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Term | Definition |
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amalgamate | (verb) to combine several elements into a whole |
assuage | (verb) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
bolster | (verb) to provide support or reinforcement |
burgeon | (verb) to grow rapidly or flourish |
buttress | (noun) a support or prop, often an external prop used to bolster a wall |
capricious | (adjective) inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable |
catalyst | (noun) a person or thing that causes change |
caustic | (adjective) burning or stinging; causing corrosion |
centrifuge | (noun) a machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis, and, using centrifugal force, separates disparate substances |
converge | (verb) to tend toward the same spot or outcome; to incline to join at an intersecting point |
conversion | (noun) the act or process of transforming to another form, state, or product |
corrosion | (noun) act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away, especially of metals |
decibel | (noun) unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound, usually in relation to another sound |
desiccate | (verb) to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
distill | (verb) to purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization and concentration |
divest | (verb) to remove or strip, especially clothing |
enervate | (verb) to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
ephemeral | (adjective) brief; fleeting |
eradicate | (verb) to remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots |
expel | (verb) to force out; to discharge |
extend | (verb) to lengthen or stretch out |
facilitate | (verb) to aid by making easier |
implode | (verb) to abruptly and violently collapse inward |
inchoate | (adjective) in an initial stage; not fully formed |
incubation | (noun) the act of sitting on or otherwise warming eggs in order to keep them at a temperature favorable for hatching |
infuse | (verb) to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill |
intransigent | (adjective) refusing to compromise |
inundate | (verb) to flood or overwhelm |
invigoration | (noun) the quality of being energized or filled with liveliness |
lackluster | (adjective) dull; lacking vitality or luminosity |
lethargic | (adjective) lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy |
luminous | (adjective) characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
obviate | (verb) to anticipate and make unnecessary |
pervasive | (adjective) having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
placate | (verb) to appease; to calm by making concessions |
plod | (verb) to trudge; to move slowly and heavily |
plummet | (verb) to plunge or drop straight down |
precipitate | (verb) to act with excessive haste or impulse |
precursor | (noun) one that precedes and indicates or announces another |
proliferate | (verb) to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
propagate | (verb) to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce |
prune | (verb) to cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant, especially parts that are dead or unnecessary |
rarefy | (verb) to make or become thin, less dense; to refine |
rectify | (verb) to make right or fix; to correct |
retard | (verb) to slow, delay, or hamper |
saturate | (verb) to fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak |
sever | (verb) to remove or separate by cutting off |
stimulant | (noun) an invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity |
synthesis | (noun) the combination of parts to make a whole |
tentative | (adjective) not definite; uncertain; experimental |
vigor | (noun) active bodily or mental strength or energy; force |
viscous | (adjective) thick; sticky |
vital | (adjective) essential for or relating to life; necessary |
vitality | (noun) vigor; ability to live or grow; energy |
volatile | (adjective) readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive |
waver | (verb) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision |