Newspaper Words

Question 1

Caucuses

Answer 1

Noun: a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy.

Question 2

Play out

Answer 2

Verb: end, finish,complete/ exhaust

Question 3

Watershed

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Noun: an event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs. //an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

Question 4

Widespread

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Adjective: extended ,ample, big

Question 5

Tune

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Verb: agree, arrange, coordinate

Question 6

Wield

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Verb: hold and use (a weapon or tool)

Question 7

Ubiquitous

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Adjective: present, appearing, or found everywhere

Question 8

Rink

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Noun: trail, runway // an enclosed area of ice for skating, ice hockey, or curling, especially one artificially prepared. // verb : ice skating

Question 9

Bail

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Noun:(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial-“the judge set bail at $10,000”

the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)-“he is out on bail”

Question 10

Spike

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Noun: a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) or a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
verb: manifest a sharp increase

Question 11

Impeachment

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Noun:a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office (legal instrument)

Question 12

Acquittal

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Noun:a judgment of not guilty “On the heels of an impeachment trial, which is expected to end in an acquittal on Wednesday, tension was palpable between Pelosi and Trump”

Question 13

Muckraker

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Noun:one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) - detractor
“Some people might think that Christians are supposed to be soft and acquiescent rather than muckrakers who hold the powerful to account.”

Question 14

round up

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Verb:seek out and bring together (collect, gather)

Question 15

hearsay

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Noun: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
Adjective: heard through another rather than directly.

Question 16

makeshift

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Adjective: done or made using whatever is available- “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”-
Noun: something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency (a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one)

Question 17

mild (milder)

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Adjective:moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

Question 18

clamp down

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verb:repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) “…the ruling Communist Party has clamped down on the news media and the internet…”

Question 19

signaling

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Noun:any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

Question 20

Vitriol

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Nound: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. //is harsh, nasty criticism
Verb:subject to bitter verbal abuse