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  1. abhor           to regard with repugnance; detest; loathe                                                           It is said that nature @s a vacuum.                         
  2. allay           to lessen the violence; to reduce the intensity                                                     The meeting @ed the fears of both sides.                    
  3. balk            to stop short and refuse to proceed or take action                                                  The horse @ed at having to jump the wide ditch.             
  4. brandish        to wave something, especially a weapon, threaten- ingly or triumphantly                             The solder @ed his sword menacingly.                        
  5. cavil           to raise trivial objections; to find fault with                                                     The piquant prosecutor @ed about every point.               
  6. confute         to prove to be wrong; to refute; to overwhelm;    to confound                                       The learned man @d the fallacious argument.                 
  7. daunt           to dishearten and intimidate                                                                        The timid man was @ed by the great task.                    
  8. desecrate       to treat sacrilegiously                                                                             The new settlers @d the burial ground.                      
  9. distort         to twist out of true meaning or proportion; to    pervert                                           The false witness @ed the truth.                            
  10. enhance         to heighten or increase in quality                                                                  The computer @d the image quality.                          
  11. expunge         to erase or wipe out                                                                                The minor's record was @d at his eighteenth birthday.       
  12. fray            to wear something out by friction                                                                   The rough use quickly @ed the fabric.                       
  13. huddle          to crowd together, especially due to cold or fear                                                   The football team @d at midfield.                           
  14. infringe        to trespass on the rights of another; to break a  law; to violate                                   One should not @ the laws.                                  
  15. jape            to make jokes; to jest; to mock                                                                     The cruel children @d the new student.                      
  16. marshal         to arrange in order; to draw up for battle; to    lead or usher in                                  The commander @ed his forces, ready for the charge.         
  17. muster          to collect together; to summon up                                                                   The girl @ed her courage, and jumped off the board.         
  18. portend         to warn of; to foretell                                                                             The gray skies @ a rainy day.                               
  19. sally           to rush out suddenly                                                                                He @d quickly out of the house when he heard the news.      
  20. vacillate       to sway one way and the other; to fluctuate                                                         The indecisive woman @d from one resolve to another.        
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