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Anomaly Uh-nama-lee Anomalia anomalia

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. Peculiarity, abnormality. Noun.

Rampant Ram-pent desenfrenado rampant

violent in action or spirit; raging; furious. Unrestrained, rife. Adj.

Corridor Core-rid-or Corredor corridor

a long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms. passage way, pathway. Noun.

Labyrinth Labby-rin-th Laberinto laberynthe

a maze. Complex, network. Noun

Conundrum Co-nun-drum Adivinanza quonundrum

A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem. Difficult question, quandary. Noun.

Cochise Co-chaice cochise chizh

American Indian leader. Pal, friend. Noun.

Inquisitive In-qui-zi-tive Inquisitivo inquisit

Curious or inquiring. Interested, intrigued, intrusive. Adj

Insubordinate In-sub-or-dih-knit Insubordinado insubordonné

Defiant of authority. Errant, wayward, troublesome. Adj.

Authoritarian Aw-thory-tore-ian Autoritario

Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. tyrannical, oppressive. Adj

Penitent Penih-tent Penitente paenitentem

Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong. Sorry, remorseful. Adj.

Condescend Kon-dee-send Condescender condescendere

Show feelings of superiority. Look down to, Talk down to. Verb.

Plunder Plun-der Saquear plunje

Steal goods from. Loot, rob. Verb.

Laissez Faire La-ze-Fair Dejar hacer laisser

Without interfering. Untouched. Adj.

Remnant Rem-nunt Residuo remenant

a small amount of something. Remainder, left overs. Adj.

Quarantine Kuar-in-teen Cuarentena quadraginta

a system of measures maintained by governmental authority at ports, frontiers, etc., for preventing the spread of disease. Noun.

Palpable Pal-puh-bul Palpable palpare

able to be touched or felt. Touchable, tangible. Adj.

Volatile Vola-tile Volátil volatilis

able to change rapid. Inconstant, erratic. adj.

Desist Dee-sist Desistir desistere

abstain from. keep from, hold back from. Verb.

Parse Par-ssss analizar pars

analyze. Examine. Verb.

Succinctly Su-sinkt-lee Sucintamente succinctus

briefly and clearly expressed. Short. Adverb.

Fallible Fal-ible Falible fallibilis

capable of making mistakes. flawed weak. Adj.

Militant Milli-tant militante militare

combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods. Aggressive, violent, belligerent, forceful. Adj.

Right Winger Rite-wing-er Derechista Right wing

conservative or reactionary section of a political party. Conservative. Noun.

Vociferous Vo-ci-fur-us Vociferante vociferari

conspicuously and offensively loud. Clamorous. Adj.

Infamous In-fa-muss infame infamis

deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable. Legendary, fabled. Adj.

Asunder Uh-sund-er En pedazos sundran

divide. to pieces, break. adverb.

Conspicuous Kun-spik-you-us Conspicuo conspicuus

easily seen or noticed. Visible, noticeable, discernable. Adj.

Ethereal Ee-thee-real Etereo etherial

extremely delicate and light. Daintly, elegant. Adj.

Diligent Dii-gent Diligente diligentem

having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. Careful, hardworking. Adj

Helical Heli-cul Helicoidal helicem

having the shape or form of a helix. Spiral.Adj.

Inscrutable In-screw-ta-bul Inescrutable inscrutabilis

impossible to understand or interpret. mysterious, inexplicable. Adj.

Convulted Cun-volt-ed Convulto

intricately folded, twisted, or coiled. Adj.

Encroach En-crow-chh Invadir encrochier

intrude. trespass, interrupt. Verb.

Inchoate In-co-ate Rudimentario inchoare

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. Immature, beginning, incipient. Adj.

Dilated Di-late-ed dilatada dilatare

make or become wider, larger, or more open. Widen expand. Verb.

Incompetent In-com-puh-tent Incompetente incompétent

not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully. Unskilled, clumsy, inadequate. Adj.

Reticent Reti-cent Reticente reticentem

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings. Withdrawn, introverted.

Primeval Prim-evil Primitivo primaevus

of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world. Earliest, First. Adj

Liberal Lih-berr-ul Liberal liberalis

open to new opinions. Unprejudiced, enlightened, permissive. Adj.

Left-Winger Left-wing-er Izquierdista left-wing

people who support liberals. Liberal. Noun.

Unilaterally Uni-latter-uhl-lee unilateralmente unilateralis

performed by or affecting only one person or group. Adverb.

Perplexed Per-plexed Perplejo Perplexedly

puzzled. Confound, confused, dumbfounded. Adj.

Deference Deffer-rence Deferencia déférence

respectful or courteous regard. Submission, obedience. Noun.

Scuttle Sku-tel Correr scuttle

run hurriedly. run. Adverb.

Vehemently Veh-hem-ent-lee Vehementemente veement

showing strong feeling; forceful. Adj

Anathema Ana-theme-uh Anatema anathema

something or someone, one doesn't like. outrage, abhorrence. Adj

Surmise Sir-mize Conjetura surmise

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. Guess, infer, theorize. Verb

Dilatory Dila-tori Dilatorio dilator

tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. Late, sluggish. Adj.

Spectroscopy Spek-tross-ka-pee Espectroscopia

the branch of science concerned with the investigation and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits electromagnetic radiation. Noun.

Abstinence Ab-sti-nence Abstinencia abstinentia

the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something. Abstention. Noun.

Collectivism Co-lekti-vism Collectivismo Collectivist

the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it. Group-oriented. Noun.

Litigation Litti-gay-shun Litigio litigationem

the process of taking legal action. Legal case, case. noun.

Wedlock Wed-lock Matrimonio wedlac

the state of being married. Married. Noun.

Insurmountable In-sir-mount-able Insuperable insurmontable

too great to overcome. unconquerable, invincible. Adj.

Esoteric Eh-so-tear-ik Esoterico esoterikos

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest. Abstract, arcane. Adj.


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