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  1. absolve         to free from penalties of an action; pardon                                                         
  2. appall          to fill with dismay or horror; to shock                                                             
  3. bestow          to present a gift; to apply                                                                         
  4. calculate       to determine by computation; to plan or design, to decide beforehand                                
  5. circumvent      to go around or avoid; to entrap with a stratagem or trick                                          
  6. constrict       to draw together by force; to cause to shrink in  size; to cramp                                    
  7. degenerate      to revert or deteriorate                                                                            
  8. disclose        to make known; to reveal; to expose to view                                                         
  9. effectuate      to bring about a desired result                                                                     
  10. eradicate       to do away with; to pull out by the roots                                                           
  11. ferret          to search out by investigation; to search                                                           
  12. gird            to surround; to encircle                                                                            
  13. imbibe          to drink; to absorb                                                                                 
  14. intercede       to plead on behalf of another; to mediate a dis-  pute                                              
  15. laud            to praise highly; to extol                                                                          
  16. mete            to distribute by measure                                                                            
  17. nurture         to feed or support; train; educate                                                                  
  18. rant            to speak in a loud or violent manner                                                                
  19. supplicate      to for humbly; to beg for                                                                           
  20. wean            to detach from a cause of dependence; to estrange from former habits                                
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