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What does the word 'coddle' mean?
What is the meaning of 'lachrymose'?
What is an 'emcee'?
What does 'penurious' mean?
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What is 'lethargy'?
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What does 'laud' mean?
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What is an 'equivocate'?
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What does 'esoteric' mean?
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What does the word 'surfeit' mean?
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What is the meaning of the word 'intrinsic'?
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What does the word 'whet' mean?
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What is the meaning of the word 'apotheosis'?
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What does the word 'hearten' mean?
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What is the meaning of the word 'veracity'?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Building
- Admonish: to tell someone they have done something wrong, often in a gentle and kind manner.
- Cryptic: mysterious and difficult to understand, often used to describe puzzles or unclear messages.
- Zealot: a person with very strong opinions, who tries to convince others to share their views.
Understanding Character Traits
- Intrinsic: an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing, essential to their identity.
- Bemused: slightly confused or puzzled, often due to a complex or unclear situation.
- Diligent: careful and using a lot of effort, often to achieve a specific goal or task.
Describing Amounts and Extremes
- Surfeit: an amount that is too large, or more than is needed, often leading to waste or excess.
- Apotheosis: the highest point or best example, often used to describe a peak achievement or excellence.
- Ubiquitous: seeming to be everywhere, often used to describe something common or widespread.
Emotions and Interactions
- Hearten: to make someone feel happier and more positive about a situation, often through encouragement or support.
- Whet: to increase someone's interest in and wish for something, usually by giving them a small experience of it.
- Goad: to make someone do something by annoying or encouraging them until they do it, often in a gentle and playful manner.
- Nemesis: the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall, often a person or situation that poses a significant threat.
Language and Communication
- Epithet: an adjective or phrase used to express a characteristic of a person or thing, often used to describe someone's personality or reputation.
- Veracity: the quality of being true, honest, or accurate, often describing reliable information or sources.
- Conflate: to combine two or more separate things, especially pieces of text, to form a whole, often used in writing and editing.
- Expatriate: someone who does not live in their own country, often temporarily or permanently relocated.
Evaluating and Describing Situations
- Paucity: the fact that there is too little of something, often describing a lack or scarcity of resources.
- Parochial: only considering or caring about your local area, organization, etc. and not considering wider possibilities, often describing a narrow or limited perspective.
- Poignant: causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness, often describing a emotional or moving experience.
Describing People and Organizations
- Fledgling: a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped, often requiring guidance or support.
- Penurious: extremely poor, often describing someone or something in a state of severe financial need.
- Lachrymose: sad or making you cry, often describing a emotional or sentimental situation.
- Emcee: to be the person who introduces the performers or contestants at a variety show or game, often in an entertaining or hosting role.
Miscellaneous
- Coddle: to cook something such as eggs in water below boiling point, or to protect someone or something too much, often in a gentle and nurturing manner.
- Harbor: to think about or feel something, usually over a long period, often describing a lingering emotion or thought.
- Lethargy: the feeling of having little energy or of being unable or unwilling to do anything, often describing a state of fatigue or boredom.
- Kitsch: art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.
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Test your understanding of various English words and their meanings, including vocabulary related to character traits and behavior.
