10/14

sanction (noun)

    An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
    A penalty, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
    A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying the above.

coercive (adjective)

    Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

coerce (verb)

    To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
    to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
    to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

haggle (verb)

    To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
        e.g.: I haggled for a better price because the original price was too high.
    To hack (cut crudely)
    To stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.

launder (noun)

    A washerwoman.
    A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
    A gutter (for rainwater)

10/15

apparatus (noun)

    The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
    A complex machine or instrument.
    An assortment of tools or instruments.
    A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
    A vehicle used for emergency response.

merger (noun)

    The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
        e.g.: Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
    The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
    An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.
    A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.
        e.g.: the cot-caught merger

annexation (noun)

    Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
    A legal merging of a territory into another body.

racketeer (noun)

    one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
    one who instigates or has involvement with a racket.

rehearse (noun)

    To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
        e.g.: There's no need to rehearse the same old argument; we've heard it before, and we all agree.
    To narrate; to relate; to tell.
        e.g.: The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
    To practice by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.
        e.g.: The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.
    To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.
        e.g.: The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.

10/16

subordinate (adjective)

    Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
    Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.

submissive (adjective)

    Meekly obedient or passive.

obedient (adjective)

    Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.
        e.g.: Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.

meek (adjective)

    Humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
    Submissive, dispirited.

meager (adjective)

    Having little flesh; lean; thin.
    Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
        e.g.: A meager piece of cake in one bite.

10/17

scanty (adjective)

    Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
    Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.

seminar (noun)

    A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.
    A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

ultimatum (noun)

    a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war

retaliation (noun)

    Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
    An act of violent response.

allot (verb)

    To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot
    To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose

10/18

designate (verb)

    To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
    To call by a distinctive title; to name.
    To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

albeit (pconjunction)

    although, despite being
        e.g.: He has a very good idea, albeit a strange one.

amid (preposition)

    Surrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of.

attorney (noun)

    A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
    An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

ascertain (verb)

    To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
        e.g.: As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.