VOCABULARY
Intentional (adjective)
Definition:
planned or intended:
Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional?
Stratagem (noun)
Definition:
a carefully planned way of achieving or dealing with something, often involving a trick.
Example:
Her stratagem for dealing with her husband's infidelities was to ignore them.
Ossify (verb)
Definition:
(IDEAS)If habits or ideas ossify, or if something ossifies them, they become fixed and unable to change.
Example:
Years of easy success had ossified the company's thinking and it never faced up to the challenge of the new technology.
Venerable (adjective)
Definition:
deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance.
Example:
A venerable tradition/company/family.
Jingoism (noun)
Definition:
the extreme belief that your own country is always best, often shown in enthusiastic support for a war against another country.
Example:
Patriotism can turn into jingoism and intolerance very quickly.
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