Part 1: Reading
Vocabulary:
strike a chord: (idiom) cause someone to feel sympathy or emotion
credulity: (n.) willingness to believe something
meagre: (adj.) lacking quantity or quality
pitiful: (adj.) very small, poor, or inadequate
scaffolding: (n.) a temporary structure used in construction
amount to: (v.) add up to, be considered as
loophole: (n.) a way to avoid a rule or law without officially breaking it
puffery: (n.) undue or exaggerated praise, typically by a seller regarding their product
point-of-sale: (n.) the place where a retail transaction is carried out.
Part2: Video
Vocabulary:
suck: (v.) (informal) be very bad or unpleasant
unearthly: (adj.) unnatural or mysterious
dash: (n.) (in cooking) a small quantity of liquid added to something else
pull: (v.) remove (a product) from stores
savvy: (adj.) having common sense and good judgement