va lə tihl or va lə taIl adjective 1. rapidly changeable, esp. tending to become violent. His volatile temper put everyone on edge. Stay tuned to this channel for updates on this volatile…
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antagonism
aen tae gə nih zəm a state of being opposed; hostility. There had always been antagonism between the two men, so few were surprised that they had finally come to blows. The…
disquiet
dIs kwaI iht noun lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. The protests evidence the growing disquiet over the new, harsher regime. transitive verb to make anxious or uneasy; disturb; worry….
culpable
kuhl pə bəl adjective guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. It is not the child who is culpable in this case; it is the parent.
behemoth
bə hi məth 1. a huge beast, perhaps a hippopotamus, mentioned in the Book of Job in the Old Testament. 2. any enormous or powerful creature or thing. “America’s second largest tobacco…