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Hit Parade Group 2 Flashcards

1
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Amalgamate

verb

A

to combine several elements into a whole

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2
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Assuage

verb

A

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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3
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Bolster

verb

A

to provide support or reinforcement

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4
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Burgeon

verb

A

to grow rapidly or flourish

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5
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Buttress

noun

A

a support or prop, often an external prop used to bolster a wall

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6
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Capricious

adjective

A

inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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7
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Catalyst

noun

A

a person or thing that causes change

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Caustic

adjective

A

burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Centrifuge

noun

A

a machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis, and, using centrifugal force, separates disparate substances

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Converge

verb

A

to tend toward the same spot or outcome; to incline to join at an intersecting point

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Conversion

noun

A

the act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away, especially of metals

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Decibel

noun

A

unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound, usually in relation to another sound

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Desiccate

verb

A

to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Distill

verb

A

to purify to concentrate through a process to vaporization and concentration

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15
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Divest

verb

A

to remove or strip, especially cothing

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Enervate

verb

A

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Ephemeral

adjective

A

brief; fleeting

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Eradicate

verb

A

to remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots

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Expel

Verb

A

to force out; to discharge

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20
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Extend

Verb

A

to lengthen or stretch out

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21
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Facilitate

verb

A

to aid by making easier

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Implode

verb

A

to abruptly and violently collapse inward

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Inchoate

adjective

A

in an initial stage; not fully formed

24
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Incubation

noun

A

the act of sitting on or otherwise warming eggs in order to keep them at a temperature favorable for hatching

25
Q

Infuse

A

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

26
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Intransigent

adjective

A

refusing to compromise

27
Q

Inundate

verb

A

to flood or overwhelm

28
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Invigoration

noun

A

the quality of being energized or filled with liveliness

29
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Lackluster

adjective

A

dull; lacking vitality or luminosity

30
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Lethargic

adjective

A

lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy

31
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Luminous

Adjective

A

characterized by brightness and the emission of light

32
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Obviate

verb

A

to anticipate the make unnecessary

33
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Pervasive

adjective

A

having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

34
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Placate

verb

A

to appease; to calm by making concessions

35
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Plod

verb

A

to trudge; to move slowly and heavily

36
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Plummet

Verb

A

to plunge or drip straight down

37
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Precipitate

verb

A

to act with excessive haste or impulse

38
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Precursor

noun

A

one that precedes and indicates or announces another

39
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Proliferate

verb

A

to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

40
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Propagate

verb

A

to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce

41
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Prune

verb

A

to cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant, especially parts that are dead or unnecessary

42
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Rarefy

verb

A

to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

43
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Rectify

verb

A

to make right or fix; to correct

44
Q

Retard

verb

A

to slow, delay, or hamper

45
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Saturate

verb

A

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

46
Q

Sever

verb

A

to remove or separate by cutting off

47
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Stimulant

noun

A

an invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity

48
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Synthesis

noun

A

the combination of parts t make a while

49
Q

Tentative

adjective

A

not definite; uncertain; experimental

50
Q

Vigor

noun

A

active bodily or mental strength or energy; force

51
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Viscous

adjective

A

thick; sticky

52
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Vital

adjective

A

essential for or relating to life; necessary

53
Q

Vitality

noun

A

vigor; ability to live or grow; energy

54
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Volatile

adjective

A

readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

55
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Waver

verb

A

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

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