v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of (*) scintillate (*) belittle (*) instigate (*) disabuse

v. cancel officially; lift; countermand; reverse; overturn; rescind; vacate (*) propound (*) sustain (*) repeal (*) sap

v. give in, as to influence or pressure; soften (*) mosh (*) jell (*) relent (*) masticate

v. make amends for; abye; atone (*) expiate (*) aver (*) vouchsafe (*) jell

v. mix up or confuse; puddle (*) saunter (*) exacerbate (*) muddle (*) pester

adj. attracting or delighting (*) wonted (*) ruthless (*) piquant (*) demeaning

v. cause to be embarrassed (*) badger (*) demean (*) abash (*) intimate

v. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information; tergiversate; prevaricate (*) annunciate (*) palter (*) disgruntle (*) palpitate

v. remove the consecration from a person or an object; deconsecrate (*) unhallow (*) whittle (*) traverse (*) binge

v. accord or comport with; beseem (*) coalesce (*) dispel (*) pore (*) befit