Matching Pairs VERBSOnline version Spelling words: VERBS by Ms Karina García 1 break: to separate into parts with suddenness or violence 2 contact: the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting 3 release: to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude 4 waste: to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return 5 collect: to bring together into one place 6 survive: to remain alive or in existence, live on 7 watch: to keep someone or something under close observation 8 caring: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others 9 struggle: to proceed with difficulty or with great effort 10 ensue: to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession 11 appreciate: to be grateful or thankful for. 12 polish: to make smooth and glossy usually by friction 13 surf: the swell of the sea that breaks upon the shore 14 snatch: to take suddenly without permission, ceremony, or right 15 scream: to speak or make a noise with intense or hysterical emotion 16 contribute: to give or supply in common with others 17 guess: to form an opinion of from little or no evidence; conclusion by intuition