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C1 Vocab verbs 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To adhere | To firmly stick to something. |
| To allege | To say something is the case without providing proof for it. |
| To attribute | To think or say that something is caused by a certain thing. |
| To await | To wait for something or someone. |
| To burst | To suddenly and violently break open or apart, particularly as a result of internal pressure. |
| To cease | To bring an action, activity, or process to an end. |
| To characterize | To describe the qualities of someone or something in a certain manner. |
| To compute | To calculate or determine a value using mathematical operations. |
| To conceive | To produce a plan, idea, etc., in one's mind. |
| To counter | To do something to avoid or decrease the harmful or unpleasant effects of something. |
| To designate | To choose someone for a certain position or task. |
| To differentiate | To recognize the difference present between two people or things. |
| To discard | To get rid of something that is no longer needed. |
| To oversee | To observe someone or an activity in order to ensure that everything is done properly. |
| To denounce | To publicly express one's disapproval of something or someone. |
| To dissolve | To make a substance one with a liquid. |
| To elevate | To raise someone or something to a higher rank or better position. |
| To enquire | To officially investigate. |
| To diminish | To decrease in degree, size, etc. |
| To intensify | To become more in degree or strength. |
| To escalate | To become much worse or more intense. |
| To exaggerate | To describe something better, larger, worse, etc., than it truly is. |
| To supplement | To improve something by adding something to it. |
| To formulate | To thoughtfully prepare or create something, paying close attention to its details. |
| To heighten | To become more severe. |
| To disrupt | To stop the normal flow of something, often temporarily. |
| To inhibit | To prevent or limit an action or process. |
| To license | To give permission for the use, practice, or production of something through a formal agreement. |
| To devastate | To destroy something completely. |
| To oblige | To make someone do something because it is required by law, duty, etc. |
| To obsess | To think about something or someone all the time, in a way that makes one unable to think about other things. |
| To persist | To continue a course of action with determination, even when faced with challenges or discouragement. |
| To recount | To describe an event, experience, etc., to someone in a detailed manner. |
| To render | To provide someone with something, such as help or services, especially as required or expected. |
| To spare | To give someone something that one has enough of. |
| To stabilize | To make something steady and prevent it from fluctuating. |
| To supervise | To be in charge of someone or an activity and watch them to make sure everything is done properly. |
| To sustain | To support an opinion, argument, theory, etc., or to prove its credibility. |
| To terminate | To stop or end something completely. |
| To warrant | To give good reasons to justify a particular action. |