damage
verb
to have a negative effect on someone or something
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To have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effect
offset
verb
to balance the effect of something, with the result that there is no advantage or disadvantage
cancel out
to stop something from having any effect
taint
verb
to give something an unpleasant quality that spoils it and often makes people not want it, or not want to be involved with it
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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