C1 Level Wordlist - Crucial Verbs

to choose one option or course of action from among alternatives

to speak with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, abilities, or qualities

to make a serious or formal promise to do or give something

to announce or declare something publicly or officially

to replace something old or damaged with a new one

to begin or continue again after a pause or interruption

to cause a process, action, or series of events to begin

to show or express a quality, feeling, condition, or attitude clearly

to begin to exist or develop, especially from a particular source, place, or situation

to originate or develop as a result of something

to forcibly put an end to a protest, rebellion, or other organized activity

to desire to have or become something

to happen at the same time or at nearly the same time as something else

to combine well with something and make its qualities more effective or attractive

to contribute to the structure or makeup of something

to control and organize the different parts of an activity and the group of people involved so that a good result is achieved

to agree or be consistent with something else

to prevent someone from having or enjoying something, especially something necessary or desirable

to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event

to reduce the severity or seriousness of something unpleasant

to firmly and deeply fix something in something else

to approve a proposed law

to include or contain a wide range of different things within a particular scope or area

to allow the presence or actions of someone or something disliked without interference or complaint

to cause someone to recall a memory, feeling, etc.

to make an action, process, or activity easier or more likely to happen

to encourage the growth or development of something

to praise someone or something enthusiastically and loudly, particularly in a public manner

to cause a person, vehicle, or other moving thing to stop

to become liable to pay or bear a cost, expense, debt, fee, or other financial obligation

to allow oneself to do or have something that one enjoys, particularly something that might be bad for one

(of a document, contract, etc.) to no longer be legally recognized because of reaching the end of validity period

to intentionally expose something of personal importance or value to the possibility of loss

to rot or break down gradually through natural processes

to combine two or more things in order to make them easier to handle or increase their efficiency

to betray a person that one is in cooperation with, often when they want to do something illegal together