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  1. -->>:admonish::to caution against danger; to warn                                                                  The father @d the children about talking to strangers.        
  2. -->>:atrophy::to waste away; to wither                                                                            The long bed rest caused her muscles to @.                    
  3. -->>:bilk::to cheat; to deceive                                                                                The conman @d the widow out of her savings.                   
  4. -->>:careen::to lurch or twist from side to side while moving                                                    The automobile @d out of control down the highway.            
  5. -->>:commute::to lessen the severity of a punishment; to regularly travel a distance                           The governor @d the prisoner's sentence to a lesser time.     
  6. -->>:covet::to long for something, especially that which belongs to another                                The child @d his friend's Chris Nyman baseball card.          
  7. -->>:deplete::to reduce or lessen; to partially empty                                                             The long drought @d the water in the reservoir.               
  8. -->>:disparage::to treat or speak of with disrespect or contempt                                                    It is unkind to @ the accomplishments of others.              
  9. -->>:emigrate::to move away from one country or place to settle in another                                        Many Irish @d from their land in the 1840's.                  
  10. -->>:exemplify::to show by good example; to illustrate                                                              The ballplayer tried to @ good sportsmanship.                 
  11. -->>:flounce::to move with exaggerated motion; to move suddenly                                                   The clown @d about the stage in silly motions.                
  12. -->>:habituate::to accustom to a condition by repetition                                                            The man soon became @d to the cold climate.                   
  13. -->>:impugn::to attack with criticism or arguments; dispute thetruth of                                          The lawyer tried to @ the motives of the judge.             
  14. -->>:intone::to recite in a monotonous manner; to chant                                                          The Pope @d the blessing over the crowd.                    
  15. -->>:lunge::to suddenly thrust forward; to plunge forward                                                       The wrestler quickly @d forward and grabbed his opponent.   
  16. -->>:mollify::to soothe someone; to calm                                                                          The arbitrator tried to @ the egos of the two parties.      
  17. -->>:pall::to become uninteresting or dull; to have a dullingeffect                                            The sudden bad weather @d the celebration.                  
  18. -->>:replenish::to bring back to fullness; to fill up                                                               The waitress dutifully @d the water glasses.                
  19. -->>:transcend::to rise above in excellence or degree; to exceed alimit                                             The military leader was able to @ politics.                 
  20. -->>:yowl::to utter a loud, long cry of distress or grief