/ɡrɪt/ noun¹ small loose particles of stone or sand. "she had a bit of grit in her eye" noun² courage and resolve; strength of character. "he displayed the true grit of the navy pilot" verb move with or make a grating sound. "fine red dust that gritted between the teeth"
/ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪə.rəns/ /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/ noun persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. "his perseverance with the technique illustrates his single-mindedness"
daɪˈrekt/ /dɪˈrekt/ /dɪˈrekt/ /daɪˈrekt/ adjective¹ extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping. "there was no direct flight that day" adjective² without intervening factors or intermediaries. "the complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading" adverb with no one or nothing in between. "buy direct and save" verb¹ control the operations of; manage or govern. "an economic elite directed the nation's affairs" verb² aim (something) in a particular direction or at a particular person. "heating ducts to direct warm air to rear-seat passengers"
/ˈklær.ə.ti/ /ˈkler.ə.t̬i/ noun¹ the quality of being coherent and intelligible. "for the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately" noun² the quality of transparency or purity. "the crystal clarity of water"
/ˈplæt.əʊ/ /plætˈoʊ/ noun ¹ a large flat area of land that is high above sea level noun ² a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress. "the peace process had reached a plateau" verb reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress. "the industry's problems have plateaued out"
/prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/ /proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/ verb to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring: I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.
/ˌwaɪt ˈnaɪt/ /ˌwaɪt ˈnaɪt/ noun a person or thing that comes to someone's aid. a person or company making an acceptable counteroffer for a company facing a hostile takeover bid. "the company was sold off to a white knight to fend off a hostile raider"
/ˈseɪ.vjɚ/ /ˈseɪ.vjər/ noun a person who saves someone or something (especially a country or cause) from danger, and who is regarded with the veneration of a religious figure. "politicians of the era usually portray themselves as the nation's saviors"
/səbˈskrɪp.ʃən/ /səbˈskrɪp.ʃən/ noun the action of making or agreeing to make an advance payment in order to receive or participate in something. "the newsletter is available only on subscription" formal a signature or short piece of writing at the end of a document. "he signed the letter and added a subscription"
/ˈmed.əl/ verb to try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, especially by criticizing in a damaging or annoying way: People shouldn't meddle with things they don't understand.
is an English-language pangram – a sentence that contains all the letters of the alphabet. The phrase is commonly used for touch-typing practice, testing typewriters and computer keyboards, displaying examples of fonts, and other applications involving text where the use of all letters in the alphabet is desired.