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How many of these words do you use?

What caught my attention was the method, not the money, and it percolated away in the far, dusty recesses of my brain.

percolated - to spread slowly through a group (like ideas or information)

A wave of guilt surged through my body, stabbing my heart. If only I had not procrastinated my revision!

It’s best not to procrastinate so that dark clouds won’t loom over our heads, thus helping us function at our best.

procrastinate - to intentionally delay, postpone, or put off a task that needs to be done, usually until the last minute.

The thought of resuscitating the injured man overwhelmed her.

resuscitating - to bring someone back to consciousness after he has lost consciousness

In my opinion, memorising facts and regurgitating them during exams is an ineffective way of learning.

regurgitate - to repeat information without really understanding it.

Compartmentalising your worries and focusing on one task at hand are tried and tested ways of combatting stress.

compartmentalise - dividing tasks or thoughts into distinct, isolated "compartments" to manage them more efficiently

The Pomodoro technique involves using a timer to fragmentise work into intervals — usually 25 minutes — separated by short breaks.

fragmentise - break into smaller parts

Polar bears are mostly solitary, but there are a few times where you can find many polar bears hanging out together. 

solitary - alone

Renewable sources of energy can be obtained continuously as they can be replenished quickly.

replenish - To replenish means to fill something up again or to restore a supply by replacing what has been used

The inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison, significantly impacted the world with his life-changing inventions.

significantly - something done in a way that is important or large enough to be noticed

Hopefully "resuscitating" doesn't come up too often for most people.

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if you mean figuratively, I m fighting to resuscitate recalcitrant pre-teens who refuse to take their national exams seriously every day

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