kag n@ shen ti [or] kag n@ sen ti [or] kan ya shen ti noun someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, esp. of fashion, literature, or the fine arts;…
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aberration
ae b@ reI sh@n noun a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. The success of the treatment for these particular patients appears to have been an aberration as no…
mettlesome
me t@l s@m adjective spirited or courageous. A few mettlesome mothers started a movement to put an end to drunk driving.
oblivious
@ blI vi @s adjective 1. not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usu. fol. by of or to). Engrossed in the television program, he was oblivious to the noise of…
cantankerous
kaen taeng k@ rihs adjective irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. I’m always a bit cantankerous in the morning if I don’t get enough sleep. After his wife left him, he became a bitter…