sway
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
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tasting
A small amount of food or drink.
tempting
Attractive, appealing, enticing.
terminate
To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
torque
A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
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unconstitutional
Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution.
undermine
To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
vacancy
An unoccupied position or job.
veto
A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
vocational
Of or pertaining to a vocation.
withstand
To resist or endure (something) successfully.
woodland
Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.
zinc
A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
accustomed
Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person)
adequately
In an adequate manner.
amazingly
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
applicant
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
approximate
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
assemble
To put together.
bargaining
The act of one who bargains.
baton
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
breakup
The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
camel
A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
catering
The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
charger
A device that charges or recharges.
checkout
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
coca
Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
cocoa
The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
comet
A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
compartment
A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
conditioned
determined or dependent on some condition
cooled
Brought to a lower temperature.
corpus
A collection of written or spoken texts.
culturally
In a cultural way.
deficiency
Inadequacy or incompleteness.
deserted
Abandoned, without people.
dictatorship
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
disrespectful
Lacking respect.
dread
To fear greatly.
electorate
The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
enhancing
The act of enhancing; enhancement.
entertained
Enjoying to having enjoyed entertainments; amused.
erosion
The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
expo
An exposition (type of public exhibition).
flank
To attack the flank(s) of.
flare
A sudden bright light.
fleeing
The act of one who flees.
flirting
A flirtation.
forex
Syllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.
goodnight
An instance of saying “good night”; a nighttime farewell.
handmade
Made by hand; manufactured manually.
incidence
The act of something happening; occurrence.
intimacy
Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
kat
An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
kitten
A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
knicks
Knickers.
LAN
An in-person tournament that uses LAN.
lender
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
leone
A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
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