Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
GRADATE
gradate
(verb) pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; “The paint on these walls gradates but you don’t see it”
gradate
(verb) arrange according to grades; “These lines are gradated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
gradate (third-person singular simple present gradates, present participle gradating, simple past and past participle gradated)
(ambitransitive) To change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.
(transitive) To arrange in order of grades.
(transitive, chemistry) To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration.
Anagrams
• at grade, at-grade
Source: Wiktionary
Gra"date, v. t. Etym: [See Grade.]
1. To grade or arrange (parts in a whole, colors in painting, etc.), so that they shall harmonize.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration; as, to gradate a saline solution.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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