Vocabs $22
1) Portmanteau
–
➜ a leather bag;
➜ A word whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms
Example- smog = smoke + fog
Brunch = breakfast +
launch
Podcast = iPod + broadcast
Sentence – Podcast
is a portmanteau from iPod and broadcast.
2) Repertoire(re-pe-twa)–
➜inventory, collection, amount, pool
of something;
➜A stock of play, dance or items that
a group or a performer knows or is prepared to perform
Sentence – John has expanded
his repertoire of
stamps with this new amazing one.
3) Repository(ri-po-si-tory)
– collection, inventory
Sentence – He has a
repository of great books.
4) Populism
– political ideas and activities that are intended to get the support of ordinary
people by giving them what they want
Sentence – The government came to power on a
a wave of populism.
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