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  Word Explanations disparage, relegate, meander, conjoin, pervade, desist, solicit, abscond, impede, temper


   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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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