abash              astound            bewilder           confuse

abate               fade                  decrease           quell

abhor               detest               loathe               execrate

abide               accept              endure              tolerate

abort               end                   stop                  terminate

admit               accept              allow                receive

adopt               accept              embrace           endorse

adorn               beautify            decorate           embellish

alert                forewarn           inform               notify

align                order                regulate            straighten

allay                alleviate            calm                 pacify

allow                approve            authorize           permit

alter                adapt                adjust               amend

annoy              anger                harass               irritate

annul               abolish cancel               revoke

apply               anoint               paint                 smear

belie                deny                 disprove           repudiate

blast                blare                 clang                honk

blaze                burn                 flame                flare

bleed               exude               seep                 trickle

blend               combine           fuse                  merge

bless                exalt                 extol                 glorify

blink                flash                 gleam               twinkle

block               deter                impede             thwart

bloom              blossom            burgeon            grow

boast               brag                 swagger            vaunt

brace               bind                  buttress            fortify

break              batter               shatter              smash

breed               cultivate            develop            propagate

brook              abide                accept              allow

build                assemble          construct          erect

bunch              bundle              huddle              pack

cause               create               incite                provoke

chafe               abrade              anger                annoy

chain               bind                  confine             manacle

chant               croon               intone               recite

chase               hunt                  pursue              track

cheer               elate                 enliven exhilarate

chide               admonish          berate               rebuke

claim               assert               insist                 maintain

clamp              clinch                fasten               secure

clash                grapple             quarrel wrangle

clean               cleanse             launder             purify

cloak               conceal             disguise            veil

close                block                seal                  secure

crack               burst                 fracture             splinter

crash               fragment           shatter              smash

creak               groan                squeak             squeal

creep               crawl                slither               wriggle

curve               arch                  bend                 twist

decay              atrophy             wane                wither

deify                exalt                 extol                 glorify

delay               defer                stall                  suspend

delve               burrow             probe               rummage

ditch                discard             jettison             scrap

draft                compose          outline sketch

drain                consume           deplete             exhaust

drape               adorn               array                swathe

dread               fear                  quail                 tremble

dream              fancy                fantasize           imagine

drill                  bore                 penetrate          pierce

drone               buzz                 purr                  whirr

droop               bend                 drop                 sag

dwell                abide                inhabit reside

edify                educate            enlighten           inform

elect                appoint             choose             select

enact               legislate            ordain               proclaim

erode               abrade              consume           corrode

erupt               discharge          explode            spout

exalt                dignify              elevate             ennoble

excel               beat                  eclipse             surpass

exile                banish               deport              expel

exude              emit                  ooze                 secrete

exult                boast                brag                 gloat

fault                 blame               censure             impugn

feast                dine                  gorge                indulge

feign                affect                dissemble         pretend

ferry                carry                convey             shuttle

fight                 brawl                contend            tussle

filch                 embezzle          pilfer                 steal

fleck                dapple              mottle               speckle

flick                 fillip                  flip                    jab

fling                 cast                  catapult            hurl

flock                congregate        converge          gather

flood                immerse            submerge          swamp

flout                 defy                  deride               scorn

flush                disturb              rouse                uncover

gouge              chisel                hollow             scoop

grasp               catch                clasp                clutch

graze               rub                   scrape              shave

grind                abrade              crush                pulverize

gripe                carp                 complain           whine

groan               moan                sigh                  lament

groom             brush                clean                tend

grope               fumble             grabble             scrabble

guard               defend              patrol               secure

guess               conjecture        estimate            predict

halve               bisect               divide               split

hedge              evade               prevaricate       temporize

hoard               amass               garner               stockpile

hound              badger              harass               pester