

colour slightly

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torment

Back 177

afflict with pain

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transform

Back 178

change the appearance of

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transmit

Back 179

send along

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trudge

Back 180

walk slowly and wearily

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undergo

Back 181

experience

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undo

Back 182

return to condition that existed before something was done

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usurp

Back 183

seize power legally

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utilize

Back 184

make use of

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utter

Back 185

speak

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vacate

Back 186

make empty

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vanquish

Back 187

make empty

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vary

Back 188

change

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vend

Back 189

sell

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verify

Back 190

prove the truth of

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vex

Back 191

annoy

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vibrate

Back 192

move back and forth

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violate

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break (a law)

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vouch

Back 194

gurantee

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waive

Back 195

give up (a right or privilege)

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wane

Back 196

decrease in strngth

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waver

Back 197

sway back and forth

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whet

Back 198

sharpen

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wield

Back 199

put to use (power or a tool such as a club)

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withstand

Back 200

hold out against (pressure)

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wrest

Back 201

pull violently

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yearn

Back 202

long for

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yield

Back 203

give up