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amalgamate

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to bring or combine several elements into a whole or with something else

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assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, pacify

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bolster

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provide support or reinforcement; and strengthen

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burgeon

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grow and flourish

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buttress

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to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure-used to bolster a wall

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable;erratic

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catalyst

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something/person that causes an important event to happen or change

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caustic

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burning;stinging harsh or corrosive in tone (causing corrosion

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centrifuge

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an machine that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

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converge

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move or draw together at a certain location

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conversion

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the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

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corrosion

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a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action; wearing away

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decibel

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unit of measurement for the intensity of sounds

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distill

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remove impurities from, increase the concentration process of vaporization and separate through the process of distillation

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divest

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reduce or dispose of or remove;strip clothes

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enervate

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weaken mentally or morally;vitality

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ephemeral

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brief; fleeting; a very short time

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eradicate

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destroy completely, to annihilate; pull out by the root

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expel

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to force out; to discharge

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extend

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to lengthen or stretch out

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facilitate

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to aid by making easier

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implode

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to abruptly and violently collapse inward

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inchoate

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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incubation

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maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development; eggs for hatching

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intransigent

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not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

refuse to compromise

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infuse

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to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill

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inundate

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to flood or overwhelm; fill or cover completely, usually with water

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invigoration

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the quality of begin energized or filled with liveliness

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lackluster

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dull; lacking brilliance or vitality or luminosity

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lethargic

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lacking energy;sluggish or sleepy

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obivate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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pervasive

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spreading throughout; having the tendency to permeate

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placate

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to appease;to calm by making concessions

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plod

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to trudge; to move slowly and heavily

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plummet

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to plunge or drop straight down

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precipitate

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precursor

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one that preceeds and indicates or announces another

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proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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propagate

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to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce

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prune

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to clip; to cut back or clip branches

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rarefy

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to make or become thin,less dense;to refine

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recitfy

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to make right; to fix; to correct

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retard

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to slow; delay; or hamper

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saturate

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to fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance;to soak

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sever

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to remove or separate by cutting off

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stimulate

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an invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity.

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synthesis

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the combination of parts to make a whole

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tentative

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not definite; uncertain; experimental

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vigor

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active bodily; or mental strength or energy ; force

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viscous

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thick;sticky

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vital

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essential for or or relating to life; necessary

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vitality

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vigor;ability to live or grow; energy

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volatile

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readily changing to vapor; changeable;fickle;explosive

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waver

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to move to and fro;to sway;to be unsettled in decision

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