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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
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disconcert
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/ˌdɪskənˈsɚt/
to throw into confusion or unsettle
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disown
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/dɪsˈoʊn/
to refuse to acknowledge or claim as one's own
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disunite
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/ˌdɪsjuˈnaɪt/
to break the unity of; to separate or set at variance
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egress
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/ˈiɡrɛs/
a way out or the act of going out; exit
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enlist
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/ɪnˈlɪst/
to enroll in the armed forces, or to secure someone's help
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enliven
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/ɪnˈlaɪvən/
to make more lively or interesting
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enmesh
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/ɪnˈmɛʃ/
to entangle or involve deeply in something
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execrate
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/ˈɛksəˌkreɪt/
to feel or express great loathing for; to curse
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flex
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/flɛks/
to bend a joint or muscle; informally, to show off
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forbear
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/fɔrˈbɛr/
to refrain from or hold back patiently from doing something
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fret
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/frɛt/
to worry or feel anxious in a persistent, nagging way
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harry
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/ˈhæri/
to harass or torment persistently; to raid or pillage
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hasten
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/ˈheɪsən/
to move or act quickly; to cause something to happen sooner
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heckle
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/ˈhɛkəl/
to interrupt a speaker or performer with derisive comments
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hiatus
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/haɪˈeɪtəs/
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or activity
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hield
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/hild/
to incline, bend, or slope (archaic/dialectal)
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imbibe
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/ɪmˈbaɪb/
to drink, especially alcohol; to absorb ideas or knowledge
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jab
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/dʒæb/
to poke or thrust sharply; a quick punch or pointed remark
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muddle
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/ˈmʌdəl/
to confuse or mix up; a state of disorder or confusion
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nobilitate
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/noʊˈbɪlɪteɪt/
to make noble; to raise to the rank of nobility (archaic)
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obligate
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/ˈɑbləɡeɪt/
to bind legally or morally; in biology, restricted to one mode of life
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persevere
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/ˌpɝsəˈvɪr/
to continue steadfastly despite difficulty or opposition
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perturb
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/pɚˈtɝb/
to make anxious or unsettled; to disturb a system slightly
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pondering
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/ˈpɑndərɪŋ/
the act of thinking about something carefully and at length
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promulgate
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/ˈprɑməlɡeɪt/
to make widely known or to put a law into effect by official proclamation
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reconstruct
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/ˌrikənˈstrʌkt/
to build again or to piece together how something happened
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shudder
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/ˈʃʌdɚ/
to tremble convulsively from fear, cold, or revulsion
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spawn
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/spɔːn/
to produce or generate, especially in large numbers
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stutter
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/ˈstʌtɚ/
to speak with involuntary repetition of sounds
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sway
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/sweɪ/
to move rhythmically side to side; to influence or control
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taint
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/teɪnt/
to contaminate or corrupt; a trace of contamination
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titter
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/ˈtɪtɚ/
to give a short, half-suppressed laugh
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transmogrify
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/trænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪ/
to transform, especially in a surprising or grotesque way
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underscore
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/ˌʌndɚˈskɔːr/
to emphasize; to draw a line beneath text
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unification
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/ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
the process of being united into a single whole
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vex
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/vɛks/
to annoy, irritate, or trouble
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abash
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/əˈbæʃ/
to make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed
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accouple
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/əˈkʌpəl/
archaic word for to join or couple together
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acquaint
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/əˈkweɪnt/
to make familiar with or aware of something
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actualize
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/ˈæktʃuəlaɪz/
to make real or bring into existence
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amass
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/əˈmæs/
to gather or accumulate in great quantity
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apportion
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/əˈpɔːrʃən/
to divide and distribute in fair or proportionate shares
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avow
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/əˈvaʊ/
to declare or assert openly and confidently
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backbite
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/ˈbækbaɪt/
to speak maliciously about someone who is absent
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baffle
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/ˈbæfəl/
to confuse or perplex; a device that restrains flow or sound
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barter
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/ˈbɑːrtɚ/
to exchange goods or services without using money
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beatify
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/biˈætɪfaɪ/
to declare blessed, especially as a step toward sainthood
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bedirty
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/bɪˈdɝti/
archaic word for to make dirty or soil thoroughly
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befile
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/bɪˈfaɪl/
archaic word for to make foul or defile
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behold
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/bɪˈhoʊld/
to see or observe, especially something remarkable
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beray
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/bɪˈreɪ/
to befoul, defile, or soil thoroughly
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besmirch
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/bɪˈsmɝtʃ/
to soil or to damage someone's reputation or honor
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betalk
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/bɪˈtɔk/
to talk about, discuss, or address at length
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bethink
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/bɪˈθɪŋk/
to cause oneself to consider or recollect; to call to mind
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blabber
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/ˈblæbɚ/
to talk foolishly, indiscreetly, or at excessive length
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blacken
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/ˈblækən/
to make or become black or dark; to defame
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blither
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/ˈblɪðɚ/
to talk nonsense; to babble incoherently
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bop
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/bɑp/
to hit lightly; to dance to popular music; a style of jazz
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burglarize
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/ˈbɝɡləˌraɪz/
to break into a building unlawfully in order to steal
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capitulation
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/kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃən/
the act of surrendering or ceasing to resist
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captivate
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/ˈkæptəˌveɪt/
to attract and hold the attention by charm or beauty
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cede
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/sid/
to give up or surrender, typically by treaty or formal agreement
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chortle
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/ˈtʃɔrtəl/
to laugh in a breathy, gleeful, throaty way
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cogitation
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/ˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃən/
the act of thinking deeply; careful reflection
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commingle
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/kəˈmɪŋɡəl/
to mix or blend together
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committal
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/kəˈmɪtəl/
the act of consigning, as to prison, custody, or the grave
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confiscate
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/ˈkɑnfɪˌskeɪt/
to seize property by authority
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constuprate
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/ˈkɑnstjʊˌpreɪt/
archaic, to ravish, violate, or defile
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croak
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/kroʊk/
to make a low harsh sound, as a frog; slang to die
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cuss
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/kʌs/
to swear or curse; informally, an awkward person or creature
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debauch
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/dɪˈbɔtʃ/
to corrupt morally or lead into excess; a bout of indulgence
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defoul
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/diˈfaʊl/
to defile, pollute, or trample down; to befoul (archaic)
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dematerialization
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/diˌmətɪriəˌləˈzeɪʃən/
the process of losing or seeming to lose material form or substance
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deprave
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/dɪˈpreɪv/
to corrupt morally; to make wicked or perverted
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deride
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/dɪˈraɪd/
to mock or ridicule with contempt
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disallow
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/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/
to refuse to allow or accept as valid
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disassemble
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/ˌdɪsəˈsɛmbəl/
to take apart into separate pieces
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disengage
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/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
to release or detach from a connection or involvement
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disengagement
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/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
the act of withdrawing from involvement or connection
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disprove
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/dɪsˈpruv/
to prove to be false or incorrect
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divest
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/daɪˈvɛst/
to deprive or rid of something; to sell off assets or holdings
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don
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/dɑn/
to put on a garment; also a university teacher or distinguished man
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elate
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/ɪˈleɪt/
to fill with high spirits or exhilarated joy
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electrify
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/ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪ/
to charge with electricity; to thrill or excite intensely
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elegize
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/ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz/
to compose an elegy for; to mourn or lament in verse
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emit
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/ɪˈmɪt/
to discharge or send out, as light, sound, or gas
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enlarge
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/ɛnˈlɑrdʒ/
to make or grow larger; to expand
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ensnarl
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/ɛnˈsnɑrl/
to entangle or trap, as in a snarl or knot
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enumerate
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/ɪˈnumərˌeɪt/
to name or list things one by one
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equate
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/ɪˈkweɪt/
to consider or treat as equivalent or equal
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erase
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/ɪˈreɪs/
to remove or rub out; to obliterate
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err
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/ɜr/
to make a mistake; to be wrong
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espouse
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/ɪˈspaʊz/
to adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life
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espy
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/ɪˈspaɪ/
to catch sight of, especially something distant or partly hidden
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eternalize
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/ɪˈtɜrnəˌlaɪz/
to make eternal or perpetual; to immortalize
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flog
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/flɑɡ/
to beat with a whip or stick; informally, to sell persistently
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