Tutoring English, new words are always interesting. The tutor mentions proselyte. proselyte (noun): someone who didn’t formerly hold their current point of view, but who has [recently] adopted it. Source: Mish, Frederick C (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Self-tutoring about English: the tutor mentions the word gallivant as much for its spelling as meaning. gallivant (verb): to mobilize in search of fun. Source: Gilmour, Lorna (editor). Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary and Thesaurus. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.
Tutoring English, new words are always interesting – especially short, simple ones. The tutor mentions some definitions for the noun fuller. fuller (noun): 1. a tool meant for shaping metal, possibly to flatten it into a blade or insert a …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions the term satrap. satrap (noun): a ruler who takes orders from another one. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Tutoring English, neat surprises are common. The tutor shares the find imposture. Back in my post from Aug 30 I mention the words imposter and impostor. Today I bring up the related noun, imposture. imposture (noun): what an imposter does. …
Tutoring English, surprises are common. The tutor mentions one about the spelling of imposter…(or is it impostor)? imposter (noun): someone who pretends to be someone else. Imposter and impostor are both valid spellings of the word. Source: Gilmour, Lorna (editor). …
Tutoring English, words surface that a student might recall, but never looked up. The tutor mentions the word propound. propound (verb): propose for contemplation. Source: Barber, Katherine (Editor-in-chief). Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Tutoring English, some words appear less often, but are common in certain contexts. The tutor mentions the word didactic. didactic (adj): meant to convey moral instruction. Source: Mish, Frederick C. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions the definition of dross. dross (noun): disposable matter or impurity, often referring to that floating atop a molten metal. Source: Gilmour, Lorna (editor). Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary and Thesaurus. Glasgow: …
Tutoring English, short, ordinary words with particular meanings can be very interesting. The tutor mentions the verb cleave and its two, almost opposite, implications. cleave (verb): 1. To stick to as if, or because of being, joined. 2. To split …