Test vocabs P6

blow your own trumpet

(informal) to praise your own abilities and achievements

venture

a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks

• A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars.

facade

the front of a building

• a classical facade

rhetoric

formal, often disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere

• the rhetoric of political slogans

buzzword

a word or phrase, especially one connected with a particular subject, that has become fashionable and popular and is used a lot in newspapers, etc.

• Avoid overused marketing buzzwords.

fallacy

[countable] a false idea that many people believe is true

• It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies.

deem

to have a particular opinion about somebody/something

• deem somebody/something + noun The evening was deemed a great success.

dismay

a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise

• dismay at something She could not hide her dismay at the result.

scope

the opportunity or ability to do or achieve something

• scope for something There's still plenty of scope for improvement.

relish

to get great pleasure from something; to want very much to do or have something

relish something to relish a challenge