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- -->>:abhor::to regard with repugnance; detest; loathe
- -->>:allay::to lessen the violence; to reduce the intensity
- -->>:balk::to stop short and refuse to proceed or take action
- -->>:brandish::to wave something, especially a weapon, threateningly or triumphantly
- -->>:cavil::to raise trivial objections; to find fault with
- -->>:confute::to prove to be wrong; to refute; to overwhelm; to confound
- -->>:daunt::to dishearten and intimidate
- -->>:desecrate::to treat sacrilegiously
- -->>:distort::to twist out of true meaning or proportion; to pervert
- -->>:enhance::to heighten or increase in quality
- -->>:expunge::to erase or wipe out
- -->>:fray::to wear something out by friction
- -->>:huddle::to crowd together, especially due to cold or fear
- -->>:infringe::to trespass on the rights of another; to break a law; to violate
- -->>:jape::to make jokes; to jest; to mock
- -->>:marshal::to arrange in order; to draw up for battle; to lead or usher in
- -->>:muster::to collect together; to summon up
- -->>:portend::to warn of; to foretell
- -->>:sally::to rush out suddenly
- -->>:vacillate::to sway one way and the other; to fluctuate