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- -->>:acquiesce::to comply tacitly or passively
- -->>:assail::to attack violently through force or argument
- -->>:betroth::to promise in marriage
- -->>:canvass::to go among people to solicit votes or opinions
- -->>:coalesce::to grow; to come together; to blend
- -->>:convey::to transport from one place to another; to make known or communicate
- -->>:delineate::to draw in outline; to portray verbally; describe
- -->>:discountenance::to disapprove of
- -->>:elucidate::to make clear; to explain; to enlighten about
- -->>:exalt::to raise to high rank or power; to glorify
- -->>:flail::to beat, as with a flail
- -->>:goad::to drive; to incite
- -->>:impede::to hinder the motion of; to stop the progress of
- -->>:intersect::to divide by cutting or passing across
- -->>:liquidate::to pay or settle an obligation; to do away with; to get rid of
- -->>:minimize::to decrease to the least possible extent
- -->>:obviate::to prevent or counter by effective measures
- -->>:relegate::to send off or consign; to assign; to exile
- -->>:thwart::to prevent the accomplishment of something; to prevent someone from accomplishing; to frustrate
- -->>:wrest::to pull or force away by violent twisting; to turnfrom the true meaning