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Powerful Verbs

Verbs bring life to the action of your sentence. Instead of saying he walked to school, one might say he lumbered to school, or skipped to school, or trudged to school. All of these verbs add interest to the sentence. Below are 10 new verbs to add to your vocabulary arsenal. Have fun!
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expiatemake ammends for
importuneto make persistent requests
imputeto attribute or ascribe
scintillateto sparkle or be brilliant
mulctto take away money from another as by a fine or dubious means
ostracizeshun, avoid
deprecateto feel and express disapproval of
procrastinatedelay;put off
rusticateto settle in the country and live a rural life
vegetateto live an uneventful or boring life
Ms Wick

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