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facilitate
facilitate
/fəˈsɪləteɪt/
Meaning:
1. Verb
- To make easy or easier.
- To help bring about.
- To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).
Synonyms: ease.
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extract
extract
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Something that is extracted or drawn out.
- A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
- A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
- Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
- A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
- A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts.
- Ancestry; descent.
- A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
Synonyms: extraction, origin, extractive principle, extraction.
2. Verb
- To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
- To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
- To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
- To select parts of a whole
- To determine (a root of a number).
Synonyms: outdraw, sunder out.
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diversity
diversity
/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.
- A variety; diverse types or examples.
- Equal-opportunity inclusion
Synonyms: selection.
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chronic
chronic
/ˈkɹɒnɪk/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
- A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
2. Adjective
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- Prolonged or slow to heal.
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- Inveterate or habitual.
- Very bad, awful.
- Extremely serious.
- Good, great; “wicked”.
Synonyms: gnarly, splendid, diuturnal, prolonged, abysmal, terrible.
Antonyms: acute, transient.
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collaborative
collaborative
Meaning:
1. Noun
- An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal
2. Adjective
- Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.
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downturn
downturn
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
Antonyms: upturn.
2. Verb
- To turn downwards
- To decline
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organisation
organisation
/ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The quality of being organized.
- The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
- A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
- A group of people consciously cooperating.
- A major league club and all its farm teams.
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overlap
overlap
/ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Something that overlaps or is overlapped
- A situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition’s defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap.
- The payment of a spouse’s or other dependant’s annuity benefits concurrently with the member’s benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period.
2. Verb
- To extend over and partly cover something.
- To have an area, range, character or function in common.
- Of sets: to have some elements in common.
- To have some similar nucleotide sequences.
Synonyms: intersect.
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trigger
trigger
/ˈtɹɪɡɚ/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
- A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
- An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
- A concept or image that upsets somebody.
- An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.
- An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
- A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
- A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
- An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
- A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
- A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
2. Verb
- To fire a weapon.
- To initiate something.
- To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).
- To activate; to become active.
Synonyms: activate, detonate, fire, activate, initiate, push someone’s buttons.
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revelation
revelation
/ɹɛvəˈleɪʃən/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The act of revealing or disclosing.
- Something that is revealed.
- Something dramatically disclosed.
- A manifestation of divine truth.
- A great success.
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degradation
degradation
/ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one’s standing or rank in office or society
- The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
- Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
- A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
- A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
- The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
- Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
- The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
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delicacy
delicacy
/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The quality of being delicate.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement -a Chinese delicacy
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
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equitable
equitable
/ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/
Meaning:
1. Adjective
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
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potent
potent
/ˈpoʊt(ə)nt/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
- A prince; a potentate.
- A staff or crutch.
Antonyms: counterpotent, impotent.
2. Adjective
- Possessing strength.
- Powerfully effective.
- Having a sharp or offensive taste.
- (of a male) Able to procreate.
- Very powerful or effective.
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converge
converge
/kən.ˈvɜːdʒ/
Meaning:
1. Verb
- Of two or more entities, to approach each other; to get closer and closer.
- Of a sequence, to have a limit.
- Of an iterative process, to reach a stable end point.
Antonyms: diverge.
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microbe
microbe
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Any microorganism, but especially a harmful bacterium.
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radical
radical
/ˈɹædɪkəl/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- (historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
- (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
- A person with radical opinions.
- A root (of a number or quantity).
- In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
- In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
- A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
- A free radical.
- (commutative algebra, of an ideal) Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or \sqrt{I}, such that an element x ∈ R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ∈ I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.
- (of a ring) Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, “not good”.
- (of a module) The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.
- The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
2. Adjective
- Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
- Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
- Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
- Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
- Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
- (of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.
- Involving free radicals.
- Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
- (1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.
Synonyms: primitive, fundamental.
Antonyms: derivative, derived, ignorable, trivial.
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accessible
accessible
/əkˈsɛs.ə.bəl/
Meaning:
1. Adjective
- Easy of access or approach.
- (specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
- (of a person) Easy to get along with.
- (followed by to) Open to the influence of.
- Obtainable; to be got at.
- Easily understood or appreciated.
- Capable of being used or seen.
Synonyms: approachable, easy-going, friendly, welcoming.
Antonyms: inaccessible.
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undermine
undermine
/ʌndəˈmaɪn/
Meaning:
1. Verb
- To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
- To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
- To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.
Antonyms: undergird.
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replacement
replacement
/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
- The act of replacing something.
- The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.
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boon
boon
/buːn/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A prayer; petition.
- That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
- A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
- An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
Synonyms: benefit, blessing, favor, gift.
Antonyms: bane.
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staple
staple
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- (by extension) Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- A basic or essential supply.
- A recurring topic or character.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
2. Verb
- To sort according to its staple.
3. Adjective
- Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
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rigorous
rigorous
/ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/
Meaning:
1. Adjective
- Showing, causing, or favoring rigour; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
- Severe; intense.
Synonyms: harsh, strict, painstaking, scrupulous.
Antonyms: arbitrary, capricious, whimsical.
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herald
herald
/ˈhɛɹəld/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
- An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
- A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
Synonyms: harbinger, messenger, pursuivant.
2. Verb
- To proclaim or announce an event.
- (usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
Synonyms: disclose, make known.
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