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merely
only, just, si mucho
I did so poorly in Fall 2009 because I was marely trying to stay alive after the tragedy occurred
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hierarchy
Arrangement of items above, below or at the same level to each other
Mcat scores of two people are really a hierarchy of who has more chances to enter a particular school. Scores may put people below, above, or at the same level of competence, based solely on exam scores
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jurisdiction
the official extent of power
Police have traffic jurisdiction only in public roads; thus if an accident occurs in a college parking lot, they are powerless.
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consensus
general agreement among people
a presidential election, in a sense represents a consensus among the people of who they want as president.
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startling
creating a sudden alarm
I was startled to see the impact of my research on the sponsoring docs
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scrutinize
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
when choosing a girl to hit on, one should scrutinize her fully, if one is to avoid getting stuck with a girl that doesn't fulfill
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niche
a shallow recess on something. Typically on a wall, to place saints and stuff. Un "pollito"
our house has a niche right above the garage door.
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status quo
The current, existing condition of something (gen affairs)
The status quo of the Colombia/Venezuela relationship is still an unknown
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hostile
pertaining to an enemy
The car-boms in Bogota in the early 90's were hostile repercussions as responses to the heavy hand that the government was placing on drug cartels
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