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| Explanation of disparage (verb) to belittle; undervalue; to discredit; to depreciate Sample of disparage After she fired him she realized that she had disparaged the value of his assistance. The lawyer will attempt to disparage the testimony of the witness.
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| Explanation of relegate (verb) to banish; to put to a lower position; to demote Sample of relegate With Internal Affairs launching an investigation into charges that Officer Wicker had harassed a suspect, he was relegated to desk duty.
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| Explanation of meander (verb) to wind; to ramble; to roam; walk about aimlessly; carry on in a leisurely way Sample of meander The stream meanders through the valley. They meandered through the woods for the afternoon.
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| Explanation of conjoin (verb) to combine; to join; to confederate; to merge; to unite Sample of conjoin The classes will conjoin to do the play.
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| Explanation of pervade (verb) to occupy the whole of; to infiltrate; to spread out; to penetrate Sample of pervade Her perfume was so strong that it pervaded the whole room.
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| Explanation of desist (verb) to stop; to cease Sample of desist The judge ordered the man to desist from calling his ex-wife in the middle of the night.
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| Explanation of solicit (verb) to ask; to seek; to try to influence another person to commit an illegal act Sample of solicit The jobless man solicited employment from many factories before he was able to find work.
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| Explanation of abscond (verb) to go away hastily or secretly; to hide; to avoid; to evade Sample of abscond The newly wed couple will abscond from the reception to leave on the honeymoon.
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| Explanation of impede (verb) to stop the progress of; to obstruct; to delay; to hinder; to prevent Sample of impede The rain impeded the work on the building.
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| Explanation of temper (verb) to bring to the proper condition by treatment; to soften; to harden Sample of temper She drew a hot bath, but then realized she'd have to temper it with a little cool water or end up scalded. The craftsman tempered the steel before being able to twist it to form a table leg.
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