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Murmur

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Noun
Soft distinct sound
Ex: “When the machine slowed; its scream fell to a murmur.”

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Annihilate

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Verb
To destroy
Ex: Once you kill that species you will annihilate the next generation of their species that it came from.

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Expendable

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Adjective
Designed to be only once then gone and destroyed
Ex: A caveman was not designed to be any expendable man or else we as humans would not exist.

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Correlate

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Verb
Connection to one thing that will be affected; coordinate; match
Ex: We had to correlate the exact time to be able to come and kill the great reptile.

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Paradox

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Noun
Something such as a situation that is made up of two things that seem impossible, but is actually possible.
Ex: We cannot see the future while we are in the past because that would be a paradox.

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Delirium

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Noun
Sudden severe confusion
Ex: The lights flashing rapidly gave me a headache of delirium.

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Resilient

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Adjective
1. Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending
2. Able to become strong or successful after something bad
The reptile had great, strong resilient legs to run for a long time.

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Undulate

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Verb
To move in a smooth wave-like motion manner
Ex: While the reptile did not move because it was dead; the insects undulate around it and twitch.

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Stagnant

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Adjective
Describes something that is not flowing or moving
Ex: We will not like to drink stagnant water because it will contain bacteria and bugs since its been in one place.

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Revoke

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Verb
To cancel the power or effect of something(like a law or agreement)
Ex: Our passports and visas will be revoked and we will not be able to travel to places.

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