Words List

To surpass or be more significant in value, importance, influence, etc., compared to something else.

To remove by rubbing or scraping, typically letters or characters that are written or engraved.

To make someone feel timid or fill them with fear.

To talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.

To hold or treat with affection; to feel love for something or someone, such as one's native land.

To repair or restore something that is broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged, making it whole, sound, or usable.

To decrease or diminish in amount, intensity, or degree.

To be glad and take delight, often finding joy in another person's happiness.

to look fixedly and intensely, especially with wide-open eyes.

To renovate, redo, or revise.

To place or set something to be endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc., such as taxes.

To exchange one thing for another; to trade or barter.

To voluntarily refrain from engaging in a particular activity, especially when it is considered improper or unhealthy; often followed by "from."

To force, compel, or oblige someone to do something.

To securely attach or fix something in place to another object.

To hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way.

To feel or express sorrow or regret, especially for someone's absence.

To look at with a sense of wonder, pleasure, or approval.

To say or do something again or repeatedly, often excessively.

To cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.

To impede or hinder the growth, development, or progress of something, such as plants, individuals, or processes.

To go through or pass into something, like a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.

To restrain, hinder, arrest, or check an action, impulse, or similar occurrence.

To lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.

To guide or persuade someone through influence, leading them to take a particular action or adopt a certain state of mind.

To enhance or perfect, making something more effective or sharpening skills.

To diminish or reduce a part, such as quality, value, or reputation (commonly followed by from).

To draw a conclusion from known or assumed information; to infer.

To hasten or speed up the progress of something, especially in the context of shipments or processes.

To shrink, lose freshness, and deteriorate, as in plants or other living things; for example, when flowers or fruits dry up and lose their vitality.