➡ Daily Vocabulary ( 12 Nov 2017 ) : 5 Words
1. DYNAMIC (ADJECTIVE): active
Synonyms: charismatic, potent
Antonyms: impotent, lethargic
Example Sentence: He wanted a dynamic player for the team.
2. CONCATENATION (NOUN): connection
Synonyms: continuity, nexus
Antonyms: interruption, disconnection
Example Sentence: The concatenation needs to be busted.
3. ENCAPSULATE (VERB): encase
Synonyms: enclose, cover
Antonyms: uncover, unwrap
Example Sentence: They encapsulated all the cash
4. BRAZEN (ADJECTIVE): bold
Synonyms: unabashed, gritty
Antonyms: meek, humble
Example Sentence: He is a brazen guy.
5. PROPAGANDA (NOUN): information that is designed to mislead
Synonyms: disinformation, indoctrination
Antonyms: truth, facts
Example Sentence: We must punish those who try to spread propaganda.
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Idiom of the Day
➡ Stick out like a sore thumb | stand out like a sore thumb
✔️ Meaning:
▪️If someone sticks out like a sore thumb, or stands out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they’re not the same as the people around them.
✔️ For example:
▪️Kenny stuck out like a sore thumb at the party. He was the only person wearing a suit and a tie.
▪️When I was in the Nigerian countryside I stood out like a sore thumb. I was the only white person around.
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Slang of the Day
➡ Hack
✔️ Meaning:
▪️a newspaper reporter
✔️ For example:
▪️As he opened his morning newspaper, the prime minister thought, “What have those bloody hacks written about today, I wonder?”
▪️England had a good football coach until British newspaper hacks wrote stories about his private life. He quit and left the country.
✔️ Note: Most reporters regard this as an offensive term, so be careful if you use it.
✔️ Variety: This slang term is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Daily One #Common_mistakes with #Confused_words
➡ Allow (to) or let (= give permission to).
❌ Don’t say: The driver allowed/let to John (to) sit in the front seat.
✔️ Say: The driver allowed/let John (to) sit in the front seat.