00:00C1-level vocabulary blitz. Can you score 7 out of 7?
00:05Word 1.
00:08Salvo. What does it mean?
00:11A sudden discharge or rapid outpouring.
00:14A salvo of artillery opened the attack.
00:17A cheering salvo greeted the performers.
00:20Word 2. Vacuous. What does it mean?
00:26Lacking thought or substance.
00:28The advertisement was vacuous, full of empty slogans with no real ideas.
00:34Word 3. Circumscribe.
00:38What does it mean?
00:40To restrict or confine.
00:43Budget constraints circumscribed the project's scope.
00:46Word 4. Zygma.
00:50What does it mean?
00:52A rhetorical device with one word linking multiple words in different senses.
00:57Groucho's line, open a book and your mind, is a classic example of Zygma.
01:02Word 5. Pedagogical.
01:06What does it mean?
01:08Relating to teaching or education.
01:11Her pedagogical approach uses interactive activities to engage students.
01:17Word 6. Baptism of fire.
01:19What does it mean?
01:22A challenging first experience.
01:25The rookie faced a baptism of fire in their first game against the rivals.
01:30Word 7. Gnomic.
01:34What does it mean?
01:35Pithy and aphoristic.
01:38Cryptic in expression.
01:39The poet's gnomic lines invite interpretation and reflection.
01:44All 7?
01:45You are a C2 master.
01:485 to 6?
01:49You're at C1.
01:50Share your score in the comments.
01:52The poet's gnomic lines.
01:52The poet's gnomic lines.
01:52The poet's gnomic lines.
01:52The poet's gnomic lines.
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