Performance Evaluation Vocabulary

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

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

• The critic's review was filled with faint praise for the new play.
• She gave a little bit of faint praise for his cooking skills.
• He threw some shade with that faint praise.
• Her faint praise was like a slap in the face.

verb to deserve or be worthy of something

• The student's hard work and dedication merited an A+ on the exam.
• She definitely merited that promotion with all the extra hours she put in.
• His skills on the basketball court merited him the nickname 'Dunk Master'.
• The artist's unique style merited critical acclaim from art critics worldwide.

noun a certain distance, extent, or point in time

adverb up to this point

• The project has been progressing well so far.
• I've only finished two chapters of the book so far.
• I'm loving this new show I started watching - only on season 1 so far.
• In the journey of life, I have only scratched the surface so far.

adjective superlative form of 'bad'; of the lowest quality or standard

• The company experienced its worst financial quarter in history.
• That was the worst movie I've ever seen.
• I can't believe she wore those shoes, they're the worst.
• Being stuck in traffic during rush hour is the worst kind of torture.

noun a cognitive bias in which an observer's overall impression of a person influences their judgments about that person's character or properties

• The halo effect is a cognitive bias where a person's overall impression of someone influences their perceptions of that person's character.
• People tend to experience the halo effect when they assume that someone who is physically attractive must also be intelligent and kind.
• The halo effect is like when you automatically think someone is cool just because they have a lot of followers on social media.
• The halo effect of his charisma made it easy for him to win over the crowd.