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111torture — Synonyms and related words: Procrustean bed, abuse, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, agonizingness, agony, ail, anguish, atrocious pain, bed of Procrustes, befoul, bewitch, bias, bite, blight, bloody, boot, burn, chafe, claw, clawing, color, condemn,… …
112violate — Synonyms and related words: abuse, adulterate, afflict, aggrieve, alloy, assault, assault sexually, attack, barbarize, batter, befoul, betray, bewitch, blight, breach, breach the law, break, break the law, brutalize, burn, butcher, canker, care… …
113wrench — Synonyms and related words: Allen wrench, Stillson wrench, abrade, abrasion, ache, aching, acute pain, adjustable wrench, alligator wrench, anamorphism, anamorphosis, asymmetry, badger, bark, belie, bend, bite, blackmail, blemish, bloody, blow,… …
114botch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bungle, blunder, butcher; mar, spoil; mismanage. See unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bungle, spoil, mar, ruin, wreck, mutilate, fumble, distort, blunder, mishandle, do clumsily, muddle, make a …
115embezzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. steal, misappropriate, misapply, peculate, defalcate. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. thieve, misappropriate, peculate, pilfer; see rob , steal . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) …
116error — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Deviation from truth Nouns 1. error, fallacy; falsity (see falsehood), untruth; misconception, misapprehension, misunderstanding; inexactness, inaccuracy; anachronism; misconstruction, misinterpretation …
117exploit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. utilize, profit by, milk, work; abuse, misapply. See use. n. deed, act, feat, achievement. See courage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deed, venture, escapade; see achievement 2 . v. 1. [To make use of]… …
118misconduct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. impropriety, misdemeanor, misbehavior, mismanagement, monkey business (inf.). See guilt, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misbehavior, offense, wrongdoing; see evil 2 , mischief 3 . v. 1. [Mismanage]… …
119mishandle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. maltreat; mismanage, misguide. See error, wrong. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mistreat, harm, misemploy; see abuse 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. botch, *screw up, *flub, mismanage, mess up,… …
120twist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wind, wreathe, twine, interlace; coil; wrench, contort; wring, screw; pervert; misinterpret, misapply; distort, warp. See convolution, deviation, distortion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wring, wrap, twine …
