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  1. inert, inertia

science

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not moving or active

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  1. inherent

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intrinsic, natural

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  1. multifarious

science

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many types

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  1. precipitate

science

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outcome

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  1. abate

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lessen

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  1. allocate

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assign, portion

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  1. atrophy

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waste away

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  1. attenuate

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weaken, reduce

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  1. burgeon

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grow, flourish

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  1. circumscribe

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restrict

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  1. copious

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abundant

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  1. dearth

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scarcity

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  1. devoid

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lacking

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  1. diffuse

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spread out

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  1. diminutive, diminution

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extremely small

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  1. efface(ment)

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erase

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  1. encompass

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include, surround

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  1. encroaching

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intrusive

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  1. excavate

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unearth, dig up

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  1. extricate

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disentangle

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  1. gargantuan

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  1. germinate

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(cause to) grow

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  1. hamper (v.)

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hinder, restrict

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  1. incubate

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develop, grow

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  1. indiscriminate

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unselective, random

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  1. inhibit(ing)

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restrain(ing)

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  1. innate

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intrinsic, natural

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  1. innocuous

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  1. insular(ity)

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related to or similar to an island

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  1. inundate

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  1. latent, latency

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the state of being not yet evident or active

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  1. mitigate, mitigator

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moderate, alleviate

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  1. modicum

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small amount

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  1. motley

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diverse, heterogeneous

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  1. parch

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  1. paucity

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  1. peripheral

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outermost, secondary

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  1. plasticity

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malleability, the ability to be shaped or molded

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  1. plethora, plethoric

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  1. pliable, pliant

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easily shaped or influenced

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  1. preclude

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  1. prodigious

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  1. profuse, profusion

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  1. prohibitive, prohibition

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restrictive

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  1. proliferate, proliferation

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grow, increase

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  1. prolific

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fertile, fruitful

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  1. quell

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suppress, quench

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  1. rampant

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unrestrained, growing

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  1. ravenous

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insatiable, having a huge appetite

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  1. reap

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harvest, gather