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  1. abut            to touch, join, or adjoin at the end                                                                I live in an apartment that @s a church.                    
  2. arbitrate       to act as a judge in a dispute                                                                      The diplomat @d a fair deal between the two parties.        
  3. bestride        to mount; to sit or stand astride of                                                                A rider should @ his horse from the left.                   
  4. calumniate      to accuse falsely; to defame; to slander                                                            One should not spread lies and @ ones neighbor.             
  5. cleave          to split; to pass through; to adhere to (archaic)                                                   The army moved quickly to @ the enemy into two camps.       
  6. contemn         to despise; to scorn                                                                                The people of the town @d the new arrival.                  
  7. dehisce         to split open                                                                                       The expert chef quickly @d the melon.                       
  8. discomfit       to frustrate; to throw into confusion                                                               The difficult question @d the teacher.                      
  9. ejaculate       to utter suddenly, as a brief exclamation                                                           "Oh, darn" @d the child.                                    
  10. evangelize      to preach the Gospel to; to act as a preacher of  any belief                                        St. Boniface @d the Germanic tribes.                        
  11. fetter          to shackle; to restrain from action; to hamper                                                      Excessive regulations @ small businesses.                   
  12. glower          to stare with sullen annoyance or anger                                                             The criminal @d at his victim.                              
  13. immolate        to offer in sacrifice, as a sacrificial victim                                                      The high priest @d the ram on the altar.                    
  14. interdict       to prohibit or forbid                                                                               The officials were able to @ the drugs at the border.       
  15. levy            to impose and collect; to prepare for                                                               The government @d heavy taxes on imports.                   
  16. militate        to have influence or effect, usually used with    "against"                                         The women @d against the sexist professor.                  
  17. obfuscate       to confuse or perplex; to bewilder; to darken or  obscure                                           The lawyers did their best to @ points of real importance.  
  18. raze            to demolish; to scrape or shave off                                                                 The demolition crew @d the building.                        
  19. surfeit         to feed or supply to fullness; to overindulge                                                       The huge feast @d the revelers.                             
  20. whet            to sharpen by friction; to make more keen                                                           The early success @ the man's appetite for more betting.    
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