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graduated
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adjective
(= calibrated)
marked with or divided into degrees
a calibrated thermometer
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adjective
(= gradational)
taking place by degrees
jar
Verb
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To knock or strike something sharply.
He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.
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To shock or surprise.
I think the accident jarred him because he hasn't gotten back in a car since.