The Bear and the Fox by Aesop with new words, questions for discussion and a video for ESL students to learn English vocabulary in real context and enjoy English literature The Bear and the Fox is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Video of the Bear and the Fox Watch this video…
Nugatory definition in context with images from the book, Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student to improve your vocabulary in real or authentic context and practice reading comprehension at the same time. Learn the word, nugatory, with synonyms and antonyms. /ˈnjuː.gə.tər.i/ (adj) Nugatory definition valueless or worthless, trivial, unimportant, useless, empty, insignificant, futile, paltry, inconsequential, trifling,…
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…
Flog a Dead Horse 1100 Words You Need to Know Week 45 Day 1 Flog a Dead Horse 1100 Words You Need to Know Week 45 Day 1 to waste time and effort on something that does not have any chance of success, continue making an issue of something that is over, waste energy and…
Futile 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 Futile 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 /ˈfjuː.taɪl/ (adj) having no effect or good result, unsuccessful, abortive, fruitless, pointless, useless, ineffective, vain, ineffectual He also highlighted the futile US attempts to continue UN sanctions against that country, stating that those attempts are doomed to…
Absurd 1100 Words You Need Absurd 1100 Words You Need /əbˈsɜːd/ (adj) amusingly ridiculous and foolish, ludicrous and irrational, unreasonable, meaningless, silly, bizarre, illogical, pointless, futile Absurdism is a type of philosophy. People who support and argue for absurdism are known as ‘absurdists’. Absurdists think that the human condition is essentially absurd because humans are…
Fruitless 1100 Words You Need Fruitless 1100 Words You Need /ˈfruːt.ləs/ (adj) of no value or use, useless, valueless, unproductive, unsuccessful, abortive, in vain, futile, ineffective, unrewarding, wasted: All his concerted attempts to usurp power have been fruitless due to a paucity of managerial expertise. Antonym: fruitful Noun: fruitlessness Adv: fruitlessly French: infructueux Farsi: بی…