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abjure to deny under oath; to retract or recant The defendant later @d what he had sworn under oath.
alleviate to partially remove or correct; to relieve or lessen The ointment @d the pain of the wound.
bamboozle to mislead; to cheat; to deceive The elderly lady was @d out of her savings.
broach to mention or suggest for the first time; introduce The man tactfully @d the touchy subject.
cede to give up or yield; to surrender title The army @d territory in order to buy time.
congeal to form into a solid mass; to clot or coagulate The liquid mass @d into a solid in a few minutes.
debase to lower in worth; to degrade The flaw @d the value of the diamond.
desiccate to dry thoroughly; to become dry The @d food became palatable when water was added.
diverge to move in different directions from a common point or from each other When two roads @, we may only take one.
enjoin to order or command; to prohibit or forbid The ruler @d his people not to retaliate.
extol to praise in highest terms; to exalt The saint's virtue was @d in the sermon.
fret to be annoyed or troubled; to corrode We should not @ about things we cannot control.
humiliate to lower one's pride; to mortify; to embarrass to a high degree The teacher @d the boy by asking him difficult questions.
infuriate to make furious; to enrage The careless insult @d the woman.
jeer to shout at derisively; to mock; to treat with derision The cruel citizens @d at the condemned prisoner.
masticate to chew; to crush or knead Cows @ their cud for quite a long time.
mute to muffle the sound of The masking tape @d the sound of the broken muffler.
prate to talk idly and at length; to chatter The silly boy @d on and on, hardly catching a breath.
sate to satisfy the appetite of The large dinner @d the man's appetite.
veer to turn to another course; to change direction A good leader will not @ from one course to another.