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5207994780Bamboozleto deceive or get the better of someone by trickery, flattery, or the like0
5207994781Beguileto mislead or lead by deception; charm1
5207996578Assuageto lessen the severity of something; alleviate2
5207996579Bristleto stand upright away from the skin, in anger or fear (in relation to hair)3
5208000208Curtailto cut short; reduce in extent or quality4
5208126784Blasphemeto talk about God or religion in an irreverant way5
5208126785Absquatulateto make off with someone or something6
5208128709Congealto change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing7
5208128710Debaseto reduce in quality or value8
5208133671Belaborto explain, worry about, or work at something more than necessary (dwell, harp, etc...)9
5208133672Beseechto beg (someone) for something in a serious manner10
5208137293Acquiesceto give in or accept something without protest11
5208137294Derideto talk or write about something in a critical way (ridicule, scoff, etc...)12
5208137340Caterwaulto make very loud, screeching sounds of complaint (like screaming cats)13
5208140200Buttressto support someone or something physically or to strengthen them14
5208140201Communeto communicate with someone in an intense, profound way15
5208141950Dawdleto waste time; to move lackadaisically16
5208141951Cadgeto get something by begging desperately17
5208145550Beleagueran attempt to cause trouble to a person; an attempt to lay siege to someone18
5208147764Careento move swiftly in an uncontrollable fashion; to tip over19
5208149709Chortleto laugh in a gleeful way (chuckle/snort)20
5208149710Acerbateto irritate; make sour; exasperate21
5208149711Bolsterto add support to or uphold22
5208151846Alightto descend from the air and settle; to set afire23
5208151847Descryto discover, catch sight of, disclose, reveal24
5208153904Conflagrateto start to burn or to cause to burst into flames25
5208153905Disinterto dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies26
5208157338Aggrandizeto make appear greater or to make greater; add details to; dramatize; embellish27

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