Events ("What?")

field of operation
a particular kind of commercial enterprise
 
venography
roentgenographic examination of veins
 
repulse
an instance of driving away or warding off
 
inflammation
arousal to violent emotion
 
tango
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
 
Newmarket
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
 
Had crime
(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran
 
fielder's choice
a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter
 
pains
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
 
class warfare
conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
 
infusion
(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
 
ebb
the outward flow of the tide
 
abort
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
 
instant replay
the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
 
primary election
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
 
manual
(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
 
marathon
a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
 
foreboding
an unfavorable omen
 
accommodation
the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
 
chattering
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
 
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