Words Football Fans Can Master Easily

These vocabulary words should be easy to master for football fans already familiar their definitions in a football context. See the football-specific definitions here.
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  1. defense
    the act of guarding someone or something against attack
    The best defense against influenza is a yearly vaccine, but it's far from perfect. Seattle Times (Jan 27, 2014)
  2. possession
    anything owned
    Perhaps it was coupled with a costly divorce and suddenly their car is their only possession.
  3. offense
    a failure to show regard for others
    Neither have I made any offense against any human being nor participated in the falsification of anyone’s consciousness.
  4. blitz
    attack suddenly and without warning
    The company also plans a marketing blitz in Europe and Latin America, using the name WeChat.
  5. huddle
    a disorganized and densely packed crowd
    But the evidence suggests that huddling around a heat source and searing our food is a habit we should at least consider breaking. Slate (Jan 22, 2014)
  6. incomplete
    not total or final
    The lack of background information and connective tissue makes the film feel incomplete.
  7. ineligible
    not qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
    This time, Blue Is the Warmest Color was ineligible for the Oscars because it didn’t open in France before the cutoff date.
  8. intercept
    seize, interrupt, or stop something on its way
    Former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are on trial accused of conspiring to illegally intercept voicemail messages on mobile phones.
  9. lateral
    situated at or extending to the side
    A trail run includes lunging, leaping, hiking, lateral side-stepping and other movements.
  10. interference
    the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
    They say Obamacare relies too heavily on mandates and results in too much government interference in the marketplace.
  11. punt
    place a bet on
    Quite clearly, they were punting on the next season, no matter how their general manager spun it.
  12. reception
    a formal party
    The Broncos arrived at Newark Airport to the sort of reception normally reserved for heads of state.
  13. referee
    be the chief official in a sports competition
    He knows they aren’t as good as him, so he will referee and, of course, watch. 
  14. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
    But it was a secondary infection that people contracted as a result of the flu. Slate (Jan 26, 2014)
  15. strip
    take off or remove
    His name was stripped from honorary plaques and university buildings, including the library he personally financed. Salon (Jan 27, 2014)
  16. tackle
    accept as a challenge
    On day one, she will tackle a 130-mile cycle, equivalent to some of the longest stages on the Tour de France.
  17. execution
    the act of doing something successfully
    Even in those cases, amazing execution is a sine qua non of growth and success.
  18. champion
    someone who fights for a cause
    Rejected passages describe a marketer who champions slogans, hosts who are not hospitable, an inventor of push-buttons that satisfy human desires.
Created on Mon Jan 27 12:39:07 EST 2014 (updated Mon Jan 27 14:08:20 EST 2014)

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