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to alleviate
/əˈɫiviˌeɪt/
verb
to reduce from the difficulty or intensity of a problem, issue, etc.
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to augment
/ɔɡˈmɛnt/
verb
to add to something's value, effect, size, or amount
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to bolster
/ˈboʊɫstɝ/
verb
to enhance the strength or effect of something
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to console
/ˈkɑnsoʊɫ/, /kənˈsoʊɫ/
verb
to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better
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to converge
/kənˈvɝdʒ/
verb
(of policies, opinions, ideas, aims, etc.) to develop into either the same thing or something extremely similar
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to cow
/ˈkaʊ/
verb
to force obedience onto someone with the use of threats
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to debase
/dəˈbeɪs/
verb
to tarnish someone's character or morals
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to desiccate
/ˈdɛsəkeɪt/
verb
to preserve something, like food, by ridding it of all its moisture
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to enhance
/ɛnˈhæns/
verb
to better or increase someone or something's quality, strength, value, etc.
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to facilitate
/fəˈsɪɫəˌteɪt/
verb
to help something, such as a process or action, become possible or simpler
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to flag
/ˈfɫæɡ/
verb
to lose energy, strength, and enthusiasm
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to hobble
/ˈhɑbəɫ/
verb
to restrict or complicate development, success, or actions
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to impair
/ˌɪmˈpɛɹ/
verb
to cause something to become weak or less effective
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to encumber
/ɛnˈkəmbɝ/
verb
to hinder the process or make something harder to do or achieve
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to obviate
/ˈɑbviˌeɪt/
verb
to keep an undesirable situation or a problem from happening
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to outstrip
/aʊtˈstɹɪp/
verb
to posses or reach a higher level of skill, success, value, or quantity than another person or thing
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to plummet
/ˈpɫəmət/
verb
to decline in amount or value in a sudden and rapid way
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to preempt
/ˈpɹiˌɛmpt/
verb
to render a plan or action ineffective or unnecessary by doing something before it happens
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to propitiate
/pɹəpˈɪɾɪˌeɪt/
verb
to bring an end to the anger of a person, ghost, spirit, or god by pleasing them
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to requite
/ɹɪkwˈaɪt/
verb
to do or give a thing in return for what a person did or gave to one
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to start
/ˈstɑɹt/
verb
to suddenly move one's body because something surprising or frightening has happened
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to subside
/səbˈsaɪd/
verb
to decline in intensity or strength
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to transmute
/tɹænsmjˈuːt/
verb
to change something's nature, appearance, or substance into something different and usually better
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bastardization
/bˌæstɚdaɪzˈeɪʃən/
noun
the act of changing or copying something in a way that it no longer has the quality and value it used to
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catalyst
/ˈkætəɫəst/, /ˈkætəɫɪst/
noun
a person, thing, or event that provokes or accelerates change or activity by introducing new perspectives or actions
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corollary
/ˈkɔɹəˌɫɛɹi/
noun
a thing that is the direct or natural result of another
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efficacy
/ˈɛfɪˌkæsi/
noun
the power to bring about planned or wanted results
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landmark
/ˈɫændˌmɑɹk/
noun
something, such as an achievement or event, that is of great importance or influence in something's progress and development
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metamorphosis
/ˌmɛtəˈmɔɹfəsəs/
noun
an extreme change in someone or something's nature, character, or form
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moment
/ˈmoʊmənt/
noun
the quality of being significant and important
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pith
/ˈpɪθ/
noun
the main meaning or part of something such as an situation, statement, or argument
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checkered
/ˈtʃɛkɝd/
adjective
having gone through periods of both failure and success
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incipient
/ˌɪnˈsɪpiənt/
adjective
starting to develop, appear, or take place
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nascent
/ˈneɪsənt/
adjective
newly started or formed, and expected to further develop and grow
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telling
/ˈtɛɫɪŋ/
adjective
generating an effect that is either important or powerful
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to ossify
/ˈɑsəˌfaɪ/
verb
to cause something, such as an idea, system, habit, etc. to become fixed and opposed to change
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untrammeled
/ənˈtɹæməɫd/
adjective
free to do as a person or thing pleases due to not having any limitations or restrictions inflicted upon them
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dormant
/ˈdɔɹmənt/
adjective
not in an active, developing, or operating state but can become so later on
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to diverge
/dɪˈvɝdʒ/
verb
to move apart and continue in another direction
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