Verbs 1st & 3rd

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To Zigzag:

 

Definition:

Synonyms:

cut across; cross at a point

careen, crisscross, cross, crosscut, serpentine, traverse, waver, wind

To Zip:

Definition:

Synonyms:

work quickly through task

cruise, glide, hurry, pass, sail,skim, slide, 

To Yield:

Synonyms:

abandon, back down, bow, break, buy, call it quits, capitulate, 

defer, fold,  give way, hand over, relent, submit, succumb

To Yoke:

Definition:

Synonyms:

to burden

burden, chain, couple, enslave, link, oppress, tie

To Xerox:

Synonyms:

Notes:

copy, clone, counterfeit, ditto, duplicate, photocopy,

 replicate, reprint, reproduce, trace

Xerox  is actually a trademark for copies made

on that brand of machine;

copy  is a duplicate made in any of a number of ways, while

photocopy  is a duplicate made using a machine

with a photographic process

To X-ray:

Synonyms:

close-up, get a likeness, check for breaks

To Wrest

Synonyms:

exact, extort, extract, force, snatch, seize, take, usurp, wrench, 

wrestle

To Writhe

Synonyms:

agonize, distort, jerk, recoil, squirm, struggle, thrash,

twist, wiggle, wince, worm, wriggle

To Vacillate:

Synonyms:

alternate, be indecisive, fluctuate, hedge, hesitate, 

oscillate, pause, reel, seesaw, waffle, waver, yo-yo

To Vegetate:

Synonyms:

decay, deteriorate, exist, hibernate, idle, languish, loaf,

stagnate, weaken

To Underwrite:

back, bankroll, countersign, finance, fund, 

 provide financing, sponsor, subsidize, support

To Usurp:

Synonyms:

barge in, commandeer, displace, seize, 

supplant, take over, wrest

To Transcend:

Definition:

Synonyms:

go beyond; surpass

eclipse, exceed, excel, outshine, overstep,

 rise above, top, transform

To Typify:

Definition:

Synonyms:

represent, characterize

describe, embody, epitomize, exemplify, illustrate, 

mirror, model, personify, stand for, sum up, symbolize

To Satirize

Synonyms:

 deride, haze, jeer,  lampoon, make fun of,  mock,  parody,

 ridicule, roast, spoof

To Succumb

Synonyms:

capitulate, cave in, die defer, 

fold, give in,  quit, submit, surrender  wilt, yield

To Radiate

Synonyms:

branch out, broadcast, circulate, diffuse, disseminate, distribute,

emit, expand, glitter,issue, light up,  proliferate,  spread out, transmit,

To Redress

Definition:

Synonyms:

to rectify or change 

To Quibble

Definition:

Synonyms:

verbally fight

battle, bicker, dispute, hassle, lock horns, put up a fight, quarrel, squabble,

To Quash

To Patronize:

Definition:

Synonyms:

Definition:

Synonyms:

condescend

look down on, talk down to, treat as inferior, 

treat like a child

OR

do business at an establishment

 be a customer, buy, frequent, 

give business to, shop at,

To Paraphrase:

To Originate

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

begin; spring

arise, birth, come from, dawn, emanate, hail from, issue, proceed, result, rise, start, stem

end, finish, terminate

To Ostracize

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

exile, banish

avoid, boycott, cast out, cold-shoulder, deport, displace, drop, exclude, excommunicate, expel, expulse, leave in the cold, oust, reject, shun, shut out, snub, throw out

embrace, welcome

 

To Nullify

Definition:

Synonyms:

cancel, revoke

 abolish, annihilate,  negate, neutralize, quash, squash, stamp out,

To Nestle

Definition:

Synonyms:

curl up

burrow, cuddle, huddle, nuzzle, snuggle, take shelter 

To Minimize

To Mediate

Definition:

Synonyms:

try to bring to an agreement

arbitrate, deal,  intercede, intervene, make peace, moderate,

negotiate, reconcile, resolve,

To Lacerate

Definition:

Synonyms:

tear, cut; wound

mangle, mutilate, rend, rip, serrate, slash,

To Liberate

Definition:

Synonyms:

give freedom

deliver, emancipate,  release,

rescue, save, set free, unchain, unshackle

To Kindle

Definition:

Synonyms:

bring to life

 arouse,  energize,  excite, fire,  impel, incite, inform,

inspire, instigate, invigorate,  rouse,

spark, spur, stimulate, stir, urge, 

To Knit

Definition:

Synonyms:

intertwine

affix, bind, connect, contract, 

intermingle,  link, secure,  

 tie, unite, weave, web

To Justify:

Definition:

Synonyms:

legitimize, substantiate

confirm,  defend, explain, plead, stand up for, support, uphold, validate, verify,  

To Juxtapose:

Definition:

Synonyms:

place side by side

appose, pair, place in proximity, set side by side, yoke

To Ingratiate:

Definition:

Synonyms:

get on the good side of someone

 charm,  flatter,

To Imply

Synonyms:

To Infer

To Hoard:

Definition:

Synonyms:

gather or amass something

 accumulate, acquire, collect, compile,  grow,  stockpile

To Hoodwink:

Definition:

Synonyms:

deceive

bamboozle, con, defraud, double-cross, dupe, fleece, fool, hoax, hornswoggle,  swindle,  trick, 

To Goad:

Synonyms:

 egg on, encourage,  incite, instigate, prod,  provoke,

To Galvanize:

Definition:

Synonyms:

inspire, stimulate

 awaken, electrify, energize, excite, invigorate, jolt, motivate, provoke,  spur,  thrill, 

To Finagle:

Definition:

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To Flounder:

Definition:

Synonyms:

struggle; be in the dark

blunder, flop, fumble, wallow

To Emphasize

Definition:

Synonyms:

stress, give priority to

 accentuate, point out*, reiterate, 

To Embellish:

Definition:

Synonyms:

make beautiful; decorate

adorn,  beautify, elaborate,  enhance, gild,  ornament,  

To Digress

Definition:

Synonyms:

stray, deviate

 depart, drift, ramble, roam, wander

To Dwindle

Definition:

Synonyms:

waste away; taper off

decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, fade,   

subside, taper, wane, 

To Capitulate

To Collaborate

Definition:

Synonyms:

work together

cooperate, join forces, team up, work with

To Bolster

Definition:

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To Bewilder

Definition:

Synonyms:

confuse

baffle, befuddle, fluster, mystify, perplex, stupefy, nonplus

To Abhor

Definition:

Synonyms:

regard with contempt or disgust

abominate, despise, detest, hate, loathe, scorn