Recent 12 Months Editorial Challenging Vocabulary

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

Intense loyalty, allegiance, or uncritical faithfulness to a principle, institution, or lord

Failed to notice, consider, or take into account a valid alternative

Causes a situation, attitude, or custom (often an undesirable one) to continue indefinitely

To make something that is bad, deficient, or painful better and more tolerable

Skill, agility, and grace in using one's hands or mind to perform complex tasks

A jointed puppet moved from above by strings or wires

Exact, accurate, and clearly defined in measurement, timing, or operation

The distinctive character, guiding spirit, or moral values of a culture, movement, or philosophy

Harsh criticism, public condemnation, or severe disapproval