simulate Medic,an Osaka-based software company,is selling a popular video game in which players simulate the experience of AIDS from HIV infection until death.

solicit When the White House close new Democratic National Committee members,it did not bother to solicit Jackson's opinion.

spawn The result wars one of history's headiest corporate ascents,as the ubiquitous Netscape Navigator browser helped spawn the world's starling online stampede.

stifle Critics charge that Gingrich is playing rightwing politic,trying to stifle funds for cultural projects that he and his allies dislike.

torpedo Neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the Arabs have torpedoed the search for Middle East peace.

tout Even fashion editors who tout couture's more fanciful currents on the pages of their magazines venerate Sander.

trudge As the Israelis and Palestinians trudged toward accommodation,hope for progress shone on another front as well.

trumpet In Los Angele this week Sego will be trumpeting the arrival of a 32-. Bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog,a soaring game called Nights,and a Net Link telephone hookup… underscore To launch his fall line-and celebrate 25years in the business-he (Issey Miyake)put on an extravaganza in Paris, a long, lavish show that underscored a strong reason for his enduring career:complex technology made beautiful by artistry.

unravel His struggle against his homosexuality was unraveling both his marriage and his academic post in a religious school.

vilify They branded her ―an apostate appointed by imperial forces to vilify Islam." vindicate Those who were responsible for the operation now seemed desperate to vindicate their judgment in the face of overwhelming criticism.