Words starting with Z

13 words from the Lexfall vocabulary, each with a definition and an example sentence.

zeal Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or aim.
zealot A person who is fanatically committed to a cause or set of beliefs.
zeitgeist The defining spirit or mood of a period.
zenith The highest point or peak of something.
zephyr A soft, gentle breeze.
zero-coupon Describing a bond that pays no periodic interest but is issued at a discount to face...
zero-hours Describing a contract that guarantees no minimum hours, leaving pay dependent on work...
zero-hours contract An arrangement under which the employer is not obliged to provide any minimum working...
zero-party data Information a customer intentionally and proactively shares with a brand, such as stated...
zero-rated Describing a taxable supply charged to VAT at nil per cent, so that related input tax...
zero-sum Describing a situation in which one party's gain exactly equals the other's loss.
zeugma A figure in which one word governs two others in different, often incongruous, senses.
zoonosis An infectious disease transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans.

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