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extirpate

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to destroy

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deprecate

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to disapprove of

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discountenance

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to disapprove of

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daunt

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to discourage

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descry

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to discover

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garble

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to distort

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mete

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to distribute in portions

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educe

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to draw or bring out

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imbibe

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to drink

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gird

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to encircle

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goad

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to encourage, spur on

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carouse

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to engage in a noisy, drunken part

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expatiate

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to enlarge upon, speak or write at length

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distend

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to expand, swell

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expound

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to explain, interpret

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fulminate

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to explode, denounce

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imbue

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to fill completely, penetrate

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inundate

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to flood

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exculpate

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to free from blame

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congeal

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to freeze solid

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gambol

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to frolic

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loathe

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to hate or feel disgust

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ensaconce

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to hide, conceal

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fete

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to honor, entertain

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envisage

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to imagine, form mental picture

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edify

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to improve someone morally, to instruct

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endemnigy

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to insure, repay

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mire

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to involve in difficulties OR wet swampy ground

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chafe

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to irritate

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nettle

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to irritate, annoy

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exasperate

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to irritate, annoy extremely

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genuflect

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to kneel

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loll

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to lean or lounge apart

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cavort

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to leap, frolic

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enveight

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to make a better verbal attack

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elucidate

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to make clear

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defalcate

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to misuse funds

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flout

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to mock, ridicule

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lope

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to move along with a swinging walk

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demur

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to object

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extort

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to obtain by force

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foist

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to pass of merchandize which is inferior

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countenace

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to permit, tolerate

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importune

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to persistently ask, beg

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decant

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to pour off (a liquid)

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obviate

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to prevent

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interdict

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to prohibit

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castigate

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to punish

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maraud

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to raid, plunder

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convalesce

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to recover from an illness

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deplore

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to regret

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jilt

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to reject, cast off

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exult

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to rejoice

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eventuate

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to result, happen finally

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deride

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to ridicule

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give

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to scoff, ridicule

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excoriate

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to scrape the skin off OR to criticize sharply

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ferret

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to search or drive out

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cull

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to select

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extricate

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to set free, disentangle

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to destroy

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extirpate

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to disapprove of

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deprecate

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to disapprove of

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discountenance

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to discourage

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daunt

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to discover

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descry

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to distort

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garble

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to distribute in portions

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mete

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to draw or bring out

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educe

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to drink

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imbibe

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to encircle

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gird

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to encourage, spur on

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goad

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to engage in a noisy, drunken part

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carouse

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to enlarge upon, speak or write at length

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expatiate

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to expand, swell

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distend

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to explain, interpret

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expound

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to explode, denounce

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fulminate

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to fill completely, penetrate

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imbue

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to flood

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inundate

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to free from blame

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exculpate

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to freeze solid

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congeal

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to frolic

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gambol

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to hate or feel disgust

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loathe

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to hide, conceal

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ensaconce

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to honor, entertain

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fete

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to imagine, form mental picture

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envisage

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to improve someone morally, to instruct

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edify

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to insure, repay

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endemnigy

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to involve in difficulties OR wet swampy ground

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mire

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to irritate

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chafe

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to irritate, annoy

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nettle

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to irritate, annoy extremely

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exasperate

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to kneel

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genuflect

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to lean or lounge apart

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loll

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to leap, frolic

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cavort

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to make a better verbal attack

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enveight

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to make clear

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elucidate

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to misuse funds

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defalcate

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to mock, ridicule

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flout

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to move along with a swinging walk

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lope

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to object

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demur

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to obtain by force

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extort

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to pass of merchandize which is inferior

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foist

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to permit, tolerate

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countenace

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to persistently ask, beg

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importune

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to pour off (a liquid)

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decant

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to prevent

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obviate

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to prohibit

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interdict

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to punish

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castigate

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to raid, plunder

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maraud

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to recover from an illness

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convalesce

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to regret

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deplore

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to reject, cast off

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jilt

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to rejoice

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exult

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to result, happen finally

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eventuate

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to ridicule

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deride

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to scoff, ridicule

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give

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to scrape the skin off OR to criticize sharply

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excoriate

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to search or drive out

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ferret

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to select

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cull

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to set free, disentangle

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extricate