TOEFL preparation test: Vocabulary Exercise: Verb

v. reverberate
to recognize; to perceive; to grasp; to comprehend
to restate the meaning of a passage in other words
to echo; to resonate; to resound
to leave behind; to give something up

v. err
to moo; to utter the sound made by cattle
to restate the meaning of a passage in other words
to assign; to credit with; to ascribe to
to make a mistake; to do something wrong; to misjudge

v. ejaculate
to make fun of or copy by imitating; to ape
to exclaim or utter suddenly; to blurt out
to punish through public criticism; to scold; to reprimand
to outline; to describe; to sketch; to draw

v. accelerate
to quicken; to speed up; to cause to move faster
to forecast; to foretell; to diagnose
to variegate; to make different; to increase the product range of a company; to offer new products
to calm; to lessen in severity; to mollify; to relieve

v. apprise
to imprison; to detain; to jail
to declare positively; to confirm; to affirm
to inform; to brief; to notify
to banish; to exclude

v. petrify
to bring about; to bring forth; to cause; to produce; to generate
to force oneself or one's ideas upon another; to thrust forward; to eject; to invade; to interrupt
to paralyze with horror, fear or surprise
to scold or blame loudly; to find fault with in abusive language; to condemn

v. entreat
to shorten; to limit; to condense
to follow; to result
to smile in a silly or affected way; to smirk
to beg earnestly; to implore; to plead

v. retrieve
to paralyze with horror, fear or surprise
to make good; to recover; to restore; to fetch; to bring back; to regain
to assume a deceptive appearance or character; to impersonate
to be sorry for; to feel remorse; to regret

v. taunt
to reproach with contempt; to provoke; to sneer
to make clear; to explain; to clarify
to force oneself or one's ideas upon another; to thrust forward; to eject; to invade; to interrupt
to refer indirectly to something; to hint

v. depreciate
to mock; to gibe; to scorn; to jeer
to communicate in an orderly fashion; to talk
to belittle; to speak slightingly of; to reduce the value or cost; to disparage
to make a mistake; to do something wrong; to misjudge