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| Explanation of objurgate (verb) to chide vehemently; to reprimand Sample of objurgate The girls disliked those boys who objurgated the group.
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| Explanation of foray (verb) to raid for spoils; to plunder; to invade; to attack Sample of foray The soldiers were told not to foray the town.
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| Explanation of preponderate (verb) to outweigh; to be superior in amount, weight, etc.; to surpass; to predominate; to control Sample of preponderate His positive qualities are the preponderate ones over his occasional rudeness.
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| Explanation of seethe (verb) to be violently disturbed; to soak; to rage; to steep Sample of seethe By the time I arrived, she was seething with anger. He seethed at the prospect of losing the business to his conniving uncle.
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| Explanation of covetous (adjective) greedy; very desirous; envious; grasping Sample of covetous Lonnie, covetous of education, went to almost every lecture at the university. Covetous of her neighbor's pool, she did everything she could to make things unpleasant..
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| Explanation of indict (verb) to charge with a crime; to criticize; to accuse Sample of indict The grand jury indicted her and her husband for embezzlement and six other lesser counts.
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| Explanation of commiserate (verb) to show sympathy for; to empathize; to feel sorrow for; to pity Sample of commiserate The hurricane victims commiserated about the loss of their homes.
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| Explanation of illuminate (verb) to make understandable; to adorn; to explain; to elucidate; to illustrate Sample of illuminate I asked a classmate to illuminate the professor's far-ranging lecture for me.
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| Explanation of salvage (verb) to rescue from loss; to save from destruction Sample of salvage The family tried to salvage their belongings after their home was destroyed by a tornado.
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| Explanation of encroach (verb) to trespass; to intrude; to invade; to infringe Sample of encroach It is unlawful to encroach on another's private property.
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