Gre Group2 Flashcards

(54 cards)

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amalgamate

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to bring or combine several elements into a whole or with something else

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assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, pacify

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bolster

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provide support or reinforcement; and strengthen

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burgeon

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grow and flourish

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buttress

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to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure-used to bolster a wall

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable;erratic

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catalyst

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something/person that causes an important event to happen or change

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caustic

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burning;stinging harsh or corrosive in tone (causing corrosion

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centrifuge

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an machine that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

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converge

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move or draw together at a certain location

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conversion

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the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

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corrosion

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a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action; wearing away

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decibel

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unit of measurement for the intensity of sounds

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distill

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remove impurities from, increase the concentration process of vaporization and separate through the process of distillation

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divest

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reduce or dispose of or remove;strip clothes

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enervate

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weaken mentally or morally;vitality

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ephemeral

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brief; fleeting; a very short time

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eradicate

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destroy completely, to annihilate; pull out by the root

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expel

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to force out; to discharge

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extend

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to lengthen or stretch out

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facilitate

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to aid by making easier

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implode

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to abruptly and violently collapse inward

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inchoate

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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incubation

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maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development; eggs for hatching

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intransigent
not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course | refuse to compromise
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infuse
to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill
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inundate
to flood or overwhelm; fill or cover completely, usually with water
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invigoration
the quality of begin energized or filled with liveliness
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lackluster
dull; lacking brilliance or vitality or luminosity
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lethargic
lacking energy;sluggish or sleepy
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obivate
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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pervasive
spreading throughout; having the tendency to permeate
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placate
to appease;to calm by making concessions
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plod
to trudge; to move slowly and heavily
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plummet
to plunge or drop straight down
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precipitate
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precursor
one that preceeds and indicates or announces another
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proliferate
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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propagate
to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce
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prune
to clip; to cut back or clip branches
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rarefy
to make or become thin,less dense;to refine
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recitfy
to make right; to fix; to correct
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retard
to slow; delay; or hamper
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saturate
to fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance;to soak
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sever
to remove or separate by cutting off
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stimulate
an invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity.
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synthesis
the combination of parts to make a whole
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tentative
not definite; uncertain; experimental
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vigor
active bodily; or mental strength or energy ; force
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viscous
thick;sticky
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vital
essential for or or relating to life; necessary
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vitality
vigor;ability to live or grow; energy
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volatile
readily changing to vapor; changeable;fickle;explosive
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waver
to move to and fro;to sway;to be unsettled in decision