Recent 12 Months Editorial Challenging Vocabulary

Acting with or showing care and thought for the future; wise

Removing people or elements considered undesirable or harmful from an organization or place

Critical, detailed, and close examination or observation

Not to be relied upon; suspect or of doubtful value/reputation

Carefully planned, measured, or adjusted to produce a precise effect

To trace, outline, or describe the precise physical or legal boundary of something on a map or chart

Of vital importance; absolutely essential, mandatory, or crucial

In spite of, despite, or regardless of a particular fact

Although or even though (used to introduce a concessive qualifying fact)

Particular parts, features, or facets of a situation or topic

Extremely fast, intense, or forceful

Giving courage, cheer, confidence, or hope; encouraging

Widespread, widely existing, or commonly occurring in a particular area or at a particular time

Without being influenced or affected by; despite

All together, in a large group, or as a whole body

Done without making distinctions, random, or scanning everyone without individual selection

Fruitless, ineffective, unproductive, or yielding no practical result or legal effect

Roughly pulling, pushing, or using physical force against a person

In relation to, with regard to, or compared with

Old, poorly maintained, unstable, or malfunctioning under pressure