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verb
types of verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affiliate (associate) | I don't/ do "hang out" with them. I make sure I don't/ do "have nothing to do" with drugs. to do business with, to involve yourself with |
| aggravate | don't want to "make it worse" |
| ally | join- unite- cooperate |
| animate | make exciting, happy, to fill with "good" spirit |
| assemble | people coming together or meeting up in a place |
| access | use,enter, |
| acknowledge | to show appreciation .To admit the existence, reality, or truth of .notice/express recognition of the presence or existence of |
| automate | to incorporate more machines |
| annihilate | to defeat completely to kill in large numbers |
| alleviate | relieve pain from make easier |
| advocate | push/ stand up for |
| backtrack | retrace one's course |
| bypass | avoid / dodge |
| broadcast | make known widely, usually through TV/ radio |
| bash | hit hard/ smash |
| blossom | 1.produce flowers 2.develop- come to a promising stage/point |
| boost | upgrade |
| co-exist | exist in mutual tolerance despite different ideologies- interests |
| coax | persuade by tenderness/ flattery |
| convict | to find/prove guilty of a crime |
| cope | deal with |
| counteract | to offset to act to oppose or counter an effect/act |
| counterattack | attack in response |
| critique | evaluate in detail/ closely |
| crystallize | take a definite/ clear shape |
| cultivate | 1.try to acquire or develop/ pursue(skill etc.) 2. improve- train- better ( mind- body- etc.) |
| certify | 1.officially recognize as possessing certain qualifications. 2. confirm as true/ accurate |
| commission | .to grant authority/ power .to order- to send on a mission |
| concede | .admit that to be true after denying .take defeat |
| confine | limit- restrict |
| congest(ed) | overcrowd/ pack too full |
| conspire | make secret plans to commit an unlawful / wrong act |
| cross-examine | to question closely to check a previous examination/ statements |
| culminate | .reach a final stage .end |
| campaign | .push for |
| captivate | attract- capture- fascinate |
| comprised | composed - made up of- formed |
| crack down | repress- stop(something undesirable) |
| consolidate | .to unite/combine .to make solid/ stronger- strengthen(status) . secure- ( blank--their wealth/gains) |
| coordinate | bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony .organize- set up- ( coordinate a business/team..) |
| conceal | keep hidden |
| contract | to acquire ( disease- debt- injury) |
| compel | force/ drive into action |
| deter | .discourage .prevent |
| decentralize | to distribute power/ functions |
| decipher | .understand .figure out / make out |
| denotes | shows/ means/ indicates/ signifies |
| decree | order |
| defy | .openly resist/ refuse to obey .to challenge the power of |
| dehumanize | deprive of human qualities like compassion- individuality - degrade/reduce in worth think slaves |
| demote | give a lower rank |
| derail | cause to go off track |
| depicts | portrays / describes |
| derive | .come from . to decide/conclude by reasoning-logic . gain, get, obtain - I --- pleasure from ... |
| detach | disconnect |
| deviate | depart from/ stray from |
| devote | dedicate time/ one's self |
| disclaim | deny a "claim" made earlier . to deny an action or anything |
| disclose | make known/ reveal |
| discontinue | put an end to |
| discredit | injure the merit/ credit of |
| disregard | to pay no attention to- ignore |
| distance | separate |
| ditch | leave behind |
| downgrade | reduce to a lower level .To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of. Downplay- make little/ insignificant |
| dramatize | make exaggerated |
| discharge | fired( as from work)- released |
| diffuse | spread or cause to spread over an area |
| deplete | use up, exhaust, consume |
| decimate | .kill, destroy .drastically reduce strength/effectiveness |
| differentiate | distinguish/ know the difference between |
| dine | eat dinner |
| digest | understand/ follow |
| divert | .To turn aside from a course or direction .To distract .To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse |
| dispute | argue- debate |
| capiche capitto | do you understand?" I get it ( response) |
| condescend | . To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself . to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior |
| stoop/ crouch | .To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back |
| dissect | you can do this to words- ( love-freedom-equality) . analyze deeply- open up/ find what's inside- what it really consists- how it functions |
| associate People associate Christmas with fun people associate injuries with bad stretching | to link or connect in the mind- draw relations between things. . Instead of saying, " people think Christmas is all about fun" |
| tolerate I can tolerate the pain- its tolerable | to put up with- to bear- take |
| suppress .This is a suppressive soceity at rutgers where most people supress thier true emotions and inner drives becuase of fear of critisism or confrontation. | conceal, hide, sweep under the carpet, stop/inhibit |
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