Contextual Vocabulary-8

12th Feb-2023

The search engine’s AI-powered service that was

purported to be an outlet for creativity and a Launchpad
for curiosity has failed to enthuse investors and users 7. Debacle – Great Failure, Blunder
1. Purported – Claimed, Supposed 8. Decimation – Destruction,
Devastation

2. Blasphemy – anti religious

3. Lynch - Kill

9. Gaffe – Big Mistake. Blunder

10. Ruckus – Disturbance,
Uproar

4. Ostracise – Exclude from a

community
5. Dissident – Rebel, Unorthodox
6. Ethos – Philosophy, Code
 11. Proscribe – Ban, Prohibit
12. Brutal – Cruel, Merciless
13. Insurgency – Rebellion,
Revolution

14. Adulation – Heavy Praise

15. Cynical – Extremely
Negative