Hit Parade: Group 2 Flashcards
amalgamate
to combine several elements into a whole
assuage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
bolster
to provide support or reinforcement
burgeon
to grow rapidly or flourish
buttress
a support or prop; often an external prop used to bolster a wall
capricious
inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
“Lucius changed his mind and didn’t want to support Voldemort anymore”
“It is terrible to think our livelihoods depend on a capricious boss”
catalyst
a person or thing that causes change
caustic
burning or stinging; causing corrosion
“A caustic cleaner”
centrifuge
a machine that spins very swiftly with a central axis, and, using centrifugal force, separates disparate substances
converge
to tend toward the same spot or outcome; to incline to join at an intersecting point
conversion
the act or process of transforming to another form, state or product
corrosion
act or process of causing deterioration; wearing away, especially of metals
decibel
unit used in measuring the intensity of sound, usually in relation to another sound
desiccate
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
“think of desert or dessert but with desiccate”
distill
to purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization and concentration
divest
to remove or strip, especially clothing
“don’t invest in strip poker”
enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
“nervous vitals”
“The heat and a full day of travel enervated us all”
ephemeral
brief; fleeting
eradicate
to remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots
expel
to force out; to discharge
extend
to lengthen or stretch out
facilitate
to aid by making easier
implode
to abruptly and violently collapse inward
inchoate
in an initial state; not fully formed
“the people in choate were just in high school there were not fully developed people yet”
“A still inchoate democracy”
