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STRATIFIED

formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata

The meaning of the word stratified is formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata.

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transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
grumbleto mutter in discontent
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation