Vocab verbs reversed Flashcards
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Walk quickly. A playful or hurried run or movement.
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scamper
2
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Walk quickly. To move swiftly, to slide while seated
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scoot
3
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Walk quickly. To move with urgency or panic
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scramble
4
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Walk quickly. Move in or as a if in a brisk pace
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scurry
5
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Walk quickly. Scurry, scamper.
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scutter
6
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Walk quickly. To proceed briskly
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trot
7
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Walk slowly. To move lacking enthusiasm or determination or lazzily
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dawdle
8
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Move painfully. To twist in a violent manner.
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Contort
9
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Move painfully. To move or proceed with twists and turns.
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Writhe
10
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Move erratically. To revolve arond a point or axis
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Gyrate
11
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Move erratically. To remain suspended over a place or object
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Hover
12
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Move erratically. To cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions
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Jiggle
13
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Move erratically. A jerky motion back and forth or up and down
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Waggle
14
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Move erratically. To move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions
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Wiggle
15
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Gently ask. An interrogative expression often used to test knowledge.
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question
16
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Gently ask. To ask as a favor or privilege.
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request
17
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Urgently ask. To ask earnestly.
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beg
18
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Urgently ask. To call upon in supplication.
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implore
19
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Forcefully ask. The examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness’s testimony, knowledge, or credibility.
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cross-examine
20
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Forcefully ask. To question intensely.
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grill
21
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Forcefully ask. To question formally and systematically.
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interrogate
22
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Forcefully ask. To question persistently.
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pump
23
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Forcefully ask. To question closely.
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quiz
24
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Drink noisily. To make a sucking noise while eating or drinking.
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slurp
25
Drink daintily. To drink in small quantities.
sip
26
Cover partially. A cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise. Something that serves to conceal or disguise.
mask
27
Cover partially. To give shelter or protection to with or as if with a screen.
screen
28
Cover partially. Provide with a protective cover or shelter.
shield
29
Scratch mildly. To mark with lines, grooves, scratches, or notches
score
30
Scratch mildly. To damage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface.
scrape
31
Bend slightly. To turn or proceed at an angle.
angle
32
Tilt slightly. To turn, move, or direct at an angle.
angle
33
Bend slightly. To follow an arc-shaped course.
arc
34
Bend down. To incline in respect or submission.
bow
35
Bend down. To lower the body stance especially by bending the legs.
crouch
36
Carry a heavy load. To heave up.
heft
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Carry a heavy load. To carry laboriously.
lug
38
Bother slightly. To harass especially by quick brief attacks.
annoy
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Bother slightly. Bother, annoy
bug
40
Change slightly. To bring to a more satisfactory state.
adjust
41
Change slightly. To make different without changing into something else.
alter
42
Change slightly. to put right. To change or modify for the better.
amend
43
Close to keep in/out. To place bars across to prevent ingress or egress.
bar
44
Close to keep in/out. To secure with a bolt.
bolt
45
Confuse Mildly. To make turbid or muddy.
muddle
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Confuse Mildly. To challenge mentally
puzzle
47
Cry immaturely. become listless or dejected.
mope
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Cry immaturely. To show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression.
pout
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Cry softly. a state of agitation especially over a trivial matter
fuss
50
Fall off a high place. To fall, pour, or rush in or as in if a cascade
cascade
51
Fall off a high place. To pass from a higher place or level to a lower one.
descend
52
Fall off a high place. To fall perpendicularly.
plummet
53
Fall over. To cause to turn over
overturn
54
Fall over. To dislodge from one's seat especially horseback.
unseat
55
Put gently. To lay down
deposit
56
Put gently. To put or set down. To place for rest or sleep.
lay
57
Put gently. To put in or as if in a particular place or position.
place
58
Squeeze gently. To reduce in size, quantity, or volume as if by squeezing.
compress
59
Squeeze gently. Squash, squelch
squish
60
Take quickly. To put in a bag.
bag
61
Take quickly. To move in short abrupt motions or with frequent jolts.
jerk
62
Take quickly. To catch or obtain usally by quick action or good fortune
snag
63
Take to keep/store. To come into posession or contorl of often by unespecified means.
acquire
64
Take to keep/store. To take or seize eagerly.
grasp
65
Think deeply. To bring or direct toward a common center or objective.
concentrate
66
Think deeply. To think about carefully.
consider
67
Think deeply. To weigh in the mind.
ponder
68
Think creatively. Create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas.
fantasize
69
Think creatively. A mental image.
picture
70
Throw gently. To cause to move or send forth by throwing.
cast
71
Throw violently. An abrupt movement or toss. Toss, throw.
chuck
72
THROW AWAY. To clear away.
banish
73
THROW AWAY. To get rid of unceremoniously or irresponsibly.
dump
74
THROW AWAY. To put an end or get rid of.
eliminate
75
THROW AWAY. To cast off.
reject
76
Tie loosely. To bind with or as if with a line.
lash
77
Tie loosely. To unite by or as if by lacing together.
interlace
78
Tie tightly. To make secure by tying.
bind
79
Tie tightly. To put a cinch on.
cinch
80
Tilt upside down. To cause to overturn.
capsize
81
Touch barely. To touch or rub against something in passing.
graze
82
Touch barely. To pass swiftly or lightly over.
skim
83
Touch barely. A curse or path that one follows.
trace
84
Touch thoroughly. To handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly.
fondle
85
Touch thoroughly. To try or examine with the hand (as by touching, feeling, or moving).
handle
86
Touch aggressively. To feel about blindly or uncertainly in search.
grope
87
Touch aggressively. To feel or touch clumsily, rudely, or sexually.
paw
88
Touch curiously. To touch or feel with the fingers.
finger
89
Touch curiously. To prod.
poke
90
Touch curiously. To poke or stir as if with a prod.
prod
91
Touch gently. To pass lightly over or across: touch gently against in passing.
brush
92
Touch gently. To subject to massage.
massage
93
Attack with surprise. A trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by surprise.
ambush
94
Attack, to do harm. A violent physical or verbal attack.
assault
95
Bite daintily. To take gentle, small, or cautious bites.
nibble
96
Bite continually. To bite or chew with the teeth.
gnaw
97
Bite continually. To strike or grind (as the teeth) together.
gnash
98
Bother slightly. To make weary, irritated, or bored.
irk
99
Bother slightly. To put into an ill humor.
miff
100
Bother moderately. A state or cause of irritation.
ruffle
101
Break in tiny pieces. To form or crystallize into grains or granules.
granulate
102
Break in large pieces. To make a sudden closing of the jaws: seize something sharply with the mouth.
snap
103
Break explosively. To break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within.
burst
104
Breathe with difficulty. To utter in a raspy tone.
rasp
105
Breathe in annoyance. To emit puffs (as of breath or steam).
huff
106
Breathe obstructed. To be overcome or killed through or as if through lack of air.
smother
107
Carry behind. The act or process of hauling: PULL.
haul
108
Change slightly. To make usually small adjustments in or to.
tweak
109
Close quickly. A noisy violent closing.
slam
110
Confuse moderately. To move in a confused or disordered manner.
jumble
111
Cover completely. To cover or hide with or as if with a cloak.
cloak
112
Cry softly. To sniff repeatedly.
sniffle
113
Cry loudly. A loud prolonged cry.
bawl
114
Cut slightly. To cut into or wound slightly.
nick
115
Cut into pieces. To cut into small cubes.
dice
116
Cut down to size. To cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine.
mow
117
Cut violently. A deep long cut in flesh.
gash
118
Dig down. To conceal oneself in or as if in a burrow. A burrow is a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal for shelter and habitation.
burrow
119
Dig out. A machine for removing earth usually by buckets on an endless chain or a suction tube.
dredge
120
Dig through. Any of various implements for tilling, mixing, or raking. A hoe is an implement with a thin flat blade on a long handle used especially for cultivating, weeding or loosening the earth around plants.
hoe
121
Draw back in pain. To shrink back involuntarily (as from pain).
guzzle Drink greedily. To drink especially liquour greedily, continually, or habitually.
wince
