A few remarkable verbs

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absquatulate
v.i.,
to flee; abscond:
bowdlerise
v.t.,
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
fletcherise
v.i., v.t.,
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
hornswoggle
v.t.,
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
lollygag
v.i.,
to spend time idly; loaf.
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peculate
v.t., v.i.,
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
skedaddle
v.i.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
subtilize
v.t.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
yaff
v.i.
to bark; yelp.
kibitz
verb
chat, to converse

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