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Vocabulary #13

Vocabulary #13. acrid ( adj ) sharp ; bitter; foul smelling acr = sharp. behoove ( v ) to be advantageous; to be necessary. condescend ( v ) to deal with others in a patronizing manner con = together de = down. disheartened ( adj ) discouraged ; depressed dis = away.

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Vocabulary #13

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  1. Vocabulary #13

  2. acrid (adj) sharp; bitter; foul smelling acr= sharp

  3. behoove (v) to be advantageous; to be necessary

  4. condescend (v) to deal with others in a patronizing manner con = together de = down

  5. disheartened (adj) discouraged; depressed dis = away

  6. facetious (adj) lightly joking ous = full of

  7. hamper (v) interfere with; hinder

  8. innovate (v) introduce a change; depart from the old in = in or not nov= new ate = cause

  9. meticulous (adj) exacting; precise dis = away

  10. perpetual (adj) enduring for all time per = through

  11. redundant (adj) repetitious; unnecessary re = again

  12. spurious (adj) false; counterfeit

  13. unequivocal (adj) clear; definite un = not equi= equal voc= voice

  14. buzz (n) excited talk or rumors

  15. hype (n) overwhelming publicity or exaggerated claims (v) to promote or accent excessively

  16. jingle (n) catchy tune usually rhyming, simple, and repetitious used to promote a product

  17. medium (n) an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished…means of mass communication

  18. plug (v) to promote, advocate or popularize

  19. product placement (n) paying a movie or tv show to prominently display a company's product during the film or show

  20. slogan (n) a distinctive catchword or catch phrase

  21. sponsor (n) a person, firm, organization, etc., that finances and buys the time to broadcast a radio or television program so as to advertise a product, a political party, etc.

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