Words List

To suddenly and secretly leave, especially to avoid being caught or facing legal consequences.

To cause confusion or become confused.

To openly declare or confess; assert one's beliefs or opinions without hesitation.

To deceive or trick someone through flattery, humbug, or similar tactics; often followed by "into."

To prevent a sailing vessel from moving by depriving it of the wind; causing a state of calm or stillness in the surrounding air.

To soil, tarnish, or discolor.

To request or reserve something in advance; for example, to ask for beforehand, as in bespeaking someone's patience or a service.

To thoughtlessly reveal confidential information to others.

To ruin something by doing a poor job or making mistakes; often used with "up."

To navigate through wooded areas by cutting through undergrowth, branches, and similar obstacles.

to prance or caper about

To express disapproval of or scold someone; to reproach them for their actions.

To prove that something is false, invalid, or defective; to disprove an argument.

To cheat, deceive, or trick.

To press or crush something, causing it to form irregular folds or a compact mass; to bend out of its original shape, resulting in a rumpled or wrinkled appearance.

To make morally bad or evil; to vitiate; to corrupt.

To carefully see something that is unclear or distant; to discern or espy by looking attentively.

To reduce the sensitivity of.

To cause confusion, discomfort, and discouragement; to make someone feel uneasy or disconcerted.

To beat with a stick or similar object; cudgel, flog, thrash.

To instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift.

To pour out, shed, or disseminate; for example, the town effuses warmth and hospitality.

To castrate.

To see something in the distance; to catch sight of.

To strongly irritate or provoke; to cause extreme annoyance or frustration.

To exclude someone from participating in church activities or receiving religious rites as a punishment, decided by religious authorities.

To expel matter, such as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting.

To bewilder, confound, or confuse.

To look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

To rapidly leave or go away.