v. flout
(a) to become semisolid; to cause to thicken; to clot
(b) to mock; to jeer; to show disdain for
(c) to give in; to yield; to collapse; to surrender
(d) to say again
v. precipitate
(a) to cause to happen; to hasten; to urge
(b) to wind; to ramble; to roam; walk about aimlessly; carry on in a leisurely way
(c) to stop; to check the flow of; to staunch
(d) to give great praise; to exalt; to laud; to glorify
v. enhance
(a) to overspread
(b) to free from obligation; to admit to citizenship; to emancipate; to liberate; to free
(c) to give shelter; to protect; to hide; to take shelter; to conceal
(d) to improve; to compliment; to intensify; to increase; to raise the value of
v. exhume
(a) to put money into a fund at fixed intervals
(b) to unearth; to reveal
(c) to blame; to denunciate; to attack strongly; to explode with a loud noise
(d) to stir action or feeling; to arouse; to induce; to instigate
v. augment
(a) to increase; add to; to make larger; to enhance; to multiply
(b) to make clear; to explain; to clarify
(c) to punish; to discipline; to admonish; to criticize harshly
(d) to read carefully; to study |
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v. surpass
(a) to begin; to admit into a group; to start; to bring about; to commence
(b) to go beyond; to excel; to exceed
(c) to shorten by cutting; to abridge
(d) to laugh at with contempt; to mock; to sneer; to ridicule
v. initiate
(a) to soak; to stain; to permeate; to influence strongly; to inspire
(b) to soak thoroughly; to drench
(c) to begin; to admit into a group; to start; to bring about; to commence
(d) to appease; to pacify; to reconcile
v. rant
(a) to comply with; to consent to; to agree with; to concur
(b) to be an omen of; to signify; to foretell
(c) to speak in a loud, pompous manner; to rave
(d) to justify; to authorize; to permit; to entitle; to empower; to sanction
v. fathom
(a) to understand; to get to the bottom of; to measure the depth of
(b) to hinder; to obstruct; to impede
(c) to transform
(d) to punish; to discipline; to admonish; to criticize harshly
v. disdain
(a) to polish by rubbing; to make shiny
(b) to bring to the proper condition by treatment; to soften; to harden
(c) to look down upon; to scorn; to contempt
(d) to refer indirectly to something; to hint |
