Economist Foreign Policy Jordan's Words 3.29.12

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  1. overblown
    puffed up with vanity
    exaggerated (of an idea, theory, problem, etc)
  2. excessive
    beyond normal limits
  3. breakneck
    moving at very high speed
  4. dangerous
    involving or causing risk; liable to hurt or harm
  5. foreordain
    foreordain or determine beforehand
  6. predetermine
    establish beforehand
  7. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  8. protracted
    relatively long in duration
  9. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  10. throes
    violent pangs of suffering
  11. delude
    be dishonest with
  12. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
  13. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  14. workmanlike
    worthy of a good workman
    satisfactory and solid, but not exciting or particularly outstanding
  15. preeminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
  16. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  17. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  18. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  19. abject
    most unfortunate or miserable
  20. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
Created on 三月 29, 2012 (updated 三月 29, 2012)

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