v e r b Flashcards
abdicate
refuse to accept responsibility for it any longer
acquired
learn a skill or a habit, or develop it through your daily life or experience
admonished
tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong
agitate
protest or take part in political activity in order to get something
antagonize
make someone feel angry or hostile towards you
abet
to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal
advocate
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
boycott
refuse to be involved with a country, organization, or activity in any way because they disapprove of it
compel
force someone to do it
condemn
say something is very bad and unacceptable
Consult
ask an expert or someone senior to you for their opinion and advice about what you should do or their permission to do something
dawdle
spend more time than is necessary doing something
devastated
to make someone feel very shocked and upset
devour
to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left
to destroy something completely
to read books or literature quickly and eagerly
evaluate
judge or calculate
exonerate
to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something
infuriate
to make someone extremely angry
intimidate
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do
initiate
to cause something to begin
mitigate
to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad
oppress
to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom
relinquish
to give up something such as a responsibility or claim
signify
to be a sign of something; to mean
apprehend
to catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law
articulate
to express in words
assail
to attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly
assimilate
to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.
augment
to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it
barter
to exchange goods for other things rather than for money
