[responsivevoice] scramble [/responsivevoice] [ skram-buh l ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘scramble’. What is this word’s grammar? The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence and also the word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence. Does […]
[responsivevoice]peg[/responsivevoice] [ peg ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘peg’. What is this word’s grammar? The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence. Does the word have a past tense? What is it? Yes, the past form of the word is pegged. What […]
[responsivevoice]credulity[/responsivevoice] [ kruh-doo-li-tee ] Quotation: The New Age movement looks like a mixed bag. I see much in it that seems good: It’s optimistic; it’s enthusiastic; it has the capacity for belief. On the debit side, I think one needs to distinguish between belief and credulity. Huston Smith Social Example: Did you miss out on […]
[responsivevoice]demit [/responsivevoice] [ dih-mit ] Quotation: If life urges you to demit, ignore, and keep pushing your limit. Amlan Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/exacerbate-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
[responsivevoice]exacerbate [/responsivevoice] [ ig-zas-er-beyt ] Quotation: If accessing the Internet becomes more difficult for low-income communities, academic and employment competition may be undermined, and could damage the prospects of upward mobility for low-income New Yorkers and further exacerbate income inequality. Letitia James Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? […]
[responsivevoice] connote [/responsivevoice] [ kuh-noht ] Quotation: I think the most dangerous word in the English language is ‘should.’ ‘I should have done this.’ Or ‘I should do that.’ ‘Should’ implies responsibility. It connotes demand. Which is just not the case. Life ebbs and flows. Chris Pine Social Example: Did you miss out on reading […]
[responsivevoice] relegate [/responsivevoice] [ rel-i-geyt ] Quotation: Culture exists and evolves to relegate to habit categories of interactions the constant conscious reference to which would make human interaction impossible. David Mamet Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/underpin-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
If you read our previous article Most Commonly Confused Words In Usage (Part 1), then you are in for a ride of another list as such. If you have not yet, click here to read it now, and then come back to this one. We have included a few variations in this list, hoping that […]
[responsivevoice] underpin [/responsivevoice] [ uhn-der-pin ] Quotation: If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything. Brene Brown Social Example: Did you miss out on […]
[responsivevoice] beleaguer [/responsivevoice] [ bih-lee-ger ] Quotation: I suppose there must be some way in which I’m compelled to show some side of myself – or of people – that’s paranoid and fraught and beleaguered and downtrodden, just as Tom Cruise wants to show that he’s terrifyingly upbeat and terrifyingly heroic all the time. Paul Giamatti […]