Daily Vocabulary Flashcards
rhetoric
noun
/ˈrɛtərɪk/
language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
genocide
/ˈdʒɛnəsʌɪd/ noun
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.
synonym
massacre annihilation extermination elimination butchery holocaust slaying eradication
annihilation
/ənʌɪɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
complete destruction or obliteration.
acclaim
/əˈkleɪm/
enthusiastic and public praise.
she has won acclaim for her commitment to democracy.
synonym
praise applause cheers tribute accolade salutes compliment
magenta
/məˈdʒɛntə/
Magenta (/məˈdʒɛntə/) is a colour that is variously defined as purplish-red, reddish-purple or mauvish-crimson.
crimson
/ˈkrɪmz(ə)n/
Crimson is a strong, red color, inclining to purple.
turquoise
/ˈtəːkwɔɪz,ˈtəːkwɑːz/
a greenish-blue colour.
“the turquoise waters of the bay”
boggy
too wet and muddy to be easily walked on; marshy.
“the shrub grows naturally in boggy ground”
blister
/ˈblɪstə/
a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage.
“his heels were covered in blisters”
hasty
done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.
a hasty attempt to defuse the situation
dumb down
to lower the level of difficulty and the intellectual content of (something, such as a textbook) also : to lower the general level of intelligence in the dumbing down of society
demise
/dɪˈmʌɪz/ noun
the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system: The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.
stammering
/ˈstamərɪŋ/
noun: stammering; plural noun: stammerings
the action or fact of speaking with a stammer.
“if you speak slowly, the stammering goes away”
flurry
a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind.
“a flurry of snow”
earmarked
To earmark something is to set it aside for a specific purpose. If you’re saving money to spend it in a particular way — whether it’s for college or a fancy new pair of shoes — you have earmarked that money. Originally, an earmark was a mark on the ear of an animal — such as a sheep — that indicated ownership.