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HAWKISH
- Characterized by militant attitude which advocates immediate vigorous action, especially in support of a war or warlike policy.
- Usage: Interview segment focusing on the ongoing debate over the use of the U.S. military to force a change in the government of Iraq.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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HUBRIS
- Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
- Usage: Story on a company that edits movies to remove what it deems offensive language and visual content, without the permission or approval of the movie producers.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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TIDDLYWINKS
- A game in which players try to snap small disks into a cup by pressing them on the edge with a larger disk.
- Usage: Coverage of Pentagon press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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TRANS FATTY ACID
- An unsaturated fatty acid produced by the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils and present in hardened vegetable oils, most margarines, commercial baked foods, and many fried foods (an excess of these fats in the diet is thought to raise the cholesterol level in the bloodstream).
- Usage: Report on the recent change by McDonald's to a new cooking oil that allegedly will reduce the fat content of its french fries and other fried foods.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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WARMONGER
- One who urges or attempts to stir up war.
- Usage: Interview segment focusing on the ongoing debate over the use of the U.S. military to force a change in the government of Iraq.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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