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Definition of dissemble, plumb, stanch, desist, mar, surmise, accrue, abridge, solicit, portend
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Definition of dissemble (verb)
to pretend; to feign; to conceal by pretense

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The man dissembled his assets shamelessly to avoid paying alimony.
Agent 007 has a marvelous ability to dissemble his real intentions.

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Definition of plumb (verb)
to solve

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I was able to plumb the riddle in a few seconds.

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Definition of stanch (verb)
to stop; to check the flow of; to staunch

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It is necessary to stanch the bleeding from the wound as soon as possible.

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Definition of desist (verb)
to stop; to cease

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The judge ordered the man to desist from calling his ex-wife in the middle of the night.

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Definition of mar (verb)
to damage; to spoil; to deface

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The statue was marred by the ravages of time.

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Definition of surmise (verb)
to guess; to presume; to assume; to think; to suppose

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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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Definition of accrue (verb)
to accumulate; to grow; to compile; to collect; to amass

Examples
Over the course of her college career, she managed to accrue a great deal of knowledge.
The savings were able to accrue a sizable amount of interest each year.
During his many years of collecting stamps, he was able to accrue a large collection of valuable items.

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Definition of abridge (verb)
to shorten; to limit; to condense

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The editor abridged the story to make the book easier to digest.

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Definition of solicit (verb)
to ask; to seek; to try to influence another person to commit an illegal act

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The jobless man solicited employment from many factories before he was able to find work.

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Definition of portend (verb)
to be an omen of; to signify; to foretell

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The distant roll of thunder portends of an oncoming storm.

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