sI tIng duhk noun an especially vulnerable person or thing; easy target. That skinny little boy is a sitting duck for the bully.
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scintilla
sihn tI lə noun a tiny amount; trace. There was not a scintilla of truth in the rumor.
schism
sI zəm [or] skI zəm noun a division into factions with opposing beliefs, esp. in a Christian church. The eleventh-century schism divided the Christian Church into what became the Eastern Orthodox Church…
quorum
kwo rəm noun the number of members that an organization’s rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. As a quorum had not been reached,…
regale
rih geIl transitive verb 1. to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. His friends laughed heartily as he regaled them with zany stories of his high school days. 2. to entertain…