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Lesson 6

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to abhor
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to devour
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to endeavor
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to demur
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to procure
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to accrue
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to maneuver
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to clamber
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to patter
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to massacre
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to aver
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to impair
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to wither
to abhor
to abhor
Verb
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æ
b
b
h
h
o
ɔ
r
r
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to hate a behavior or way of thought, believing that it is morally wrong

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She abhors dishonesty and always values honesty above all else.
He abhors violence and believes in resolving conflicts peacefully.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to devour
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
v
v
o
a
u
ʊ
r
r

to destroy or demolish entirely

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transitive
to endeavor
to endeavor
Verb
e
ɪ
n
n
d
d
ea
ɛ
v
v
o
ɜ
r
r

to make an effort to achieve a goal or complete a task

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to demur
to demur
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
m
m
u
ɜ
r
r

to express one's disagreement, refusal, or reluctance

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intransitive
to procure
to procure
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
oʊ
c
k
u
jʊ
r
r
e
Formal

to obtain something, especially through effort or skill

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to accrue
Verb
a
ə
cc
k
r
r
ue
u

(particularly related to money) to gradually increase in amount or number

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intransitive
to maneuver
to maneuver
Verb
m
m
a
ə
n
n
eu
u
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r

to strategically navigate or direct a vehicle, object, or oneself through a series of planned movements

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to clamber
to clamber
Verb
c
k
l
l
a
æ
m
m
b
b
e
ɜ
r
r

to climb a surface using hands and feet

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to patter
Verb
p
p
a
æ
tt
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to make a light repeated sound, especially by tapping on something

to massacre
Verb
m
m
a
æ
ss
s
a
ə
c
kɜ
r
r
e

to brutally kill a large number of people

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to aver
Verb
a
eɪ
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r

to confidently state or declare something as true

to impair
to impair
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
ai
ɛ
r
r

to cause something to become weak or less effective

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to wither
to wither
Verb
w
w
i
ɪ
th
ð
e
ɜ
r
r

to dry up or shrink, typically due to a loss of moisture

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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