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You're always a major leaguer in my eyes.
That poison ivy leaguer's long gone.

chutney
sweltering
battalion

tubal ligation.
warthog
plod along

serendipity
karma is a bitch.

He never owned another human being. He never exploited anyone. He didn't crave fancy things or grand houses. And when he died on the same day as Jefferson, his estate was the exact inverse of his old friend: a $100,000 bequest to his family.

The first step is recognizing that the 21 million fixed supply is the fulcrum; the next is forming some conception or framework as to how it is enforced.

mojo
recumbent
abnegate
analgesic
torpidity

The largest aquaculture-producing countries in the world are in Asia, and together they account for 91% of global aquaculture production.

hasty judgement.

When he didn't get his way, he became petulant and started pouting like a child.
The actress stormed off set in a petulant rage when the director asked her to do another take.
She responded to the criticism with a petulant comment, revealing her thin skin and immaturity.

So on a lark, I tried Chinese — and it turns out she spoke proficient Mandarin.
Its work in Utah is emblematic of a broader effort by Beijing to secure allies at the local level as its relations with the U.S. and its western allies have turned acrimonious.

Chamath Palihapitiya, respected in many circles as a venture investor, once described bitcoin on CNBC as schmuck insurance, qualifying that it’s the single best hedge against the traditional financial infrastructure, “just in case.”
There is a generally understood risk that the men and women who manage U.S. fiscal and monetary policy might screw up the dollar economy, materially or completely.
It presents risk worth hedging.
fractured
It is predictable and knowable, albeit a bit uncomfortable.
The skeptic will exclaim, “but I thought bitcoin was supposed to be a hedge to inflation and there is inflation. What gives?”
In response to this acceleration, the Federal Reserve signaled to the market that it would pursue a concerted effort to reduce inflation in the Fall of 2021, and it ultimately began to raise interest rates (from zero), as a means to that end, in March 2022.
Cumulatively, the Fed raised interest rates seven individual times in 2022 to the tune of 4.25% in total rate increases.

The paleo diet is a popular high-protein diet that aims to mimic what our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate.

Petulant
She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father.
They still have to broach many tricky subjects.
recoil force
They find it unpleasant and they recoil from it.
Au courant
INTJs are open-minded yet they appear to be aloof.
plyometrics

eloquence
touch up
obsequious

Given that you'll likely pay a hefty markup for car insurance if you let your policy lapse, it's essential to avoid having a break in coverage.
diamond encrusted sofa.

Week 3

I hate being a drudge at this job - I never get to work on anything interesting or challenging.
I spent the whole day doing drudge work like cleaning the toilets and taking out the garbage.

bratty
preposterous
long johns
afterlife
airstrip

I can't stand how prissy he is about his food, always picking out every little ingredient he doesn't like.
The police arrested both the thief and his accomplice for abetting the crime.
The company was fined for abetting the pollution of the river by allowing their factories to dump waste into it.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are probably carrying germs galore, but fruits should be stored in the fridge or on the countertop unwashed because excess moisture can encourage bacteria growth and decay ahead of its time.
After many trials and tribulations we reached our destination.
and here is where the term Nash equilibrium comes to play.
First-time buyers without a big pile of cash now have a shot at nabbing a home.

The word "supercilious" means behaving or looking as though one is superior to others, and it is often used to describe someone who is arrogant, haughty, or condescending. While it is not a word that is used every day, it is still a useful and valuable word in English vocabulary.
It is illegal to adulterate food by adding harmful substances, such as chemicals or toxins, to it.

It would be foolhardy to sail in weather like this.
He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity.
provident, providence
I don't trust that salesman, he comes across as smarmy and insincere.

junkyard
ensue
shrew
rugged individualism

The doctors could not keep up. Neither could the morticians or the grave diggers.
And the plague simply dragged on, year after year, without serious respite for over a decade.

Marcus broke into tears whenever the victims of the pestilence were mentioned–he knew how much had been lost, literally and figuratively.
He was trying to ward off the infection that he saw so many Romans fall prey to, he was trying to remain good.**

We get so used to having our way. We live in a time when the skies have been conquered. When so many diseases have been vanquished. When technology allows us to do and have things that were inconceivable even just a generation ago.

he strenuously denies.

Finland has Turkey's approval and can at last join NATO.
adherence
buckwheat
It's odds-on that he'll be late.
contemporary
preamble

The subject of racism is admittedly too complex for facile summarization.
old chap
rain check
snapper
galactic
shellacking
phallic
papperclip

mantle
credit crunch, crunch time.
Are science and religion fated to be adversaries?.

Demographics are an existential problem for the global economy. But one country on the upswing is India — and it’s devoting endless resources to becoming a leader in trade, technology, and markets.

This is where inequality enters the picture, too, because of course some people have to do a lot more than others simply to stay afloat.
The feeling that you must get things done, not merely to achieve certain ends, but because it's a cosmic duty you've somehow incurred in exchange for being alive.

He had an awful lot to keep him busy, to distract him, to push him further and further, which in turn afforded him less and less time for that which really mattered to him: philosophy.

Cut ties
If all is done correctly, the fruit doesn't go bad.

abnegate

enmity
repudiation
retentive
repeal
Her face was careworn with anxiety.
warder
carpal tunnel
gruff
diabolic
ooze
monomania
rutting

Don't say Fuxk, it's vulgar.

Benevolence surged across the globe, driven by neighbors helping neighbors through the pandemic, the authors note.
Keep in mind that without the addition of sugar, the carbonation may be less pronounced.

warthog
concoction
skimpy

mouthy
fraught, fret
tush
befuddle

You're living here provisionally.
He is an amalgam of East and West culture.

Steve was capable of extraordinary compartmentalization. It’s a talent that allowed him to master and keep track of the various pieces of an entity as complex as Apple upon his return. It allowed him to maintain his focus despite the cacophony of worries that came with knowing he had cancer. It also allowed him to maintain a deep and meaningful life outside the office, while revealing little of that to people who weren’t part of his close inner circle.

cadaver

Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.
This coffee house is run by the illuminati.

Practicing friendship is like a sounding board.
wisdom comes from discernment of the difference
compulsive
effable
ephemeral
dormant
modulate
what stuck with me.
better
piggyback
powerlift
bondage
nobility
wisdom comes from discernment of the difference
bedside
metaphysical
earthmoving
offspring
asymmetrical
fire call

as though
frank, blunt

palpable, palatable
detriment
on par

machete
warder
mournful
holdover
He strangled her with a nylon stocking.
boutique
airstrip
Mr. Crouch's face was taut with rage.
Canned Lychee.

dew point

smuggle
pious
willy-nilly
pithy
brashy
bristles
tautology
pectoral
injunction
emblem

highbrow and lowbrow
lowbrow culture

cubby
I expect to see you back here, pronto!
A sharp overhang of rock gave them cover.
A balcony overhangs the door below it.

You're up.
I call dibs.

Welsh thinks programming is on the cusp of changing from a job that humans do, to one that robots will do, thanks to technologies like ChatGPT and Copilot.

athleticism.
Hippocrates
animal hides
battalion

She'll blab it all over the school.
herbicide

The surrounding land is low and marshy.
I'd remiss if you didn't warn you about some of the negative side of using ingress.

CoPilot is a tectonic shift.
see-through

forklift
Will the court acquit him of the crime?
pureed
parlor
stodge
clammy
bewitching
Enthral
Petulant

pavilion, gazebo, courtyard, atrium, gaxxx?

See where I'm coming from?

glamorize

karate
nomenclature
Don't rough up my hair.
parry, pair
He parried the unwelcome question very skilfully.
chestnut

They are a coalition of the failing; the Soviet Remembrance Society; and a gang of opportunists

Fleeting pleasures.
peremptory: It means "putting an end to all debate or action," "not allowing contradiction or refusal," or "imperative, urgent, or commanding." It may be encountered more frequently in legal or professional settings, but it is not an obscure or archaic term.

Intemperate: It means lacking in self-control or restraint, particularly with regard to one's emotions, speech, or behavior.

Temporize: It means to avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time or to avoid confrontation or conflict, particularly in a political or diplomatic context.

Statues of women are often allegorical or fictional characters, such as Little Nell alongside Charles Dickens in Philadelphia or Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" in Chicago.

impedient
captious
marshy
Archimedes
lark

I thought it would make me ravenously hungry, but surprisingly I wasn't too bothered by the hunger.
Cato was overcome with grief when he lost his brother.
I limped out another 15,000 steps.

Week 2

A rowdy group of boys ran through the streets.
Did I not say coral was the color for you? Look what does for your skin.

Trump railed against his Cabinet secretaries and staff.
euthanize, euthanasia
The walls were plain and unadorned.
blank sheet

People are content overall. 23% of those living in multigenerational households find it stressful, and 54% say it's rewarding, per Pew.

Haiti

hangups
I hate to have unfinished work hanging over me.

carper
Prospect
startling
airlock
inscrutable

Japan’s launch of its H3 rocket was scuttled after its second-stage engine failed to ignite, generating a wave of disappointment.

She had a visceral dislike of all things foreign.
The opinions seem are all over the place.
mansion
retentive
The house was completely gutted.

Three days later, SVB is in receivership.

How come you're so dense all of a sudden?
We entered a dense forest.
A dense fog lay around.

"bungling" is more specific and typically refers to incompetence in a particular task, while "bumbling" is a more general term for awkwardness or clumsiness in various situations.

In literature, "foils" refer to characters who contrast with the protagonist in order to highlight their qualities, both good and bad. For example, in "Hamlet," Laertes and Fortinbras serve as foils to the main character.
Thankfully, those plans were foiled by an FBI informant.
Wrap your celery stalks in tin foil.

Simply sending a string or a static identifier like an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) could be easily stolen or spoofed.

I was vaccinated against tetanus.
wench
willy-nilly
corned

No hard and fast rules.
When you ask vanilla lobotomized chatGPT to make you a recipe for the substance to make people look like this.
methamphetamine

wonky
Chapped, or cracked, lips is the term commonly used to describe dry lips. Chapped lips can be caused by several factors, that include.

both from ground up and top down
shoulder
delve in
faculty
Some disaffected members left to form a new party.

That’s the conventional wisdom ricocheting around Silicon Valley right now as technology institution Silicon Valley Bank looks precarious.

New York’s stockmarkets are thrashing Hong Kong and London.
A recent Bloomberg article pointed out that a new scourge is sweeping our nation: declining survey response rates.
There was no one he revered more than Antoninus. How could he possibly live up to the task of following in his footsteps?

Is there anything good on the telly tonight?
An emblem is a symbol, sign, or representation that is used to identify or represent a person, group, or idea.
The party began to splinter.
recumbent chair
What a Westerner considers an honest look in the eye, the Oriental takes as a lack of respect and a personal affront.
Iran: a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
indigence: It is a formal or literary term that means extreme poverty or destitution.

roughneck.

He talks about the trajectory of the industry, where he sees it going, the impediments it faces, and much more.
Ravenous
Every gnarled hack knows that the best way to bury bad news is to counter it with a splashy new announcement.
Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
You know, ever since N.A.F.T.A. , corporate outsourcing has been the bane of the American worker.
A gasp rippled through the crowd.
The uncut grass came up to her waist.
peacock, peafowl

They look so cute and cuddly, but the slightest thing can turn this beautiful creature into something so dangerous and violent that the toughest man could be killed or maimed for life.

Week 1

To make this dish truly unique, we need to amalgamate different spices and flavors from various regions of the world.
suck-up
He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media.
Pimping
scepter
albino
leukaemia

left someone in the lurch

lovelace.
hydroplane, hydroplaning
remission
Where have you been to get that suntan?
puppet

When he doesn't know the answer, he gets huffy.
askew

clammy
Calamitous
dispassionate

Montesquieu
Plenary power.
situated, located
blast radius

Reliably reproduce it.

Who could possibly have come up with such a nifty contraption?
A lot are the same, the subtleties are in how this container starts.
personhood
bridesmaid
extricate
polestar

The idea of trying to tough it out and doing everything your own is fallacious and problematic.
hanging back.
It was like eating butter redolent with raw garlic.
Toner cartridge, print cartridge
This metal burnishes well.
gloom and doom
comedown

A sliver of light showed under the door.

All this is wonderful and illuminating.
Human beings have been doing the same things for eons.

Another high-profile investor day took place on Tuesday. Goldman Sachs (GS) CEO David Solomon took the podium, but ended up getting some flak over the Wall Street stalwart's foray into the consumer arena.

In case anyone overlooked the xxx in all the birthday maelstrom.
New COVID lab leak assessment reignites furor over pandemic origins.
I think that Microsoft has a very strong bias for action and getting stuff done right now, just so it doesn't get stuck in a quagmire.

indisposed
deject
headstrong
collocation
suntan

Organ meats.
You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this tasty offal recipe.
The military industrial complex has been fleecing this country to tunes of hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars.

Please let me know what you have to say.
You'll be pleased to know I'm prepared for whatever you have to offer.

**slip of tongue.
attenuate
magnanimous