Words List

To intentionally destroy or ruin a building or structure; tear down; raze.

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

To mock or jeer at someone or something, expressing scorn or contempt through laughter or scoffing.

To receive or obtain from a source or origin, usually followed by "from."

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

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

To remove a burden from; rid of a burden.

To pay out money, especially for expenses; to expend.

To reject or deny any involvement, association, or ownership; to disavow or disown.

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

To get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.

To exercise arbitrary and despotic control; to rule tyrannically.

To adapt or transform into a form suitable for performance on a stage or in a dramatic presentation.

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

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

To remove or get rid of, especially something undesirable.

To enhance the beauty of something by adding decorative details; decorate or adorn.

To appear or become visible, often coming out of hiding or obscurity.

To grant or provide someone or something with a particular gift, quality, or ability.

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

To magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately; to describe something in a way that makes it seem more than it really is.

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

To outperform others or be superior in a particular skill or area; to do exceptionally well.

To prevent the entrance of; to shut or keep out.

To demonstrate or clarify something by providing an example.

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

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

To handle or touch with love, affection, or tenderness; to caress gently.

To predict or indicate beforehand; to be an omen of something to come, such as a storm.

To reject or renounce something solemnly, typically under oath; for example, to give up a harmful habit or promise to avoid a certain action.