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| Explanation of arrogate (verb) to claim or demand without right Sample of arrogate The teenager arrogated that he should be able to use his parent's car whenever he desired.
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| Explanation of suppress (verb) to bring to an end; to hold back; to stop by force; to crush Sample of suppress The illegal aliens were suppressed by the border patrol.
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| Explanation of deliquesce (verb) to dissolve; to become liquid; to melt Sample of deliquesce The snow deliquesced when the temperature rose.
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| Explanation of sojourn (verb) to stay temporarily Sample of sojourn The family will sojourn at their summer home. The guest remained only for a sojourn; she was going to leave in the afternoon.
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| Explanation of surmise (verb) to guess; to presume; to assume; to think; to suppose Sample of surmise I surmise that he discovered that not all people behave honorably. He surmised how the play would end before the second act began.
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| Explanation of refute (verb) to challenge; to disprove; to prove false Sample of refute This bold hypothesis would still be accepted by many anthropologists and historians, and even those who have tried to refute it are still working within its framework. Now individuals and community groups had the facts at their fingertips to refute the placatory statements of the developers and corporate businessmen, and no longer had to rely on instinctive judgments to support their case.
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| Explanation of abrogate (verb) to cancel by authority; to terminate; to abolish Sample of abrogate The judge would not abrogate the law.
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| Explanation of abominate (verb) to loathe; to hate; to detest Sample of abominate Randall abominated all the traffic he encountered on every morning commute. Please do not abominate the guilty person until you hear the complete explanation.
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| Explanation of deplete (verb) to reduce; to empty; to exhaust; to consume; to use up Sample of deplete Having to pay the entire bill will deplete the family's savings.
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| Explanation of obtrude (verb) to force oneself or one's ideas upon another; to thrust forward; to eject; to invade; to interrupt Sample of obtrude The inquisitive coworker obtrudes into the conversation often.
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