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  Word Explanations wangle, imply, foist, pummel, curtail, mollycoddle, stupefy, deflect, denudate, staunch


   
Explanation of wangle (verb)
forms: wangled; wangled; wangling

tamper, with the purpose of deception; fake; falsify; cook; misrepresent



   
Explanation of imply (verb)
forms: implied; implied; implying

have as a necessary feature



   
Explanation of foist (verb)
forms: foisted; foisted; foisting

insert surreptitiously or without warrant



   
Explanation of pummel (verb)
forms: pummeled, pummelled; pummeled, pummelled; pummeling, pummelling

strike, usually with the fist; biff



   
Explanation of curtail (verb)
forms: curtailed; curtailed; curtailing

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; cut short



   
Explanation of mollycoddle (verb)
forms: mollycoddled; mollycoddled; mollycoddling

treat with excessive indulgence; cosset; cocker; baby; spoil; indulge



   
Explanation of stupefy (verb)
forms: stupefied; stupefied; stupefying

make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow



   
Explanation of deflect (verb)
forms: deflected; deflected; deflecting

impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)



   
Explanation of denudate (verb)
lay bare; strip



   
Explanation of staunch (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid; halt



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