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  1. health care
    the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
    WASHINGTON — President Obama opened his much anticipated health care forum on Thursday by calling on Democrats and Republicans to “focus not just on where we differ but focus on where we agree,” as Republicans called for the president to scrap his bill and start over.
  2. optimistically
    with optimism; in an optimistic manner
    He asserted, optimistically, “We are not really that far apart” and “there’s not a lot of difference here.”
  3. ovarian
    of or involving the ovaries
    In his own remarks, Mr. Obama got personal, recounting the story of his mother’s death from ovarian cancer, and the illnesses of his daughters: Malia, 11, who was rushed to the hospital after complaining she couldn’t breathe and, the president said, was diagnosed as having asthma, and Sasha, 8, who had a potentially dangerous case of meningitis as a baby.
  4. meningitis
    infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
    In his own remarks, Mr. Obama got personal, recounting the story of his mother’s death from ovarian cancer, and the illnesses of his daughters: Malia, 11, who was rushed to the hospital after complaining she couldn’t breathe and, the president said, was diagnosed as having asthma, and Sasha, 8, who had a potentially dangerous case of meningitis as a baby.
  5. last-ditch
    of something done as a final recourse
    The forum, which the White House intended as a back-and-forth between Republicans and Democrats on health care policy, is an extraordinary last-ditch effort by Mr. Obama to revive his health care bill.
  6. diagnose
    subject to a medical analysis
    In his own remarks, Mr. Obama got personal, recounting the story of his mother’s death from ovarian cancer, and the illnesses of his daughters: Malia, 11, who was rushed to the hospital after complaining she couldn’t breathe and, the president said, was diagnosed as having asthma, and Sasha, 8, who had a potentially dangerous case of meningitis as a baby.
  7. turn the tables
    cause a complete reversal of the circumstances
    And the president tried to turn the tables a bit on Republicans, citing from their own past statements in which they described the need for reform.
  8. jamming
    deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
    Mr. Alexander called on Mr. Obama and the Democrats “to renounce jamming” the bill “through in a partisan way.”
  9. unsavory
    morally offensive
    “I’m glad that more than a year later you are,” the senator said, going on to deride the 2,400 page bill as the being produced “behind closed doors” with “unsavory deals.”
  10. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
    “I’m glad that more than a year later you are,” the senator said, going on to deride the 2,400 page bill as the being produced “behind closed doors” with “unsavory deals.”
  11. finance committee
    a committee appointed to consider financial issues
    Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana and chairman of the Finance Committee, said Democrats welcomed many of the ideas suggested by Senator Alexander and other Republicans.
  12. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
    Throughout the morning, Democrats echoed the president’s theme that there was more agreement than disagreement, and sought to make the case that their bill had incorporated Republican ideas.
  13. forum
    a public facility to meet for open discussion
    WASHINGTON — President Obama opened his much anticipated health care forum on Thursday by calling on Democrats and Republicans to “focus not just on where we differ but focus on where we agree,” as Republicans called for the president to scrap his bill and start over.
  14. unleash
    turn loose or free from restraint
    One of the liveliest exchanges came when Mr. Obama clashed with his former Republican rival for the White House, Senator John McCain of Arizona, who unleashed a pointed attack on the president for the process that Democrats used to produce the bill — even as Mr. Obama tried to redirect him to talking about its substance.
  15. at the least
    not less than
    At the least, it will provide the viewers a glimpse of relatively unscripted conversation between the two parties on an issue that has divided them for decades.
  16. podium
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
    Mr. Obama, speaking to lawmakers from his seat at the table they shared, not from a podium or with a teleprompter, used his opening remarks to make the case that reforming the health care system is critical to the nation’s economy.
  17. pointedly
    in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
    Mr. McCain pointedly reminded Mr. Obama that both of them had campaigned “promising change in Washington” and that the president had promised to televise his negotiating sessions on C-Span.
  18. potentially
    with a possibility of becoming actual
    In his own remarks, Mr. Obama got personal, recounting the story of his mother’s death from ovarian cancer, and the illnesses of his daughters: Malia, 11, who was rushed to the hospital after complaining she couldn’t breathe and, the president said, was diagnosed as having asthma, and Sasha, 8, who had a potentially dangerous case of meningitis as a baby.
  19. incorporated
    formed or united into a whole
    Throughout the morning, Democrats echoed the president’s theme that there was more agreement than disagreement, and sought to make the case that their bill had incorporated Republican ideas.
  20. maneuver
    a military training exercise
    But Senator Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who was selected to give his party’s opening remarks, called on the president to renounce “reconciliation,” the controversial parliamentary maneuver that would enable Democrats to pass the president’s bill with only Democratic votes.
  21. chuck
    throw carelessly
    “Chuck,” he said, turning to Senator Charles Grassley, the Iowa Republican, you’ve been working on this a long time.”
  22. concede
    give over
    He made no opening bids, but instead called on the two parties to abandon their talking points and engage in a real unscripted discussion, even as he conceded that it might not result in a bridging of the deep philosophical divide between them.
  23. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
    WASHINGTON — President Obama opened his much anticipated health care forum on Thursday by calling on Democrats and Republicans to “focus not just on where we differ but focus on where we agree,” as Republicans called for the president to scrap his bill and start over.
  24. controversial
    marked by or capable of causing disagreement
    But Senator Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who was selected to give his party’s opening remarks, called on the president to renounce “reconciliation,” the controversial parliamentary maneuver that would enable Democrats to pass the president’s bill with only Democratic votes.
  25. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
    Mr. McCain pointedly reminded Mr. Obama that both of them had campaigned “promising change in Washington” and that the president had promised to televise his negotiating sessions on C-Span.
  26. revive
    cause to regain consciousness
    The forum, which the White House intended as a back-and-forth between Republicans and Democrats on health care policy, is an extraordinary last-ditch effort by Mr. Obama to revive his health care bill.
  27. reconciliation
    the reestablishment of cordial relations
    But Senator Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who was selected to give his party’s opening remarks, called on the president to renounce “reconciliation,” the controversial parliamentary maneuver that would enable Democrats to pass the president’s bill with only Democratic votes.
  28. span
    the distance or interval between two points
    Mr. McCain pointedly reminded Mr. Obama that both of them had campaigned “promising change in Washington” and that the president had promised to televise his negotiating sessions on C-Span.
  29. substance
    the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
    One of the liveliest exchanges came when Mr. Obama clashed with his former Republican rival for the White House, Senator John McCain of Arizona, who unleashed a pointed attack on the president for the process that Democrats used to produce the bill — even as Mr. Obama tried to redirect him to talking about its substance.
  30. White
    a member of the Caucasoid race
    One of the liveliest exchanges came when Mr. Obama clashed with his former Republican rival for the White House, Senator John McCain of Arizona, who unleashed a pointed attack on the president for the process that Democrats used to produce the bill — even as Mr. Obama tried to redirect him to talking about its substance.
  31. clash
    crash together with violent impact
    One of the liveliest exchanges came when Mr. Obama clashed with his former Republican rival for the White House, Senator John McCain of Arizona, who unleashed a pointed attack on the president for the process that Democrats used to produce the bill — even as Mr. Obama tried to redirect him to talking about its substance.
  32. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    Mr. Alexander called on Mr. Obama and the Democrats “to renounce jamming” the bill “through in a partisan way.”
  33. parliamentary
    relating to or having the nature of a law-making body
    But Senator Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who was selected to give his party’s opening remarks, called on the president to renounce “reconciliation,” the controversial parliamentary maneuver that would enable Democrats to pass the president’s bill with only Democratic votes.
  34. philosophical
    relating to the investigation of existence and knowledge
    He made no opening bids, but instead called on the two parties to abandon their talking points and engage in a real unscripted discussion, even as he conceded that it might not result in a bridging of the deep philosophical divide between them.
  35. ditch
    a long narrow excavation in the earth
    The forum, which the White House intended as a back-and-forth between Republicans and Democrats on health care policy, is an extraordinary last-ditch effort by Mr. Obama to revive his health care bill.
  36. legislative
    relating to a lawmaking assembly
    Mr. Obama made clear he was not going to do so; he told Mr. Alexander that he preferred to “talk about the substance” rather than legislative process — a sign that he is reserving his options to push the bill through Congress using only Democratic votes if he cannot get any from Republicans.
  37. asserted
    confidently declared to be so
    He asserted, optimistically, “We are not really that far apart” and “there’s not a lot of difference here.”
  38. conclude
    bring to a close
    The White House is betting that the public will tune in and conclude Democrats have better ideas for reforming health care; Republicans are betting the public will favor their ideas.
  39. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    One of the liveliest exchanges came when Mr. Obama clashed with his former Republican rival for the White House, Senator John McCain of Arizona, who unleashed a pointed attack on the president for the process that Democrats used to produce the bill — even as Mr. Obama tried to redirect him to talking about its substance.
  40. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
    At the least, it will provide the viewers a glimpse of relatively unscripted conversation between the two parties on an issue that has divided them for decades.
  41. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
    Throughout the morning, Democrats echoed the president’s theme that there was more agreement than disagreement, and sought to make the case that their bill had incorporated Republican ideas.
  42. tune
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
    The White House is betting that the public will tune in and conclude Democrats have better ideas for reforming health care; Republicans are betting the public will favor their ideas.
  43. critical
    of a serious examination and judgment of something
    Mr. Obama, speaking to lawmakers from his seat at the table they shared, not from a podium or with a teleprompter, used his opening remarks to make the case that reforming the health care system is critical to the nation’s economy.
  44. decade
    a period of 10 years
    At the least, it will provide the viewers a glimpse of relatively unscripted conversation between the two parties on an issue that has divided them for decades.
Created on Thu Feb 25 13:28:17 EST 2010

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