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  1. abet            to encourage; to support (esp. a wrongdoer)                                                         We should not @ criminals in their misdeeds.                
  2. agitate         to disturb or shake up; to excite or stir up                                                        The washing machine @d the clothes.                         
  3. badger          to harass; to nag                                                                                   Lawyers like to @ witnesses, to make them stumble.          
  4. bowdlerize      to censor or edit stringently or prudishly;       to expurgate                                      After the controversial work was @d by the censors.         
  5. cauterize       to sear with a hot iron; to heal a wound                                                            The wound was @d with heat.                                 
  6. condone         to tacitly approve of; to overlook                                                                  The politician tacitly @d the illegal acts.                 
  7. curry           to seek favor with flattery                                                                         The servant @d favor with his master.                       
  8. descry          to discover by observation                                                                          That comet was first @d by Edmund Halley.                   
  9. distill         to extract the essence of                                                                           Please @ the essence of the argument for us.                
  10. engulf          to swallow up in; to overwhelm completely                                                           The snake quickly @ed and swallowed its prey.               
  11. expound         to explain the meaning of; to state; to declare                                                     The teacher @ed the meaning of the passage.                 
  12. fortify         to make strong or secure; to encourage                                                              The soldiers worked to @ the walls of the castle.           
  13. hesitate        to be slow in acting; to be uncertain or reluctant                                                  He who @s is lost!                                          
  14. inflame         to excite the emotions or passions to a fever     pitch; to incite                                  The speakers @d the crowds emotions.                        
  15. jangle          to make harsh, unmusical sounds; to quarrel                                                         The music students @d with their new instruments.           
  16. maraud          to roam in search of plunder; to invade in order  to plunder                                        The escaped convicts @ed through the countryside.           
  17. murmur          to make a low, indistinct sound; to complain      against; to mutter                                The people @ed against Moses as the years went by.          
  18. placate         to appease the anger of                                                                             It is often better to @ a foe than to fight.                
  19. ruminate        to meditate or reflect upon                                                                         One should @ carefully before making an important decision. 
  20. upbraid         to reproach for some wrongdoing; to scold                                                           The teacher @ed the unruly student for his conduct.         
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