Set: Mrs. Saylor - Verbs with a negative connotation

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All 23 terms

TermDefinition
lamentgrieve
denouncemake a negative statement
exacerbateexaggerate
deterdiscourage
berateto scold
feignto fake
delugea lot at once
instigateto start
eradicateto destroy or get rid of something completely
thwartto stop
succumbto die from
inundateoverwhelming
alleviatelighten, make easier
propagatemultiply, produce
exploittake advantage of
ostracizeto exclude from society
replenishto fill or build up again
affirmto state positively; validate
peruseto examine n detail; study
maimto wound seriously
disseminatespread
exasperateto cause annoyance
expungeto remove

Set Information

Terms 23
Creator babsmv
Created March 3, 2008
Group Mrs. Saylor
Subjects saylor, mrs, know, to, words
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