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  1. abash           to make ashamed or confused; to disconcert                                                          The shameful remark @ed the young.                          
  2. advocate        to speak in favor of; defend; recommend                                                             We should always @ what we believe in.                      
  3. augment         to make greater; to enlarge; to intensify                                                           A good interest rate can @ one's savings.                   
  4. blurt           to say impulsively without thought; to speak      abruptly                                          He @ed out the comments without careful thought.            
  5. carp            to find fault unreasonably; to complain                                                             She nagging man @ed endlessly about everything.             
  6. censor          to remove objectionable material from something                                                     Often people want to @ ideas they find objectionable.       
  7. cozen           to cheat; to deceive                                                                                The foolish man was @ed out of his wages.                   
  8. deprecate       to express disapproval of or regret for                                                             When the girl did not win, she @d the prize.                
  9. disseminate     to scatter; to spread widely                                                                        The information was quickly @d far and wide.                
  10. enchant         to charm completely; to delight                                                                     The lady's conversation @ed the young man.                  
  11. expectorate     to spit                                                                                             Please do not @ on my new carpet!                           
  12. flout           to treat with disregard; to scorn                                                                   The rich man @ed the law without fear of punishment.        
  13. hamper          to interfere with the movement of; to impede                                                        The lack of order @ed the investigation.                    
  14. inaugurate      to formally begin or commence; to initiate                                                          We will @ a new President next year.                        
  15. inveigle        to induce by guile or flattery                                                                      The minister @d the gift from the king.                     
  16. malign          to defame; to speak slander of                                                                      We ought not to @ the good name of others.                  
  17. mortify         to humiliate; to discipline by ascetic practices                                                    The student was @ed to find he had failed the test.         
  18. pander          to minister to the base desires of others                                                           The media often @s to the basest elements of society.       
  19. retaliate       to return in kind; to take revenge; to reciprocatean evil                                           The army quickly @d for the earlier assault.                
  20. transmute       to change in nature, form, or quality                                                               One cannot @ an element by ordinary processes.              
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