Mac Vocab Final Verbs
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 lambaste | to scold or criticize harshly; to beat or whip severely |
| meander | to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist |
| miscontrue | to misinterpret; to misunderstand |
| mollify | make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else |
| mortify | to humiliate |
| obviate | to prevent; to make unnecessary |
| pacify | (v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| persevere | to refuse to give up despite difficulties |
| peruse | (v.) to read thoroughly and carefully |
| permeate | (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| pervaricate | to lie or deviate from the truth |
| procure | to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| quell | to put down forcibly; suppress |
| quench | satisfy (thirst) |
| query | to ask; inquire |
| quiver | the act of vibrating |
| prognosticate | make a prediction about |
| rankle | to cause continuing anger or irritation |
| recant | retract |
| reciprocate | to give in return |
| recompense | the act of compensating for service or loss or injury |
| reconcile | come to terms |
| seethe | be in an agitated emotional state |
| satiate | fill to satisfaction |
| undulate | to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form |
| usurp | (v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
| wield | To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command. |
| sequester | keep away from others |
| tarry | (v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while |
| transpire | come about, happen, or occur |
| vacillate | To sway from one side to the other; oscillate |
| ward | watch over or shield from danger or harm |
| wrest | to take by force, twist from |
| writhe | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle |
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