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  1. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
    We now treat them in the prisons, release them in the community and the recidivism rate is 10 percent and everybody across this country knows that the tsunami of drugs is -- is threatening their very families.
  2. fed up
    thoroughly disgusted with or annoyed at something
    They're fed up.
  3. balanced
    being in a state of proper equilibrium
    You know, look, I balanced the federal budget as one of the chief architects when I was in Washington.
  4. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
    We now treat them in the prisons, release them in the community and the recidivism rate is 10 percent and everybody across this country knows that the tsunami of drugs is -- is threatening their very families.
  5. surplus
    a quantity much larger than is needed
    I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole and a 350,000 job loss to a $2 billion surplus and a gain of 350,000 jobs.
  6. unified
    formed or joined into a whole
    And we turned it all around with jobs and balanced budgets and rising credit and tax cuts, and the state is unified, and people have hope again in Ohio.
  7. addiction
    being dependent on something habit-forming
    Eighty percent of the people in our prisons have addictions or problems.
  8. unconditional
    not subject to any restrictions or limitations
    Because, you know what, God gives me unconditional love.
  9. architect
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
    You know, look, I balanced the federal budget as one of the chief architects when I was in Washington.
  10. medication
    something that treats or prevents the symptoms of disease
    I'd rather get them their medication so they could lead a decent life.
  11. outspoken
    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
    Chris, first of all, I was just saying to Chris Christie, they say we're outspoken, we need to take lessons from Donald Trump if we're really going to learn it.
  12. budget
    a summary of intended expenditures
    You know, look, I balanced the federal budget as one of the chief architects when I was in Washington.
  13. nominee
    a politician who is running for public office
    The nominee of this party, if they're going to win, has got to come at it in a big way, which is pro-growth.
  14. frustrated
    disappointingly unsuccessful
    People are frustrated.
  15. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
    But once you have economic growth, it is important that we reach out to people who live in the shadows, the people who don't seem to ever think that they get a fair deal.
  16. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
    Now, he's got his solutions.
  17. brink
    the edge of a steep place
    And now I'm the governor of Ohio, and I inherited a state that was on the brink of dying.
  18. mentally
    in your mind
    To treat the mentally ill.
  19. immigration
    movement of people into a country or area
    They want to see an end to illegal immigration.
  20. expanded
    increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
    first of all, Megyn, you should know that -- that President Reagan expanded Medicaid three or four times.
  21. common sense
    sound practical judgment
    To restore common sense.
  22. inherited
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
    And now I'm the governor of Ohio, and I inherited a state that was on the brink of dying.
  23. miracle
    a marvelous event brought about by a divine being
    You know, America is a miracle country.
  24. old-fashioned
    out of fashion
    Well, look, I'm an old-fashioned person here, and I happen to believe in traditional marriage.
  25. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    We now treat them in the prisons, release them in the community and the recidivism rate is 10 percent and everybody across this country knows that the tsunami of drugs is -- is threatening their very families.
Created on Fri Aug 07 00:52:52 EDT 2015

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