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Détente
[noun]
MEANING:
the relaxing or easing of tension, between rivals, esp. nations, through negotiations or talks.
3. (adj.) pertaining to isolation
Pique
[noun,verb]
MEANING:
1. (n.) feeling of anger or resentment, esp., aroused by a sense of wounded pride
(v.) 2. to excite or arouse an emotion
3. (v.) to provoke one to act or respond to a challenge
(v.) 2. to excite or arouse an emotion
3. (v.) to provoke one to act or respond to a challenge
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Rebuff
[noun,transitive verb]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. (n.) a blunt rejection or refusal
2. (n.) an obstruction to progress
3. (tr. v.) to reject directly
4. (tr. v.)to force to retreat
2. (n.) an obstruction to progress
3. (tr. v.) to reject directly
4. (tr. v.)to force to retreat
Quarry
[noun,transitive verb]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. (n.) prey or game
2. (n.) an open excavation pit to obtain stone by blasting or digging
3. (n.) an object being pursued
4. (tr.v.) to excavate stone from a quarry
2. (n.) an open excavation pit to obtain stone by blasting or digging
3. (n.) an object being pursued
4. (tr.v.) to excavate stone from a quarry
Dominate
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. (tr. v.) to control or rule by superior power
2. (tr. v.) to overpower
3. (intr. v.) to exert mastery over
4. (intr. v.) to have a position that is superior to the others
2. (tr. v.) to overpower
3. (intr. v.) to exert mastery over
4. (intr. v.) to have a position that is superior to the others