Words List

To determine the precise dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force; to measure.

To persistently disturb or bother, causing torment and distress, often with troubles or cares; to pester.

To make humane, kind, or gentle.

To gain favor or approval from someone, especially by making a deliberate effort to be likable or helpful.

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

To act upon each other; for example, a person's microbiome and immune system may interact in ways that promote inflammation.

To intervene or speak on behalf of someone facing difficulty or trouble, typically through pleading or petition.

To make someone feel timid or fill them with fear.

To make something invalid or not legally or officially acceptable; to discredit or nullify.

To put something at risk or in danger; to hazard or imperil.

To give something the properties of a magnet or to make it into a magnet.

To distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole out.

To update or transform something to have a contemporary or current character and appearance.

To cover or wrap something in order to reduce or block the sound, as exemplified by muffling drums.

To anticipate and prevent difficulties or disadvantages by taking effective measures, making them unnecessary.

To close, shut, or block a passage, opening, or any similar pathway.

To surpass or excel; to outdo others in performance or achievement.

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

To be more important or significant when compared to something else.

To convince or encourage someone to do something through advice or urging.

To violently take money or goods from a place, especially during war, by force and without regard for others' rights or belongings.

To calm or soothe someone, especially by making concessions or using conciliatory actions, with the aim of pacifying or satisfying their concerns or grievances.

To speed up or bring about something before its natural or planned time; to cause an event or situation to happen suddenly or prematurely.

To prevent something from happening or make it impossible for something to occur.

To falsely present oneself or something as having a particular appearance or claim.

To restore confidence or assurance.

To build again or repair something that has been damaged or destroyed.

To refresh through relaxation and enjoyment, restoring physical or mental well-being.

To recover from sickness or exhaustion and regain health or strength.

To prove that something is false or incorrect, such as an opinion or accusation.