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REPIQUE
Etymology 1
Noun
repique (plural repiques)
(card games) In piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.
Verb
repique (third-person singular simple present repiques, present participle repiquing, simple past and past participle repiqued)
(card games, transitive) To score a repique against.
Etymology 2
Noun
repique (plural repiques)
Alternative form of repinique (“Brazilian drum”)
Anagrams
• perique, piqueer, re-equip, reequip
Source: Wiktionary
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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