Recent 12 Months Editorial Challenging Vocabulary

Shockingly obvious, scandalous, and blatantly offensive

Exemption or freedom from punishment or injurious consequences for wrongful actions

Severe squeezing, restriction, or throttling of an economy or trade through harsh sanctions

Damaged, spoiled, or diminished in reputation

Spotless, unblemished, and undamaged in reputation or integrity

A reflective, mournful poem or song of lamentation, especially one honouring someone who has died

Placements of two contrasting things side by side to emphasize comparison or create an artistic effect

The complete body of work produced by an artist, writer, or composer

In an astonishingly surprising or remarkably noticeable manner

A heavy club; metaphorically used here to describe an overly crude, heavy-handed, or destructive policy tool

Skillful dexterity, cleverness, and nimble handling of complex challenges

A mass departure or large-scale withdrawal of people, capital, or investors from a place

Not producing the desired effect or result; futile and powerless

Certain to happen and completely impossible to avoid or evade

A duty or responsibility that is someone's obligation to carry out

Rising or intensifying at an uncontrollable, rapidly increasing rate

To resist, survive, or endure severe strain or opposition without failing

Metaphorically, situations or environments of extreme heat, pressure, and violent forces where powerful transformations take place

Causing harm, damage, or disadvantage

To establish an attitude, idea, or belief so firmly and deeply that change becomes extremely difficult or impossible