Words and Terms
Updated: 10:58 a.m. ET Feb 27, 2008
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balking (refusing to move forward)
restive (impatient or uneasy)
"While the United States and major European countries now recognize Kosovo, Russia and others are balking, worried about their own restive regions." (page 10)
de facto (Latin phrase meaning "in fact")
partition (separation by creation of a boundary that divides)
" 'It is a de facto partition already.'" (page 10)
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