Thẻ ghi nhớ: ACCUMULATION 8 | Quizlet

actualize sth (v)

to make sth real or happen

ideologically aligned

sharing the same beliefs

bewildering (a)

difficult to understand, confusing

interscholastic (a)

between schools

spout off/on about sth

to speak a lot about something; to repeat something in a boring or annoying way

alacrity (n)

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

extemporaneous-speaking champion

an expert in speaking without preparation

short-circuit one's claim

to undermine or swiftly defeat one's argument

dunk on sb

to harshly and publicly humiliate sb

spawn sth

to cause sth to develop or be produced

of devastating definitiveness

so conclusive that it cannot be countered

vanquish sb/sth

to defeat

apropos of nothing

having no relevance to the current discussion

hyperemotional reaction

a highly emotional response

inductive reasoning

a process that uses specific observations to draw a general conclusion, devoid of emotion

masquerade as sth (n/v)

to pretend to be sth

eviscerate sb (v)

to devastatingly defeat sb

foil for sb/sth (n)

a person/thing that contrasts with, and therefore emphasizes, the qualities of another

nominally

in name only, not in reality

capitalize on sth

to use a situation to your own advantage

late to the party

behind the times

pundit (n)

expert

high-wattage debates

highly intense or influential debates

red-pilled extremist (slang)

people who have adopted radical right-wing, often misogynistic and conspiracy-driven beliefs

lunacy (n)

insanity

anthropomorphize sth

to attribute human traits to non-human entities

incendiary discourse

inflammatory communication

undercooked (a)

unprepared or poorly excecuted

cohabitation with sb/between A and B (n)

the state of existing with another

salacious (a)

containing too much sexual detail

social-media spat

online argument

brain-eroding content

mind-numbing content

sandbag sb (v)

to attack sb by criticizing them strongly, to treat sb badly

substantive exchange (n)

a meaningful and significant discussion