Educational

demagogue

[dem-uh-gog]

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument

analogous

[uh-nal-uh-guhs]

similar but not identical

plenteous

[plen-tee-uhs]

plentiful; copious; abundant

droit

[droit]

a legal right or claim

malapropism

[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

impugn

[im-pyoon]

to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon

ageism

[ey-jiz-uhm]

discrimination against persons of a certain age group

abysmal

[uh-biz-muhl]

extremely bad; appalling

annex

[an-eks]

to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important

sisyphean

[sis-uh-fee-uhn]

endless and unavailing, as labor or a task

holophrase

[hol-uh-freyz]

a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

sforzando

[sfawrt-sahn-doh]

performed with sudden emphasis

infodemic

[in-foh-dem-ik]

a massive amount of widely and rapidly circulating information about a particular crisis or controversial issue, consisting of a confusing combination of fact, falsehood, rumor, and opinion

bolide

[boh-lahyd]

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

recapitulate

[ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt]

summarize and state again the main points of

copious

[koh-pee-uhs]

large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

enormity

[ih-nawr-mi-tee]

greatness of size, scope, extent, or influence; immensity

calumny

[kal-uhm-nee]

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

cheesemonger

[cheez-muhng-ger, cheez‐mong‐ger]

a merchant who sells cheese and other dairy products

mitzvah

[meets-vah; mits-vuh]

any good or praiseworthy deed

paraselene

[par-uh-si-lee-nee]

Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

apologia

[ap-uh-loh-jee-uh]

a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions

onomatopoeia

[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh]

the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

pertinent

[pur-tn-uhnt]

pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant