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Definition: (verb) Affect with wonder.
Synonyms: amaze, astonish.
Usage: I used to believe that nothing could astound me, but daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner proved me wrong when he jumped from a balloon 24 miles above the Earth.
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  1. reprove Definition: (verb) To speak disapprovingly to (a person); rebuke or scold. Synonyms: admonish. Usage: He reproved the child for his bad behavior and sent him to bed without supper. Discuss

  2. decollate Definition: (verb) To behead. Synonyms: decapitate. Usage: King Louis XVI was decollated by means of a guillotine in 1793. Discuss

  3. vilipend Definition: (verb) Belittle. Synonyms: deprecate. Usage: In my culture, men commonly vilipend women and treat them as second-class citizens. Discuss

  4. importune Definition: (verb) Beg persistently and urgently. Synonyms: insist. Usage: She had come to the conclusion that he spoke no other English, and so she ceased to importune him for information. Discuss

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