SAT Ordfärdigheter 4 - Lektion 50

to help someone to restore to a healthy and independent state after a period of imprisonment, addiction, illness, etc.

to make a counterattack or respond in a similar manner

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

to soften or break down food by soaking it in a liquid, often a flavored liquid like wine or vinegar

to spoil, weaken, or reduce the usefulness or perfection of something

to officially start or introduce something

to officially give a specific title, term, or label to someone or something

to state one's opinion in such a manner that shows one believes to be the only person to fully know it and be unarguably correct

pull up by or as if by the roots

to work with someone else in order to create something or reach the same goal

fall into decay or ruin

(of a monarch or ruler) to step down from a position of power

to create a series of holes in something, typically for the purpose of making separation or tearing easier

to chew food by biting and grinding it with the teeth

to appoint a person or thing to a lower status, position, or rank

to remove water from a substance, often causing it to become dry

to fertilize a woman's egg with sperm, resulting in pregnancy

to introduce new ideas, methods, or products to improve or change the current way of doing things

to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

to free someone from a difficult or entangled situation