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prod (verb)
    To poke, to push, to touch.
    To encourage, to prompt.

telltale (noun)

    One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
    Something that serves to reveal something else.
      e.g.: The telltale was the lipstick on his shirt collar.

fabricate (verb)

     To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
     To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips.
     To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.

reprimand (noun)

    A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

barred (adjective)

    Having bars; striped.
    Prevented.
        e.g.: He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.

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unilateral (adjective)

    Done by one side only
    Affecting only one side of the body
    Binding or affecting one party only

incubator (noun)

    Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
    An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
    An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.
    A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.

lucrative (adjective)

    Producing a surplus; profitable.

surplus (noun)

    That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
    Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.

acerbic (adjective)

    Sour or bitter.
    Sarcastic or cynical.
    Sharp-tempered.

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amend (verb)

    To make better.
    To become better.
    To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).
    To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

avert (verb)

    To turn aside or away.
       e.g.:  To avert the eyes from an object.
    To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
       e.g.: How can the danger be averted?
    To turn away

cohesion (noun)

    State of cohering, or of working together.
        e.g.: Unit cohesion is important in the military.
    Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
    Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
    Degree to which different modules in a computing system are functionally dependent on others.
    Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.

buoyant (adjective)

    having buoyancy; able to float
    lighthearted and lively
        e.g.: I’m in a buoyant mood.

bias (noun)

    Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection
    The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric
    A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
    A voltage or current applied for example to a transistor electrode
    the difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it
    In the game of crown green bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl.

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benign (adjective)

    Kind; gentle; mild.
    Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

conceive (verb)

    To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.
    To understand (someone).
    To become pregnant.
        e.g.: Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive.

compel (verb)

    To drive together, round up
    To overpower; to subdue.
    To force, constrain or coerce.
        e.g.: Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.
    To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
    To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
    To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
     To call forth; to summon.

concerted (adjective)

    Performed through a concert of effort; done by agreement or in combination.
    Having separate parts for voices and instruments

commerce (noun)

    The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
    Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
    Sexual intercourse.
    A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

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coincide (verb)

    To occupy exactly the same space.
        e.g.: The two squares coincide nicely.
    To occur at the same time.
        e.g.: The conference will coincide with his vacation.
    To correspond, concur, or agree.
        e.g.: Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas.

consent (consent)

    To express willingness, to give permission.
        e.g.: I've consented to have the procedure performed.
    To cause to sign a consent form.
    To grant; to allow; to assent to.
    To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

consolidate (verb)

    To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
        e.g.: He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
    To make stronger or more solid.

contend (verb)

    to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
    to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
    to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.

contingent (adjective)

    An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
    That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion;
    A quota of troops.