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iconoclast

[ic-ono-ast]

one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

trisect

[trahy-sekt]

to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts

salient

[sey-lee-uhnt]

projecting or pointing outward

inject

[in-jekt]

to introduce a substance into something, typically a body or system

marital

[mar-i-tl]

of or relating to marriage; conjugal; matrimonial

dock

[dok]

a platform for loading or unloading ships; to deduct something

permeate

[pur-mee-eyt]

to pass into or through every part of

malapropism

[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

vermouth

[ver-mooth]

a white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, and bitters have been steeped to make it aromatic

exponent

[ek-spoh-nuhnt]

a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory.

diphthong

[dif-thawng]

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

objectivity

[obj-ekt-iv-ity]

the quality of being impartial, unbiased, and based on facts rather than personal feelings.

endemic

[en-dem-ik]

natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous

arduous

[ahr-joo-uhs]

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

unprecedented

[un-pre-ted]

entirely new

dissonance

[dis-uh-nuhns]

inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony

ordinal

[awr-dn-uhl ]

of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series

ambidextrous

[am-bi-dek-struhs]

able to use both hands equally well

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt]

to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely

intellect

[in-tuh-lekt]

the ability to think and reason

plaza

[plah-zuh]

a public square in a city or town.

pylon

[pay-lon]

a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races

irradiate

[ih-rey-dee-eyt]

to shed rays of light upon; illuminate

rebuff

[ri-buhf ]

to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away

borborygmus

[bawr-buh-rig-muhs]

a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines