v. to ask earnestly; to entreat; to plead; to beg beseech digress waive allure
v. to appeal; to order solemnly galvanize malign adjure hone
v. to darken; to confuse; to bewilder; to obscure deride deliquesce rivet obfuscate
n. fondness for festiveness or joviality; festivity; friendliness conviviality mettle proviso paradigm
v. to give shelter; to protect; to hide; to take shelter; to conceal encroach propitiate harbor assess
v. to belittle; undervalue; to discredit; to depreciate malign harbor reprehend disparage
v. to stray from the subject; to wander from topic; to deviate from the main point digress trek scrutinize rhapsodize
v. to erase; to make inconspicuous; to destroy; to wipe out gainsay efface mesmerize lunge
v. to bring to an end; to hold back; to stop by force; to crush suppress chafe proselytize abbreviate
v. to cancel by authority; to terminate; to abolish disavow remonstrate atrophy abrogate