Recent 12 Months Editorial Challenging Vocabulary

Directed, channelled, or poured in large amounts toward a specific purpose or location

Advocates of aggressive, hardline, or militaristic policies in political or strategic debates, rather than peaceful compromise

Rapid and widespread growth, increase, or spread of something

In that place, document, matter, or circumstance

Publicly praised, promoted, or boasted about something enthusiastically to gain support

Caught, squeezed, or stuck tightly between two opposing forces or obstacles

Open to more than one interpretation; not clear or distinct

Making an unpleasant or painful feeling less intense; soothing or calming

Heavy material used to make a ship steady; figuratively, something that provides stability, balance, or substance

Brought about, produced, or successfully accomplished

Torn apart, split, or deeply fractured by conflict or divisions

Leaning, sloping, or showing a noticeable bias or preference toward one side

Long, careful, and formal discussions conducted by a group before making major decisions

Creating, shaping, or developing something through steady effort and negotiations

Intense anger, wrath, or irritation

Reputation, importance, or high status gained through growth and achievement

Causing confusion or making something harder to analyze by introducing hidden or contradictory influences

To expand into a wider variety of forms, products, or technological types

The ability of individuals to move freely and easily from one place to another

A deep, immeasurable chasm, or figuratively a catastrophic and bottomless state of ruin and despair