INCREASE YOUR VERB POWER Below is a list of verbs. Click on one of these verbs and test your knowledge on the use of the word. abate abjure abstain acclaim acclimate accommodate addle adhere adorn affect affirm affix alienate allay allocate allude ameliorate anneal appease appertain arraign array ascribe asphyxiate assess asseverate assimilate assuage atone attenuate attune badger bamboozle banter bay beguile belittle bellow berate beset besmirch bobble bolster boot brace braise brandish bridle broach broker brood brook browse bruit cajole calibrate careen catapult cater caterwaul chafe chastise churn circumscribe cleave coddle coerce commandeer commemorate commission commune compound comprehend concede condone confound congeal conscript construe contemplate convene convert couch crenellate crimp culminate dandle dapple decimate deduct defer delude delve deplore descry devour dicker dilute disburse disclaim discombobulate disconcert dispatch disperse dissemble distill distort diversify divert divest dominate don dovetail dun ebb efface effect eke out elicit elucidate embezzle emend empower emulate encroach endue enervate enhance enjoin entrench envision equivocate escalate eulogize evaluate evoke exonerate expostulate expropriate expound extrapolate factor fantasize ferret fend ferment flick forge forsake garnish gauge gesticulate gibe globalize goad gorge grapple gratify hamper harp harass hie hoist hover immolate impair impale impel imply incarcerate induce infringe initiate innovate inscribe interrogate intersperse intervene intrude jeer jell jeopardize jibe keelhaul knead kowtow lambaste leach libel limn lollygag lour lurk marinate masticate matriculate meld mesh migrate militate mimic mince mire misconstrue modulate mollycoddle mope mosey mug mull neutralize nibble obfuscate occlude ogle orate ostracize oust override overwhelm paraphrase parlay parley peal perceive perish perjure perpetuate persecute pilfer pine pirouette placate plague prattle precipitate preen prefabricate procure propitiate proscribe proselytize protract provoke purr quake quail rant rebuke recapitulate reciprocate reek regenerate reimburse reiterate rekindle relegate remunerate renege renovate reproach rescind resonate restrain retain retrogress revamp revel revert revoke rile rollover ruminate salvage sashay satiate score scrabble scrounge scud scurry scuttle sear sedate sequester shanghai shunt sidle skewer soliloquize spew staunch stipulate strew succumb supersede surpass synthesize tether thrive thrum traipse transcend transmit transmute truckle ululate undulate upraid usurp vegetate wane warble warrant wax woo wrangle wreak wrest