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Depict

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To represent by or as if by painting; portray

To represent or characterise in words; describe

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Cultivate

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Prepare and use land for crops

To nurture and cause growth either literally or figuratively

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Captivate

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Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm; enchant

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Delude

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Make someone believe something that is not true ; mislead; fool; trick

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Parch

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Make or become dry through intense heat

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Initiate

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Cause a process or action to begin

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Relieve

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To ease pain, distress, anxiety, need etc

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Embitter

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To make bitter; cause to feel bitterness

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Provoke

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To anger, enrage or vex

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Muddle

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Bring into a confused state

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Restore

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To bring back into existence or use

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Accommodate

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Fit in with the wishes or needs of

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Denounce

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Declare to be wrong or evil

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Define

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To state a meaning

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Antagonise

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To make hostile or unfriendly

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Refute

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To prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge

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Retain

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To keep possession of

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Esteem

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Respect and admiration

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Defer

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Put off an action or event to a later time; postpone

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Equivocate

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To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth ; be ambiguous

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Condescend

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Show that one feels superior; be patronising

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Encroach

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Intrude on a persons territory, rights, personal life etc

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Stunt

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Prevent from growing or developing properly

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Indulge

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Excessive

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Garnish
Decorate or embellish something (especially food)
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Divert
Cause someone or something to change course Distract someone from something
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Accentuate
Make more noticeable or prominent
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Prescribe
To lay down rules; direct; dictate
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Dominate
To rule over; govern; control
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Quell
To suppress; put an end to; extinguish
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Foreshawdow
To show or indicate beforehand
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Vacillate
To waver in mind or opinion; indecisive
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Inundate
To overwhelm | To flood; cover with water
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Squelch
Crush down; squash To put down, suppress or silence as with a crushing retort or argument
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Publicise
Make something widely known; announce; reveal
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Nullify
Invalidate | Make of no use or value; cancel out
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Excavate
Make (a hole or channel) by digging
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Terminate
To put an end to
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Sermonise
Compose or deliver a sermon (talk on a religious or moral subject based on the bible)
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Glorify
To honor with praise, admiration or worship; extol
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Expurgate
To amend by removing words, passages deemed offensive or objectionable; censorship
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Dissolve
To melt from solid to liquid state
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Decry
Publicly denounce
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Mollify
Appease the anger or anxiety of someone; to calm, placate
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Mystify
Utterly bewilder or perplex someone; confuse
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Beautify
Improve the appearance of; enhance
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Improvise
A speech without notes
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Squander
Waste someone thing especially money or time in a reckless/ foolish manner; waste, misuse, throw away
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Perplex
Make someone feel completely baffled
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Exaggerate
Overstate; overstress; overemphasise
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Uplift
Elevate someone morally or spiritually
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Daunt
Make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive; discourage
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Exalt
Think or speak very highly of someone or something ; extol, praise, acclaim
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Ally
Combine or unite a resource or commodity with another for mutual benefit; merge
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Agitate
Make someone troubled or nervous; upset
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Persevere
To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success; persist
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Awaken
Rouse from sleep or a feeling
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Meddle
Interfere in something that is not ones concern; intrude; pry
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Invigorate
Give strength or energy to
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Replicate
Make an exact copy or; reproduce; duplicate
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Repeal
To withdraw formally or officially ; revoke
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Rescind
To invalidate by a later action or higher authority; revoke; repeal
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Relinquish
Give up; renounce To let go; release
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Prod
Poke with a finger or pointed object
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Tout
Attempt to sell something, typically by direct approach
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Venerate
Of great repspect
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Bungle
Carry out a task clumsily or incompetently; mishandle; mess up
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Disjoint
To separate or disconnect the joints or joining of To put out of order; derange
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Revive
To bring back to life | To activate
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Polarise
To divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups
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Condense
To make more sense or more concentrated
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Encumbrance
A burden; obstacle
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forbearance
Patient; self control; restraint and tolerance
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Spontaneity
The state of being spontaneous; impulsive
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Resource
A source of supply that can be readily drawn upon when needed
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embellishment
Characterised by ornaments and decorations; lavish
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Absolutist
A political theory that absolute power shod be vested in one or more rulers; unrestricted power in government
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Founder
The owner or operator of a foundry
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Protest
Protests statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something; objection
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Arbitration
The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute; negotiation
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Fidelity
Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support
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Query
A question; doubt
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Levy
Impose a tax, fee or fine
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Disputation
Debate or argument
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Meager
Of something provided or available (lacking in quantity or quality)
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Flaunt
Showy; ostentatiously
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Laud
To praise; applaud
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Eulogy
A laudatory speech or written tribute
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Respite
A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
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Redouble
Make or become much greater or more numerous
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Manifest
Clear or obvious to the eye or mind; evident
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Prediction
A forecast; prophecy
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Serendipity
An accidental but fortunate occurrence
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Amicability
Friendly and pleasant manner
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Hesitation
Uncertain of a decision; delay
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Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech
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Intrigue
Arouse the curiosity or interest of
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Restraint
A measure or condition that keeps someone under control
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Remedy
A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury
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Flank
The side of an animal or person between the ribs and hip The side of anything

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