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Today’s article title is: Why vocal for local won’t bother Google
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Important words and idioms from the article
VENTURE
Verb
Pronunciation: ven-cher
Meaning: to take a chance on
Synonyms: adventure, chance, gamble (on), hazard, risk, tempt
Usage: He knew the risks when he ventured into this business
Forms: Venture (noun)
BACKLASH
Noun
Pronunciation: bak-lash
Meaning: a strong public response against something
Synonyms: reaction, counteraction, counterreaction, counter response
Usage: This decision may cause a backlash from the local population
BENEFIC
Adjective
Pronunciation: buh-nef-ik
Meaning: promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
Synonyms: advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, salutary
Antonyms: bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable
Usage: I agree with the belief that participation in sports has a benefic influence on a young person
SEVER
Verb
Pronunciation: sev-er
Meaning: to set or force apart
Synonyms: break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint
Antonyms: join, link, unify, unite
Usage: We need to sever the two joints
Forms: Severance (noun)
JINGOISM
Noun
Pronunciation: jing-goh-iz-uhm
Meaning: excessive favoritism towards one’s own country
Synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism
Usage: His loudmouthed jingoism will not win us any allies
