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The vocabulary of the Agency editorials: definitions, origins and examples of use, linked to the editions where each word appears.
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Terms: G
- gamifiedadjective
- Modified by the addition of game elements, challenges, and reward structures to encourage participation.
- Generativeadjective
- Having the power, capability, or functional property of originating, producing, generating, or synthesizing new content, information, or biological life.
- grammaticusnoun
- A secondary schoolmaster in ancient Rome responsible for teaching classical Greek and Latin literature, grammar, and poetic analysis to adolescent boys.
- Grungenoun
- A subgenre of alternative rock characterized by distorted guitar riffs, heavy drumming, angst-filled lyrics, and an unpolished, stripped-down visual aesthetic. Popularized in Seattle, it defined nineties rock culture.
- Guiltnoun
- A remorseful emotional feeling arising from the awareness or belief of having done something wrong or failed an obligation. In sports, athletes often feel acute guilt after making a costly mistake in competition.
- Guitaristnoun
- A musician who plays the guitar with technical skill and artistic interpretation.