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

Intimidating, discouraging, or seeming very difficult to overcome

Because of or as a result of something

Embodied or represented in human form as a perfect, living example of a specific quality

Showed unsteadiness, hesitation, or inconsistency in performance

Giving one's name to a specific place, institution, or thing (named after the thing itself)

To an extraordinary or extremely high degree

Extremely harsh, unwelcoming, and difficult to live in or travel through

Accepting or allowing what happens without active response or resistance

Completely crushed, destroyed, or reduced to fine fragments or dust

The state or condition of being found or present everywhere at once

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