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| Description of dissemble (verb) to pretend; to feign; to conceal by pretense Samples of dissemble 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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| Description of plumb (verb) to solve Samples of plumb I was able to plumb the riddle in a few seconds.
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| Description of stanch (verb) to stop; to check the flow of; to staunch Samples of stanch It is necessary to stanch the bleeding from the wound as soon as possible.
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| Description of desist (verb) to stop; to cease Samples of desist The judge ordered the man to desist from calling his ex-wife in the middle of the night.
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| Description of mar (verb) to damage; to spoil; to deface Samples of mar The statue was marred by the ravages of time.
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| Description of surmise (verb) to guess; to presume; to assume; to think; to suppose Samples of surmise 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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| Description of accrue (verb) to accumulate; to grow; to compile; to collect; to amass Samples of accrue 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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| Description of abridge (verb) to shorten; to limit; to condense Samples of abridge The editor abridged the story to make the book easier to digest.
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| Description of solicit (verb) to ask; to seek; to try to influence another person to commit an illegal act Samples of solicit The jobless man solicited employment from many factories before he was able to find work.
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| Description of portend (verb) to be an omen of; to signify; to foretell Samples of portend The distant roll of thunder portends of an oncoming storm.
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