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gargantuan
Adjective
Meaning:
Gigantic, colossal; tremendous in size, volume or degree; cosmic; elephantine, enormous; gigantic; mammoth; titanic
Usage:
The gargantuan Statue of Unity is twice the Statue of Liberty
obscurantism
Noun
Meaning:
A policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge; a deliberate attempt to make something obscure; opposition to the spread of knowledge
Usage:
He was shot dead in open court, an early martyr in the struggle against obscurantism
extolling
Meaning:
Praise enthusiastically; eulogize
Usage:
They are extolling the values of the leader today but previously they were only a thorn on the way of the leader
phishing
Noun
Meaning:
The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers
Usage:
Phishing emails have plagued corporate invoxes for years. They dupe unsuspecting employees into revealing their account information which can lead to data breaches
promptitude
Noun
Meaning:
The quality or habit of being prompt; the characteristic of doing things without delay; celerity, rapidness
Usage:
His chronic tardiness has put him in poor standing with his boss, who values hustle and promptitude