Poignant  

Adjective | poin-yuhnt

causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness

Ruthless  

Adjective | rooth-lis

not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel

Flounder  

Verb | floun-der

to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next

Incumbent  

Adjective | in-kuhm-buhnt

officially having the named position

Omniscient  

Adjective | om-nish-uhnt

having or seeming to have unlimited knowledge

Patriot  

Noun | pa-tree-uht

a person who loves their country and, if necessary, will fight for it

Narrate  

Verb | nar-eyt

to tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe events as they happen

Negligent  

Adjective| neg-li-juhnt

not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility