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May 3, 2015
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What does hyperbolize mean?

overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify(verb)
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

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May 2, 2015
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What does stolidity mean?

emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality(noun)
apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

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May 1, 2015
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What does transparency mean?

transparency, transparence(noun)
permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation

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April 30, 2015
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What does release mean?

release(noun)
merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

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April 29, 2015
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What does sorbed mean?

occluded, sorbed(adj)
(of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance

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April 28, 2015
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What does minimize mean?

minimize, minimise(verb)
make small or insignificant

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April 27, 2015
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What does get rid of mean?

get rid of, remove(verb)
dispose of

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