Kissinger's Diplomacy Highlights

Augusto T. (Brazil)
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  1. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  2. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  3. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  4. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  5. entanglement
    an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
  6. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  7. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  8. foe
    an armed adversary
  9. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  10. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  11. grudging
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  12. heyday
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  13. hutch
    a cage for small animals
  14. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  15. juggling
    throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
  16. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  17. lip service
    an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
  18. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
  19. meddlesome
    intrusive in an offensive manner
  20. mighty
    having or showing great strength, force, or intensity
  21. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  22. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    fearful
  23. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  24. override
    travel on the back of (a horse) too hard
  25. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  26. perfidious
    tending to betray
  27. reckless
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  28. rein
    one of a pair of long straps used to control a horse
  29. relentless
    never-ceasing
  30. repose
    freedom from activity
  31. rickety
    inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  32. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  33. seamless
    not having a joint between two pieces
  34. set forth
    leave
  35. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  36. smother
    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  37. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
  38. snub
    refuse to acknowledge
  39. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  40. strain
    exert much effort or energy
  41. sweep away
    eliminate completely and without a trace
  42. thwarting
    an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
  43. upheaval
    a violent disturbance
  44. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  45. vis-a-vis
    a person or thing having the same characteristics as another
  46. watchful
    engaged in or accustomed to close observation
  47. Whig
    a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
  48. worm
    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
  49. yield
    give or supply
  50. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
Created on Sun May 11 23:11:01 EDT 2008 (updated Thu Jul 03 00:30:55 EDT 2008)

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