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to flinch
/ˈfɫɪntʃ/
verb
to make a quick and involuntary movement in response to a surprise, pain, or fear
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to forfend
/fˈɔːɹfənd/
verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
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to rebuff
/ɹiˈbəf/, /ɹɪˈbəf/
verb
to reject or dismiss someone or something in an abrupt or blunt manner
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to abridge
/əˈbɹɪdʒ/
verb
lessen, diminish, or curtail
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to engage
/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/
verb
to take part in an activity
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to endow
/ɛnˈdaʊ/
verb
give qualities or abilities to
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to cleave
/ˈkɫiv/
verb
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
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to rescind
/ɹiˈsɪnd/, /ɹɪˈsɪnd/
verb
to officially cancel a law, decision, agreement, etc.
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to denote
/dɪˈnoʊt/
verb
to mark or be a sign of an entity or a concept
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to entail
/ɛnˈteɪɫ/
verb
have as a logical consequence
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to moot
/ˈmut/
verb
to bring up a topic or question for discussion
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to rasp
/ˈɹæsp/
verb
utter in a grating voice
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to scoff
/ˈskɔf/
verb
to express contempt or derision by mocking, ridiculing, and laughing at someone or something
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to bemoan
/bɪˈmoʊn/
verb
to express great regret or sorrow for something
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to caricature
/ˈkɛɹəkətʃɝ/
verb
represent in or produce a caricature of
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to infest
/ˌɪnˈfɛst/
verb
invade in great numbers
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to bequeath
/bɪˈkwiθ/
verb
to give personal property to someone through a legal instrument, typically after one's death
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to census
/ˈsɛnsəs/
verb
conduct a census
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to bemoan
/bɪˈmoʊn/
verb
to complain or show one's dissatisfaction with something
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