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Mark G. (Japan)
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  1. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  2. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  3. nonplus
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  4. gravel
    rock fragments and pebbles
  5. tergiversate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
  6. apostatize
    abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
  7. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  8. palter
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
  9. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  10. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  11. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  12. brocade
    thick expensive material with a raised pattern
  13. chelate
    a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
  14. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  15. misapprehend
    interpret in the wrong way
  16. misconstrue
    interpret in the wrong way
  17. misconceive
    interpret in the wrong way
  18. be amiss
    interpret in the wrong way
  19. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  20. minify
    make smaller
  21. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  22. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  23. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  24. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  25. lenify
    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  26. evanesce
    disappear gradually
  27. fleet
    group of aircraft operating under the same ownership
  28. edify
    make understand
  29. obviate
    do away with
  30. forefend
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  31. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  32. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
  33. senesce
    grow old or older
  34. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  35. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  36. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  37. lambaste
    censure severely or angrily
  38. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  39. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  40. impute
    attribute or credit to
  41. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  42. maraud
    raid and rove in search of plunder
  43. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  44. deracinate
    pull up by or as if by the roots
  45. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  46. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  47. approbate
    approve or sanction officially
  48. objurgate
    censure severely
  49. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  50. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  51. lacerate
    cut or tear irregularly
  52. dilapidate
    fall into decay or ruin
  53. enfeeble
    make weak
  54. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  55. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  56. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  57. disencumber
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  58. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  59. rail
    a horizontal bar, usually of wood or metal
  60. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  61. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  62. objurgate
    censure severely
  63. straiten
    squeeze together
  64. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  65. decant
    pour out
  66. connote
    express or state indirectly
  67. tipple
    drink moderately but regularly
  68. bib
    a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating
  69. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  70. lollygag
    loaf about and waste time; dawdle
  71. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  72. propitiate
    make peace with
  73. ramify
    have or develop complicating consequences
  74. furcate
    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
  75. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  76. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  77. bate
    moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
  78. transpire
    come about, happen, or occur
  79. transfix
    render motionless because of surprise, terror, or awe
  80. foist
    force onto another
  81. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  82. auspicate
    indicate by signs
  83. augur
    predict from an omen
  84. refurbish
    improve the appearance or functionality of
  85. furbish
    polish and make shiny
  86. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  87. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  88. coruscate
    reflect brightly
  89. quash
    declare invalid
  90. annul
    cancel officially
  91. countermand
    cancel officially
  92. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  93. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  94. belabor
    beat soundly
  95. impart
    bestow a quality on
  96. gestate
    be pregnant with
  97. conceptualize
    have the idea for
  98. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  99. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
  100. inunct
    administer an oil or ointment to
  101. embrocate
    administer an oil or ointment to
  102. anele
    administer an oil or ointment to
  103. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  104. assoil
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  105. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  106. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  107. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  108. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  109. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  110. maim
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration
Created on Fri Feb 12 21:06:26 EST 2010 (updated Wed Aug 18 01:43:32 EDT 2010)

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