What should be his first order of business once President-elect Obama takes office?

Cutting taxes/economic recovery.
Promoting peace in Israel/Gaza.
Ending the war in Iraq.
Creating jobs/dealing with unemployment.
Addressing climate change/environmental issues.

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silly-ducking submissive.

simples a medicinal herb; a medicine made from a plant.

sliver to cut or break into slivers.

smilets small smiles; half-smiles.

snuffs disputes; squabbles.

sovereign above or superior to all others; chief; greatest; supreme.

speed to have good fortune; prosper; succeed.

squiny to squint.

straight immediately.

strain ancestry; lineage; descent.

superfluous extravagant; prodigal.

take upon be interested in.

taking contagious; infectious.

tranc'd a stunned condition; daze; stupor.

trick a personal habit or mannerism.

trundle-tail a dog with a curled tail.

unpriz'd precious to be unimportant to one person, but appreciated or valued highly by another.


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