➡ Daily Vocabulary ( 13 Nov 2017 ) : 5 Words
1. OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): overpowering
Synonyms: mind-boggling, astounding
Antonyms: foolish, awkward
Example Sentence: We received an overwhelming response from our aspirants.
2. UNWITTING (ADJECTIVE): without fully realizing
Synonyms: incognizant, inadvertent
Antonyms: intentional, attentive
Example Sentence: They gave unwitting replies and got themselves in trouble.
3. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): temporary
Synonyms: provisional, makeshift
Antonyms: permanent, continual
Example Sentence: We appointed him interim president.
4. APPROPRIATE (ADJECTIVE): suitable
Synonyms: convenient, pertinent
Antonyms: irrelevant, unskilled
Example Sentence: He suggested an appropriate solution.
5. REIGN (VERB): have power
Synonyms: dominate, predominate
Antonyms: surrender, yield
Example Sentence: They reigned for a long time.
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Idiom of the Day
➡ Zip it!
✔️ Meaning:
▪️If someone says “Zip it!”, they’re telling you to shut up or stop talking about something.
✔️ For example:
▪️Kelly was about to say the wrong thing, so I told her to zip it.
▪️If you ever think I’m going to say something stupid, just tell me to zip it, will you?
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Slang of the Day
➡ Ivories
✔️ Meaning:
▪️Piano Keys
✔️ For example:
▪️Lay down a groove on those skins, my man, and I’ll start tinklin’ the ivories when the baby’s rockin’.
▪️And that’s Mr. Ron Carter on double bass, Mr. Wayne Shorter on saxophone, and the cool cat on the ivories over there is Mr. Joe Zawinul!
✔️ Origin: Piano keys were traditionally made out of ivory from an elephant’s tusk.
✔️ Variety: This slang term is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Daily One #Common_mistakes with #Confused_words
➡ Obey (= act according to).
❌ Don’t say: We should obey to our teachers.
✔️ Say: We should obey our teachers.
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