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Verbs. Level С2
Top-15 verbs Level C2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | to become less strong |
| Abjure | to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving |
| Dangle | to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely |
| Delineate | to describe or mark the edge of something |
| Disparage | to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it |
| Extirpate | to remove or destroy something completely |
| Inveigle | to persuade someone to do something in a clever and dishonest way, when they do not want to do it |
| Pervade | when qualities, characteristics, or smells pervade a place or thing, they spread through it and are present in every part of it |
| Prevail | to get control or influence |
| Proliferate | to increase a lot and suddenly in number |
| Rarefy | to become less solid or dense; to make something do this |
| Repine | to feel sad or complain about something, especially a bad situation |
| Stipulate | to say exactly how something must be or must be done |
| Venerate | to honour or very much respect a person or thing |
| Vindicate | to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong |