Understanding key terms

Click bait refers to compelling, but misleading content headlines, intended to make the user click through.

Relevant means connected and pertinent to the topic.

Consumer reports are product evaluations from consumers.

Consumer reviews are opinions regarding consumer products.

Subscription involves a membership.

Commercial can mean advertisement as a noun, or trade-related as an adjective.

Crucial means very consequential and vital.

Advocate refers to supporting or defending as a verb, and a proponent as a noun.

Incarnation is embodiment, the state of being in physical form.

Reputation is the general opinion of someone, their fame and honor.

Fairness means equity and justice.

Impartiality is being unbiased and neutral.

Agenda refers to a list of matters to be discussed, a schedule.

Consumers Union refers to an organization advocating for consumer rights.

Evaluates mean assesses or judges.

Boasting is bragging and showing off.

Initial implies the first, the beginning.

Circulation can refer to traffic or distribution; it is the number of copies of printed material circulated.

Exceeding means surpassing or going beyond.

Nonetheless means in spite of that, nevertheless.

Avail/Utility are synonyms for benefit, usefulness.

Persuasive describes something able to convince.

Impact means the effect or influence.

Evaluations are assessments.

Achieve means to accomplish.

Sibling is a brother or sister.

Glossy is shiny, slick, and showy

Eschews means avoids.

Inimical means harmful and hostile.

Stem (from) means derived from.

Erosion describes wearing away, especially of soil or rock surfaces.

Greed is excessive desire, avarice.

Spoofs are parodies, imitations, jokes.

Foundation refers to the base, or a charitable trust/organization.

Biased means prejudiced.

Adverse effect describes a negative impact.

Mockumentary refers to a humorous, fictional documentary-style film.

Boasting means bragging.

Initial means first, beginning.

Insist is to demand.

Commercial refers to advertisement (noun) or trade (adjective).

Impartiality is being unbiased.

Transaction is a business deal.

Occasionally means sometimes.

Persuasive means convincing.

Venerable means respected, revered.

Benchmark is a standard of measure.

Ensured means guaranteed.

Ongoing means continuous.

Burden means responsibility.

Consciously means deliberately.

Vehicle is a mode of transport.

Narrowly means in a tight manner.

Occasion is a situation, event, or cause, opportunity.

Regardless means no matter what, without concern.

Valuable means precious.

Augmented means increased.

Precise means exact.

Assessments are evaluations.

Executive means administrative, managerial.

Affinity denotes connection and attraction.

Distribution denotes dispersal, spread.

Heralded means proclaimed, announced.

Boundaries are limits and borders.

Borders are limits, national boundaries.

Matured means developed, ripened.

Constitution can mean the structure or the governing document.

Decades means periods of ten years.

Estimated means predicted.

Surveillance means monitoring, observation.

Persist is to continue.

Subversive means disruptive, revolutionary.

Severe means harsh, strict.

Crackdowns are suppressions.

Commonplace means ordinary, widespread.

Suppression means restraint, obstruction.

Dozen means twelve.

Blockout is full prevention, especially about media.

Enforced means compelled.

Vast means immense, huge.

Eager means enthusiastic.

Foothold is a secure, starting point.

Liberating means freeing.

Appease means to placate.

Offending means irritating.

Massacre means slaughter.

Stripped means removed.

Jeopardized means risked.

Infiltrated means invaded.

Renewed means refreshed.

Appeased means placated.

Abandoning signifies leaving.

Impose means to enforce.

Initiative refers to a new approach.

Conducting means managing.

Extensive means comprehensive.

Futile refers to pointless.

Gield likely refers to field.

Repressive means controlling.

Evading signifies dodging.

Debut means introduction.

Intriguing means fascinating.

Retailer refers to a vendor.

Conclusively means definitively.

Proven means verified.

Irrespective means regardless.

Frustrated means disappointed.

Escalating means increasing.

Filler is something added to pad content.

Clutter means disarray.

A la carte refers to items priced separately.

Cherry-pick refers to selecting the best.

Altered means modified.

Unsigned means unattributed.

Resembles means similar to.

Retailer means seller.

Equivalent means equal.

Connoisseurs are experts.

Lesser extent means smaller degree.

Mediation is intervention.

Deemed mean considered.

Exposed means revealed.

Scout means explore, search.

Phenomena can be observed.

Backed up means supported.

Debut means initial appearance.

Astonishing means surprising.

Obsolete means outdated.

Harkens means recalls.

Reliable means trustworthy.

Knell - Signifies doom.

Stiff means rigid.

Syncing means harmonizing.

Script means written text.

Copywriter means ad writer.

Screenwriter means script writer.

Action means movement.

Aftermath means the results.

Protagonist means main character.

Antagonist means opponent character.

Audience means viewers.

Backstory means character history.

Character development means character growth

Character's identification means character definition.

Climax is the peak moment.

Conflict is the struggle.

Contrast is the opposition.

At odds means in conflict.

Cut to means immediate transition.

Dissolve to means gradual transition.

Match cut involves visually similar items.

Dramaturgy refers to dramatic structure.

Empathy means understanding emotions.

Flashback means returning in time.

Freeze frame means holding the frame.

Genre refers to type.

Hook is a compelling device.

Inciting incident signifies story start.

Location means place.

Irony refers to opposite.

Logline means movie summary.

Metaphor means figurative comparison.

Montage means sequential scenes.

Opposition means conflict.

POV (point of view) means perspective.

Pitch means persuasive sales presentation.

Plot signifies story points.

Plot twist means surprise event.

Props refers to set dressing artifacts of narrative.

Resolution signifies solution.

Reverse angle means opposite shot.

Scene refers to a story moment.

Scene heading refers to place/time info.

Script economy signifies concise writing.

Sequence means series of events.

Setting refers to time and place.

Split scene refers to simultaneous locations.

Status quo means current condition.

Stereotypical character means clichéd persona.

Stock footage means pre-existing content.

Footage signifies video recording.

Subtext refers to unstated meaning.

Twist mean a turn of events.

V.O (voice over) means narration source is not visible.

Unconventional means unusual.

Craft is skill.

Lore refers to mythology.

Cofounded means jointly created.

Founder refers to originator.

Oppose means disagree.

Pacifist abhors violence.

Suffrage is the right to vote.

Hospices refer to end-of-life places.

Legacy refers to heritage.

Internment camps refer to holding areas for ethnic groups.

Witch hunt refers to accusing innocent people.

Circulation refers to a distribution network.

At odds signifies in conflict.

Conventions refers to common behaviours.

Privileges are advantages.

Resign means to give up.

Rabid means over zealous.

Alleged is an unproven charge.

Interpretive means explanatory.

Adept signifies mastery.

Inaccuracies signal an error.

Contradictions expose conflicting arguments.

Corruptions signify moral compromise.

Probed means thoroughly examined.

Might - power

Embodied refers to put into concrete form.

Subversive is undermining an established systems.

Literally means exact meaning.

No man's land refers to a contested region.

Consider means regard.

Recall means reminisce.

Challenging means difficult.

Bright means intelligent.

Devil you is a friendly warning.

Back up, second line, just in case is a safety net

Contingency means alternative.

Intend means aim.

Perk up means revive.

Dull means uninteresting.

Cramped means restricted.

Ridiculous means absurd.

Lid means cover.

Stains means marks.

Harpoon is a spear.

Stink means is bad.

Awkward means clumsy.

Presumptuous means arrogant.

Decent - appropriate

Filthy - dirty

Torched - burned

Interrogate - question

Blindfold - cover the eyes

Engaged - occupied, betrothed

Subtle - delicate

Outstrip - surpass

Epic films, are expansive.

Hordes are crowds.

Extras are background artists.

Saris are garments worn in Asia.

Suspense is anticipation.

Short changed means defrauding.

Notorious is infamous.

Spanned means across.

Contemporary is modern.

Hannibal was a famous general

Influential means having power

Heading roles are lead acting roles.

Impacts are crash

Coup is takeover.

Sequel is a next story

Tentatively is hesitant

Acclaim / Praise means appreciation.

Segregated means divided

Self-proclaimed means unauthorized.

Desegregated means mixed

Executive is manager

Stirrings are feelings

Sceptered means royal

Laments are complaints.

Bolder means braver

Biracial means mixed heritage

Sprang up means appeared

Fled means ran

Crew cuts are short haircuts

Reassuringly means comforting

Atlantic Records is a R&B label

Antagonistic means unfriendly.

Gritty means realistic.

Hypocrisy means pretense.

Inferiority suggests a lack of worth.

Joint means shared.

Digging means excavating.

Tendencies are patterns.

Nudge refers to lightly prompting.

Backdrop relates background.

Lament expresses grief.

Portrayals are depictions.

Demonstration are show of force.

Fare is associated with cost.

Predominantly suggests in majority.

Rites of passage signifies a tradition event.

Debate signifies argument.

Glorifying refers to praising.

Destructive refers to damage.

Over the counter refers to sold directly.

Subsequent means after.

Denied means rejected.

Pesky means annoying.

Prescription - medicines treatment

Stereotyping - simplified

Practitioners - professions

Conducted - investigation

Out-groups - outer community groupings

Underrepresented - less expressed

Cognition - thinking

Intergroup - group relations

Sought - seek

Scott - a name

Self-esteem - confidence

Depicting - describing

Convicted - found guilty

Beset - plagued

Reels - video media

Hailed - praised

Dedicated - committed

Reassure - calming

Segregation - division

Forthcoming - approaching

Approximately - estimated

Sprang up - appeared quick

Inequities - unfair

Bankrolls - funded

Highest-grossing - top performing

Heritage - legacy

Passed for white - ambiguous

Legislation - laws

Suborganization - subset of organization

Catering - event related foods

Venues - locations

Spawned - triggered

Imitators - impersonator

Labeled - identified

Blaxploitation - cinema genre

Praised - celebrated

Reinvigorated - renewed energy

Nominator - nominates

Decried - criticized

Interpreted - translated

Outstrip - leaving

Hordes - large groups

Extras - background actors

Short-changed - cheated

Bursts - abrupt openings

Prohibited - banned

Leading roles - main character

Impact - affecting

Sequel - following part

Tentatively - uncertain

Regimes - government

Corporate - commercial

Acclaim - applaud

Facilitate - support

Encourage - giving support

Dominant culture - strong

In the wake of - as a result

Picket line - union strike

Combat - conflict

Sought - seeking

Intention - purpose

Prologue - intro

Feature-length, long

Beset - annoyed

Inspired - impressive

Reassure - calming

Ambition - desire

Segregation - division

Discrimination - prejudice

De facto - practice

Reelers - film makers

Homestead - farm

Rancher - farmer

Depicting - showing

Content - topic

Mogul - business men

Intent - point of

Disposition - character

Nature - state

Dreary, uninteresting - dull

Impromptu, unrehearsed, unprepared - sudden

Subtle - hidden

Hindrance, obstacle, barrier - block

Bribe - money

Stipend - salary

Sober (not drunk) - clear

Apprentice - beginner

Crawl - dragging

The last straw - finished

Seduce - attractive