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55 Cards in this Set
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amalgamate
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to combine several elements into a whole
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assuage
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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buttress
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a support or prop. often an external prop used to bolster a wall
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
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catalyst
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a person or thing that causes change
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caustic
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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centrifuge
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a machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis, and, using centrifugal force, separates disparate substances
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converge
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to tend toward the same sport or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point
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conversion
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the act or process of transforming to another form, state, or product
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corrosion
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act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away, esp. of metals
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decibel
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unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound, usually in relation to another wound
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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distill
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to purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization and concentration
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divest
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to remove or strip, esp. clothing
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ephemeral
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brief; fleeting
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eradicate
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to remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots
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expel
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to force out; to discharge
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facilitate
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to aid by making easier
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implode
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to abruptly and violently collapse inward
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inchoate
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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incubation
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the act of sitting on or otherwise warming egg in order to keep them at a temperature favorable for hatching.
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infuse
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to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inundate
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to flood or overwhelm
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invigoration
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the quality of being energized or filled with liveliness
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lackluster
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dull; lacking vitality or luminosity
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lethargic
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lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy
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luminous
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characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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pervasive
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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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placate
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to appease; to calm by making concessions
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plod
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to trudge; to move slowly and heavily
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plummet
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to plunge or drop straight down
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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proliferate
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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propagate
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to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce
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prune
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to cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant, esp. parts that are dead or unnecessary
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rarefy
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to make or become thing, less dense; to refine
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rectify
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to make right or fix; correct
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retard
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to slow, delay, or hamper
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saturate
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to fill until there is no further capacity for absorbency; to soak
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sever
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to remove or separate by cutting off
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stimulant
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an invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to make a whole
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tentative
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not definite; uncertain; experimental
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vigor
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active bodily or mental strength or energy; force
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viscous
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thick; sticky
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vital
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essential for or relating to life; necessary
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vitality
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vigor; ability to live or grow; energy
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volatile
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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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waver
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to move to and from; to sway; to be unsettled in decision
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