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murmur

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noun. a soft indistinct sound

The loud noise fell to a light murmur when it was turned off.

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annihilate

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verb. To destroy
syn. obliterate
Due to over hunting the entire spices was annihilated

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expandable

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adj. designed to be used once then abandoned or destroyed.

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correlate

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verb. Have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another;match
In a graph the x and y axis have a correlate relationship

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paradox

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noun. something such as a situation that is made up of 2 things that seems impossible,but is actually possible
The legend that if you drop a penny from the Empire State Building you can kill a pedestrian below is a paradox, because it can happen.

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delirium

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noun. sudden severe confusion

When the man woke up with no idea where he was he became delirious.

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resilient

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adj. able to recoil or spring back, into shape after bending.noun. the ability to become strong and successful over something bad.
She was so resilient to the virus that it didn’t affect her.

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undulate

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verb. to move in smooth wave like manner

while we were all standing still for a long time we began to twitch and undulate.

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stagnant

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adj. not moving

After the duck fell from the sky into the marshy water it became very stagnant.

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revoke

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verb. to cancel the power or effect of something

The Governor’s power was revoked after he was found guilty in the trail.

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