| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrade | wear away by rubbing |
| 2. | accumulate | build up over time |
| 3. | acquire | come to have |
| 4. | amass | collect in quantity |
| 5. | assemble | put together from parts |
| 6. | blot out | obscure or remove |
| 7. | brush | touch with a light scrape |
| 8. | buff | polish by rubbing |
| 9. | burnish | polish to a shine |
| 10. | cancel | mark as no longer valid |
| 11. | chafe | rub and irritate |
| 12. | chip | break off a small piece |
| 13. | claw | scratch with nails |
| 14. | cobble together | assemble from limited means |
| 15. | collect | bring together bit by bit |
| 16. | contrive | manage to do somehow |
| 17. | cross out | delete with a line |
| 18. | cut | make an opening or mark |
| 19. | damage | harm or spoil slightly |
| 20. | dash off | write quickly |
| 21. | delete | remove from writing |
| 22. | derive | get from a source |
| 23. | dig at | scratch persistently at |
| 24. | dig up | find or uncover |
| 25. | doodle | draw absentmindedly |
| 26. | drum up | gather support or business |
| 27. | economize | spend less carefully |
| 28. | eke out | make barely sufficient |
| 29. | erase | remove marks from a surface |
| 30. | erode | wear away gradually |
| 31. | etch | cut into a surface |
| 32. | excoriate | abrade or strip the skin |
| 33. | expunge | wipe out completely |
| 34. | extract | draw out from something |
| 35. | ferret out | find by persistent searching |
| 36. | file down | reduce by filing |
| 37. | flake off | come away in flakes |
| 38. | fray | wear by rubbing |
| 39. | fret | wear away by rubbing |
| 40. | fumble at | handle awkwardly and scratch |
| 41. | garner | gather or collect |
| 42. | gather | bring together gradually |
| 43. | get by | manage with little |
| 44. | glance off | strike and slide away |
| 45. | gouge | cut or scrape deeply |
| 46. | grate | rub harshly against |
| 47. | graze | lightly scrape the skin |
| 48. | grind | wear down by friction |
| 49. | heap up | pile together |
| 50. | hone | sharpen by rubbing |
| 51. | improvise | manage with available materials |
| 52. | injure | cause physical harm |
| 53. | inscribe | mark with lines or letters |
| 54. | jot | write down briefly |
| 55. | lacerate | tear or cut roughly |
| 56. | make do | manage with what exists |
| 57. | make ends meet | manage financially with difficulty |
| 58. | mar | damage the surface |
| 59. | mark | leave a visible line |
| 60. | muster | gather with effort |
| 61. | mutilate | damage by cutting or tearing |
| 62. | nick | make a small cut |
| 63. | obliterate | destroy all trace of |
| 64. | obtain | get or acquire |
| 65. | outline | draw the basic shape |
| 66. | pare | trim away the surface |
| 67. | paw | scrape with the paw |
| 68. | peel | strip off the outer layer |
| 69. | pick at | scratch or fuss with |
| 70. | pile up | accumulate in a heap |
| 71. | polish | make smooth by rubbing |
| 72. | procure | obtain with effort |
| 73. | rake | scrape with repeated strokes |
| 74. | rasp | scrape harshly |
| 75. | reap | gather as a result |
| 76. | rootle | rummage by scraping around |
| 77. | rough up | make the surface rough |
| 78. | roughen | make less smooth |
| 79. | round up | collect into one place |
| 80. | rub | move against with pressure |
| 81. | rummage | search by moving things around |
| 82. | rustle up | produce quickly from little |
| 83. | scarify | scratch or make shallow cuts |
| 84. | score | mark with a shallow cut |
| 85. | scrabble | scratch around awkwardly |
| 86. | scrape | rub or graze the surface |
| 87. | scrimp | be sparing to manage |
| 88. | scrounge | obtain by searching around |
| 89. | scrub | rub hard to clean |
| 90. | scuff | mark by scraping |
| 91. | shave | remove by scraping |
| 92. | squeak by | barely succeed or survive |
| 93. | tear | rip the surface |
| 94. | trace | copy by following lines |
| 95. | turn up | discover or produce |
| 96. | wear | erode by use or rubbing |
| 97. | wipe out | remove completely |
| 98. | worry | fret at repeatedly |
| 99. | wound | injure by breaking skin |
| 100. | wrest | obtain with difficulty |