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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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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?



   
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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