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July 15th, 2002
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BUMPKIN
- An awkward, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
- Usage: Report on ranches as popular vacation destinations.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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FIASCO
- A complete failure.
- Usage: Report on western wildfires.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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WAY STATION
- An intermediate station between principal stations in a line of travel.
- Usage: Report on white supremacist arrested in Boston for allegedly planning attacks on Jewish and African-American sites in hopes of inciting a racial holy war in America.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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