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a great ambition; a breathing in; in medicine, the removal of fluids; the act of pronouncing a sound that begins with a puff of breath
aspiration
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the closing off of an area by enemy ships of troops; any obstruction or hindrance; v. to obstruct or hinder
blockade
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to seize by authority
confiscate
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a government representative; a person skillful in dealing with others
diplomat
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a book's introduction
foreword
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to produce or bring into being
generate
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unerasable; permanent
indelible
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taking no sides; indefinite; having little color; n. a nation that takes no sides; a disengaged position of gears
neutral
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a published notice of a person's death, usually with a brief biography
obiturary
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not clear; not well known; hidden; dark; v. to make dim; to conceal from view; to confuse
obscure
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a dull gray alloy of tin with lead, copper, and other metals
pewter
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a prime minister; a chief executive; adj. most important; supreme
premier
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a play on words; v. to make a play on words
pun
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attractively old-fashioned; unusual in an old-fashioned way
quaint
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to put out (a fire or light); to end or destroy by satisfying or cooling; to cool hot metal by thrusting into water
quench
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a small, dark mammal sometimes bred for its fur; adj. black or dark
sable
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a gesture of greeting; the opening greeting in a letter
salutaion
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the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or wit to expose foolishness or vice; a literary work that uses such devices
satire
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a tax or list of taxes on trade goods
tariff
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calling for haste or immediate action; pressing or insistent
urgent
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