Vibrant [vahy-bruh nt]: having great energy; full of life (comes from the verb to vibrate, meaning…
Tag: English studies
Lively [lahyv-lee]: having great energy; full of life 1-) Good secretaries tend to have lively…
Sometimes we need help from others. And sometimes others need help from us. Whether it’s…
Ideal [ahy-deel]: perfect for the occasion 1-) Sunny weather with a high temperature of 75…
Dazzle [daz–uhl]: to amaze or to impress (literally having to do with shining a bright…
Clarity [klar-i-tee]: Having the quality of clearness; free from uncertainty, confusion, and the like 1-)…
Eager [ee-ger]: desirous to do something 1-) The teacher was joyful that all her students…
Thrive [thrahyv]: To succeed; to do really well; to flourish; to prosper 1-) The stray…
Clever [klev-er]: intelligent, especially when it comes to outside-the-box thinking 1-) The teacher described the…
Witty [wit-ee]: having/showing great wit (ability to think quickly and efficiently, especially making connections that…
Radiant [rey-dee-uhnt]: shining, bright, joyful v. radiate: to give off light 1-) The sun here…
Mellow [mel-oh]: calm, relaxed; V. To mellow (out) 1-) Mellow people often seek to live…
Decipher [dih-sahy-fer]: to solve, to decode (a mystery, riddle, problem) 1-) Only the world’s leading…
Elastic [ih-las-tik]: bouncing back easily; flexible N. Elasticity 1-) Rubber bands are best known for…
In (one’s) element: doing what one does best or enjoys. 1-) Some people find camping…
Throw the baby out with the bathwater: To discard something valuable and something not valuable…
Redundant [ri-duhn-duhnt]: wordy or repetitive 1-) Redundant writing styles are not popular in a society…
Superfluous [soo–pur-floo-uhs]: more than needed; unnecessary excessive 1-) The teacher failed the student for his…
Outsized [out-sahyz]: unusually large 1-) The NBA player hired a custom tailor to fulfill his…
A cappella [ah kuh–pel–uh]: singing without instrumental accompaniment 1-) Happy Birthday is usually sung a…
Bedevil [bih-dev–uh l]: to torment or harass 1-) Trauma tends to bedevil its victims. 2-) The…
Assert [uh–surt]: To state with confidence or assurance; adj. assertive 1-) To assert something is…
Word of the Day is a fun idea I came up with to help my…
Vicious [vish–uhs]: Nasty, vile, or malicious 1-) The editorial on the local mayor was characterized…
Enlighten [en-lahyt-n-muh nt]: to give knowledge to; n. Enlightenment 1-) The age of enlightenment in European…
Curtail [ker-teyl ]: Reduce, minimize 1-) The budget decreases meant that legislators would need to…
Fluency is the ultimate goal of studying a foreign language. Fluent speakers can express themselves…
Regenerative [ri-jen-er-uh-tiv, –uh-rey-tiv]: able to regenerate. 1-) Modern science has uncovered that neurons are regenerative.…
Prodigious [pruh–dij–uhs]: great in size, amount, etc 1-) The young musician had a prodigious talent.…
Voluminous [vuh–loo-muh-nuhs]: of great volume, size, or extent 1-) None of the politicians read the…
Impeccable [im-pek–uh-buhl]: perfect, flawless 1-) The foreigner’s accent was impeccable. 2-) Paintings are rarely impeccable…
Serendipity [ser-uh n-dip-i-tee]: Good luck; fortune 1-) Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming famously invented Pencillin by accident—call…
Arcane [ahr-keyn]: obscure; understood by a few people only. 1-) The professor’s arcane instructions were…
Your accent is the first thing people notice when you speak in a foreign language.…
Grandiose [gran-dee-ohs]: grand, especially in a showy or excessive fashion. 1-) The charismatic politician was…
Infantile [in-fuhn-tahyl]: babyish, childish 1-) The teenager was despised for his infantile behavior. 2-) Infantile…
Mesmerize [mez-muh-rahyz]: to fascinate or amaze 1-) The street performer mesmerized audiences with his powerful…
Language is something I am really passionate about. I have studied Spanish on and off…
Manifest [man–uh-fest]: to appear; to make appear; clear, apparent (manifest) 1-) The ill patient prayed…
Distasteful [dis-teyst-fuhl]: unpleasant or offensive 1-) The distasteful remark offended the judge. 2-) Distasteful medicine…
Mystify [mis-tuh-fahy] to confuse or puzzle 1-) The case mystified detectives—they had no suspects and…
Enchant [en-chant]: to have a magical effect on (adj. enchanted—having a magical quality) 1-) The…
Just as a treasure exposed is quickly spent, so also any virtue that becomes famous or well publicized vanishes. Just as wax is quickly melted by fire, so the soul is emptied by praise, and loses firmness of virtue.
Disempower [dis-em-pou-er ]: to make weak; to take power away from. N. Disempowerment (antonym: empower,…
Inculcate [in-kuhl-keyt]: to instill or impart, by repetition; to cause to accept an idea/feeling 1-)…
Infuriate [in-fyoor-ee-eyt]: to anger or enrage 1-) The defendant’s dismissive attitude infuriated the judge. 2-)…
Victor [vik-ter]: winner, champion (victor is used but is a little more formal and less…
Photogenic [foh-tuh–jen-ik]: someone who looks good in photos 1-) Are instagram models photogenic or photoshopped?…
Invincible [in-vin-suh-buhl]: incapable of being conquered n. invincibility 1-) The economic problems facing the country…
Uncanny [uhn-kan-ee]: seemingly supernatural or inexplicable; mysterious 1-) The child’s genius was uncanny—how could a…
Bliss [blis] Pure joy Adj: Blissful 1-) There is a saying—ignorance is bliss—which implies that…
Glamor [glam-er]: the quality of being attractive/ exciting/adventurous, etc. adj. glamorous 1-) Not everybody is…
Sullen [suhl–uhn]: someone showing irritation or evidence of being in a bad mood by being…
Adversarial [ad-ver-ser-ee-al]: of or befitting an adversary (enemy/opponent) 1-) The lawyer’s adversarial approach aggravated viewers…
HelloTalk is the world’s leading language exchange application. Thousands of people regularly use the program…
Supreme [suh–preem]: Excellent; highest in rank, quality, etc. 1-) The president of most countries is…
