5th box -Flashcards

(v.) to weaken; to deprive of nerve or strength; The sickness enervates its victims until they can no longer get out of bed.

(v.) to cause to get stuck in wet, soggy ground; The car became mired in the mud.

(v.) to separate (a sentence) into parts and describe the function of each; An English teacher may ask a student to parse a sentence.

(v.) to disagree; differ in opinion; They agreed that something had to be done, but dissented on how to do it.