faction /FAK-shuhn/ (noun) - 1 : A usually contentious or self-seeking group within a larger group, party, government, etc. 2 : Party strife and intrigue; internal dissension.

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supernal \soo-PUR-nuhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Being in or coming from the heavens or a higher place or region. 2 : Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly. 3 : Lofty; of surpassing excellence.

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effrontery \ih-FRUN-tuh-ree\ (noun) - Insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; insolence.

"Passionately she sang of Yoshitsune, her love and yearning for him, and her joy that he had successfully managed to evade ...Read More

parse \PAHRS\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To resolve (as a sentence) into its component parts of speech with an explanation of the form, function, and syntactical relationship of each part. 2 : To describe grammatically by ...Read More

wayworn \WAY-worn\ (adjective) - Wearied by traveling.

"These beautiful and verdant recesses, running through and softening the rugged mountains, were cheering and refreshing to the wayworn travellers." -- Washington ...Read More

vitiate \VISH-ee-ayt\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To make faulty or imperfect; to render defective; to impair; as, "exaggeration vitiates a style of writing." 2 : To corrupt morally; to debase. 3 : To render ineffective; as, "...Read More