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| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. [1/3 definitions] |
| Continental Congress |
the revolutionary assembly, made up of landed representatives of the American colonies, that met between 1774 and 1789 to work out a plan of government and adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. |
| Duma |
a Russian legislative assembly that met and was disbanded several times between 1905 and 1917. |
| escrow |
a bond or deed, money, property, or the like put into the keeping of a third party for delivery to the intended receiver after specified conditions have been met. |
| guarantee |
an assurance or pledge regarded as security that some obligation will be met. [1/11 definitions] |
| gymnasium |
in ancient Greece, a place where young men met for physical and mental exercise. [1/3 definitions] |
| hunger strike |
a refusal to eat, as by a prisoner or protester, until certain conditions or demands are met. |
| impressed |
having a strong, lasting, or favorable feeling about someone or something as a response to having met or encountered that person or thing. |
| in escrow |
in the keeping of a third party until the conditions have been met that will allow transferal to the intended recipient. |
| kidnap |
to capture and hold (someone) hostage until specified demands, as for money, are met. |
| loop |
a set of instructions that a computer program executes repeatedly until a certain condition is met. [1/11 definitions] |
| permanent resident |
a legal status granted to non-citizens of the U.S. who have met certain requirements of the Immigration Service, allowing them to live and work permanently in the U.S. and to enter the country without a visa. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, esp. when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| strike |
to discontinue working at until certain conditions are met. [1/31 definitions] |
| unmet |
combined form of met. |
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