State-of-the-art: the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest ideas and features
Combat: engage in a fight with
Menace: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger
Rhetoric: language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content
Sentence example: When countries using state-of-the-art technologies were struggling to combat militants, Bangladesh over the years seemed reluctant to develop a specialised force equipped with modern technology to combat this menace. Its actions were limited to rhetoric and largely on paper, giving the militants the opportunity to spread their network.
The Power Memory Strategy:
State-of-the-art:
state means condition; development
art means a new design
Put together ⇒ the newest development
Combat:
Link to com-, i.e. coming together
Link to -bat, i.e. fight
Put together ⇒ coming together to fight
Menace: Link to minac-, i.e. threatening; minacious
An example of a rhetoric: Kids often convince their parents that they will not play with their phones, which are a constant distraction during revision. But after a short while, they often break their promises and use their phones again ⇒ Essentially, you say it but you do not do it
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