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C1 Vocab Verbs 3

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to amend To make alterations or adjustments to improve the quality, effectiveness, or suitability of something.
to authorize To officially give permission for a specific action, process, etc.
to betray To be disloyal to a person, a group of people, or one's country by giving information about them to their enemy.
to breach To break an agreement, law, etc.
to compel To make someone do something.
to compensate To pay someone for the work they have done.
to conceal To carefully cover or hide something or someone.
to conserve To keep something from change or harm.
to contemplate To think about something particular.
to cater To provide a meeting, party, etc. with food and drink.
to cultivate To prepare land for raising crops or growing plants.
to devise To design or invent a new thing or method after much thinking.
to substitute To put something or someone in the place of another.
to dictate To tell someone what to do or not to do, in an authoritative way.
to disclose To make something known to someone or the public, particularly when it was a secret at first.
to distort To change the shape or condition of something in a way that is no longer clear or natural.
to embody To represent a quality or belief.
to empower To give someone the power or authorization to do something particular.
to entitle To give someone the legal right to have or do something particular.
to extract To take something out from something else, particularly when it is not easy to do.
to hint To indirectly suggest something.
to instruct To tell someone to do something, particularly in an official manner.
to linger To stay somewhere longer because one does not want to leave.
to fade To disappear slowly.
to loom To appear as a large shape that is unclear, particularly in a manner that is threatening.
to outrage To cause someone to become extremely angry or shocked.
to reassure To do or say something to make someone stop worrying or less afraid.
to tolerate To not oppose or prohibit something one does not like or agree with.
to overlook To not notice or see something.
to undermine To gradually decrease the effectiveness, confidence, or power of something or someone.
to vow To make a sincere promise to do or not to do something particular.
to resurface To once again become noticeable, significant, or problematic.
to astonish To impress or surprise someone very much.
to rehash To present something old or already used in a slightly different way or with minor alterations, often without adding anything new.
to sabotage To intentionally damage or undermine something, often for personal gain or as an act of protest or revenge.
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