Awesome Verbs (IB 2025-2026)

Asseverate

To solemnly or emphatically state something

Cajole

To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Enervate

To weaken or drain

Equivocate

To be vague or to avoid telling the truth

Inculcate

To enforce or instill

Mitigate

To make something less severe or intense

Obviate

To remove (a need or difficulty)

Assure

To confidently dispel doubts

Behoove

It is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent on.

Condone

Accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.

Galvanize

To shock someone (or something) into action

Obfuscate

To make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

Requite

To make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong

scrutinize

To closely examine something

Venerate

To greatly respect something/someone