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primed June 22, 2010

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on the point of or strongly disposed

” Also, with accomplished players like Deco and Ricardo Carvalho for company, the Portuguese look primed for Tuesday’s game. I will also a have keen eye on …”

plenary June 17, 2010

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Full in all respects

” Daul will be in Dusseldorf on a “prior engagement” while Schulz will still be in Strasbourg where this week’s plenary session has taken place. …”

pallet June 17, 2010

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The range of color characteristic of a particular artist, painting or school of art

“The culprit could be pallets, the wood or plastic containers that food is stacked on when it’s transported on trucks, ships and trains from the supplier to … ”

palatial June 17, 2010

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Relating to or being a palace

” .. practically opposite City Hall Park — and got some remarkable pictures of the building’s cavernous, palatial interior and one-of-a-kind glass roof. ”

palaver June 17, 2010

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Flattery intended to persuade

” Puff can be a bit of a palaver but like anything homemade, it’s worth the effort. Supermarket pastry works fine but look out for the superior offerings at …”

ovine June 17, 2010

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Of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep

” Hence the council’s unanimous decision to allow an auto salvage business to employ ovine eating habits to control grass and weeds on its property. …”

pachyderm June 17, 2010

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Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin:

“The pachyderm was munching on a tree as the Americans left their hotel, and it moved to the side of the road after about 4 minutes. … ”

leery June 17, 2010

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Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

” A senior Labour politician has quit his Holyrood committee role after being caught on microphone making leery comments about a woman. …”

grok June 16, 2010

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Get the meaning of something

” So does the hierarchy grok the People of God? Do they have a sense of what the laity is thinking? Are they in tune with them? …”

formication June 16, 2010

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Hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines

” These range from depression, lack of motivation, sleeplessness, extreme paranoia, irritability, formication or “coke bugs” and acute toxic-psychosis. …”