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Vocabulary
maverick
noun
An unbranded range animal.
(by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
(by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.
(by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
verb
To take an unbranded range animal.
(by extension) To seize without a legal claim.
adjective
Of cattle: unbranded.
Showing independence in thoughts or actions.
nominated
verb
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
To entitle, confer a name upon.
oscars
noun
Astronotus ocellatus, a cichlid fish, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
huh
interjection
(with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
Used to express doubt or confusion.
(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
(with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
(with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
(with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
alright
adjective
Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.
In good health, unharmed.
exciting
verb
To stir the emotions of.
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
nominees
noun
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.
excited
verb
To stir the emotions of.
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
toro
noun
A traditional Japanese lantern.
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