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Meaning of berate, invoke, advocate, knead, rummage, infer, impugn, castigate, obliterate, mitigate

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Meaning of berate (verb)
to scold; to reprove; to reproach; to criticize; to rebuke

Example
The child was berated by her parents for breaking the china.

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Meaning of invoke (verb)
to ask for; to call upon; to request help

Example
The parishioners invoked divine help for their troubles.

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Meaning of advocate (verb)
to plead in favor of

Example
Amnesty International advocates the cause for human rights.

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Meaning of knead (verb)
to mix; to massage; to shape; to squeeze

Example
After mixing the ingredients, they kneaded the dough and set it aside to rise.

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Meaning of rummage (verb)
to search thoroughly; to look for diligently

Example
Determined to find his college yearbook, he rummaged through every box in the garage.

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Meaning of infer (verb)
to form an opinion; to conclude; to surmise; to derive

Example
From the broad outline he supplied it was easy to infer that the applicant knew a great deal about trains.

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Meaning of impugn (verb)
to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity; to challenge

Example
The defense lawyer impugned the witness's testimony, which set back the prosecution's case.
If I believe the man is a fraud I will impugn his comments.

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Meaning of castigate (verb)
to punish through public criticism; to scold; to reprimand

Example
The mayor castigated the police chief for the rash of robberies.

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Meaning of obliterate (verb)
to destroy completely; to erase

Example
Poaching nearly obliterated the world's whale population.

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Meaning of mitigate (verb)
to alleviate; to lessen; to soothe; to soften; to appease

Example
She tried to mitigate the loss of his pet by buying him a kitten.
The lawyer will attempt to mitigate the sentence probation.

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