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| Description of mire (verb) to cause to get stuck in wet, soggy ground; to muddy Samples of mire The car became mired in the mud.
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| Description of jettison (verb) to throw goods overboard to lighten a vehicle; to discard; to get rid of Samples of jettison To raise the balloon above the storm clouds, they had to jettison the ballast.
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| Description of fulminate (verb) to blame; to denunciate; to attack strongly; to explode with a loud noise Samples of fulminate It is impolite to fulminate someone for your mistakes. Senator Shay fulminated against her opponent's double-standard on campaign finance reform.
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| Description of thwart (verb) to prevent from accomplishing a purpose; to frustrate; to foil Samples of thwart Their attempt to take over the country was thwarted by the palace guard.
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| Description of batten (verb) to gain Samples of batten The team could only batten by drafting the top player.
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| Description of abscond (verb) to go away hastily or secretly; to hide; to avoid; to evade Samples of abscond The newly wed couple will abscond from the reception to leave on the honeymoon.
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| Description of conjure (verb) to call upon; appeal to; to summon; to implore; to invoke Samples of conjure The smell of the dinner conjured images of childhood. The magician conjured a rabbit out of a hat.
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| Description of fester (verb) to become more and more virulent and fixed; to decay Samples of fester His anger festered until no one could change his mind.
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| Description of revile (verb) to be abusive in speech; to disparage; to deride Samples of revile It is not appropriate for a teacher to revile a student.
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| Description of rampart (verb) to defend; to shield Samples of rampart My favorite towns have to be rampart and necropolis.
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