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Verbs we sometimes neglect.

Bereft: Deprived of something beloved and valuable; made destitute by loss Abased: Made humble; brought down; shamed Ransacked: Pillaged; plundered. Ravishing: Seizing by violence. Beleaguered: Encompassed by force. Emblazoned: Set off in resplendent colors inscribed as though with heraldic emblems. Constricted: Drawn together or compressed; cramped; bound Constrained: compelled or urged; obliged, forced to action. Truckling: Yielding in a servile, favoring way, carrying favor obsequiously. Cosseted: Treated as a pet; pampered, fondled; treated tenderly.

Verbs of violent criticism

words are the dress of disparage thoughts - chesterfield. Forwarded Funnies: The Older We Get... Excoriate: 'to strip off the skin" metaphorically, "he would extol his own friends and excoriate his opponents" Castigate: "to punish with the rod; to chastise, chasten or discipline; (also) " to rebuke or criticize severely" as " the girl would castigate him with angry words" Revile: abuse or reproach in offensive or scandalous language. "He was a vilent man who would reward his followers and revile his enemies" Derogate: "to propose a law against"  when you derogate someone "you take away from" his importance.You disparage him in the eyes of others and detract from his influence as: "The author did everything in his power to derogate the President's reputation" Inveigh: to attack with words. Inpun: to fight against Traduce: to lead across, to expose to shame through slanderous remarks. Stigmatize...

Verbs of Energy.

Engender: to produce or bring into existence. Harry: to pester Catapult: to hurtle through the air. Obtrude: to thrust forward or force upon. Transfix: to make and hold motionless Efface: to wipe out. Appropriate: to take one's own use. Accentuate: to emphasize Epitomize: to summarize Burgeon: to put out buds Imbue: to fill Galvanize: to stimulate Mitigate: to soften Excise: to cut out.

VERBS ABOUT YOUR FELLOWMEN

Aggrandize: he continually increased his wealth and power. Exacerbate: I got more and more irritated. Cashier: I'm out of job (dismiss) Scout: I have to laugh at your silly ideas. Ferret: If anyone can dig out secret, he can Filch: He was a pickpocket. Badger: He is a born tease. Exculpate: I thought he was guilty but he isn't Carp: Some dramatic reviewers are destructive and continually find nothing but fault. Extricate: Was glad to get out of the jam. Extol: Everybody is a hero worshiper.  Consummate: The deal was finally completed. Deprecate: I'm sorry about what you said. (regret) words are the dress of disparage thoughts

A Miscellany of verbs

Emasculated:  Deprived of strength, weakened, Disrupted: Broken asunder; torn entirely apart. Avowed: Acknowledged; openly declared. Arraigned: called upon to answer a charge Scourge: To punish severely Dominate: Exercise control over Desecrated: diverted from a sacred to a common use. Mulct: deprive of something by deceit. words are the dress of disparage thoughts - chesterfield.   

Verbs for everyday use.

AVER: to declare positively. Pander: to minister to the passions and prejudices of others, usually for personal benefit. Beset: Harassed; embarrassed Adjure: earnestly entreat; to urge; to appeal to Inure: to harden or toughen; to become habituated. Ineigle: to beg wile; to wheedle; to persuade by deception or flattery Belie: to give the lie to; to show to be wrong; to misrepresent. Disgorge: to eject or to vomit. Accost: to come up and speak to first Coruscate: to sparkle flash; glitter. Satiate : to fill to repletion; to satisfy beyond the natural desire. Incriminate: to connect with crime or to charge with crime; to show to be guilty. How forcible or right words! JOB 6:25

Verbs that suggest violence.

Lacerate: to tear (hurt one's feeling) Ravage: to seize; to snatch away by force Decimate: to take a tenth; to destroy a large part Subvert: over throw; to turn Extort : twist out; (use force) Sabotage: to destroy a plant or machinery willfully so as to win a strike. Jeopardize: in danger Decapitate : off the head What does a neighbor do when she hurts and wounds your feelings deeply? She lacerates them. What do enemy troops do when they lay waste to a country? They ravage it. What does army do to the forces of the enemy when it destroys a large part of the army? It decimates them. When revolutionists "turn under" the institutions of a country, when they overthrow and destroy its political structure, what do they do to that nation? They subvert it. How do the police under a dictatorship "twist out" or gain a confession from a prisoner? They extort the confession. What do the factory workers do to gain strike? They sabotage the machinery. When soldier...

One - syllable verbs of power.

Flaunt: to make a vulgar display. Flout: to treat with contempt. Flay: to criticize severely. Flail: to beat Prate: to talk foolishly. Rail: to utter loud complaints. Wreak: to inflict as vengeance. Raze: to demolish Cloy: to tire, as with too much sweet. Foist: to palm off slyly.

Verbs of general value.

Arrogating: taking or claiming unreasonably. Vitiate: to spoil Stultified: Made to appear foolish Alienate: to estrange; to separate, to make a stranger of Aggrieved: subjected to ill treatment; unjustly injured Confound: overwhelm; discomfort; perplex Blighted: caused to decay; ruined, frustrated; withered; impaired Denude: strip the covering from Countervail: offset; oppose with equal power; thwart Disdain: to scorn; to consider unworthy, to think unsuitable and beneath one. They are arrogating t o themselves the attributes of God Almighty. This cheap and sensational literature will vitiate the reading habits of our children. He attempted to make a gracious speech in reply but was stultified by him timidity. He seemed almost determined to alienate my affections. Every family was aggrieved by the new and extortionate taxes. They were so badly nourished that both intelligence and energy were blighted. If they practice what they...

Verbs of Denial.

Abjure: to disclaim; to renounce and forswear under oath. Ostracize: to exclude socially Repudiate: to refuse to acknowledge Proscribe: to prohibit Nullify: to make useless Confute: to prove to be wrong. Rescind: to appeal; to annul; to conceal

Verbs that deal with human traits.

Languish – become weak. Commiserate – sympathize Abhor – detest, hate Gormandize – eat voraciously Condone – forgive Importune – ask ceaselessly Grovel – crawl at someone feet. C ovet - desire intensely Malinger – feign sickness; act sickness Expiate – atone for; repent for.