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12 Cards in this Set
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accelerate |
to increase the rate of movement, growth, or progress of something. |
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annihilate |
to reduce to nothingness; to destroy the organized existence of anything. |
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delineate |
to give a detailed description. |
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emaciate |
to become or cause to become abnormally thin, as by starvation or sickness. |
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fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; to waver. |
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initiate |
to start or begin; to take the first step. |
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intimidate |
to make timid; to make fearful by threats or violence. |
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iterate |
to say or mention again or repeatedly. |
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mitigate |
to make or become less servere or painful; to moderate. |
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palpitate |
to quiver, flutter, or tremble; to beat quickly, said especially of the heart. |
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propitiate |
to conciliate a power; to cause to be favorably inclined.
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substantiate |
to prove existence or validity with evidence or proof; to verify. |