TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 29-Dec-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 29-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists détente [ dey-TAHNT; Fr. dey-THAN*T ] [ noun ] MEANING : the relaxing or easing of tension, between rivals, esp. nations, through negotiations or talks. USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The current détente between the US and Russia after decades of mistrust and hostility during the cold war is a welcome step. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Nevertheless, General Bashir said the pardon was made at the request of the two priests and in a spirit of political détente. BBC, Alleged Khartoum bombers pardoned, 6 December, 1999 quarry [ KWAWR-ee, KWOR-ee ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) prey or game 2. (n.) an open excavation pit to obtain stone by blasting or digging 3. (n.) an object being pursued 4.