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| Explanation of cascade (verb) to rush; to fall; to flow Sample of cascade The water cascaded down the rocks into the pool.
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| Explanation of truncate (verb) to shorten by cutting; to abridge Sample of truncate With the football game running over, the show scheduled to follow it had to be truncated.
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| Explanation of descant (verb) to sing; to harmonize; to comment broadly Sample of descant The man will descant on the subject if you give him too much speaking time.
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| Explanation of extemporize (verb) to improvise; to make it up as you go along Sample of extemporize It was necessary for the musician to extemporize when his music fell off the stand.
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| Explanation of edify (verb) to establish; to educate morally or spiritually; to improve; to strengthen Sample of edify According to their schedule, the construction company will edify the foundation of the building in one week. The teachers worked to edify their students through lessons and discussion.
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| Explanation of censor (verb) to examine and delete objectionable material Sample of censor The children were allowed to watch the adult movie only after it had been censored.
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| Explanation of besmirch (verb) to dirty; to stain; to sully; to soil Sample of besmirch The soot from the chimney will besmirch clean curtains.
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| Explanation of ken (verb) to recognize; to perceive; to grasp; to comprehend Sample of ken It was difficult to ken exactly what she had in mind.
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| Explanation of peruse (verb) to read carefully; to study Sample of peruse A vast majority of time was spent perusing the possible solution to the dilemma.
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| Explanation of wither (verb) to wilt; to shrivel; to humiliate; to cut down; to degenerate; to fade Sample of wither The plant withered slowly since it received little light and little water.
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