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walk-the-mco-talk

1. poring - be absorbed in reading or studying (something).

I spent hours poring over cookery books.

2. handler - someone who advises someone important.

The president's handlers are telling him to pull out of the talks.

3. briefly - for a short time.

We chatted briefly about the weather.

4. constituent - a voter in a particular area of the country.

The politician worked hard, always talking to his constituents and listening to their problems.

5. unwittingly - in a way that is done without knowing or planning

I apologize for any anxiety which I may, unwittingly, have caused.

6. huddling - to come close together in a group

Everyone huddled round the fire to keep warm.

7. evident - easily seen or understood

Harry's courage during his illness was evident to everyone.

8. merely - used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more

I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired.

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the-legal-ramifications-of-lying-about-covid-19

1. forthcoming - friendly and helpful, willing to give information or to talk.

I had difficulty getting any details. He wasn't very forthcoming.

2. definitive - considered to be the best of its type.

He's written the definitive guide to Thailand.

3. liable - having (legal) responsibility for something or someone.

The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school.

4. personnel - the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of the armed forces.

The new director is likely to make major changes in personnel

5. intentionally - in a planned or intended way.

She was being intentionally unpleasant.

6. violates - to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that
should be treated with respect.

They were charged with violating federal law

7. prosecution - the act of officially accusing someone of committing an illegal act, esp. by bringing a
case against that person in a court of law.

She was granted full immunity from prosecution by the state in return for her testimony.

8. declaration - an announcement, often one that is written and official

Members of Congress have to make a declaration of their business interests.

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rejuvenate-china039s-foreign-trade-in-march

1. sustained - continuing for a long time.

The president's speech was greeted by sustained applause.

2. resumption - the start of something again after it has stopped.

The president called for an immediate ceasefire and a resumption of negotiations between the two
sides.

3. dispatch- to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose

Two loads of cloth were dispatched to the factory on 12 December.

4. instituted - an organization where people do a particular type of scientific, educational, or social work,
or the buildings that it uses.

The National Institutes of Health fund medical research in many areas.

5. relief - food, money, or services that provide help for people in need.

Musicians have raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa.

6. relevant - connected with what is happening or being discussed.

Education should be relevant to the child's needs.

7. procurement - the process of getting supplies.

a substantial budget for the procurement of military supplies.

8. exemptions - special permission not to do or pay something.

Candidates with a qualification in chemistry have exemption from this course.

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fueled-by-coordinated-effort

1. conspiracy - the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal.

The three men are accused of conspiracy.

2. inauthentic -not real, true, or what people say it is.

He criticized the restaurant's inauthentic food.

3. surge - a sudden and great increase.

An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash.

4. disseminated - to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of
people.

One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease.

5. amplify - to increase the size or effect of something.

A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives.

6. authoritative - containing complete and accurate information, and therefore respected.

The book is an authoritative account of the Second World War.

7. dedicated - believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it.

She's completely dedicated to her work.

8. traction - a form of medical treatment that involves using special equipment to pull gently an injured
part of the body, especially an arm or leg, for a long period of time.

After her back operation poor Mira was in traction for six weeks.