intervene (v.

)
come between

Being a guest in the household, I did not feel

it would be right to intervene in the family
argument.
beseech (v.)
to ask earnestly or beg somebody to do
something
If you want to avoid a misunderstanding, I
beseech you to consider your words before
speaking.
accelerate (v.)
if a process accelerates or if something
accelerates it, it happens faster than usual or
sooner than you expect
The government is to accelerate its
privatization program.
coerce (v.)
to force someone to do something they do not
want to do by threatening them
The terrorists coerced the villagers into
hiding them from the army.
dissuade (v.)
to persuade someone not to do something

Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from

smoking.
formidable (adj.)
difficult, tough, challenging

Meeting the energy demands of a big city is

a formidable task.
acrimony (n.)
bitterness and ill will

The acrimony between the president and

vice-president sent a clear signal to voters:
the health of the current administration was
imperiled.
venerate (v.)
to respect deeply

The professor, despite his sleep-inducing

lectures, was venerated amongst his
colleagues, publishing more papers yearly
than all of his peers combined.
upbraid (v.)
to reproach; to scold

As soon as the doctor arrives, he is going to

upbraid the nurse for not taking proper care
of the patient.
intimate (v.)
suggest something subtly

At first Manfred’s teachers intimated to his

parents that he was not suited to skip a grade;
when his parents protested, teachers explicitly
told them that, notwithstanding the boy’s
precocity, he was simply too immature to jump
to the 6th grade.
impertinent (adj.)
being disrespectful

While he never intended his remark to be

impertinent, he found that a lot of people
had been offended by what he said.
disinterested (adj.)
unbiased; neutral

The potential juror knew the defendant, and

therefore could not serve on the jury, which
must consist only of disinterested members.
preclude (v.)
keep from happening or arising; make impossible

The manager specified that all other gates

be locked, to preclude the possibility of
persons without tickets entering the arena
undetected.