| A | B |
| abdicate | to give up power |
| admonish | to warn |
| attune | to put in tune |
| berate | to scold |
| connote | to imply additional meaning |
| corroborate | to confirm or verify |
| dissect | to cut apart so as to examine |
| divest | to get rid of |
| endow | to give money or property |
| engender | to bring into being; to cause |
| excise | to cut out or remove |
| foment | to instigate |
| instill | to put in little by little |
| intone | to chant |
| iterate | to say or do again or repeatedly |
| mesmerize | to hypnotize; to fascinate |
| nurture | to feed; to bring up |
| paraphrase | to restate in other words |
| prognosticate | to foretell or predict |
| regale | to entertain |
| sequester | to isolate |
| speculate | to reflect; to consider |
| subjugate | to subdue; to conquer |
| transcend | to exceed; to go beyond |
| vindicate | to clear of suspicion |