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_Elsa_

Intermittent = things that work or stop and start at periodic intervals.

New word = futile

Anahita_2005

Futile => Incapable producing any helpful result

New word => Catastrophic

(I guess I did it right? @Elsa)

Nice game @KimElston 👍️

Thanks for the tag @Diamond Lim! 🙂

_Elsa_

Catastrophic = extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"

New word = obverse

hechicerilla

obverse

noun [ U ]   formalUK  /ˈɒb.vɜːs/ US  /ɑːbˈvɝːs/

 

the other side of something:

False humility and its obverse, arrogance, are equally unpleasant.

Of course, the obverse of the theory may also be true.

synonymous:

opposite.

Next word: Fellow

_Elsa_

Fellow = A comrade or associate. A person of equal rank, position, or background; a peer.

New word = ersatz

Anahita_2005

Ersatz => made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.

New word=> Whimsical

_Elsa_

Whimsical = full of or characterized by whims, which are odd ideas that usually occur to you very suddenly. If you decide at the last minute to fly to Europe, you could say you went there on a whim.

New word = forebear

teresawallace44

Forebear - noun

1. an ancestor.
2. "generations of his forebears had lived in London"

New word - Solidarity

Hey @frenioz00 you should try this one. 🤗

_Elsa_

Solidarity = unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

New word = clement