The verb "browbeat" means to intimidate. It is something that one person does to another person. Additionally, "circulate" means spread around; "allocate" means assign, give to; "digress" means stray from, move away from the main point; "render" means give, supply.

The verb "cogitate" means think deeply about, or "ponder." Additionally, "placate" means comfort, soothe; "accrue" means accumulate, grow; "admonish" means scold, yell at; "delineate" means describe exactly.

The verb "console" means to comfort someone, to provide comfort and help to someone who needs it. Additionally, "enervate" means weaken; "eradicate" means completely destroy, get rid of; "adhere" means stick to.

You likely knew that an "orator" is a public speaker, so you could probably have determined that the verb "orate" means to speak in public. From there you simply need to figure out which of these words has the same definition, the correct answer is "declaim." To "declaim" means to speak publicly in a rhetorical fashion. Additionally, "stupefy" means astonish, amaze and confuse; "engender" means cause, create, produce; "circulate" means spread around; "glean" means gather details, compile observations in order to try and determine something.

The verb "abet" means to aid, to assist, to provide help. Additionally, "reprimand" means to tell off, to scold and yell at; "mock" means to make fun of; "adhere" means stick to or follow.

The verb "allot" means to assign to, to allocate to, to give to someone as their share of something. 

The verb "thwart" means to prevent someone from finishing something or to apprehend or catch someone trying to do something wrong. Additionally, "predetermine" means decide before the moment; "consume" means eat, devour; "conserve" means save; "propose" means suggest.

The verb "quibble" means to raise trivial objections about something, to complain about something not very important. This is closest in meaning to "carp" which means to complain. Additionally, "confiscate" means take control of, seize; "infiltrate" means gain access to (something one is not meant to); "inundate" means flood, overwhelm with; "explicate" means analyze, clarify, examine and make able to be understood.

The verb "substantiate" means to provide evidence to verify a claim, to prove something that someone else has said is true. Additionally, "swindle" means cheat out of; "imbibe" means drink, consume; "abjure" means reject; "ventilate" means 'air out,' allow air to circulate freely.

When used as a verb "muse" means to think deeply about for an extended period of time, to contemplate, to "ponder." When used as a noun, a "muse" is an inspiration for a work of art. Additionally, "permit" means allow; "prohibit" means ban, forbid, not allow; "pervade" means spread throughout; "perspire" means sweat.