Cause, Change & Process

hostage C1

/ˈhɑs.tɪd͡ʒ/ A person held by force, used to make others do what the captor wants. M S

backing C1

/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/ Support and approval given to a person, plan, or cause. M S

lethal C1

/ˈliː.θəl/ Able to cause death; deadly. M S

intervention C1

/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ The act of becoming involved in a situation in order to change or help it. M S

propaganda C1

[ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də] Information, often biased or misleading, spread to promote a cause or point of view. M S

forge C1

/fɔɹd͡ʒ/ To create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort. M S

tailor C1

/ˈteɪlɚ/ A person whose job is to make, repair, or alter clothes, especially suits. M S

provoke C1

/pɹəˈvoʊk/ To deliberately make someone angry or annoyed. M S

amendment C1

/əˈmɛndmənt/ A change or addition made to a law, document, or formal proposal. M S

intervene C1

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈviːn/ To become involved in a situation in order to change or stop something. M S

havoc C1

/ˈhævək/ widespread destruction, disorder, or confusion M S

tinker C1

/ˈtɪŋkɚ/ To make small adjustments to something, often without a clear plan, to try to fix or improve it. M S

reasoning C1

/ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ The process of thinking carefully and logically to reach a conclusion. M S

disclose C1

/dɪsˈkləʊz/ To make known information that was secret or private. M S

mainstream C1

/meɪn.stɹiːm/ Accepted by or appealing to most people, rather than a small group. M S

accelerate C1

/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ To move faster or to make something move faster. M S

thereby C1

/ðɛɹˈbaɪ/ As a result of that; by that means. M S

neutralize C1

/ˈnutɹəˌlaɪz/ To stop something from having an effect by balancing it out. M S

inflict C1

/ɪnˈflɪkt/ To make someone suffer something unpleasant. M S

reproduction C1

/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/ The biological process by which living things produce offspring. M S

adaptation C1

/ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/ The process of changing to fit a new situation or environment. M S

elastic C1

/ɪˈlæstɪk/ Able to stretch and return to its original shape when released. M S

conjure C1

/ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/ To create a picture or feeling in someone's mind. M S

variable C1

[ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩] Likely to change or able to change. M S

integral C1

/ˈɪntəɡɹəl/ Essential to something and forming a necessary part of it. M S

elevate C1

/ˈɛləveɪt/ To lift or raise something to a higher position. M S

escalate C1

/ˈɛs.kjə.leɪt/ To become or make something more serious or intense. M S

expedite C1

/ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/ To make something happen faster; to speed up a process. M S

amend C1

/əˈmɛnd/ To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement. M S

incite C1

/ɪnˈsaɪt/ to urge or provoke people to act, especially violently or unlawfully M S

supple C1

/ˈsʌpəl/ Able to bend and move easily; flexible. M S

disband C1

/dɪsˈbænd/ to break up an organized group or cause it to stop operating M S

decision-making C1

/dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ/ The process of making choices, especially important ones. M S

deteriorate C1

/dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/ To become worse over time. M S

plummet C1

/ˈplʌmət/ To fall very quickly and suddenly M S

inception C1

/ɪnˈsɛpʃən/ the beginning or establishment of an organization, activity, or process M S

contributor C1

/kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/ A person or thing that helps to cause or create something. M S

intensify C1

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/ To become stronger or greater. M S

corrective C1

/kəˈɹektɪv/ intended to correct a fault, problem, or harmful tendency M S

untangle C1

/ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ To remove the knots or twists from something. M S

dislocation C1

/ˌdɪs.loʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ a serious disturbance that interrupts an established system, activity, or social order M S

relent C1

/ɹɪˈlɛnt/ to become less severe, harsh, or determined and finally yield M S

tantamount C1

/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/ Equal in effect or meaning to something else, even if not technically the same. M S

favorably C1

/ˈfeɪvɝəbli/ In a way that shows approval or support. M S

dismemberment C1

/dɪsˈmɛmbɚmənt/ the act of cutting, tearing, or otherwise removing the limbs or parts of a body M S

watershed C1

/ˈwɔtɚʃɛd/ an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend M S

heighten C1

/ˈhaɪ̯.tən/ To make a feeling, effect, or quality stronger or more intense. M S

enrichment C1

/ɛnˈɹɪtʃmənt/ the act or process of improving the quality, value, or interest of something M S

stiffen C1

/ˈstɪfən/ To become stiff, hard, or tense. M S

ensue C1

/ɪnˈsuː/ To happen afterwards as a result or consequence. M S

mitigation C1

/ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/ the action of reducing the severity, harm, or painfulness of something M S

predictability C1

/prɪˌdɪktəˈbɪləti/ the quality or degree of being possible to predict M S

interplay C1

/ˈɪntɚˌpleɪ/ the way two or more things affect, respond to, or depend on one another M S

iteration C1

/ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ the repetition of a process, statement, or sequence, or one cycle within that repetition M S

immortalize C1

/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/ To make someone or something famous and remembered forever. M S

domesticate C1

/dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/ To tame an animal so it can live with and be useful to humans. M S

proliferate C1

/pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/ To increase quickly in number and spread widely. M S

diversification C1

/dɪˌvɝːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ the process or result of making something more varied M S

stagnate C1

/ˈstæɡneɪt/ to stop flowing or circulating and become still or stale M S

smolder C1

/ˈsmoʊldɚ/ to burn slowly with heat and smoke but little or no flame M S

upend C1

/ʌpˈɛnd/ to turn or set something on its end or upside down M S

rearrangement C1

/ˌriː.əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/ the act or result of arranging people or things again in a different order or pattern M S

elaboration C1

/ɪˌlæbɝˈeɪʃən/ The act of adding more detail or explanation to something. M S

elongate C1

/əˈlɔŋˌɡeɪt/ To make something longer, or to become longer, by stretching or extending. M S

congeal C1

/kənˈdʒiːl/ to become or cause something to become thick, semisolid, or solid, especially through cooling M S

dissociate C1

/dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ to separate or disconnect someone or something from an association, relationship, or idea M S

interconnection C1

/ˌɪntərkəˈnɛkʃən/ a reciprocal relationship or connection between two or more things M S

discolor C1

/dɪsˈkʌlɚ/ to change color, or cause something to change color, usually in an unwanted way M S

derange C1

/dɪˈɹeɪndʒ/ to disturb the order, arrangement, or normal operation of something; formal M S

reabsorb C1

/ˌriː.əbˈzɔːrb/ to absorb something again after it has been released, separated, or excreted M S

inroad C1

/ˈɪn.roʊd/ a noticeable advance, effect, or penetration, especially in the phrase make an inroad or make inroads M S

fossilize C1

/ˈfɑː.səl.aɪz/ to become a fossil, or to preserve an organism or trace as a fossil M S

refashion C1

/ˌɹiːˈfæʃ.ən/ to make or shape something again in a new form, style, or use M S

vitalize C1

/ˈvaɪ.t̬ə.laɪz/ to give energy, vigor, or renewed activity to someone or something M S

systematize C1

/ˈsɪstəmətaɪz/ to arrange facts, ideas, or activities into an organized and coherent system M S

inefficacy C1

/ˌɪnˈɛfɪkəsi/ the inability to produce the intended result; lack of effectiveness M S

intransigence C1

/ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns/ refusal to change one's views or to agree about something M S