Set: Robbie English Exam VERBS

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Term Definition
aver to assert or declare with confidence
assert to state or affirm strongly
acquire to get, obtain, learn, achieve or attain
augment to make greater or better; enhance
abhor to hate disdainfully
adore to respect or love deeply
appease to pacify or placate; to bring to a state of calmness
cajole to persuade gently through flattery
coerce to compel by force; to force
chastise to punish or castigate severely; to demean harshly
compel to force or drive strongly esp. into a course of action
contend to compete or struggle with in opposition
convey to communicate or make known
discern to see or perceive what is not easily apparent/perceivable
deign to lower one's status to do a favor; to condescend
deride to belittle through mockery
demean to humiliate or put down; to degrade
dupe to trick or deceive
deplore to disapprove of strongly; to reject harshly
debauch to corrupt sexually or morally
dwindle to make smaller; to decrease or lessen
debase to reduce in quality or value; to lower the moral character of
engender to bring about; to create or cause
exult to feel and express extreme happiness or elation
exalt to honor or praise deeply
exhilarate to stimulate or invigorate; to make elated and alive
ensue to occur afterwards as a result of
efface to wipe out or erase completely
emulate to copy out of admiration
engulf to swallow up; to completely flood or surround
extol to glorify or praise greatly; worship
enthrall to capture the fascinated attention of
endow to give or bequeath; to supply with talent or quality
equivocate to speak unclearly or ambiguously on purpose
feign to fake or pretend to be affected by
grapple to engage in a close fight without weapons; wrestle
instigate to cause by incitement; to initiate (something bad)
incur to cause to happen; to cause
impel to force or compel from within (us. by morals)
inflict to impose something unpleasant; to cause pain or discomfort
imbue to fill or permeate (with)
impede to retard in progress; to obstruct or hinder
lament to express deep sorry or regret for, usually out loud
lope to move or run with long, bounding strides
lurk to wait in concealment; to wait secretly around a place
loathe to feel deep disgust or aversion for; to hate
pine to long or yearn for deeply; to suffer deep regret or grief over
prevail to triumph over; to be greater in strength or influence
perpetrate to commit or execute something unmoral (i.e. crimes)
pertain to be related, appropriate, or applicable to
placate to assuage or make better; to appease
recompense to repay or give compensation to
remonstrate to forcefully and reproachfully protest or object
renege to go back on a big promise or oath
revere to deeply respect tinged with awe; to raise to a god-like status
ravish to fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture
repose to rest or be situated in a certain place
recur to occur again, periodically, or repeatedly
supplicate to ask or beg for earnestly or humbly
succumb to fail to resist and give in to; to yield reluctantly
satiate to fill to or past satisfaction; satisfy to the fullest and more
trifle to deal with lightly; to pass time frivolously
vacillate to waver in mind or opinion; to fluctuate between two things
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  1. extol → to glorify or praise greatly; worship - 5 misses
  2. debase → to reduce in quality or value; to lower the moral character of - 4 misses
  3. enthrall → to capture the fascinated attention of - 4 misses
  4. loathe → to feel deep disgust or aversion for; to hate - 4 misses
  5. pertain → to be related, appropriate, or applicable to - 4 misses
  6. succumb → to fail to resist and give in to; to yield reluctantly - 4 misses
  7. abhor → to hate disdainfully - 3 misses