A | B |
aggrandize | to make more powerful |
allude | to refer to indirectly |
attest | to bear witness or give proof |
broach | to introduce a subject |
confiscate | to seize by authority |
conjecture | to guess; to suppose |
decant | to pour from one vessel to another |
disperse | to scatter in all directions |
elicit | to draw forth |
encroach | to trespass |
extradite | to give up a prisoner to another country |
fluster | to make confused or nervous |
glean | to collect patiently, laboriously |
impeach | to challenge the honesty of |
incubate | to cause to develop or take form |
inculcate | to impress by persistent repetition |
mollify | to soothe or pacify |
precipitate | to cause to happen; to bring on |
purport | to claim to be |
renege | to go back on one's word |
revere | to regard with deep respect |
ruminate | to ponder; to meditate |
scintillate | to sparkle; to flash |
truncate | to shorten by cutting |
vegetate | to lead a dull and inactive life |