EDW5_December_09

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watchdog
The government created an independent watchdog to monitor the rising overseas aid budget. a competition/market watchdog a pollution/safety watchdog
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a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies obey particular standards and do not act illegally
slam
She slammed the door after her. The window slammed shut with a loud bang. Although the reviewers slammed the play, the audience loved it.
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to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise; to critisize
contradict
If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other! He kept contradicting himself when we were arguing. How dare you contradict (me)! Recent evidence has contradicted established theories on this subject.
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(of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong:
probe
The interviewer probed deep into her private life. Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story. The article probes (= tries to describe and explain) the mysteries of nationalism in modern Europe.
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to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly
excoriate
His latest novel received excoriating reviews. The president excoriated the Western press for their biased views.
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to write or say that a play, book, political action, etc. is very bad
reminiscent
That song is so reminiscent of my adolescence.
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making you remember a particular person, event, or thing
spawn
The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses. Her death spawned countless films and books.
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to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly
utmost
a matter of the utmost importance The situation needs to be handled with the utmost care.
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used to emphasize how important or serious something is
exculpatory
Exculpatory evidence was ignored. He dismissed the exculpatory remarks concerning the woman’s innocence.
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involving the removal of blame from someone
partisan
The audience was very partisan, and refused to listen to her speech. partisan politics
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strongly supporting a person, principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter very carefully:

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