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  1. brace
    a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  2. strife
    lack of agreement or harmony
    conflict
  3. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
    The troika is seeking to keep its contribution at 10 billion euros, putting the onus for finding the missing funds on Nicosia. Time (Apr 11, 2013)
    responsibility for something
  4. mull
    reflect deeply on a subject
    Open title at stake — Nadal smiled after mulling the prospect.
    to spend time thinking carefully on a plan , consider
  5. plea
    a humble request for help from someone in authority
  6. hawk
    a bird of prey with rounded wings and a long tail
  7. hail
    greet enthusiastically or joyfully
    But Mr. Bo was China's political star, hailed nationwide for his crackdown on organized crime and his campaign to revive Maoist values. Wall Street Journal (Sep 23, 2013)
    to signal a taxi
  8. close shave
    something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
  9. mandatory
    required by rule
    Burns says the push to reform prisons by getting rid of mandatory minimum sentencing is a step in the wrong direction.
    compulsary
  10. divisive
    causing or characterized by disagreement or disunity
    sth that divides
  11. politicise
    give a political character to
    to make sth political issue
  12. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  13. reinstate
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
    to give the job that was taken away.
  14. aviation
    the art of operating aircraft
  15. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
    to consider deeply
  16. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
    specify
  17. zilch
    a quantity of no importance
    i had zilch
    nothing.
  18. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
    thank you for listening my woes.
    the trouble and difficulty sb had.
  19. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  20. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
    severe punishment for sth wrong that sb done
  21. propriety
    correct behavior
  22. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
    dirty or unpleasant
  23. resort
    have recourse to
    use sth that can provide help in bad situation.
  24. vitiate
    make imperfect
    to spoil
  25. warmth
    the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
    the state of being friendly
  26. dais
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
    a stage
  27. unleash
    turn loose or free from restraint
    the government proposal unleashed a storm of protest
  28. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  29. sulk
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
    to look angry
  30. vendor
    someone who exchanges goods or services for money
  31. kingpin
    the most important person in a group or undertaking
  32. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
    outcast
  33. tug
    pull hard
  34. refrain
    resist doing something
  35. last-ditch
    of something done as a final recourse
  36. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  37. foment
    try to stir up
    to create trouble
  38. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  39. saffron
    crocus with pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
  40. furore
    a sudden outburst (as of protest)
  41. stash
    save up as for future use
  42. clouding
    the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky
Created on Tue Sep 24 04:12:04 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Dec 17 06:46:22 EST 2013)

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