Repetition 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /ˌrep.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ (noun) the act of repeating something, retelling, reiteration, recurrence, echoing, echo, replication, duplication, parroting, repeating, repeat, reverberation Repeating keywords in a paragraph is an important technique for achieving cohesion. Of course, careless or excessive repetition is boring—and a source of clutter. But used skillfully and selectively, as…
Vain 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /veɪn/ (adj) extremely proud of one’s appearance, narcissistic, self-important, arrogant, conceited – abortive, futile, without any good result, otiose, fruitless, unsuccessful, worthless, ineffective, unproductive, in vain Vain: having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth. So vain is definitely not the right word…
Exempt 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /ɪgˈzempt/ (verb) Verb: to excuse someone or something from a duty, responsibility, payment, and the like, let go, forgive, except, free, pardon, discharge, relieve, release Adjective: exempted or excused from a payment, duty or responsibility, off the hook, excepted, released, freed, relieved, not liable Veterans, generally exempt from…
Final 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ (adj & noun) Adjective: last, ending, concluding, closing, eventual, conclusive, finishing – allowing no further change, ultimate, absolute, definitive, decisive, irrefutable, irrevocable, unalterable Noun: end of series, last leg For the nearly 20 million college students in the U.S., one of the most stressful times of the…
Commend 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /kəˈmend/ (verb) to praise someone or something formally, extol, speak well of, honor, applaud, compliment, salute, laud, pat on the back, acclaim – give, consign, entrust, convey, hand over for safekeeping Complimentary words are those that we use in a conversation to commend someone and make them feel…
Comprehend 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /ˌkɒm.prɪˈhend/ (verb) to understand something, construe, see, decipher, grasp, know, perceive, make sense of, realize, make head or tail of, apprehend, figure out Many educators today would agree to some extent that there has been a shift in mathematics education on many levels and across all grade levels.…
Subside 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 səbˈsaɪd/ (verb) to become smaller and less effective, decrease, undermine, wane, diminish, sink to a lower level, dwindle, reduce, lessen, weaken, die down, abate, recede – collapse, fall down, descend, settle The critical flood situation stemmed from a series of depressions that have hit Thailand since Oct 7,…
Mourn 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /mɔːn/ (verb) to grieve and show great sadness usually due to someone’s death, grieve for, weep for, lament, cry over, grieve over, bewail, bemoan – deplore, regret, rue This article reports empirical research into public books of condolence signed following two key mourning events within British culture: the…
Daze 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /deɪz/ (noun & verb) Noun: confused state, confusion, perplexity, bewilderment, astonishment, bafflement, stupor, bemusement Verb: to confuse someone, stun, stupefy, stagger, knock out, startle, astonish, shock, astound Golden Retriever Puppy Is Really Dazed By Lemon Slice Gunnar the 8-week-old Golden Retriever challenges a harmless lemon (and loses) in…
Blunder 504 Absolutely Essential Words lesson 29 /ˈblʌn.dəʳ/ (noun & verb) Noun: a big and blatant mistake, gaffe, flagrant mistake, slip, egregious mistake, blooper, error, faux pas Verb: to make a big mistake, err, screw up, get it wrong, blow it, goof, miscalculate – to move in an awkward way, stagger, trip, stumble Much has…