Day 27 Vocabulary

A cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability.

" He was suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect, as he believed he was an expert at the subject, even though he knew very little about it."

To evoke or draw out a response, answer, or fact from someone.

" The teacher had to use a variety of creative questions to elicit a response from the shy student."

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

" The therapist's empathy helped her connect with her patients and understand their problems."

Drained of energy or vitality; to cause a person to feel weakened.

" The long, hot day of manual labor left him feeling completely enervated and exhausted."

To severely criticize or reprimand someone; to strip the skin off of a person or animal.

" The politician was excoriated by the media for his controversial comments, with many people demanding his resignation."

A public display of works of art or other items of interest in an art gallery or museum.

" The new art exhibition was a huge success, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the world."

A style of painting that focuses on expressing emotions and feelings rather than depicting reality.

" The artist used expressionism to convey a sense of anxiety and despair in his paintings."

Silly and pointless; foolish and stupid.

" His fatuous comments at the meeting revealed his lack of intelligence and made him look like a fool."

A fearful feeling that something bad is going to happen.

" He had a strong sense of foreboding as he walked through the dark forest alone, as if something was watching him."

A drawing technique that creates the illusion of depth by shortening lines or objects.

" The artist used foreshortening to make the person's arm appear to be coming out of the painting."

An assessment that is conducted during a course of study to provide ongoing feedback to students.

" The teacher used formative assessments to track her students' progress and identify areas where they needed more help."

A broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling.

" The frieze on the ancient Greek temple depicted a scene from a famous battle."

A form of psychological manipulation that makes a person question their own sanity or reality.

" The manipulative partner was a master of gaslighting, making her partner doubt his own memories and perceptions of events."

A prefix representing a unit of measurement equal to one billion (10^9).

" The new supercomputer was capable of performing over 100 giga operations per second."