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foster

fst/Submit
verb
1.
encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).
"the teacher's task is to foster learning"
synonyms:
encourage, promote, further, stimulate, advance, forward, cultiv
ate, nurture, strengthen, enrich, help, aid, abet, assist, contribute to, suppor
t, endorse, champion, speak for, proselytize, sponsor, espouse, uphold, back, bo
ost, give backing to, facilitate
2.
bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth).
"a person who would foster Holly was found"
synonyms:
bring up, rear, raise, care for, take care of, look after, nurtu
re, provide for

freight
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noun
1.
goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
"a decline in the amount of freight carried by rail"
synonyms:
cargo, load, haul, consignment, delivery, shipment; More
verb
1.
transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
"the metals had been freighted from the city"
synonyms:
transport, transport in bulk, convey, carry, ship, drive; More
2.
be laden or burdened with.
"each word was freighted with anger"

impetus
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noun
the force or energy with which a body moves.
"hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus"
synonyms:
momentum, propulsion, impulsion, impelling force, motive force,
driving force, drive, thrust, continuing motion; More
something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.
plural noun: impetuses
"the ending of the Cold War gave new impetus to idealism"
synonyms:
motivation, stimulus, incitement, incentive, inducement, inspira
tion, encouragement, boost;

augment
verb
mnt/
1.
make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
"her secretarial work helped to augment her husband's income"
synonyms:
increase, make larger, make bigger, make greater, add to, supple
ment, top up, build up, enlarge, expand, extend, raise, multiply, elevate, swell
, inflate

fiscal
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adjective
1.
relating to government revenue, especially taxes.
"monetary and fiscal policy"
synonyms:
tax, budgetary, revenue;
noun
1.
archaic
a legal or treasury official in some countries.

prudence
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noun
the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
"we need to exercise prudence in such important matters"
synonyms:
wisdom, judgement, good judgement, judiciousness, sagacity, shre
wdness, advisability, common sense, sense

aspire
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verb
1.
direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.
"we never thought that we might aspire to those heights"
synonyms:
desire (to), aim for/to, hope for/to, long for/to, yearn for/to,
hanker after/for/to, set one's heart on, wish for/to, want (to), expect (to), h
ave the objective of, dream of, hunger for/to, seek (to), pursue, have as one's
goal/aim, set one's sights on; More
2.
literary
rise high; tower.
"above the domes of loftiest mosques these pinnacles aspire"
swag
swa/
noun
1.
a curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.
2.
informal
money or goods taken by a thief or burglar.
"garden machinery is the most popular swag"
verb
1.
arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric.
"swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs"
2.
AUSTRALIAN/NZ
travel with one's personal belongings in a bundle.
"we were swagging it in Queensland

stud1
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noun
1.
a large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especial
ly for decoration.
2.
an upright timber in the wall of a building to which laths and plasterboard are
nailed.
"lath and plaster on timber studs

dwindle.
[dwnd()l]
VERB
1.diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:
"traffic has dwindled to a trickle"
synonyms: diminish decrease reduce get smaller become smaller

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