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::: natation - swimming
::: embezzlement - taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
::: maneuver - (manoeuver) strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end
::: criteria - standards used in judging; CF. criterion
::: assert - state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence
::: renounce - abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation
::: quell - suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill
::: impediment - hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment
::: anecdote - short story of an amusing or interesting event
::: sectarian - of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person