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Shipping news
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Post-Graduate
10/30/2011

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decade

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prominent

 

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prom·i·nent [image]/ˈprɑ:mənənt/ adjective

 

important and well-known a

socially/politically prominent families

The new policy is opposed by prominent [=leading] members of the faculty.

He quickly became prominent in the music industry.

easily noticed or seen

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up·hold
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to decide not to change (a verdict)

to support or defend (something, such as a law)
He took an oath to uphold the Constitution.

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oath
Definition
a formal and serious promise to tell the truth or to do something
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