uhn kan shə nə bəl adjective 1. not restrained or guided by conscience; unprincipled. For a contractor to overcharge elderly customers is truly unconscionable. 2. not reasonable; excessive. Fifteen dollars is an…
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indifferent
ihn dI frənt 1. lacking interest or concern; not caring. He’d always been a renegade, indifferent to the opinions of others. She was madly in love with him, but he was indifferent…
intervention
In tər ven shən 1. the act of intervening. He married her despite his parents’ attempt at intervention. 2. an intervening or interference by one nation in the affairs of another, as with military force….
diaspora
daI ae spər ə 1. the scattering of Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian exile. 2. the body of Jews living outside of Israel. 3. a scattering of any people with a common culture,…
entrench
ihn trench transitive verb 1. to protect or fortify (oneself), as with trenches. “The enemy, however, then entrenched themselves in a third and stronger position, called Musfeia, enclosed by high hills, and fortified…