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  Word Explanations burlesque, scourge, ossify, correlate, disentangle, denounce, stymie, indemnify, depict, mire


   
Explanation of burlesque (verb)
to imitate in a non-serious manner; to mock

Sample of burlesque
His stump speeches were so hackneyed, he seemed to be burlesquing of his role as a congressman.



   
Explanation of scourge (verb)
to whip severely; to flog; to lash; to chastise

Sample of scourge
Perhaps the worst scourge is the thought that you might have listened and might have understood if I had managed to tell you what had happened.
Certainly it can be concluded that the circumstances of Sisson's early life fuelled his salutary hatreds and helped form the outsider's perspective which now makes him a scourge of the age's insidious orthodoxies.



   
Explanation of ossify (verb)
to turn to bone; to harden

Sample of ossify
Over time, the plant matter has ossified.
The tablet will ossify when left in the sun.



   
Explanation of correlate (verb)
to bring into mutual relation; to connect

Sample of correlate
The service man was asked to correlate the two computer demonstration pamphlets.



   
Explanation of disentangle (verb)
to free from confusion; to extricate; to unknot; to release; to undo

Sample of disentangle
We need to disentangle ourselves from the dizzying variety of choices.



   
Explanation of denounce (verb)
to speak out against; to condemn; to accuse; to censure

Sample of denounce
A student rally was called to denounce the use of drugs on campus.



   
Explanation of stymie (verb)
to hinder; to obstruct; to impede

Sample of stymie
Large amounts of snowfall will stymie the rescue effort.



   
Explanation of indemnify (verb)
to insure against; to pay for loss or damage; to reimburse; to compensate

Sample of indemnify
It is important to indemnify your valuables with a reliable insurance company.



   
Explanation of depict (verb)
to portray; describe; to characterize; to draw

Sample of depict
The mural depicts the life of a typical urban dweller.



   
Explanation of mire (verb)
to cause to get stuck in wet, soggy ground; to muddy

Sample of mire
The car became mired in the mud.



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