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| 2715348819 | exculpate | show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing: the article exculpated the mayor | 0 | |
| 2715348820 | vindicate | clear someone of blame or suspicion | 1 | |
| 2715348821 | vilify | speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner: he has been vilified in the press | 2 | |
| 2715348822 | demonize | portray as wicked and threatening | 3 | |
| 2715348823 | laud | praise highly: the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier | 4 | |
| 2715348824 | excoriate | 1. damage or remove part of the surface 2. criticize someone severely | 5 | |
| 2715348825 | deign | do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity: she did not deign to answer the maid's question | 6 | |
| 2715348826 | execrate | feel or express great loathing for: they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt | 7 | |
| 2715348827 | fulminate | express vehement protest: all fulminated against the new curriculum | 8 | |
| 2715348828 | impute | represent something as being done or possessed by someone: the crimes imputed to richard | 9 | |
| 2715348829 | disabuse | persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken: he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions | 10 | |
| 2715348830 | bowdlerize | remove material that is considered impropper or offensive from a text: a bowdlerized version of the story | 11 | |
| 2715348831 | hector | talk to someone in a bullying way | 12 | |
| 2715348832 | cauterize | burn the skin or flesh of a wound with a heated instrument to stop bleeding | 13 | |
| 2715348833 | suborn | bribe or otherwise induce someone to commit an unlawful act: he was accused of conspiring to suborn witnesses | 14 | |
| 2715348834 | insufflate | 1. blow or breathe into or through a body cavity 2. breathe on someone to symbolize spiritual influence | 15 | |
| 2715348835 | genuflect | lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect, or show servility | 16 | |
| 2715348836 | deprecate | express disapproval of: what I deprecate is persistent indulgence | 17 | |
| 2715348837 | ostracize | exclude from a society or group | 18 | |
| 2715348838 | titillate | arouse someone to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words | 19 | |
| 2715348839 | assuage | make an unpleasant feeling less intense | 20 | |
| 2715348840 | remonstrate | make a forcefully reproachful protest: he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy | 21 | |
| 2715348841 | admonish | reprimand firmly: she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven | 22 | |
| 2715348842 | intimate | state or make known--imply or hint | 23 | |
| 2715348843 | extrapolate | extend the application of a method or conclusion to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue | 24 | |
| 2715348844 | conjoin | join | 25 | |
| 2715348845 | beguile | charm or enchant, often in a deceptive way: trick | 26 | |
| 2715348846 | castigate | reprimand (someone) severely | 27 | |
| 2715348847 | stomach | endure or accept | 28 | |
| 2715348848 | extirpate | eradicate or destroy completely: timber wolves were extirpated from New England more than a century ago | 29 | |
| 2715348849 | lacerate | tear or make deep cuts in flesh or skin | 30 | |
| 2715348850 | dissemble | conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs: she smiled, dissembling her true emotion | 31 | |
| 2715348851 | loathe | feel intense dislike or disgust for | 32 | |
| 2715348852 | intercede | intervene on behalf of another: I prayed that she would intercede for us | 33 | |
| 2715348853 | mitigate | make something bad less severe, serious, or painful | 34 | |
| 2715348854 | ruminate | think deeply about something: we sat ruminating on the nature of existence | 35 | |
| 2715348855 | apprise | inform or tell: I thought it right to apprise Chris of what had happened | 36 | |
| 2715348856 | obviate | remove a need or difficulty: the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains | 37 | |
| 2715348857 | countervail | offset the effect of something by countering it with something of equal force: the dominance of the party was mediated by a number of countervailing factors | 38 | |
| 2715348858 | belabor | 1. attack someone physically or verbally 2. argue or discuss a subject in excessive detail | 39 | |
| 2715348859 | contuse | injure a part of the body without breaking the skin, forming a bruise | 40 | |
| 2715348860 | foist | impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on: she had no desire to have an elderly relative foisted on her | 41 | |
| 2715348861 | absolve | declare someone free from guilt, obligation, or punishment | 42 | |
| 2715348862 | impale | transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument | 43 | |
| 2715348863 | portend | be a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen: the eclipses portend some major events | 44 | |
| 2715348864 | aver | state or assert to be the case: he averred that he was innocent of the allegations | 45 | |
| 2715348865 | exalt | 1. think or speak very highly of someone or something 2. make noble/dignify | 46 | |
| 2715348866 | presage | be a sign or warning of an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one | 47 | |
| 2715348867 | proselytize | convert or attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another | 48 | |
| 2715348868 | revile | criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner: he was now reviled byt eh party that he had helped to lead | 49 | |
| 2715348869 | remunerate | pay someone for services rendered or work done | 50 | |
| 2715348870 | covet | yearn to possess something | 51 | |
| 2715348871 | adumbrate | 1. represent in outline 2. foreshadow 3. overshadow | 52 | |
| 2715348872 | quibble | argue or raise objections about a trivial matter | 53 | |
| 2715348873 | cajole | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery | 54 | |
| 2715348874 | embolden | give someone the courage or confidence to do something | 55 | |
| 2715348875 | abrogate | repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement | 56 | |
| 2715348876 | belie | fail to give a true impression of something: his lively, alter manner belied his years | 57 | |
| 2715348877 | cohere | 1. form a unified whole 2. be logically consistant | 58 | |
| 2715348878 | commingle | mix/blend: the part of the brain where the senses commingle | 59 | |
| 2715348879 | disparage | regard or represent as being of little worth | 60 | |
| 2715348880 | placate | make someone less angry or hostile | 61 | |
| 2715348881 | eviscerate | disembowel | 62 | |
| 2715348882 | proscribe | forbid, especially by law: strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces | 63 | |
| 2715348883 | enthrall | capture the fascinated attention of | 64 | |
| 2715348884 | hoodwink | deceive or trick | 65 | |
| 2715348885 | impugn | dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or motive | 66 | |
| 2715348886 | oust | drive out or expel someone from a position or place | 67 | |
| 2715348887 | scuttle | run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps | 68 | |
| 2715348888 | efface | 1. erase a mark from a surface 2. make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous: to efface oneself is not the easiest of duties which the teacher can undertake | 69 | |
| 2715348889 | accede | 1. agree to a demand, request, or treaty 2. assume an office or position | 70 |
