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Lesson 5

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to becalm
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to emend
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to deploy
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to rupture
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to reek
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to forfeit
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to skulk
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to plummet
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to adapt
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to traduce
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to covet
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to remand
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to surround
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to wield
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to construe
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to exult
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to masquerade
to becalm
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to make calm or to soothe, typically by reducing agitation or excitement

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The therapist's gentle words and calming presence becalm her anxious patient during the therapy session.
His mother's soothing lullabies becalmed him as a child, helping him drift off to sleep peacefully.
to emend
Verb
e
ɪ
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d

to revise or edit a text for improvement

to deploy
to deploy
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
p
p
l
l
o
ɔ
y
ɪ

to position soldiers or equipment for military action

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to rupture
to rupture
Verb
r
r
u
ə
p
p
t
ʧ
u
ɜ
r
r
e

(of a pipe or similar structure) to burst or break apart suddenly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to reek
to reek
Verb
r
r
ee
i
k
k

to emit a strong and offensive odor

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to forfeit
Verb
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
f
f
ei
ɪ
t
t

to no longer be able to access a right, property, privilege, etc. as a result of violating a law or a punishment for doing something wrong

claim

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to skulk
to skulk
Verb
s
s
k
k
u
ə
l
l
k
k

to move or hide in a stealthy or furtive manner

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to plummet
to plummet
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
mm
m
e
ə
t
t

to fall to the ground rapidly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to adapt
to adapt
Verb
a
ə
d
d
a
æ
p
p
t
t

to change something in a way that suits a new purpose or situation better

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to traduce
Verb
t
t
r
r
a
æ
d
ʤ
u
u:
c
s
e

to slander or defame someone by spreading false or malicious statements about them

to covet
to covet
Verb
c
k
o
ə
v
v
e
ə
t
t

to have an intense and often inappropriate desire to possess something that belongs to someone else

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to remand
Verb
r
r
e
ɪ
m
m
a
æ
n
n
d
d

to send a case back to a court of lower authority for additional reconsideration or review

to surround
to surround
Verb
s
s
u
ɜ
rr
r
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d

to be around something on all sides

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to wield
Verb
w
w
ie
i
l
l
d
d

to handle something such as a tool or weapon in an effective way

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to construe
to construe
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
s
s
t
t
r
r
ue
u

to interpret a certain meaning from something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to exult
to exult
Verb
e
ɪ
x
gz
u
ə
l
l
t
t

to rejoice greatly or celebrate very cheerfully

to masquerade
Verb
m
m
a
æ
s
s
q
k
ue
ɜ
r
r
a
eɪ
d
d
e

to engage in a form of entertainment involving the wearing of costumes and masks

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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