For the Week ending 11/23/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition); be harmonious or consistent with
The Committee attaches importance to the fact that the _______ is the result of responsible cooperation between the five signatory states. |
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the action or process of pacifying or placating someone or an entity by acceding to their demands; relief or satisfaction
What some may call _______ others consider that some kind of compromise and accommodation, peace, has been pursued. |
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an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
There are also concerns that the U.S. trade _______ is complicating Cuba's efforts to safely drill for oil. |
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group of persons officially elected or appointed to represent another or others
A _______ from the Organization of American States, led by its Secretary-General, Jose Miguel Insulza has been in the capital city of Tegucigalpa to ask for the reinstatement of Zelaya. |
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the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information
The one thing allies have always done is engage in _______ against each other, particularly industrial espionage. |