Critical Analysis Vocabulary

noun evisceration (the act of removing the internal organs)

verb to remove the internal organs or entrails of a person or animal

adjective eviscerated (having been disemboweled or gutted)

• The surgeon carefully eviscerated the patient's abdomen to remove the diseased tissue.
• I heard that the chef will eviscerate the fish before cooking it.
• If you mess with him, he will eviscerate you in a debate.
• The scandal eviscerated his reputation in the community.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The forensic team carefully picked the evidence to pieces in order to gather as much information as possible.
• I watched as my cat picked the toy mouse to pieces in a matter of minutes.
• The critics really picked the movie to pieces, saying it was the worst they had ever seen.
• Her harsh words really picked his self-esteem to pieces.

noun an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; autopsy

adjective occurring or done after death

• The pathologist conducted a thorough postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.
• The doctors did a postmortem to figure out what went wrong.
• They had to do a postmortem to see where they messed up.
• After the project failed, they decided to do a postmortem to analyze what went wrong.