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debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
fantasy | n: a fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen | |
realm | n: a domain of activity, interest, or knowledge | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
dragon | n: a mythical monster typically depicted as a giant reptile with wings, claws, and a fiery breath often portrayed as being fierce and dangerous | |
joust | n: a medieval sport in which two knights on horseback charge at each other with lances, trying to knock each other off their horses; a heated competition or argument | |
transit | n: the act or process of passing through or across a place or state; transportation | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
candid | adj: honest, straightforward, and frank in someone’s words or actions | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
troll | n: a person who makes inflammatory or off-topic posts on the internet; a supernatural creature often portrayed as a giant or dwarf that lives in isolated areas; (verb) to fish by dragging a baited line through the water behind a boat | |
statesman | n: a man who is a respected leader or politician in national or international affairs | |
eyebrow | n: the hair arc over each eye in humans | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
survey | n: an investigation of the opinions, behavior, etc. of a particular group of people, made by asking people questions | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
voter | n: a person who votes or has a legal right to vote in a political election | |
prefer | v: to like, choose, or want one thing or person better than another | |
fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
controversial | adj: causing a lot of hot public discussion and dispute | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
skew | v: to turn or place at an angle; to make biased or distorted with the result that it is not accurate, fair, normal, etc. | |
cryptic | adj: having a hidden or obscure meaning or message; mysterious or puzzling in nature | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
poll | n: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; the process of voting at an election | |
pause | v: to take a short break from talking or doing something before continuing | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
interaction | n: the act of connecting with someone, mainly when working, playing, or spending time with them | |
deny | v: to state that one refuses to admit the existence or truth of something | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
calculation | n: the act or process of using numbers to judge an amount of something | |
pollee | n: a person or entity who is being polled or surveyed to gather opinions or data | |
flip | v: to turn over into a different position quickly; to throw or toss with a light motion | |
preference | n: a stronger liking or interest for something or someone than another thing or person | |
subtract | v: to take away or deduct a quantity or amount from a total; to remove or eliminate something from a larger whole | |
certify | v: to formally state, especially in writing, that something is true | |
swoop | v: to rapidly or forcefully descend upon something or someone from a great height or distance; to rush or pounce upon | |
crisp | adj: hard, dry, and brittle enough to break easily; cool, fresh, and invigorating | |
flaw | n: a fault, mistake, or weakness that causes something not to be perfect | |
constitution | n: the set of fundamental principles or established precedents that a state, a country, or an organization is governed by; the act of forming or establishing something | |
mandate | n: an official or authoritative instruction or command; a commission or authority to carry out a particular task | |
challenger | n: a person or thing that challenges or competes with someone or something else; a contestant in a competition or challenge | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
sham | n: something that is not as good or true as it seems to be and is intended to deceive people; a person who pretends to be something they are not | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
mask | v: to conceal something; (noun) a covering that you wear over your face to hide it | |
disguise | v: to hide or alter someone’s appearance to deceive or mislead others | |
toss | v: to throw something carelessly with a light motion | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
proportion | n: a part, share, or amount of something considered in comparative relation to a whole | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |