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Noun: altruism Pronunciation: (al-troo,i-zum) Altruism meaning:  The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others.. Behavior by an animal that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself but that benefits others of its …

Adjective: agrarian Pronunciation: (u’greh-ree-un) Agrarian meaning:  Relating to the cultivation of land;Relating to the farming lands. Characteristic of farmers or their way of life. Much of the India is agrarian. Much of the country was agrarian. The …

Noun: fratricide Pronunciation: (fra-tri,sid) Fratricide meaning: A person who murders their brother or sister. Fire that injures or kills an ally. The murder of your sibling. Synonyms: murderer, man slayer. Quotations: Jim Albaugh – On the positive side, …

Noun: freckle Pronunciation: (fre-kul) Freckle meaning: A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin Synonyms: lentigo Verb: freckle Freckle meaning: Become freckled or marked with freckles Derived forms: freckled, freckles, freckling Quotations: Dorothy …

Noun: facade Pronunciation: (fu’saad) Facade meaning: The face or front of a building. A false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect. We’ve taken all the vehicles off the streets, and all building facades will be actively used. …

Verb: tussle Pronunciation: (tu-s(u)l) Tussle meaning: Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters. Make messy or untidy. Synonyms: scuffle, stoush, brawl, muss, dogfight, hassle. Quotations: Lord Byron – One certainly has a …

Verb: quell Pronunciation: (kwel) Quell meaning: Suppress or crush completely.To thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission. Quiet, pacify, overcome. There was a minor disturbance on a train at Hyderabad which was quickly quelled by police. What passions …

Adjective: jubilant Pronunciation: (joo-bu-lunt) Jubilant meaning: Joyful and very proud especially because of triumph or success. Full of high spirited delight. I’m just so exhausted that it’s hard to be jubilant. Breast and bosoms I have known of …

Verb: jettison Pronunciation: (je-ti-sun) Jettison meaning: To get rid of as superfluous or encumbering. To drop from a spacecraft or fighter jet in flight. all the barbarism I recommended in the first books.

Noun: jargon Pronunciation: (jaa(r)-gun) Jargon meaning: Specialized technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group. Obscure language marked by circumlocutions and long words. Characteristic language of a particular group. Their jargon is …