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Abundant
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Present in large quantities.
Accustomed
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Used to something. (e.g. Having 8am classes means I'm accustomed to getting up early.)
Acquire
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To come into possession of. (When my grandmother died, I acquired her cookbook collection.)
Adamant
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Refusing to change an opinion.
Adjacent
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Close to or next to.
Adverse
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Unfavorable; against one's desires. (I had an adverse reaction to my medication and had to stop taking it.)
Aggregate
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To combine.
Ambiguous
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Having several potential meanings; unclear and difficult to understand.
Amend
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To change for the better; to improve.
Ample
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Plentiful (Our new apartment has ample space for the two of us.)
Anomaly
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Deviation from the norm.
Antagonize
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To tease or be hostile towards a person or group.
Attribute
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To give credit.
Arbitrary
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Based on a whim or random decision. (Flipping a coin is an arbitrary way to make a decision.)
Arduous
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Requiring a lot of effort.
Assuage
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To lessen a negative feeling. (Lessen = zmniejszyć)
Augment
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To increase or make larger.
Berate
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To scold. (skrzyczyć)
Bestow
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To give as a gift.
Boast
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To brag or talk with excessive pride.
Boost
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To help raise or increase something.
Brash
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Rude and tactless.
Brusque
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Abrupt to the point of rudeness.
Cacophony
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A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise.
Cease
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To stop.
Censure
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To express strong disapproval.
Coalesce
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To combine or grow together.
Coerce
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To force someone to do something against their will.
Cognizant
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Being aware or having knowledge of something.
Cohesion
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Uniting; becoming one.
Coincide
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To occur at the same time.
Collide
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To hit one another with forceful impact.
Commitment
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Dedication to a cause or activity.
Conceal
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To hide.
Concur
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To agree.
Constrain
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To restrict or repress.
Contemplate
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To consider thoughtfully.
Convey
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To make known.
Copious
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Abundant (obfity)
Core
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Central; of main importance.
Corrode
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To gradually wear away.
Cumbersome
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Burdensome; clumsy
Deceive
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To trick or mislead.
Decipher
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To find the meaning of.
Degrade
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To lower in quality.
Deplete
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To significantly decrease.
Desirable
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Worth having or wanting.
Despise
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To hate.
Detect
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To locate something.
Deter
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To discourage.
Deviate
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To differ from the norm.
Devise
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To plan or create.
Diatribe
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A sharp criticism or attack.
Digress
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To wander from the main subject.
Diminish
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To shrink or reduce.
Dispose
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To get rid of.
Distrupt
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To interrupt by causing a disturbance.
Distort
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To misrepresent.
Distribute
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To give portions of something.
Divert
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To cause a change of course.
Dynamic
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Constantly changing.
Elite
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A select, above-average group.
Eloquent
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Moving speech or writing.
Endure
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To suffer through something difficult with patiance.
Enhance
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To intensify or magnify.
Epitome
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A perfect example of something.
Erroneous
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Incorrect.
Evade
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To avoid or escape.
Exemplary
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Worth of imitation.
Exploit
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To use selfishly.
Extract
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To get or remove something.
Feasible
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Possible to do.
Finite
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Having an end or limits.
Flaw
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A feature that ruins the perfection of something.
Fluctuate
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To change continually.
Fortify
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To strengthen.
Frivolous
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Unnecessary; of little importance.
Garbled
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Communication that is distorted and unclear.
Grnadiose
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Pompous; overly important.
Hackneyed
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Overused and unoriginal.
Haphazard
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Lacking planning.
Hasty
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In a hurry.
Hazardous
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Full of risk.
Hesitate
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To pause, often due to reluctance.
Hindrance
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Something that causes delay or resistance. (niechęc)
Hollow
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Empty inside.
Hostile
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Extremely unfriendly.
Illiterate
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Unable to read.
Impair
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To worsen. (Drinking alcohol will impair your driving abilities.)
Impose
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To force upon. (After the riots, the mayor imposed a curfew on the town.)
Impoverish
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To reduce to poverty. (These medical bills are going to impoverish me,)
Incentive
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A reason to do something.
Incessant
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Continuing without pause.
Incidental
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A minor part.
Incite
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To urge on. (nawoływać, nalegać)
Inclination
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A preference.
Inconsistent
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Changing randomly.
Indefatigable
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Untiring. (niezmordowany)
Indisputable
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Not able to be challenged.
Inevitable
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Unable to be avoided.
Infer
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To guess based on evidence.
Inflate
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To increase in size.
Inhibit
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To hinder or restrain. (This cleaning spray inhibit the growth of bacteria.)
Initial
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The first.
Inquiry
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An investigation to determine the truth.
Integral
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Necessary to complete the whole.
Interpid
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Fearless.
Intricate
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Highly detailed.
Invasive
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Intrusive (następny)
Irascrible
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Easy to anger.
Irresolute
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Uncertain.
Jargon
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Words specific to a certain job or group.
Jointly
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Together.
Knack
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A special talent or skill.
Lag
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To fall behind.
Lampoon
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To mock or ridicule.
Languish
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To become weak; to be neglected.
Leery
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Wary.
Lenient
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Merciful; less harsh.
Ludicrous
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Rediculous.
Mediocre
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Ordinary, average.
Mend
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To fix.
Morose
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Gloomy, depressed.
Negligent
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Lazy, neglectful.
Nonchalant
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Indifferent, unexcited.
Obey
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To follow orders or instructions.
Oppress
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To unfairly burden.
Parsimonious
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Frugal, stingy.
Partake
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To join in.
Paucity
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Something existing in very small amounts; scarcity.
Peripheral
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Located on the side or edge.
Permeate
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To penetrate or pass through.
Persist
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To continue, especially when facing opposition.
Pertain
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Relate.
Poll
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A record of opinions or votes.
Potent
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Powerful.
Precede
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To come before.
Prevalent
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Widepread.
Progeny
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Offspring
Prosper
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To do well.
Proximity
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Nearness in time or space.
Quarrel
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Disagreement or fight; to have an argument.
Rebuke
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To sternly disapprove or reprimand.
Recapitulate
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To give a brief summary.
Recede
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To retreat.
Reinforce
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To strenthen with added support.
Reproach
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To express disapproval or disappointment.
Resent
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To withstand the effect of.
Retain
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To continue to do something or keep something.
Retract
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(1) To draw back in; (2) To withdraw something after it's found to be untrue.
Retrieve
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To bring back.
Rhetorical
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Used just for style or impact.
Rigid
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Stiff; unyielding.
Scrutinize
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To very carefully examine.
Severe
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(1) Harsh or strict; (2) Grave, critical.
Shallow
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Not deep.
Shrink
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To become smaller.
Sparse
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Thinly scattered. (The farm was almost empty; there were just a few sparse trees here and there.)
Speculate
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To form a theory without strong evidence.
Solitary
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Alone; without others.
Somber
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Gloomy, depressing.
Soothe
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To calm or comfort.
Squalid
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Filthy and unpleasant.
Stagnant
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Sluggish, sowing little movement.
Subsequent
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Coming after something in time.
Subtle
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Difficult to notice right away.
Supplant
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To take the place of something else.
Suspend
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(1) To temporarily stop; (2) To hang something from somewhere.
Sustain
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To keep going.
Transparent
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(1) See-through material; (2) Easy to detect.
Unobtrusive
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Not attracting attention. (The prince's bodyguards had mastered the art of being unobtrusive.)
Unscathed
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Unharmed.
Upbeat
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Happy; optimistic.
Unjust
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Unfair.
Vacillate
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To waver or be indecisive.
Vanish
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To disappear quickly.
Vestige
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A small trace of something that is disappearing or has already disappeared.
Vial
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A small container used to hold liquids.
Vilify
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To speak poorly of; to slander.
Voluminous
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Taking up a lot of space.
Whereas
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On the contrary.
Wilt
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To droop and become limp. (Plants will wilt if you don't water them regularly.)

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