Current mood:	amused
Entry tags:	challenge

Word of the Day via OneLook
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Grassland
1. an area, such as a prairie or meadow, of grass or grasslike vegetation

Jobbery
1. corruption among public officials

Amnesty
1. a general pardon granted by a government, especially for political offences

Frantic
1. highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied: frantic with worry
2. characterised by rapid and disordered or nervous activity: made a frantic last-minute search for the lost key
3. archaic: mad; insane

Adrenaline
1. a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress; stimulates autonomic nerve action

Notes
1. a brief record, especially one written down to aid the memory: took notes in class
2. a brief informal letter
3. a formal written diplomatic or official communication
4. a comment or an explanation, as on a passage in a text
5a. a piece of paper currency
5b. a certificate issued by a government or a bank and sometimes negotiable as money
5c. a promissory note
6a. a tone of definite pitch
6b. a symbol for such a tone, indicating pitch by its position on the staff and duration by its shape
6c. a key of an instrument, such as a piano
7. the characteristic vocal sound made by a songbird or other animal: the clear note of a cardinal
8. The sign of a particular quality or emotion: a note of despair; a note of gaiety in her manner
9. Importance; consequence: nothing of note happened
10. notice; observation: quietly took note of the scene
11. obsolete: a song, melody, or tune.

Pastiche
1. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
2. a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work