Vocabulary: Journalistic writing: from breaking news to longform

English · C2 · Lesson 42 · 20 words

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rhetoric

noun

persuasive speech

proliferate

Increase rapidly

embargo

Official ban on trade

circumvent

verb

Avoid or get around something

scrutinize

verb

Examine closely

substantiate

verb

Provide evidence for

corroborate

verb

support with evidence

attribution

noun

credit

sensationalism

noun

exaggerated sensationalism

brevity

noun

rendition

juxtaposition

noun

incorporate or insert

vindicate

verb

Prove correct or vindicate

veracity

noun

challenge credibility or accuse

byline

noun

character's unheard inner thoughts

proliferation

noun

author's name under an article title

unscrupulous

adjective

rapid increase or spread

anecdotal

adjective

dishonest or unprincipled

redact

verb

based on personal stories rather than facts

partisan

adjective

remove or obscure text

corrigendum

noun

strongly supporting one side