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rupture

rupture

To break open or to burst
traumatize

traumatize

means to upset or shock someone causing emotional mental.
gauge

gauge

Something to measure or judge

antibiotic

antibiotic

A drug used in Medicine

degradation

degradation

Done to something by nature by water or weather.
magnitude

magnitude

Is a measure of an amount of energy released by a earthquake.