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acquire to come into possession of something
assay to prove; to test
bewitch to attract irresistably; to charm; to fascinate
capitulate to surrender
coerce to compel by force; to restrain by force
corroborate to confirm, as in testimony; to strengthen
delve to make a careful investigation of
disdain to consider unworthy of one's regard or notice
delimit to fix the boundaries of; to spell out clearly
excise to cut out; to delete
flaunt to make a gaudy display; show off
grovel to abase or debase oneself; to lie prostrate in subservience
importune to harass with persistent demands; to beg persistently
intervene to interfere with; to come between
loiter to linger aimlessly; to loaf
misconstrue to understand incorrectly; to misinterpret
ossify to convert into bone
relinquish to give up; to abandon; to renounce
toady to flatter for favors
writhe to twist or distort, especially from pain; to suf-fer acutely