Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
INGRESSIVE
Etymology
Adjective
ingressive (comparative more ingressive, superlative most ingressive)
Going or directed inward, entering.
Open to entry or examination.
(phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
(grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
(geology) Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
Antonyms
• egressive
Noun
ingressive (plural ingressives)
(phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.
Antonyms
• egressive
Source: Wiktionary
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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