Week 1
Ten words adopted this week.
Each one comes with a meaning, a tense, and a sentence to call home.
ENSUE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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To happen or occur as a result of something.
en-SYOO
Ensued
Ensued
After the announcement, a heated discussion ensued.
1.
(Verb)
MERCHANDISE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Goods or products that are bought and sold in a business.
MER-chuhn-dyze
Merchandised
Merchandised
The store displayed its new merchandise near the entrance.
2.
(Verb)
LEGITIMATE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Lawful, valid, or acceptable according to rules or standards.
li-JIT-uh-mit
Legitimated
Legitimated
The company provided legitimate documents to prove its ownership.
3.
(Verb)
PERSUADE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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The act of convincing someone to believe or do something.
per-SWAYD
Persuaded
Persuaded
He persuaded me to attend the workshop.
4.
(Verb)
VERGE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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The point where something is about to happen; the edge or brink of something.
vurj
Verged
Verged
She was on the verge of solving the problem.
5.
(Verb)
HINDER
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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To make it difficult for something to happen or progress.
HIN-der
Hindered
Hindered
Lack of proper communication can hinder teamwork.
6.
(Verb)
GRUELING
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Extremely tiring and demanding; requiring great effort and endurance.
GROO-uh-ling
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Lack of proper communication can hinder teamwork.