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                                                ONE VERB FOR SEVERAL WORDS

SR NO.	WORD GROUPS	SINGLE  VERBS
1.	Tell something to allay doubts	Reassure
2.	Go on to do something	Proceed
3.	Come out from something	Emerge
4.	Accept as satisfactory	Approve
5.	Look carefully for something	Search
6.	Show approval by clapping	Applaud
7.	Wash and iron clothes	Launder
8.	Interested and drawn towards something	Attract
9.	Put up with	Endure
10.	Displeased and upset	Disappointed
11.	Looks like	Resemble
12.	Become less tense and anxious	Relax
13.	Have faith in something	Believe
14.	Accept and admit	Acknowledge
15.	Move on its axis	Rotate
16.	Stir to mix	Dissolve
17.	Smoothen and level	Flatten
18.	Look on with approval and respect	Admire
19.	Talk about something in a group/with someone	Discuss
20.	Give support to	Encourage

MOVEMENT VERBS WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLES

1. BUDGE: Move slightly

--Maya sat on the first seat and wouldn’t budge even though it wasn’t her turn to sit there.

2. WRIGGLE:  Move with a twisting action

--The worm wriggled free from under the rock.

3. SPRING: Move suddenly upward or forward in a single movement

--The tiger stalks the prey and then springs on it.

4. PARALYSE: Make temporarily unable to move or take action

--The rabbit was paralysed when it  saw the  snake. It couldn’t move.

5. MAROON: Isolate or leave alone without resources

--The shipwrecked sailor was marooned on a small island in the Pacific Ocean for three months.

6. JERK: Move or throw abruptly

--He jerked open the cupboard door and the surprised thief fell out

7. TUG: Pull hard

--Robinson Crusoe tugged at the boat to pull it fee

8. SPIN: Revolve or cause to revolve rapidly

--The dance spun on her toes to inscribe a perfect circle.

9. ROTATE: Move around a centre or on a pivot

--The earth rotates on its axis.

10. SCURRY: Move quickly/hastily

--The mouse scurried into its hole near the kitchen door.

11. REVOLVE: Turn round

--The earth revolves around the Sun.

12. WHIRL: Spin or revolve

--The ice skater began to whirl faster and faster in time to the music.

13. SOAR: Rise or fly upwards

--We could hear the harsh cry of the gulls as they soared above the waves.

14. CHURN: Stir vigorously, move about violently      

--My mother churned cream to extract butter.

--I was so nervous before the exam that I could feel my stomach churning uncomfortably.

15. CLAMBER: Climb awkwardly

--The children clambered out of muddy pool with great effort.