Word of the day Infographics Staggering Adjective Definition

Word of the day Infographics

Staggering (Adjective) • Definition: Deeply shocking; astonishing. • Sentence: The staggering bills for maintenance and repair.

Journalism (Noun) • Definition: The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast. • Sentence: It is important to support the CBC because it promotes excellent journalism.

Persuasive (Adjective) • Definition: Good at convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation. • Sentence: Justin Trudeau made an informative and persuasive speech.

Conceptual (Adjective) • Definition: Relating to or based on mental concepts and ideas. • Sentence: Philosophy deals with conceptual difficulties.

Geographic (Adjective) • Definition: Based on or derived from the physical features of an area. • Sentence: The geographic area of surrounding Squamish is uniquely defined by the west coast climate.

Ranking (noun) • Definition: A position in a scale of achievement or status; a classification. • Sentence: Jordan ranked her assignments by due date and difficulty.

Fake-News (Noun) • Definition: A form of news consisting of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media (print and broadcast) or online social media. • Sentence: In the age of instant information, it is important to be able to use critical thinking skills to identify fake-news.

Satellite (Noun) • Definition: An artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication. • Sentence: Satellites help meteorologists predict the weather.