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Topic: Zuckerberg’s Rebrand
Part1: Video
Vocabulary:
unprecedented: (adj.) never seen before in history
chameleon: (n.) (often negative) a person who changes their opinions or behavior to suit different situations
curry favor with (someone): (v.) try to gain someone’s approval through flattery or doing favors for them
buy (something): (v.) believe something is real or can be taken at face value
kick off: (v.) start
acquisition: (n.) purchase
honor a commitment: (v.) follow through with one’s promise / be retracted: (of a statement) be taken back
FTC: Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. government agency that protects consumers and promotes healthy competition
smoking gun: (idiom) irrefutable proof of a crime
antitrust: (n.) laws designed to prevent monopolies
asymmetry: (n.) an imbalance between two things
cozy up close with (someone): (v.) establish a close relationship, often for personal gain
badass: (adj.) (casual) cool.
Part2: Reading
Vocabulary:
act: (n.) a written law passed by the congress or parliament
hinder: (v.) make it difficult for someone to do something or for something to happen
bait and switch: (n.) (originally) the illegal tactic of advertising goods in an appealing way and then switching it for an inferior product.
