25 April 2012
03 April 2012
Verb Bulding
Verb Building—All
these words are verbs. Yes, they are
also sometimes nouns and adjectives, but look up the verbal meanings and write
them down on the lines. Some have more
than one verbal meaning. Learn the more
interesting one.
Abscond ____________________________________________________________________
Abstract
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Accept
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Access
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Admit
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Admonish
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Affect
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Alert
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Alienate
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Alleviate ____________________________________________________________________
Amend
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Anneal ____________________________________________________________________
Anoint
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Appraise
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Assess
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Augment
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Bifurcate
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Blanket
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Bleach
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Bolster
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Boost
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Bottle
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Buoy
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Campaign
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Cap
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Challenge
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Coin
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Credit
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Daub
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Delimit ____________________________________________________________________
Denigrate
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Determine
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Delve
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Depend
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Detail
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Devote ____________________________________________________________________
Dovetail
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Effect
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Endear
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Enervate
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Engage
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Enthrall
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Equip
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Esteem ____________________________________________________________________
Evoke
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Ex- ume, tend, tenuate, port, press, tol, plain, etc.
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Flag
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Flair
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Fleece ____________________________________________________________________
Forgo ____________________________________________________________________
Fray
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Fringe
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Front
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Garner ____________________________________________________________________
Garnish
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Gnarl ____________________________________________________________________
Gratify
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Grieve ____________________________________________________________________
Ground ____________________________________________________________________
Grouse
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Heighten
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Illuminate
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Illustrate
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Impede
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Impel ____________________________________________________________________
Impinge ____________________________________________________________________
Imply
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Impugn ____________________________________________________________________
Impose
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Impoverish ____________________________________________________________________
Incur
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Infer ____________________________________________________________________
Intrigue
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Inure ____________________________________________________________________
Isolate ____________________________________________________________________
Lark
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Leech ____________________________________________________________________
Level
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Lurch
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Lurk
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Master
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Mellow
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Minimize
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Moderate
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Modulate ____________________________________________________________________
Monitor
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Moon
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Narrow ____________________________________________________________________
Negotiate
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Nestle
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Notch ____________________________________________________________________
Nullify
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Opine
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Oppress ____________________________________________________________________
Opt
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Orient
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Originate
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Ossify
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Outline
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Pelt
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Pitch ____________________________________________________________________
Prime
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Prompt
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Propose
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Protract
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Range
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Ready
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Refine
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Refrain
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Relate
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Relent ____________________________________________________________________
Repress
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Reproach
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Resonate
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Restrain
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Resign
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Restrict ____________________________________________________________________
Retain
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Revel
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Revive
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Roil ____________________________________________________________________
Rouse ____________________________________________________________________
Sample ____________________________________________________________________
Secure
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Shield
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Shoulder
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Shun
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Shunt
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Signal
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Slacken
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Smear
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Specify
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Splinter
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Stabilize
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Stem
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Straiten ____________________________________________________________________
Style
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Survey
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Suspend
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Sustain
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Tail
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Trace
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Trans- form, fer, duce, port, pond, etc ___________________________________________
Trek
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Troop
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Trumpet
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Try
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Tweak ____________________________________________________________________
Type
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Typify
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Underpin
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Underscore ____________________________________________________________________
Urge
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Validate
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Vilify
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Warrant
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