Whether it is for competitive exams or in the professional field, having a good command of vocabulary and communication skills can help people in a positive way.
Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary and communication skills. Check out the words of the day and a short quiz to push yourself and improve your vocabulary and language skills.
Instigate (Verb)
Meaning: to encourage or help (someone) to do something bad, in particular to commit a crime.
Example: He was not guilty of murder, but he was guilty of complicity and instigation others
Cheerful (Adjective)
Meaning: to display a casual, cheerful indifference considered cruel or inappropriate
Example: ‘Good shots and weak shots’, was his cheerful description
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Augury (Noun)
Meaning: A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.
Example: In the midst of carnage and death, that unity is a augury of hope
Sophistry (Noun)
Meaning: The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve a purpose.
Example: Stories full of political content. sophistry
cattle (Verb)
Meaning: to severely reprimand someone
Example: He was punished for not setting a good example
Dimmed (Adjective)
Meaning: having been reduced in strength, effect, or value
Example: It seems likely that the courts will be given a dimmed role in the implementation of these decisions
Flattery (Noun)
Meaning: A flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something.
Example: The flattery from the travel brochure
Demure (Adjective)
Meaning: reserved, modest and shy (usually used to refer to a woman)
Example: I masked my true feelings with a demure smile
Decadent (Adjective)
Meaning: affected and overly refined
Example: They saw us with our bangs down and decadent mannerisms and went crazy.
Swirl (Noun)
Meaning: a circular movement of water that causes a small whirlpool.
Example: Despite the strong low tides that cause the river to swirl and swirl They remained stationary.
Think about it and try to answer the following questions to see how much you have understood.
- German fox hunters tended to be aristocratic, in their opinion _____________ and probably Anglophiles. Which of the following words best fits the sentence?Effeminate, Eddy)
- They are calm, ______________ and soft-spoken. Which of the following words best fits the sentence?Demure, cheerful)
- Can you think of some antonyms for the word? Flattery?
- Can you think of some synonyms for the word? Instigate?
- Can you think of some sentences that use the words? Punishment, omen and trickery?
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Watch this space for your weekly update on how to improve the power of words.
(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
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