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SSP Hughes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| figure out | understand |
| set up | put, build |
| come back | return |
| call in | visit, drop in |
| find out | figure out |
| look into | research |
| let out | end, finish |
| tear down | destroy |
| put up | erect, create |
| pay off | result in success or failure |
| pick up | improve |
| catch on | understand |
| work out | figure out |
| lay out | arrange |
| cut off | stop |
| try out | test |
| sit down | take a seat |
| pick out | choose |
| find out | figure out |
| look up | search |
| call off | cancel |
| take away | remove |
| think up | invent |
| work out | solve |
| catch on | become popular |
| get ahead | make progress |
| show up | appear |
| hang out | play with friend |
| hung up | put some up or down |
| give out | distribute |
| settle on | decide |
| Convergence | union, gather |
| proposition | suggestion |
| infertile | unable to have a baby |
| petri dish | plate for science |
| thaw | unfreeze, melt |
| uterine cavity | the place in a women's body where the baby grows |
| custody | the right to take care of children |
| dispose of | throw away |
| hatch | create |
| spawn | produce |
| Undifferentiated | similar |
| conception | idea |
| somersault | put your head over your heels |
| lump | mass |
| Implication | conclusion or connection |
| contend | argue, fight |
| revenue | income |
| lotto | is a game of chance that has the possibility to win money |
| Compulsive | obsessive, not being able to have control |
| diversion | distraction |
| rehab | a place where people go to recover from addiction |
| big bucks | a lot of money |
| Spokesman | a person chosen to speak on behalf of a group |
| work ethic | moral value of doing a good job. |
| pipedream | is a dream or a wish that is not likely to come true |
| commission | a group of people responsible for completing a given task |
| take a tough stand | to express a strong yet difficult opinion |
| Bankruptcies | running out of money |
| scores | a lot, many |
| lobbying | meeting with politicians on an issue |
| outpacing | is going beyond [further] than someone or something else |
| saturated | full or covered |
| yields | to bring, gather |
| impact | effect |
| alluded to | hinting, saying something indirectly |
| pervasive | popular, apparent |
| diluted | making something weaker or not a strong |
| stalls | delays; stops or is unsuccessful |
| Freckled | small dark spots, typically on the cheaks |
| prying | looking or searching curiously. |
| dredge up | to reveal or dig up information |
| abdicate | to give up |
| umbrella | a way of organizing that covers a number of groups under one structure |
| sham | to make a false show of something; pretend |
| put down | minimize someone with insults |
| potbelly | a fat, round stomach |
| look up to | admire |
| buzzword | word or phrase used in pop culture |
| stood up to | to endure or tolerate |
| fatal | cause death |
| crux | main point |
| get away with | allow |
| mandatory | required |
| Black market | illegal sale |
| pushers | sellers |
| pushing their wares | aggressively selling their product |
| Obsession | fixed idea that takes over all thought |
| measure | plan |
| soft drugs | mildly habit forming drugs |
| Constituents | voters |
| hard nosed | tough |
| flak | criticism |
| Decriminalizing | making legal |
| crack | an inexpensive addictive drug |
| cast their votes | vote in favor of |
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