Speaking & Thinking
This verb means to bring up a topic, especially one that might be sensitive or difficult.
broach
This verb means to give a task or responsibility to another person.
delegate
This adjective means something is clearly seen or understood.
apparent
This verb means to produce or create something, often quickly or in large numbers.
spawn
This noun means a strong feeling of fear or worry about something that might happen.
dread
In speaking or writing, this verb means to give special importance to an idea.
stress
This noun refers to a person who acts or votes on behalf of someone else.
proxy
This adjective describes something that is real and can be touched or clearly proven.
tangible
This verb means to spread information widely to many people.
disseminate
This adjective describes someone who cannot believe something they have heard.
incredulous
This verb means to guess or form ideas without having complete evidence.
speculate
This noun means the legal right to vote in elections.
suffrage
This adjective means certain to happen and impossible to avoid.
inevitable
This adjective describes something that introduces new and creative ideas.
innovative
This adjective means harmful or damaging.
detrimental
This adjective describes someone who speaks in a clear, powerful, and persuasive way.
eloquent
This adjective describes something not connected to religion.
secular
This adjective describes something very plain, simple, or strict, with no luxury.
austere
This verb means to wrongly combine two ideas into one.
conflate
This adjective describes someone guided by high principles or perfect ideas.
idealistic
This formal verb means to suggest a theory or assumption as a starting point for reasoning.
postulate
This formal verb means to officially give up a belief, claim, or position.
renounce
This adjective describes something that has never happened before.
unprecedented
This adjective describes something that happens irregularly or at random times.
sporadic
This noun refers to a market with many small shops or stalls, often busy and colorful.
bazaar