Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions maladroit. maladroit(adj) : not skilled; lacking finesse. (Maladroit is opposite of adroit.) Source: Mish, Frederick C. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Self-tutoring about grocery shopping: the tutor shares some points. I live about 1km from a grocery store where I do about half my shopping. If I’m only going there, I always walk – it’s one way I keep the fat …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions anachronism. An anachronism is something (or someone) that’s in the wrong time period. If you have a movie set in 2004, but Jimmy Carter (in the movie) is President, that’s an …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions the word stevedore. stevedore: a person employed in moving cargo into or out from ships. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions tendentious. tendentious: indicating a point of view partial to one opinion; not objective. Some television shows are known for their tendentious coverage of news: viewers of one point of view might …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions the tradition of the spirit duplicator. I started elementary school in 1975. My kindergarten year, we didn’t do much work at our seats, as I recall. In grade one, …
Self-tutoring about office activities: the tutor mentions photocopying a small item. I recall watching a secretary photocopy a student ID card when I was a kid. They paper-clipped it to the top left of a blank white sheet of 8½ …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions perquisite. perquisite: an advantage that an employee receives from a job that is apart from the money they are paid. Free snacks and access to an on-site gym are examples of …
Tutoring chemistry, you encounter coordination compounds. The tutor begins about them. A coordination compound is a species consisting of a central metal surrounded by nonmetals. The surrounding nonmetals are often the same, and can be ions, polyatomic ions, or simply …
Self-tutoring about electronics and repair: the tutor mentions an observation. Apparently, the damage to a failed printed circuit board (pcb) may not be visible. While it often, or even usually is, it needn’t be in every case. Source: emsginc.com