| Term | Definition |
| lament | grieve |
| denounce | make a negative statement |
| exacerbate | exaggerate |
| deter | discourage |
| berate | to scold |
| feign | to fake |
| deluge | a lot at once |
| instigate | to start |
| eradicate | to destroy or get rid of something completely |
| thwart | to stop |
| succumb | to die from |
| inundate | overwhelming |
| alleviate | lighten, make easier |
| propagate | multiply, produce |
| exploit | take advantage of |
| ostracize | to exclude from society |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| affirm | to state positively; validate |
| peruse | to examine n detail; study |
| maim | to wound seriously |
| disseminate | spread |
| exasperate | to cause annoyance |
| expunge | to remove |