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charlatan
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A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge
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corroborate
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To support; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of
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disseminate
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To spread or scatter widely; distribute
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diverge
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To branch off in different directions from the same starting point; tobecome different
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dormant
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Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep
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hoist
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To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable
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illicit
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Illegal
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irrevocable
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Not able to be cancelled or undone; irreversible
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precipitate
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To cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or soonerthan expected
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proliferation
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A rapid spread or increase
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