deserve
: to be worthy, fit, or suitable for
some reward
survive
: to remain alive or in
existence : live on
: to continue to function or
prosper
create
: to bring into existence
: to invest with a new form, office,
or rank
She was created a lieutenant.
: to produce or bring about by a
course of action or behavior
Her arrival created a terrible fuss.
: CAUSE, OCCASION
Famine creates high food prices.
describe
: to represent or give an account
of in words
: to represent by a figure, model,
or picture
blame
: to find fault
: to hold responsible
: to place responsibility for
compare
: to represent as similar : LIKEN
: to examine the character or
qualities of especially in order to
discover resemblances or
differences
: to view in relation to
examine
: to inspect closely
: to test the condition of
: to inquire into
carefully : INVESTIGATE
: to interrogate closely
: to test by questioning in order to
determine progress, fitness, or
knowledge
select
: chosen from a number or group
by fitness or preference
hesitate
: to hold back in doubt or
indecision
: to delay momentarily : PAUSE

declare
: to make known formally,
officially, or explicitly
: to make clear
: to make evident : SHOW
pretend
: to give a false appearance of
being, possessing, or performing
: to make believe
struggle
: to make strenuous or violent
efforts in the face of difficulties or
opposition
: to proceed with difficulty or with
great effort
explore
: to investigate, study, or
analyze : look into
: to travel over (new territory) for
adventure or discovery
slip
: to move with a smooth sliding
motion
: to pass quickly or easily
away : become lost
let an opportunity slip
: to slide on or down
a slippery surface
slip on the stairs
astonish
: to strike with sudden and
usually great wonder or surprise
He was too astonished to speak
: to strike with sudden fear
disappoint
to fail to meet the expectation or
hope of : FRUSTRATE
attract
: to pull to or draw toward oneself
or itself
A magnet attracts iron.
: to draw by appeal to natural or
excited interest, emotion, or
aesthetic sense : ENTICE
attract attention
The museum attracts visitors.
celebrate
: to honor (an occasion, such as
a holiday) especially by solemn
ceremonies or by refraining from
ordinary business
The nation celebrates Memorial
Day.
: to mark (something, such as an
anniversary) by festivities or
other deviation from routine
celebrated their 25th anniversary
explode
: to undergo a rapid chemical or
nuclear reaction with the
production of noise, heat, and
violent expansion of gases
dynamite explodes
: to give forth a sudden strong
and noisy outburst of emotion
exploded in anger
include
: to take in or comprise as a part
of a whole or group
: to contain between or within
two sides and the included angle
exclude
: to prevent or restrict the
entrance of
: to expel or bar especially from a
place or position previously
occupied
protect
: to cover or shield from
exposure, injury, damage, or
destruction : GUARD
introduce
: to lead to or make known by a
formal act, announcement, or
recommendation
: to lead or bring in especially for
the first time
produce
: to cause to have existence or to
happen : BRING ABOUT
: to give being, form, or shape
to : MAKE
especially : MANUFACTURE
: to compose, create, or bring out
by intellectual or physical effort
chase
: the act of chasing : PURSUIT
The police caught the robbers
after a high-speed chase on the
highway.
: something pursued : QUARRY
A fox was the hunter's chase.
: to follow rapidly : PURSUE
a dog chasing a rabbit
: HUNT
: to follow regularly or persistently
with the intention of attracting or
alluring
He was always chasing after
women.
invade
: to enter for conquest or plunder
: to spread over or into as
if invading : PERMEATE
doubts invade his mind
: to affect injuriously and
progressively
gangrene invades healthy tissue
scratch
: to scrape or dig with the claws
or nails
crash
: to break violently and
noisily : SMASH
: to damage (an airplane) in
landing
grab
: to take or seize by or as if by a
sudden motion or grasp
grab up an ax
grabbed the opportunity
grab attention
gaze
: to fix the eyes in a steady intent
look often with eagerness or
studious attention
gazed out the window at the snow
guard
: one assigned to protect or
oversee another
: a person or a body of persons
on sentinel duty
: the act or duty of protecting or
defending
: the state of being
protected : PROTECTION

stare discuss
: to look fixedly often with wide- : to talk about
open eyes discussing the news of the day
: to investigate by reasoning or
scare argument
discuss the matter with your family
: to frighten especially
suddenly : ALARM
: a sudden fright shrug
: a widespread state of
alarm : PANIC
: to raise or draw in the shoulders
especially to express aloofness,
indifference, or uncertainty
sniff
: to inhale through the nose
especially for smelling
sniffed at the flowers
scream
: to voice a sudden sharp loud
cry
: to produce harsh high tones
: to make a noise resembling a
scream
the siren screamed
rid
: to make
free : RELIEVE, DISENCUMBER
rid the complexion of blemishes
be rid of worries
get rid of that junk
surround
: to enclose on all
sides : ENVELOP
the crowd surrounded her
: to extend around the margin or
edge of : ENCIRCLE
a wall surrounds the old city
affect
: to produce an effect upon
(someone or something):
: to act on and cause a change in
(someone or something)
: to cause illness, symptoms,
etc., in (someone or something)
: to produce an emotional
response in (someone)
: to influence (someone or
something)
carve
: to work as a sculptor or
engraver
invent
: to produce (something, such as
a useful device or process) for
the first time through the use of
the imagination or of ingenious
thinking and experiment
search
: to look into or over carefully or
thoroughly in an effort to find or
discover something
abuse
: to put to a wrong or improper
use
abuse a privilege
: to use excessively
abuse alcohol
: to use or treat so as to injure or
damage : MALTREAT
abused his wife
owe
: to be under obligation to pay or
repay in return for something
received : be indebted in the sum
of
owes me $5
: to be under obligation to render
(something, such as duty or
service)
I owe you a favor.
A lawyer owes her client legal
advice.
bless
religion : to hallow or consecrate b
y religious rite or word
asked the priest to bless their
marriage
Bless this home.
religion : to hallow with the sign of
the cross
He blessed himself before liftoff.
: to invoke divine care for
bless your heart
graduate
: to receive an academic degree
or diploma
graduated with honors
: to pass from one stage of
experience, proficiency, or
prestige to a usually higher one
graduated to team leader
replace
: to take the place of especially
as a substitute or successor
: to put something new in the
place of
replace a worn carpet
collect
: to bring together into one body
or place
: to gather or exact from a
number of persons or sources
collect taxes
: to gather an accumulation of
(objects) especially as a hobby
collects stamps
arrest
: SEIZE, CAPTURE
specifically : to take or keep in
custody by authority of law
Police arrested the suspect.
prove
: to establish the existence, truth,
or validity of (as by evidence or
logic)
prove a theorem
the charges were never proved in
court
: to demonstrate as having a
particular quality or worth
proved herself a great actress
: to show (oneself) to be worthy
or capable
eager to prove myself in the new
job
: to test the truth, validity, or
genuineness of
the exception proves the rule
yell
: to utter a loud cry, scream, or
shout
: to give a cheer usually in unison
leak
: to let a substance or light in or
out through an opening
The roof was leaking.
behave
: to conduct (oneself) in a proper
manner
getting children
to behave themselves
wrap
: to conceal
: to enclose as if with a protective
covering
locate
: to determine or indicate the
place, site, or limits
charge
: to fix or ask as fee or payment
charges $50 for an office visit
: to ask payment of (a person)
charge a client for expenses
a person or thing committed into
the care of another
played with her young charges at
the day-care center
review
: to examine or study again
: to look back on : take a
retrospective view of
review the past
: to go over or examine critically
or deliberately
reviewed the results of the study
refuse
: to express oneself as unwilling
to accept
refuse a gift
refuse a promotion
: to show or express
unwillingness to do or comply
with
refused to answer the question
to not allow someone to have or
do (something) : DENY
they were refused admittance to
the game
complain
: to express grief, pain, or
discontent
complaining about the weather
warn
: to give notice to beforehand
especially of danger or evil
: to call to one's
attention : INFORM
bend
: to constrain or strain to tension
by curving
bend a bow
: to turn or force from straight or
even to curved or angular
bend a pipe
: to force from a proper shape
Her bicycle's back wheel
got bent in the crash.
: to force back to an original
straight or even condition
bend the wire flat
suffer
: to submit to or be forced to
endure
suffer martyrdom
: to endure death, pain, or
distress
: to sustain loss or damage
whisper
: to speak softly with little or no
vibration of the vocal cords
especially to avoid being
overheard
prepare
: to make ready beforehand for
some purpose, use, or activity
prepare food for dinner
: to put in a proper state of mind
is prepared to listen
: to work out the details of : plan
in advance
preparing a campaign strategy
roar
: to utter or emit a full loud
prolonged sound
: to sing or shout with full force
float
: to rest on the surface of or be
suspended in a fluid
drag
: to draw or pull slowly or
heavily : HAUL
dragging a box down the hall
: to cause to move with slowness
or difficulty
dragged myself up the stairs
dragging his feet

overhear
: to hear without the speaker's
knowledge or intention
slide
: to move smoothly along a
surface : SLIP
: to slip or fall by loss of footing
: to pass unnoticed or
unremarked
suck
: to draw (something, such as
liquid) into the mouth through a
suction force produced by
movements of the lips and
tongue
sucked milk from his mother's
breast
: to draw something from or
consume by such movements
suck an orange
suck a lollipop
: to apply the mouth to in order to
or as if to suck out a liquid
sucked his burned finger
bother
: to annoy especially by petty
provocation : IRK
It bothers her when people litter.
bothered by the itchy tag on his
shirt
treat
: to bear oneself toward : USE
treat a horse cruelly
: to regard and deal with in a
specified manner
usually used with as
—
treat the matter as confidential
: to provide with free food, drink,
or entertainment
they treated us to lunch
: to care for or deal with medically
or surgically
treat a disease
destroy
: to ruin the structure, organic
existence, or condition of
destroyed the files
accept
: to receive (something offered)
willingly
accept a gift
depend
: to place reliance or trust
you can depend on me
: to be dependent especially for
financial support
Her family depends on her
paycheck.
still depends on his parents
nod
: to make a quick downward
motion of the head whether
deliberately (as in expressing
assent or salutation) or
involuntarily (as from drowsiness)
She nodded in agreement.
The guard nodded to us as we
walked in.
He sat nodding by the fire.
Someone else beat her out for
the job.
clap
: to strike (two things, such as
two flat, hard surfaces) together
so as to produce a sharp
percussive noise
: to strike (the hands) together
repeatedly usually in applause
: APPLAUD

remove feed
: to give food to
: to change the location, position,
station, or residence of
remove soldiers to the front
obtain
: to move by lifting, pushing : to gain or attain usually by
aside, or taking away or off planned action or effort
remove your hat The information was difficult
: to get rid of : ELIMINATE to obtain.
remove a tumor surgically We obtained a copy of the
original letter.

beat drown
: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict
pain : to suffocate by submersion
: OVERCOME, DEFEAT especially in water

beat the insurgents in a bloody

battle remind
beating your opponent in chess : to put in mind of
They beat us 14 to 3. something : cause to remember
also : SURPASS
She beat the old record by three
seconds.
occur
often used with out
—
: to be found or met
with : APPEAR
This bird occurs in New England
in the spring.
: to come into
existence : HAPPEN
The accident occurred at 5 p.m.
: to come to mind
an idea that has occurred to me

ache
: to suffer a usually dull persistent
pain
an aching back
: to become distressed or
disturbed (as with anxiety or
regret)
aching with sadness

repeat
: to make, do, or perform again
repeat an experiment