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Murmur

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  • Noun
  • soft sounds almost unheard
  • The machine MURMURED to a stop.
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Annihilate

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  • Verb
  • To obliterate something
  • The basketball team ANNIHILATED their opponents in the game.
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Expendable

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  • Adjective
  • Designed to be used once
  • A single toothpick is EXPENDABLE.
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Correlate

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  • Verb
  • To match up with
  • In the card game, the cards had to be CORRELATED to be claimed the winner.
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Paradox

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  • Noun
  • Something that is possible yet impossible at the same time.
  • The feelings of seeing myself in the mirror felt like a PARADOX.
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Delirium

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  • Noun
  • Drastic, sudden severe confusion
  • The DELIRIUM of where class was today, gave the students something to think about.
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Resilient

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  • Adjective
  • Able to recoil or spring back into shape
  • When the rubber band was stretched and released, it RESILIENT back to its original state.
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Undulate

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  • Verb
  • After bending able to become strong or successive after something bad
  • After listening to some music, I UNDULATED myself and continued to work harder on my homework.
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Stagnating

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  • Verb
  • Cease to flow or move
  • The car STAGNATED as it was continuously pushed from behind.
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Revoke

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  • Verb
  • To put an end to something
  • The girl REVOKED the conversation because it was useless to try and explain the situation.
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