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136 Cards in this Set
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excoriate
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(v) denounce
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gainsay
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(v) deny
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abnegate abnegation
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(v) deny, renounce (n) action of renouncing, rejecting
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equip at
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(v) deride
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fleer
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(v) deride
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flout
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(v) deride
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gibe
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(v) deride
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jeer
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(v) deride
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jest
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(v) deride
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lout
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(v) deride
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razz
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(v) deride
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scoff
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(v) deride
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scout at
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(v) deride
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sneer
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(v) deride
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taunt
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(v) deride
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twit
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(v) deride
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rally
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(v) deride/mobilize
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quiz
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(v) deride/question
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gird
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(v) deride/surround/fortify
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exsiccate
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(v) desiccate
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parch
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(v) desiccate
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sear
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(v) desiccate (v) sizzle (making sizzling sound)
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lambaste
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(v) disapprove angrily
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descry
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(v) discover or reveal
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ascertain
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(v) discover, make certain of, determine
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rift
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(v) divide
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dilate
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(v) enlarge
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allure
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(v) entice (n) charm
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peruse perusal
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(v) examine closely (n) close examination
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remit
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(v) excuse/defer
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pillory
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(v) expose/ridicule/abuse
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demur
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(v) express doubts or objections
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abscond
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(v) flee
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decamp
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(v) flee
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presage
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(v) foretell, indicate in advance
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absolve
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(v) forgive, free from blame
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forbear
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(v) forgo/refrain
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confer
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(v) give/consult
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bestow
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(v) give/use
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circumvent
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(v) go around; avoid
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renege
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(v) go back on one's mind
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cloy
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(v) gorge
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glut
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(v) gorge
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satiate
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(v) gorge
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surfeit
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(v) gorge
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dither
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(v) hesitate
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encumber
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(v) hinder, burden, restrict motion
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drone
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(v) idle
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ape
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(v) imitate
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parody
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(v) imitate (n) caricature
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foment
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(v) incite
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instigate
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(v) incite
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abet
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(v) incite/help
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belabor
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(v) insist repeatedly or harp on; drill on tiresomely
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inflame
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(v) irritate/light
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bewail
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(v) lament
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deplore
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(v) lament
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careen
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(v) lean to one side
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evade
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(v) lie
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palter
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(v) lie
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prevaricate
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(v) lie, evade the truth
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equivocate
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(v) lie, falsify
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gibe
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(v) make heckling, taunting remarks
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promulgate
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(v) make known/announce
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palliate
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(v) make less serious, ease, surgarcoat
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etiolate
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(v) make pale/alter
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defile
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(v) make unclean; dishonor
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obviate
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(v) make unnecessary; prevent
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shirk
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(v) malinger
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admix
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(v) mix
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amalgamate
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(v) mix
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immingle/comingle/commingle/intermingle/intermix
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(v) mix
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temper
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(v) moderate
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gyrate
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(v) move in a circular motion
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inveigh
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(v) object
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ain
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(v) own
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conciliate
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(v) pacify
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placate
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(v) pacify
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heed
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(v) pay attention to
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buff
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(v) polish
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burnish
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(v) polish
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furbish
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(v) polish
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feign
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(v) pretend
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dissemble
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(v) pretend, disguise one's motives
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forfend
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(v) prevent
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beget
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(v) procreate
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sire
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(v) procreate
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spawn
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(v) procreate
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muster
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(v) produce
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engender
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(v) produce, bring about
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remonstrate
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(v) protest or object
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expurgate
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(v) purge the vulgar materials
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cavil
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(v) raise trivial objections
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profligate
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(v) recklessly wasteful
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ruminate
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(v) reflect a lot
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abstain
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(v) refrain deliberately from something
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rue
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(v) regret
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abjure
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(v) reject, abandon formally
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assuage
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(v) relieve
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mitigate
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(v) relieve
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mollify
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(v) relieve/pacify
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rescind
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(v) repeal, cancel
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supplant
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(v) replace
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rebuke
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(v) reprimand, scold
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recant
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(v) retract a statement, opinion, etcetera
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deride/derisive
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(v) ridicule
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berate
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(v) scold
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usurp
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(v) seize
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occlude
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(v) shut, block
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simper
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(v) smirk, smile foolishly
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lull
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(v) soothe
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geld
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(v) sterilize
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carom
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(v) strike and rebound
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defer
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(v) submit, yield; postpone
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varnish
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(v) sugarcoat
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espouse
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(v) support; marry
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capitulate
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(v) surrender
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blemish
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(v) tarnish
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taint
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(v) tarnish
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fawn
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(v) to flatter excessively
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extol
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(v) to praise
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eulogize
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(v) to praise highly
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exhort
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(v) urge by strong appeals; to urge earnestly
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enjoin
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(v) urge, order; forbid by judicial order
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forage
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(v) wander in search of food
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expatiate
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(v) wander; to discuss or describe at length
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teeter
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(v) wave or move unsteadily
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enervate
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(v) weaken
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enfeeble
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(v) weaken
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stultify
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(v) weaken
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unbrace
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(v) weaken
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unnerve
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(v) weaken
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vitiate
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(v) weaken
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castrate
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(v) weaken/sterilize
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brood
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(v) worry a lot
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objurgate
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criticize/criticism (v) to scold
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