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  1. abet            to encourage; to support (esp. a wrongdoer)                                                         
  2. agitate         to disturb or shake up; to excite or stir up                                                        
  3. badger          to harass; to nag                                                                                   
  4. bowdlerize      to censor or edit stringently or prudishly;       to expurgate                                      
  5. cauterize       to sear with a hot iron; to heal a wound                                                            
  6. condone         to tacitly approve of; to overlook                                                                  
  7. curry           to seek favor with flattery                                                                         
  8. descry          to discover by observation                                                                          
  9. distill         to extract the essence of                                                                           
  10. engulf          to swallow up in; to overwhelm completely                                                           
  11. expound         to explain the meaning of; to state; to declare                                                     
  12. fortify         to make strong or secure; to encourage                                                              
  13. hesitate        to be slow in acting; to be uncertain or reluctant                                                  
  14. inflame         to excite the emotions or passions to a fever     pitch; to incite                                  
  15. jangle          to make harsh, unmusical sounds; to quarrel                                                         
  16. maraud          to roam in search of plunder; to invade in order  to plunder                                        
  17. murmur          to make a low, indistinct sound; to complain      against; to mutter                                
  18. placate         to appease the anger of                                                                             
  19. ruminate        to meditate or reflect upon                                                                         
  20. upbraid         to reproach for some wrongdoing; to scold                                                           
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