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precinct
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|n| A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.
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exaggerate
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|v| To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate
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sweepstakes
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|n| Contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run.
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resentment
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|n| Indignation or ill will felt as a result of a real or imagined grievance.
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converse
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|v| To engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; talk. [speak]
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converse
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|n| Spoken interchange of thoughts and feelings; conversation.
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adversarial
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|adj| Relating to or characteristic of an adversary.
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adversary
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|n| An opponent; an enemy.
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turnaround
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|n| A shift or change in opinion, loyalty, or allegiance
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turnout
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|n| The number of people gathered for a particular event or purpose; attendance.
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commodity
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|n| An article of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product that can be processed and resold
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at stake
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|p| At risk to be won or lost, as in We have a great deal at stake in this transaction.
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rural
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|adj| Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country.
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suburb
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|n| A community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city.
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urban
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|adj| Of, relating to, or located in a city.
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reign
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|n| 1- Exercise of sovereign power, as by a monarch. 2- The period during which a monarch rules.
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allegiance
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|n| In political terms, the tie that binds an individual to another individual or institution.
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clerical
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|adj| Of or relating to clerks or office workers or their work.
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decree
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|n| In law, decision of a suit in a court of equity.
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overturn
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|v| 1- To cause to turn over or capsize; upset. 2- To cause the ruin or destruction of; overthrow.
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plead
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|v| 1- To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea: 2- To present as an answer to a charge, indictment, or declaration made against one.
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indict
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|v| To accuse of wrongdoing; charge:
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time frame
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|p| A period during which something takes place or is projected to occur
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impunity
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|n| Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
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croon
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|v| To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner.
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stab
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|v| To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
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pertain
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|v| To have reference; relate:evidence that pertains to the accident.
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amid
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|prep| Surrounded by; in the middle of.
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overhaul
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|v| To make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate: proposals to overhaul the health care system.
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contingency
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|n| A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.
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thorough
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|adj| Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.
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foundry
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|n| An establishment where metal is melted and poured into molds.
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inferior
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|adj| Low or lower in order, degree, or rank: Captain is an inferior rank to major.
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scorn
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|v|To express contempt; scoff.
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contempt
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|n| The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn.
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detract
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|v| To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument.
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rage
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|v| To speak or act in violent anger: raged at the mindless bureaucracy.
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rituals
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|n| A ceremonial act or a series of such acts.
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martyr
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|n| One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles.
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erect
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|v| To construct by assembling: erect a skyscraper. To raise to a rigid or upright condition.
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mingle
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|v| To mix or bring together in combination, usually without loss of individual characteristics.
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outline
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|v| To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize: outlined the major provisions of the tax bill.
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bestow
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|v| To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.
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entail
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|v| To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence: The investment entailed a high risk. The proposition X is a rose entails the proposition X is a flower because all roses are flowers.
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leap
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|v| To spring or bound upward from or as if from the ground; jump: leaped over the wall; salmon leaping upriver.
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interim
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|adj| Belonging to, serving during, or taking place during an intermediate interval of time; temporary: an interim agreement.
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haul
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|v| 1- To pull; tug. 2- To provide transportation; cart.
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miraculous
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|adj| Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural.
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ascend
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|v| To go or move upward; rise.
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fortnight
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|n| A period of 14 days; two weeks.
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meritocracy
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|n| A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.
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assert
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|v| To state or express positively; affirm:
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apparel
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|n| Clothing, especially outer garments; attire.
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thumble
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|v| 1- To fall or roll end over end. 2- To topple, as from power or a high position.
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conscience
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|n| The awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one's conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
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outrage
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|n| An act of extreme violence or viciousness.
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imminent
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|adj| About to occur; impending.
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perpetual
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|adj| Continuing or lasting for an indefinitely long time.
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dazzle
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|v| To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display
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resent
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|v| To feel indignantly aggrieved at
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indignation
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|n| Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy
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indignant
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|adj| Characterized by or filled with indignation
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affliction
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|n| A condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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aggrieved
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|adj| 1- Feeling distress or affliction. 2- Treated wrongly; offended.
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burst
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|v| 1- To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure. 2- To explode.
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mend
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|v| 1- To make repairs or restoration to; fix. 2- To reform or correct
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erratic
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|adj| 1- Having no fixed or regular course; wandering. 2- Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity: an X heartbeat.
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reluctant
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|adj| Unwilling; disinclined: X to help
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albeit
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|conj| Even though; although; notwithstanding.
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exemplify
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|v| 1- To illustrate by example: X an argument. 2- To serve as an example of: scenes that X the film director's style.
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conviction
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|n| 1- The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged. 2- The act or process of convincing
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persecute
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|v| To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs.
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embrace
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|v| 1- To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection. 2- To take up willingly or eagerly: X a social cause.
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sap
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|n| A covered trench or tunnel dug to a point near or within an enemy position
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inferior
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|adj| Low or lower in order, degree, or rank
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compelling
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|adj| Urgently requiring attention: a host of Xsocioeconomic problems.
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compulsion
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|n| 1- The act of compelling. 2- The state of being compelled.
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compel
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|v| To force, drive, or constrain: Duty X the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.
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constrain
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|v| To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige. [force]
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restrain
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|v| 1- To hold back or keep in check; control. 2- To limit or restrict.
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zeal
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|n| Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance. [passion]
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pertinent
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|adj| Having logical precise relevance to the matter at hand. [relevant]
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