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fortitude

Posted on August 13, 2015August 12, 2015 by admin

for tih tud strength, endurance, and patience in the face of adversity or temptation. He possessed the emotional fortitude necessary to operate on badly wounded soldiers week after week.

impracticable

Posted on August 12, 2015August 10, 2015 by admin

ihm praek tih kə bəl adjective not capable of being put into practice or carried out. The proposal had admirable goals, but it was impracticable.

censure

Posted on August 11, 2015August 10, 2015 by admin

sen shər noun 1. severe criticism or disapproval. The young priest received censure for his controversial remarks. 2. an official expression of disapproval of the actions of a member of a body…

sedition

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by admin

sih dI shən actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. The distribution of the inflammatory pamphlets constituted sedition.

sardonic

Posted on August 7, 2015August 4, 2015 by admin

sar da nihk adjective bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. Addressing the police detective in a sardonic tone, the suspect said, “You can’t prove a thing, and you know it.”

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