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rem·e·dy (rm-d)n. pl. rem·e·dies

• Something, such as medicine or therapy, that relieves pain, cures disease, or corrects a disorder.
• Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error.
• Law. A legal order of preventing or redressing a wrong or enforcing a right.
• The allowance by a mint for deviation from the standard weight or quality of coins.

tr.v. rem·e·died, rem·e·dy·ing, rem·e·dies

• To relieve or cure (a disease or disorder).
• To remove, counteract, or rectify.

Main Entry: rem·e·dyFunction: nounInflected Form: plural -dies: the means to enforce a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong : the relief (as damages, restitution, specific performance, or an injunction) that may be given or ordered by a court or other tribunal for a wrong —rem·e·di·less adjective
Main Entry: remedyFunction: transitive verbInflected Forms: -died; -dy·ing: to provide or serve as a remedy for
Main Entry: rem·e·dyPronunciation: 'rem-&d-EFunction: nounInflected Form: plural -dies: a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease —remedy transitive verb -died; -dy·ing
remedy
n 1: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil 2: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain v 1: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" 2: provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

snob·bish (snbsh)adj.
Of, befitting, or resembling a snob; pretentious.
snobbish·ly adv. snobbish·ness n.
snobbish
adj : befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

ap·par·ent (-prnt, -pâr-)adj.
Readily seen; visible.
Readily understood; clear or obvious.
Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming: an apparent advantage.
[Middle English, from Old French aparant, present participle of aparoir, to appear. See appear.]
ap·parent·ly adv. ap·parent·ness n.
Synonyms: apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plainThese adjectives mean readily seen, perceived, or understood: angry for no apparent reason; a clear danger; clear-cut evidence of tampering; distinct fingerprints; evident hostility; manifest pleasure; obvious errors; patent advantages; making my meaning plain.
Usage Note: Used before a noun, apparent means “seeming”: For all his apparent wealth, Pat had no money to pay the rent. Used after a form of the verb be, however, apparent can mean either “seeming” (as in His virtues are only apparent) or “obvious” (as in The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields). One should take care that the intended meaning is clear from the context.

intermittent
adj 1: stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers" 2: stopping and starting at regular intervals
adj.
Stopping and starting at intervals.
Marked by intervals of complete quietude occurring between two periods of activity.
Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake.
Main Entry: in·ter·mit·tentPronunciation: "int-&r-'mit-&ntFunction: adjective: coming and going at intervals : not continuous —in·ter·mit·tence /-&n(t)s/ noun

sturdiness
n : the property of something that is strongly built

flimsy
adj 1: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" 2: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" 3: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" 4: resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls"n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

de·bris also dé·bris (d-br, d-, dbr)n.
The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage.
Carelessly discarded refuse; litter.
Geology. An accumulation of relatively large rock fragments: glacial debris.
Biology. The fragmented remains of dead or damaged cells or tissue.