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| Explanation of sunder (verb) to break; to split in two; to divide Sample of sunder The Civil War threatened to sunder the United States. Management seeks to sunder the workers' connections to the union.
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| Explanation of deride (verb) to laugh at with contempt; to mock; to sneer; to ridicule Sample of deride No matter what he said, he was derided. It is impolite to deride someone even if you dislike him.
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| Explanation of lacerate (verb) to tear; mangle; to wound; hurt; to rip Sample of lacerate Sharp knives may lacerate the skin of an unsuspecting user. Her rejection will lacerate my self-esteem.
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| Explanation of flag (verb) to become weak; to send a message; to signal; to lose energy or momentum Sample of flag The smaller animal flagged before the larger one.
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| Explanation of imprecate (verb) to pray for evil; to invoke a curse Sample of imprecate A witch may imprecate an enemy with a curse of bad luck.
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| Explanation of dissent (verb) differ in opinion; to dispute; to differ; to oppose Sample of dissent They agreed that something had to be done, but dissented on how to do it.
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| Explanation of mollify (verb) to soften; to make less intense; to pacify Sample of mollify We used our hands to mollify the sound of our giggling.
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| Explanation of broach (verb) to introduce into conversation; to open a subject for discussion Sample of broach Broaching the touchy subject was difficult.
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| Explanation of fulminate (verb) to blame; to denunciate; to attack strongly; to explode with a loud noise Sample of fulminate It is impolite to fulminate someone for your mistakes. Senator Shay fulminated against her opponent's double-standard on campaign finance reform.
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| Explanation of savor (verb) to receive pleasure from; to enjoy with appreciation; to dwell on with delight Sample of savor After several months without a day off, she savored every minute of her week-long vacation.
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