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COMPUNCTION
- Anxiety arising out of awareness of guilt; distress of mind over an anticipated action or result.
- Usage: Coverage of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech before the United Nations Security Council laying out evidence gathered from U.S. intelligence sources of Iraq's alleged noncompliance with U.N. Resolution 1441 calling for its disarmament of weapons of mass destruction.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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DEMARCHE
- A diplomatic or political initiative of maneuver; a petition or protest presented through diplomatic channels.
- Usage: Coverage of the reaction of French Ambassador to the U.N. Jean-Marc de la Sabliere to Colin Powell's speech on Iraq.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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