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  Word Descriptions ejaculate, expound, reverberate, vanquish, ensue, exploit, simper, meander, besmirch, ken


   
Description of ejaculate (verb)
to exclaim or utter suddenly; to blurt out

Samples of ejaculate
These are some of the uncanny facts that have caused us to consider Messrs Hill and Jackson and ejaculate, 'Whooo, spooky!'.



   
Description of expound (verb)
to set forth in detail; to explain; to comment; to describe in detail

Samples of expound
His vocation is to guard the faith, to present it, expound it.



   
Description of reverberate (verb)
to echo; to resonate; to resound

Samples of reverberate
The drug age was in its infancy; there would be many dead and injured in its wake and as we all now know in the wiser Nineties, the knock-on effects would reverberate in much more sinister and sordid terms not just for the rest of the decade but the rest of the century.



   
Description of vanquish (verb)
to subdue; to conquer; to defeat; to win

Samples of vanquish
Engels's argument is clear: the Germans were able to vanquish the Romans because their society was not so internally corrupted by class.



   
Description of ensue (verb)
to follow; to result

Samples of ensue
He might have foreseen the problems that would ensue after their marriage, seen that there was a gulf between Charles and Diana that would be difficult to bridge and advised against it.



   
Description of exploit (verb)
to use for one's selfish purpose

Samples of exploit
There is a superficial choice between abandoning many DRAs or in making new investments to exploit their potentials.



   
Description of simper (verb)
to smile in a silly or affected way; to smirk

Samples of simper
When the Men came Woil would simper and whisper his pleasure and let them handle him as they liked as he said such things as: 'Nice Man, pleasant person'.



   
Description of meander (verb)
to wind; to ramble; to roam; walk about aimlessly; carry on in a leisurely way; wander

Samples of meander
The stream meanders through the valley.
They meandered through the woods for the afternoon.



   
Description of besmirch (verb)
to dirty; to stain; to sully; to soil

Samples of besmirch
The soot from the chimney will besmirch clean curtains.



   
Description of ken (verb)
to recognize; to perceive; to grasp; to comprehend

Samples of ken
It was difficult to ken exactly what she had in mind.



  Determinations of the words ejaculate, expound, reverberate, vanquish, ensue, exploit, simper, meander, besmirch, ken

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