Language notes
• If you describe something as mediocre
/ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r)/
, it is of average (or slightly below-
average) quality.
• Diplomacy may refer to the work of diplomats, i.e. managing the relationships between
countries, or it may be used more generally to refer to the skill of dealing with people
without upsetting or offending them.
• A probing question asks for very specific information, often used as a way to identify
problems in the other person’s claims.
• If you boost something, you give it extra power or energy.
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