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3766100853bolsterto hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object I spoke to the discouraged team in order to try to bolster their spirits to try to win. verb0
3766100854depreciateto fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of As soon as you buy a car and drive it off the lot, it depreciates in price so it isn't worth as much. verb1
3766100855indiscriminatenot chosen carefully; not based on careful selection The teams were chosen indiscriminately; no one paid attention to who was on which team. adjective2
3766100856inquisitivecurious; eager to learn The child was very inquisitive and asked many questions about the science experiment. adj.3
3766100857nebulousvague; unclear The meaning was nebulous; I had to scour through a lot of evidence before I could figure out the clear results. adj4
3766100858relegateto assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition After the boy messed up three plays, he was relegated to sitting on the bench for the rest of the season. verb5
3766100859repleteplentifully supplied; well-filled Almost always used with the word "with" A pond that has so many fish it is crowded is called "replete with fish". After a great year for gardening, your parents' house might be replete with tomatoes or zucchini. adj6
3766100860sedentarymarked by much sitting; requiring or taking little exercise A computer programmer usually has a very sedentary job, and has to make sure that he gets out of his chair once in a while or he might end up sitting there all day! adj.7
3766100861teneta belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group One tenet of the BoyScouts is that a boy scout is always prepared for the worst. Noun8
3766100862tersebrief and clear; effectively concise The terse statement used very few words to get the point across, 'keep out!" adj.9
3766102727concurrenthappening at the same time; parallel, simultaneous. Adjective10
3766102728confiscateseize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer. Verb11
3766102729constituteto make up the parts of; to compose. Verb12
3766102814decipherdecode; work out meaning Solve or figure out a puzzle; translate; untangle. verb13
3766102815defaultfail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one (verb)14

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