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pulse
Noun
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Each beat of the arteries or heart.
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Feeling of life or emotion
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Beating, especially of music
pulse
Verb
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To beat or throb.
contracting
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noun
(= catching)
becoming infected
catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
element
Noun
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An element is one part of something bigger, such as a plan, an engine, or a business.
He's the best salesman on our team, but he's only one element in our success.
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An element is one basic kind of substance, such as iron (Fe) oxygen (O) or sodium (Na).
Water is made up of two elements: Hydrogen and Oxygen.