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to cadge
/ˈkædʒ/
verb
obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
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to browse
/ˈbɹaʊz/
verb
look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
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to envenom
/ɛnvˈɛnəm/
verb
cause to be bitter or resentful
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to humbug
/ˈhəmˌbəɡ/
verb
trick or deceive
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to entrench
/ɛnˈtɹɛntʃ/
verb
fix firmly or securely
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fallow
/ˈfæˌɫoʊ/
adjective
(of farmland) not used for growing crops for a period of time, especially for the quality of the soil to improve
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to fresco
/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/
verb
paint onto wet plaster on a wall
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to bemuse
/bɪmˈjuz/
verb
to confuse someone, often by being difficult to understand
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to betroth
/bɪtɹˈoʊð/
verb
to promise to marry someone, typically with a formal ceremony or agreement, often involving the exchange of rings
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to bode
/ˈboʊd/
verb
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
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to prevail
/pɹiˈveɪɫ/, /pɹɪˈveɪɫ/
verb
to prove to be superior in strength, influence, or authority
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to afflict
/əˈfɫɪkt/
verb
cause physical pain or suffering in
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to posit
/ˈpɑzət/
verb
put before
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to ante
/ˈænti/
verb
place one's stake
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to imbibe
/ɪmˈbaɪb/
verb
to consume or absorb liquids, especially beverages
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to stoke
/ˈstoʊk/
verb
stir up or tend; of a fire
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to deliquesce
/dɪlˈɪkwɛs/
verb
melt away in the process of decay
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to privilege
/ˈpɹɪvɪɫədʒ/, /ˈpɹɪvɪɫɪdʒ/, /ˈpɹɪvɫədʒ/, /ˈpɹɪvɫɪdʒ/
verb
to give special advantages or rights to someone or something
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to singe
/ˈsɪndʒ/
verb
to lightly burn something on the surface, causing minimal damage
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to vie
/ˈvaɪ/
verb
to intensely compete with another person in order to achieve something
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