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GAMBITED
Verb
gambited
simple past tense and past participle of gambit
Source: Wiktionary
GAMBIT
Gam"bit, n. Etym: [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a tripping up. See Gambol, n.] (Chess Playing)
Definition: A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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