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“Our language, one of our most precious natural resources, deserves at least as much protection as our woodlands, streams and whooping cranes.”

- James Lipton

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jolt
give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change.
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reckon with
take (or fail to take) into account.
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sap
gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).
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onslaught
a large quantity of people or things that is difficult to cope with.
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blandly
in an uninteresting manner that lacks strong emotion, features, or characteristics.
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sift
examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful.
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sojourn
stay somewhere temporarily.
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portent
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
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recrimination
an accusation in response to one from someone else.
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coda
a concluding event, remark, or section.
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overture
an introduction to something more substantial.
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interlude
an intervening period of time.
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