to promote
(ad've-kat)
verb
1300–50; < Latin
"Deaf advocate applauds Lancaster County text-to-911 service" - http://fox43.com/2013/11/14/deaf-advocate-applauds-lancaster-county-text-to-911-service/#axzz2kfImVUYh
2. Antipathy
a strong dislike
(an-ti'pe-the)
noun
1595–1605; < Latin
"Antipathy toward politics hinder vote sign-up effort" - http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131101/COMM011101/311010302
3. Emancipate
to free
(e-man'si-pat)
verb
1615–25; < Latin
"The choice is clear, it is either we emancipate ourselves from the cult of mediocrity..." - http://nigeriamasterweb.com/Masterweb/newsreel-141113-nigerian-cult-mediocrity

4. Idiosyncrasy
a personal habit
(id'e-o-sing'kre-se)
noun
1595–1605; < Greek
"We need variations on the same basic human fuel, but we burn it across a range of human metabolic idiosyncrasy." - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/what-are-calories_b_4170755.html
5. Imminent
likely to occur soon
(im-e-nent)
adjective
1520–30; < Latin
"CoCA's 'Pipe' show riffs on legal pot's imminent arrival" - http://seattletimes.com/html/thearts/2022237186_cocapipeshowxml.html
6. Impede
to hinder
(im-ped')
verb
1595–1605; < Latin
"Talent shortage may impede new hiring by technology companies, second annual TECNA survey reveals." - http://www.cnbc.com/id/101190922
7. Inclusive
complete
(in-kloo'siv)
adjective
1400–50; late Middle English
"Power sector to showcase inclusive growth at IITF" - http://www.indianexpress.com/news/power-sector-to-showcase-inclusive-growth-at-iitf/1194738/
8. Jurisdiction
control
(joor'is-dik'shen)
noun
1250–1300; Middle English
"Following emergency call, jurisdictional confusion revived." - http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2013/11/following-emergency-call-jurisdictional-confusion-revived/
9. Precarious
unsafe
(pre-kar'e-es)
adjective
1640–50; < Latin
"The precarious life of Zabulon Simintov, the last Jew in Afghansitan." - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-precarious-life-of-zabulon-simintov-the-last-jew-in-afghanistan-8937759.html
10. Preposterous
ridiculous
(pre-pos'ter-es)
adjective
1535–45; < Latin
"Mother Fashions Kids' Hair Into Preposterous Updos, Becomes YouTube Sensation" - http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/11/kids-preposterous-updos-are-youtube-senstations.html
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