Hoary GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈhɔː.ri/ (adj) Definition grayish and white in color indicating old age, gray-haired, silvery, antediluvian, elderly, venerable, aged, antique, stale, ancient, age-old – too ordinary or clichéd and therefore uninteresting, uneventful, commonplace, unimaginative, overused, boring, banal Example While some women proudly sport a silver mane, many others face the arrival of new …
Old Sultan – English Fairy Tale with Flashcards and podcast as an audiobook to improve your listening and reading comprehension and expand your literary and academic vocabulary Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Listen to the audiobook below Watch this video on YouTube Old Sultan A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was …
The Oldman and His Grandson, an English fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm with a podcast, vocabulary flashcards and text-to-speech functionality to improve your English Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Listen to the audiobook below Watch this video on YouTube The Oldman and His Grandson There was once a very old man, whose eyes …
Decrepit 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 1 Decrepit 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 1 /dɪˈkrep.ɪt/ (adj) in a very bad condition because of being old age or neglect, elderly and infirm, worn out, weak, frail, incapacitated, feeble, crippled, tottering, doddering, senile, dilapidated, decaying Angola’s decrepit buildings raise safety concerns LUANDA (Reuters …
Doddering 1100 Words You Need Doddering 1100 Words You Need /ˈdɒd.ər.i/ (adj) physically weak and shaking because of old age, doddery, feeble, walking unsteadily, tottering, teetering, wobbling, staggering The reaction was not quite what the president was seeking. In repeatedly bringing up his cognitive test in recent weeks, he has been trying to bolster his …
Senile 1100 Words You Need Senile 1100 Words You Need /ˈsiː.naɪl/ (adj) showing a lack of mental ability due to old age, mentally less acute in later life, confused, disorientated, absent-minded During his interview last weekend with Fox News’s Chris Wallace, President Trump repeatedly questioned former vice president Joe Biden’s mental fitness for office. “Biden …
Octogenarian 1100 Words You Need Octogenarian 1100 Words You Need /ˌɒk.təʊ.dʒəˈneə.ri.ən/ (noun) a person who is between 80 and 89 years old, an old person in his/her eighties: Although he’s an octogenarian, he’s still really active and intelligent. Antonyms adolescent, young, junior Related Vocabulary nonagenarian
Pension Pension (noun & verb) /ˈpent.ʃən/ noun: a regular amount of money paid by the government or a private company to someone who can no longer work due to old age, physical disability, etc. – retirement fund – retirement pension, fixed income, social security, annuity: They couldn’t make ends meet by solely depending on their …
English Vocabulary about Aging English Vocabulary about Aging A chip off the old block Watch this video on YouTube Jacob takes after his father. In fact, he is a chip off the old block. Age-old the age-old issue of racial discrimination Antiquated It will take many years to modernize these antiquated industries. Compared with modern satellite …
Life IELTS Listening Reading Practice Life IELTS Listening Reading Practice Lecturer, author or publisher: Facts. Life IELTS Reading Practice Watch this video on YouTube Video transcript about life Boy: I don’t know what are the questions. Man: Well, may I ask you a question, the first one? Man: What is the worst thing about being young? Boy: Well, …