Sprout Creative http://sprout-creative.com Fresh! Business Writing Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:22:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Hegemony http://sprout-creative.com/2010/09/hegemony/ http://sprout-creative.com/2010/09/hegemony/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:22:19 +0000 teresa http://sprout-creative.com/?p=1600 (hi-JEM-uh-nee)
noun
1. leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others
2. the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group

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verb
1. To confuse, bewilder or stupefy.
2. To make obscure or unclear.
3. To darken.

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verb
1. To surrender, often after a negotiation of terms.
2. To cease resisting.

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noun
1. Something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance or interest.
2. Something serving for guidance or direction.

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noun
1. A river in northern Italy flowing east into the Adriatic. In crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 BC, Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
idiom
2. Across or pass the Rubicon: to take a decisive, irrevocable step.

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noun

1. A controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
2. A person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist.

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noun

1. A feeling or condition of hostility; animosity; antagonism.
2. Typically mutual hatred or ill will.

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verb

To abstain or keep away from;shun; avoid.

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noun

A self-taught person.

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noun

Not too hot, not too cold. Found mostly in the Pacific Northwest in the summer.

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