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