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Definition	First Letter	Word
An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.	H	Hill
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.	J	Jail
(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.	C	Coup
To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.	D	Discipline
A defect; something that detracts from perfection.	F	Fault
(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.	G	Glacier
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.	M	Muscle
Ordinary, common or commonplace.	C	Conventional
A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.	S	Staff
A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.	M	Mold
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.	D	Despair
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.	P	Purpose
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.	H	Home
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy.	K	King
A person with long experience of a particular activity.	V	Veteran
The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.	C	Curriculum
Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.	T	Traffic
An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.	V	Violation
(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.	U	Undermine
(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.	C	Constitution
Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.	D	Deep
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.	C	Complex
A sloping passage or incline.	D	Descent
More than half (50%) of some group.	M	Majority
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.	T	Twitch

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