Tuesday, January 9, 2024

banal - so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring:

 banal

[bəˈnɑːl, bəˈnal]
ADJECTIVE
  1. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring:
    "songs with banal, repeated words"

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Merchantability - the quality or state of being suitable for trading

 Merchantability is a noun that means the quality or state of being suitable for tradingIt can also refer to the state of being ready to be bought or sold

Circumvent -find a way around (an obstacle). "if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it"

circumvent
/ˌsəːkəmˈvɛnt,ˈsəːkəmvɛnt/
find a way around (an obstacle).
"if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it"

 Circumvent has multiple definitions: 

  • To avoid being stopped by something, such as a rule or law
  • To get around something in a clever and sometimes dishonest way
  • To go around or bypass
  • To avoid (defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc.) by artfulness or deception
  • To get the better of or avoid the force or effect of by cleverness

triage - the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required.

 triage

/ˈtriːɑːʒ/
noun
  1. the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required.
    "the clinic will be dedicated to the triage and treatment of patients with respiratory illnesses"
verb
  1. conduct a preliminary assessment of (patients or casualties) in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required.
    "victims were triaged by paramedics before being transported to hospitals"

astroturfing - the deceptive practice of presenting an orchestrated marketing or public relations campaign in the guise of unsolicited comments from members of the public.

 astroturfing

/ˈastrəʊtəːfɪŋ/
noun
  1. the deceptive practice of presenting an orchestrated marketing or public relations campaign in the guise of unsolicited comments from members of the public.

quid pro quo - a favour or advantage granted in return for something.

 quid pro quo /ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ/ noun noun : quid pro quo ; plural noun : quid pro quos a favour or advantage granted in return for...