Mat General Vocabularies

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abash

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embarrassed

s: disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify

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abate

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decrease, reduce

s: dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane

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aberration

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something different from usual

s: anomaly, deviation

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abet

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to aid as accomplice

s: help, assist

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abject

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miserable, pitiful

s: pathetic, sorry

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abridge

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to condense, shorten

s: abbreviate, cut, prune

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abscond

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to depart secretly

s: flee, decamp, fly, bolt

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abstemious

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marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol

s: moderate, temperate, sparing

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accede

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to express approval, agree to

s: assent, acquiesce, consent, concur

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accolade

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praise, distinction

s: acclaim, approbation, commendation, kudos

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accretion

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growth in size or increase in amount

s: buildup, accumulation, accrual

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acerbic

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bitter, sharp in taste or temper

s: tart, biting, caustic, cutting

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acme

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highest point, summit

s: apex, crown, peak, pinnacle, zenith

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acrid

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harsh, bitter

s: sharp, pungent, caustic

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acrimony

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bitterness, animosity

s: choler, spleen, rancor, asperity, antipathy

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acumen

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sharpness of insight

s: sagacity, discernment, shrewdness

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adage

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old saying or proverb

s: apothem, aphorism, maxim

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admonish

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to caution or reprimand

s: reprove, chide, upbraid, berate, rebuke

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adroit

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skillful, accomplished, highly competent

s: deft, dexterous, proficient, accomplished, adept

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adulterate

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to corrupt or make impure

s: contaminate, dilute

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness, promptness in response

s: celerity, dispatch, enthusiasm

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allusion

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indirect reference

s: intimation, suggestion

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altercation

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noisy dispute

s: argument, clash, fight, quarrel

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amalgamate

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to mix, combine

s: integrate, assimilate, merge, incorporate, league

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ambivalence

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attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions

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ambulatory

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of, relating to, walking, moving about from place to place

s: itinerant, nomadic, peripatetic, roving, vagabond

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ameliorate

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to make better, improve

s: amend, reform

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amulet

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirit

s: talisman, fetish

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anachronistic

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outdated

s: anomalous, inconsistent, inappropriate

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anathema

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ban, curse; something shunned or disliked

s: execration, aversion, horror, abomination

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ancillary

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accessory, subordinate, helping

s: adjunct, additional, auxiliary, supplemental

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anecdote

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short, usually funny account of an event

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antediluvian

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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure

s: old, archaic, antique

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antipathy

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dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion

s: enmity, malice, antagonism

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antithesis

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exact opposite or direct contrast

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aphorism

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old saying or short, pithy statement

s: adage, apothegm, maxim, proverb

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apocryphal

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not genuine, fictional

s: erroneous, fictitious, fraudulent, false

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apostate

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one who renounces a religious faith

s: renegade, turncoat, deserter

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appropriate (v.)

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to take possession of

s: usurp, arrogate, commandeer

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arable

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suitable for cultivation

s: farmable, fertile

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arcane

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secret, obscure, known only to a few

s: esoteric, mysterious

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arch (adj.)

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mischievous, roguish

s: impish, waggish, saucy, ironic

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archipelago

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large group of islands

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arrogate

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to demand, claim arrogantly

s: seize, assume

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ascetic

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self-denying, abstinent, austere

s: continent, temperate, abstemious

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ascribe

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to attribute to, assign

s: accredit, impute, refer

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ashen

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resembling ashes; deathly pale

s: blanched, pallid, pasty, wan

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aspersion

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false rumor, damaging report, slander

s: allegation, insinuation, reproach

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assiduous

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diligent, persistent, hardworking

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assonance

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resemblance in sound, especially in vowel sounds; partial rhyme

s: echo

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assuage

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to make less, relieve, ease

s: mitigate, alleviate, appease, mollify

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astringent

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harsh, severe, stern

s: sharp, bitter

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asylum

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refuge, sanctuary

s: haven, shelter

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atrophy

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to waste away, wither from disuse

s: deteriorate, degenerate

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attenuate

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to make thin or slender, weaken

s: reduce, rarefy, diminish

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augury

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prophecy, prediction of events

s: omen, auspices, portent, harbinger, presage

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august

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dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable

s: grand, majestic, admirable, awesome

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auspicious

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having favorable prospects, promising

s: encouraging, hopeful, positive, propitious

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austere

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stern, strict, unadorned

s: dour, bare, ascetic

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autocrat

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dictator

s: tyrant, despot, totalitarian

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autonomous

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separate, independent

s: sovereign, self governed, free

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avarice

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greed

s: cupidity, rapacity

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aver

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to declare to be true, affirm

s: assert, attest

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aviary

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large enclosure housing birds

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axiom

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premise, postulate, self-evident truth

s: adage, apothegm, aphorism, maxim, rule

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baleful

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harmful, with evil intentions

s: dark, sinister

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balk

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to refuse, shirk; prevent

s: stop, check, thwart, frustrate

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banal

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trite, overly common

s: hackneyed, shopworn, inane

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bane

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something causing death, destruction, or ruin

s: curse, scourge, poison

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banter

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playful conversation

s: chatter, palaver, prattle

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bastion

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fortification, stronghold

s: bulwark, defense, haven, fortress

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bawdy

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obscene, lewd

s: vulgar, risque, rude, coarse

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bay

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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way

s: howl, ululate, wail, keen

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behemoth

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huge creature

s:

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belabor

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to insist repeatedly or harp on

s: dwell upon, harp upon

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bellicose

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warlike, aggressive

s: belligerent, hostile, combative, pugnacious

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belligerent

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hostile, tending to fight

s: bellicose

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benighted

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unenlightened

s: ignorant, unschooled, illiterate

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best (v)

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to get the better of, beat

s: defeat, trounce, rout, vanquish

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bevy

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group

s: band, gang, troop

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bilk

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to cheat, defraud

s: swindle, dupe, fleece

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biped

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two-footed animal

s: upright, 2 legged

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blandish

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to coax with flattery

s: charm, seduce, wheedle, cajole

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blithe

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joyful, cheerful

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boor

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crude person, one lacking manner

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bourgeois

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middle-class

s: capitalist, conventional

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bovine

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cow-like, relating to cow

s: sluggish, dull, stolid

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brazen

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bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass

s: audacious, brash, contumelious, insolent

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broach (v)

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to mention or suggest for the first time

s: introduce, propose

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brusque

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rough and abrupt in manner

s: blunt, curt, gruff, rude, tactless

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bucolic

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pastoral, rural

s: rustic, country, agrarian

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burgeon

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to sprout or flourish

s: blossom, thrive, proliferate

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burnish

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to polish, make smooth and bright

s: shine, buff

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bustle

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commotion, energetic activity

s: flurry, ado, tumult

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buttress (v)

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to reinforce or support

s: bolster, brace, prop, strengthen