v. raze

to grow together; to merge; to unite

to overlook; to forgive; to pardon

to scrape or shave off; to obliterate; to tear down completely; to demolish

to make unnecessary; to prevent; to remove an obstacle in advance

v. vaunt

to banish; to exclude

to boast; to brag

to examine closely; to study; to investigate; to inspect

to annoy; to irritate

v. forbear

to use for one's selfish purpose

to exercise self control; to keep from; to refrain from

to warn; to find fault; to reprove; to scold

to free from guilt; to declare innocent

v. attribute

to assign; to credit with; to ascribe to

to complete; to bring to perfection; to fulfill; to perfect

to comply with; to consent to; to agree with; to concur

to use for one's selfish purpose

n. renegade

curse

person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitor

shrewdness; cleverness; wisdom

attempt to persuade someone to do something

v. impale

to challenge; to disprove; to prove false

to pierce through with; to stick on; to pin down; to stab

to foil; to thwart; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle

to read carefully; to study

v. dissent

differ in opinion; to dispute; to differ; to oppose

to paralyze with horror, fear or surprise

to speak equivocally or evasively; to lie; to deceive; to mislead; to embellish

to overlook; to forgive; to pardon

v. meander

to make public; to reveal; to tell; to disclose

to root out; to destroy totally; to eradicate

to wind; to ramble; to roam; walk about aimlessly; carry on in a leisurely way; wander

to belittle; to speak slightingly of; to reduce the value or cost; to disparage

v. elicit

to leave behind; to give something up

to exclaim or utter suddenly; to blurt out

to draw out; to extract from

to assume a deceptive appearance or character; to impersonate

v. abdicate

to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain or misfortune

to avoid; to outwit; to get around

to reject; to renounce; to abandon; to give up

to outline; to describe; to sketch; to draw