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| Explanation of raze (verb) to scrape or shave off; to obliterate; to tear down completely; to demolish Sample of raze The plow will raze the ice from the road surface. It must be time to give the cat a manicure; she razed my skin last night. They will raze the old Las Vegas hotel to make room for a USD 2.5 billion gambling palace.
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| Explanation of vaunt (verb) to boast; to brag Sample of vaunt Filled with hyperbole, their agenda was to vaunt Italian music not simply as such, but also as a metaphor for social liberty.
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| Explanation of forbear (verb) to exercise self control; to keep from; to refrain from Sample of forbear He may have been reluctant to give up a conquest of his illustrious forbear, Julius Caesar.
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| Explanation of attribute (verb) to assign; to credit with; to ascribe to Sample of attribute I could only attribute my captors' sudden change of attitude to the fact that they were pleased to be getting rid of me.
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| Explanation of renegade (noun) person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitor Sample of renegade An attempt by Mr Cristiani to put the Sandinistas in the dock at San Jose is likely to prompt Mr Ortega to raise the human-rights record of the Salvadorean Government, especially the murder on November 16 of six Jesuit priests, probably by a renegade army unit. Benedict Arnold remains one of the most notorious renegades in American history.
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| Explanation of impale (verb) to pierce through with; to stick on; to pin down; to stab Sample of impale The knight was impaled by the sharp lance.
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| Explanation of dissent (verb) differ in opinion; to dispute; to differ; to oppose Sample of dissent They agreed that something had to be done, but dissented on how to do it.
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| Explanation of meander (verb) to wind; to ramble; to roam; walk about aimlessly; carry on in a leisurely way; wander Sample of meander The stream meanders through the valley. They meandered through the woods for the afternoon.
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| Explanation of elicit (verb) to draw out; to extract from Sample of elicit How can a sufficient number of specific stimuli arise during development to elicit different activities from cells?
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| Explanation of abdicate (verb) to reject; to renounce; to abandon; to give up Sample of abdicate Due to their poor payment record, it may be necessary to abdicate our business relationship with the Durmount corporation.
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