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| Explanation of supplant (verb) to take the place of; to usurp Sample of supplant Can you supplant my position if I cannot play?
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| Explanation of batten (verb) to gain Sample of batten The team could only batten by drafting the top player.
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| Explanation of oscillate (verb) to move back and forth; to have a wavering opinion; to vacillate Sample of oscillate The couple often oscillates between going out and staying home.
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| Explanation of allocate (verb) to set aside; to designate; to assign Sample of allocate There have been front row seats allocated to the performer's family. The farmer allocated three acres of his fields to corn.
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| Explanation of acquiesce (verb) to agree without protest; to accept without question Sample of acquiesce The group acquiesced to the new regulations even though they were opposed to them. After a hard-fought battle, the retailers finally acquiesced to the draft regulations.
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| Explanation of belittle (verb) to disparage; to depreciate; to scorn; to criticize Sample of belittle The unsympathetic friend belittled her friend's problems and spoke of her own as the most important.
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| Explanation of expunge (verb) to blot out; to delete; to obliterate; to erase; to strike out Sample of expunge Bleach may be used to expunge the stain.
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| Explanation of surfeit (verb) to indulge excessively; to gorge Sample of surfeit The teenagers were warned not to surfeit at the party.
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| Explanation of plumb (verb) to solve Sample of plumb I was able to plumb the riddle in a few seconds.
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| Explanation of nettle (verb) to annoy; to irritate Sample of nettle The younger brother nettled his older sister until she slapped him. The boy will nettle the father into agreeing.
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