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::: scaffold - temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution
::: foster - rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
::: kernel - central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
::: provision - act of providing; something provided; preparatory measure; provisions: necessary supplies (esp. food); stipulation; condition in an agreement; Ex. According to the provisions of the agreement
::: undulating - moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave
::: seminary - school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women
::: astral - relating to the stars
::: trite - hackneyed; commonplace
::: thresh - beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
::: prevalent - widespread; generally accepted