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burgeon | verb. to grow rapidly or flourish |
buttress | noun. a support or prop, often an external prop used to bolster a wall |
capricious | adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable |
catalyst | noun. a person or thing that causes change |
caustic | adj. burrning 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; inclining to join at an intersecting point |
conversion | noun. the act or process of transforming to another form, state or product |
corrosion | noun. the act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away, esp. of metals |
decible | noun. units used in measuring the intensity of 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 or concentration |
divest | verb. to remove or strip, esp. clothing |
enervate | verb. to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
ephemeral | adj. 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 air by making easier |
implode | verb. to abruptly and violently collapse inwards |
inchoate | adj. 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 that is favorable for hatching |
infuse | verb. to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill |
intransigent | adj. refusing to compromise |
inundate | verb. to flood or overwhelm |
invigoration | verb. the quality of being energized or filled with liveliness |
lackluster | adj. dull; lacking vitality or luminosity |
lethargic | adj. lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy |
luminous | adj. characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
obviate | verb. to anticipate and make unnecessary |
pervasive | adj. having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
placate | verb. to apease; to calm by making concessions |
plod | verb. to trudge; to move slowly and heavily |
plummet | verb. to plunge or drop straight down |
precipitate | verb. acting with excessive haste or impulse |
precursor | noun. one that precedes and indicates or announces other |
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, esp. 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 | adj. not definite; uncertain; experimental |
vigor | noun. active bodily or mental strength or energy; force |
viscous | adj. thick; sticky |
vital | adj. essential for or relating to life; necessary |
vitality | noun. vigor; ability to live or grow; energy |
volatile | adj. readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive |
waver | verb. to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in a decision |
amalgamate | verb. to combine several elements into a whole. |
assuage | verb. to ease or lessen; to apease or pacify |
bolster | verb. to provide support or reinforcement |