Vocabulary on 13th November 2025 (Words: 1. #VANITY; 2. #PLUTOCRAT; 3. #LAVISH; 4. #DEMAGOGIC; 5. #ELICIT)
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Word meanings:
1. VANITY =অহংকার; excessive pride in or admiration of one's
own appearance or achievements; pride; arrogance; haughtiness; vainglory;
egoism; আত্মগর্ব; self-conceit; অসার দম্ভ; rodomontade(দম্ভকারী);
vainglory; conceit (অহমিকা);
2. PLUTOCRAT = ধনী ব্যক্তি; a person whose power derives from
their wealth; rich person; capitalist; tycoon; magnate; nabob; millionaire; person
of means;
3. LAVISH= উদার বা অযৌক্তিক পরিমাণে কিছু দান করা, bestow something in generous or extravagant
quantities on.
4. DEMAGOGIC = জনমত-প্রবণ; someone who tries to win political
support by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices rather than using
reasoned arguments.
5. ELICIT= টানিয়া বাহির করা; evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to
one's own actions or questions. উদ্দীপিত করা;
Sentences:
1. Why are the ultra-rich buying up so much of the media? VANITY
may play a part, but there’s a more pragmatic – some might say sinister –
reason.
2. Control over a significant share of the dwindling number
of media outlets would enable you to effectively hedge against democracy by
suppressing criticism of you and other PLUTOCRATS, and discouraging any attempt
to – for example – tax away your wealth.
3. You also have Donald Trump to contend with. In his second
term of office, Trump has brazenly and illegally used the power of the presidency
to punish his enemies and reward those who LAVISH him with praise and profits.
4. I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have
surrendered to a DEMAGOGIC president.
5. It is impossible to know the full extent to which
criticism of Trump and his administration has been chilled by the media-owning
billionaires, or what fawning coverage has been ELICITED.
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