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  1. abrogate        abolish; repeal; annul                                                                              The rogue nation unilaterally @d the treaty.                
  2. animate         to impart life to; make alive                                                                       The sorcerer @d the knight who had been dead.               
  3. beset           to attack on all sides; to encircle                                                                 When we are under stress, we feel @ on all sides.           
  4. cachinnate      to laugh loudly or immoderately                                                                     The teenagers @d at the lewd joke.                          
  5. chortle         to chuckle with glee; combination of chuckle and  snort                                             The children @d with delight at the clown.                  
  6. consign         to commit to care of another; to give over                                                          The farmer @d his product to the distributor.               
  7. defame          to harm the reputation of another by slander                                                        The man's slanderous neighbor @d his good name.             
  8. dilate          to make wider or larger; to become wider or larger                                                  Light causes the pupil of the eye to @.                     
  9. eclipse         to obscure the beauty, fame, worth, of another;   to overshadow                                     The sky became dark as the moon @d the sun.                 
  10. epitomize       to serve as the typical or ideal example of some- thing                                             The soldier @d commitment to duty, honor, and country.      
  11. fathom          to understand; to interpret; to puzzle out                                                          The confused student could not @ the algebraic formula.     
  12. gibe            to utter jeers; to taunt                                                                            The lawyers @d each other verbally.                         
  13. idolize         to love something excessively; to adore                                                             The greedy man @d his bank account.                         
  14. instigate       to spur on or goad to some action; to incite                                                        The mob was quickly @d into action.                         
  15. lampoon         to make one the subject of ridicule                                                                 The writer @d the actions of the corrupt politician.        
  16. meliorate       to improve the quality or condition of a person   or situation                                      Time can @ most bad situations.                             
  17. nonplus         to baffle; to perplex; to render speechless                                                         The mother was @d by her child's insight.                   
  18. quell           to put down or suppress by force; to quiet                                                          The army moved in to @ the disturbance.                     
  19. sully           to mar the brightness of; to become tarnished                                                       Even after the acquittal, his reputation was @d.            
  20. vitiate         to impair the use or value of; to corrupt                                                           The lack of keys @d the usefulness of the car.              
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