Words List

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

To repay or return for services, benefits, or similar actions.

To force someone to do something against their will, using threats, intimidation, or authority, and often without considering what the individual wants.

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

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

To help a child or young animal get used to eating things other than their mother's milk, and to make them not dependent on sucking or seeking food from their mother.

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

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

To make humane, kind, or gentle.

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

To lead or contribute to a result, usually by having qualities that promote success.

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

To spread or smear something all over; to bedaub.

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

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

To keep desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc., under control, check, or suppress.

To return to the company of others; to join again, especially after a brief absence.

To revive, especially from apparent death or unconsciousness.

To remove or pull out something, typically plants or objects, by or as if by the roots.

To bring together again, especially after being separated.

To attract or persuade someone to do something that is often considered unwise, wrong, or morally questionable.

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

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

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

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

To cause a feeling of nausea or sickness in someone.