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  1. absolve         to free from penalties of an action; pardon                                                         The priest @d the penitent of his sins.                     
  2. appall          to fill with dismay or horror; to shock                                                             The people were @d by the shocking movie.                   
  3. bestow          to present a gift; to apply                                                                         The king @d a gift of land to his favorite knight.          
  4. calculate       to determine by computation; to plan or design, todecide beforehand                                 I @ that we are fifty miles from Cleveland.                 
  5. circumvent      to go around or avoid; to entrap with a stratagem or trick                                          The crafty lawyer @d the ruling he did not like.            
  6. constrict       to draw together by force; to cause to shrink in  size; to cramp                                    The tourniquet @d the blood vessels to stop the bleeding.   
  7. degenerate      to revert or deteriorate                                                                            The situation quickly @d into a riot.                       
  8. disclose        to make known; to reveal; to expose to view                                                         The new information was @d during discovery.                
  9. effectuate      to bring about a desired result                                                                     The new measure did not @ the desired result.               
  10. eradicate       to do away with; to pull out by the roots                                                           The police did their best to @ the drug lords.              
  11. ferret          to search out by investigation; to search                                                           The investigator was unable to @ out the perpetrator.       
  12. gird            to surround; to encircle                                                                            The knight @d himself with his armor.                       
  13. imbibe          to drink; to absorb                                                                                 The man liked to @ strong drink.                            
  14. intercede       to plead on behalf of another; to mediate a dis-  pute                                              The prisoner's family @d on his behalf.                     
  15. laud            to praise highly; to extol                                                                          The deceased poet was highly @d at his funeral.             
  16. mete            to distribute by measure                                                                            The boss @d out bonuses to his employees.                   
  17. nurture         to feed or support; train; educate                                                                  The good teacher carefully @d her students.                 
  18. rant            to speak in a loud or violent manner                                                                The sore losers @d and raved at the umpire.                 
  19. supplicate      to ask for humbly; to beg for                                                                       The man humbly @d for his job back.                         
  20. wean            to detach from a cause of dependence; to estrange from former habits                                The mother @d the baby from nursing.                        
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