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57 Cards in this Set
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Amalgamate
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to combine several elements into one
-several companies amalgamated into one |
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assuage
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to ease or lessen, to pacify
-the letter assuaged her anger |
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforce
-winning the race bolstered her confidence |
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly, flourish
-useful addition to my already BURGEONING cookbook |
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buttress
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a support or prop, often an external prop used to bolster a wall---성벽 바깥밑부분
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capricious
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unpredictable, inclined to change one's mind impulsively
-weather in Korea is rather capricious |
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catalyst
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a person or thing that causes change
-She was a catalyst to my motivation |
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caustic
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burning or stinging
-caustic to eyes and skin avoid contact with acid |
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centrifuge
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machine used in mol.bio lab
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converge
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come together, join at intersecting point
-the tectonic plates are converging |
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Conversion
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to act or process of transforming to another form, state, product
-conversion of testosterone to estradiol |
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corrosion
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deterioration; wear away-metal
-acid is corrosive ; caustic |
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decibel
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sound unit
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate
-the plant was desiccated to death |
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distill
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to purify
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divest
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to remove or strip
-He was divested at the ER -think about vest-di-vest remove vest |
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enervate
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to weaken, to reduce vitality
-the heat from the sun enervated me quickly |
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ephemeral
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brief; fleeting (swift, rapid)
-Ephemeral nature of the public's interest |
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eradicate
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to remove completely; annihilate
-smallpox was eradicated 6 yrs ago |
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expel
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to discharge
-bacteria was expelled from the wound |
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extend
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to lengthen,
-my stay at the hotel was extended |
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facilitate
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to aid by making easier
-train facilitated the public transport |
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implode
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to abruptly and violently collapse inward
-the ship imploded at the bottom due to pressure |
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inchoate
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in an initial stage;
-inchoate stage of development |
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incubation
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warming egg in a warm temperature
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infuse
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to imbue, to pour in; to instill; to introduce
-infusion -he was infused with the idea of leaving the state |
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
-the defendant's intransigent manner dismayed the judge |
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inundate
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to flood or overwhelm
-the class was truly inundated by the ample amount of information |
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invigoration
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the quality of being energized
filled with liveliness -the aftershave is invigorating |
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lackluster
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dull; lacking vitality or luminosity
-lackluster tone of your skin is due to cigarettes |
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lethargic
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lacking energy; sluggish; sleepy
-heavy meal made me all lethargic and shit |
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luminous
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brightness and emission of light
-opposite of lackluster -star in the sky is luminous |
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
-the Iphone obviated the ipods |
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pervasive
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spread throughout
-weed is pervasive in all societies |
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placate
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to appease; to stop from being angry
-Lisa used to placate me when i was angry |
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plod
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to trudge; to move slowly and heavily
-the patient was plodding down the hall |
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trudge
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walk laboriously or wearily
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plummet
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to plunge or drop straight down
-the rock plummeted from the sky 곤두박질 |
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precipitate
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cause to happen suddenly
-smoking precipitates the onset of lung cancer |
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precursor
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one that indicates another
-the book was precursor to the movie |
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proliferate
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to grow abundantly; flourish
-the plats proliferated with the rain |
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propagate
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to cause to spread, multiply and reproduce
--a water drop propagated waves |
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prune
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가지치기;
the farmer pruned the apple tree |
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rarefy
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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
-the cookie dough was rarefied in the oven |
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rectify
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to correct
-she rectified my lab report |
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retard
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to slow, delay
-the wave was retarded by the wall |
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saturate
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to soak, to fill until no room
-the lawyer market is saturated |
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sever
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to remove my cutting
-his head was severed |
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stimulant
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invigorating substance
-EDDY is a psycho stimulant |
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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; experimental
-this is a tentative schedule |
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vigor
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active bodily, mental strength; force
vigor of mind can make u a leader |
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viscous
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thick; sticky
-blood is viscous sometimes |
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vital
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essential to life
-Oxygen is a vital part of human life |
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vitality
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vigor; ability live or grow, energy
-The patient showed immense vitality throughout the stay |
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volatile
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explosive; changeable; readily change into vapor
-alcohol is highly volatile in open space |
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waver
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to be unsettled in decision
to sway --wavering opinion doesnt help |
