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  1. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
    He made brave music, he made beautiful music and he showed a generosity that could awe. Seattle Times (Dec 11, 2013)
  2. badge
    an emblem that signifies your status
    He tends to wear the attacks against him as a badge of honor, proof that he is speaking the truth that others are afraid to. Slate (Dec 11, 2013)
  3. cad
    someone who is morally reprehensible
    Cad or bounder became more generalised terms of dislike but words such as oik and pleb remain social put-downs.
  4. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
    To be sure, there is still a dearth of scientific evidence about the safety of e-cigarettes and their effectiveness in helping smokers quit.
  5. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
    The pairing came at a time when Cash was at a low ebb in his popularity. Seattle Times (Dec 10, 2013)
  6. faith
    complete confidence in a person or plan, etc.
    "Such a long journey ahead," he wrote, is "not a question of imagination but of faith".
  7. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
    Likewise, the Sun brands the phone incident a "gaffe", alongside a headline reading: "No selfie respect".
  8. hail
    precipitation of ice pellets
    They celebrated with speeches and balloons, hailing it as akin to the end of Prohibition, albeit with joints being passed instead of champagne being uncorked.
  9. ire
    anger; irritability
    The Times earned the ire of the Chinese government in 2012 with a report about the wealth of former Premier Wen Jiabao.
  10. jaunt
    a journey taken for pleasure
    But working here, especially on occasional jaunts to northern Mexico, you can’t avoid the drug story. Slate (Dec 29, 2013)
  11. keen
    intense or sharp
    As PM, Mr Sharon was a keen promoter of the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
  12. lace
    draw through eyes or holes
    When children first learn how to brush their teeth or lace their shoes, they deliberately control individual movements that make up the task.
  13. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
    At a certain point in this engrossing show, the question of whether Kent was really influential, or merely industrious and well connected, becomes moot.
  14. niche
    a small concavity
    It’s not even that it’s a niche subject, really the only way to access sex culture is through the Web. Salon (Jan 4, 2014)
  15. ode
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
    From microscopes to video animations to time-lapse photography to rapid prototyped sculpture, While Darkness Sleeps is an ode to nature’s delicacy and decay. Scientific American (Dec 31, 2013)
  16. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
    Like everything else in China, Mao's role today is a study in paradox.
  17. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
    Others cry as their parents queue, waiting for a share of a dwindling supply of pills that might help save their lives.
  18. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
    The governor is skilled at turning his opponent’s golden rhetoric to dross.
  19. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
    The cutting narrative and biting satire within the game saved the interwoven tales from becoming depressing.
  20. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
    Fans would stomp and cheer as Orr entered the arena for home games to the theme from Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.”
  21. utopia
    ideally perfect state
    In the aftermath of the school’s decision to drop football, Chicago had indeed proved that utopia was possible. Slate (Dec 30, 2013)
  22. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
    They’ve given impassioned defenses of virtue when discussing articles that address the difficulty of doing the right thing. Forbes (Jan 2, 2014)
  23. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
    However, the National Weather Service warns that the chilling temperatures can lead to frostbite or hypothermia in a matter of minutes.
  24. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
    That explains why xenophobia is still so widespread in our society. Salon (Jan 4, 2014)
  25. yield
    give or supply
    Now 125 years after his death, new techniques mean these bones may finally yield their secrets.
  26. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
    There was always a dose of naivety to their zeal, not to mention clunking racial tokenism.
Created on Sun Dec 15 14:37:55 EST 2013 (updated Sun Jan 05 11:06:14 EST 2014)

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