Do you know the nine basic Reflexive Pronouns? Now you do!
If you think this is yet another of those boring grammar lessons, then stop! Honestly, you already know what reflexive pronouns are, but only to realize that this is what…
Enervate – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples
[responsivevoice]Enervate[/responsivevoice] [ en-er-veyt] Quotation: I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness…
25 ‘Be The Change’ Quotes For A Dose Of Motivation
As we gear up to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on the second of October, who can forget how he was a source of inspiration? “Be the Change you want to…
Dolor – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples
[responsivevoice]Dolor[/responsivevoice] [ doh-ler] Quotation: These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided…
Why is the word ‘eloquent’ on every learner’s list?
To begin with, do you agree with us when we say that the word ‘eloquent’ sounds very sophisticated? Some of us cannot wait to use it, and wait for an…
Eschew – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples
[responsivevoice]Eschew[/responsivevoice] [es-choo] Quotation: The way we’re attached to our phones these days, they buzz and twitch in our pockets, and we have to look and see if it was a…
Fatuous – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples
[responsivevoice]Fatuous[/responsivevoice] [ fach-oo-uhs ] Quotation: Deficiencies in individuals, as in States, have their value and import. Indeed, that sublime impulse of perfectibility, always vivacious, always working under various forms and…
Debacle – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples
[responsivevoice]Debacle[/responsivevoice] [dey-bah-kuh] Quotation: Just as we teach our children how to ride a bike, we need to teach them how to navigate social media and make the right moves that…
Commensurate – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples
[responsivevoice]Commensurate[/responsivevoice] [ kuh-men-ser-it ] Quotation: Alignment of business strategy and risk appetite should minimize the firm’s exposure to large and unexpected losses. In addition, the firm’s risk management capabilities need…
10 Most Inspiring Words for a Positive Vocabulary
Is there anyone who would say no to something that can inject positivity? In these hard times, one is always on the lookout to hear something on a ‘better’ note…