Tutoring English, new vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor brings up the word lassitude. lassitude (noun): lack of energy; weariness; fatigue; depletion. After the last performance of the week, the cast always displays lassitude. Source: Gilmour, Lorna (ed). Collins Essential …
More self-tutoring: the tutor shares a term he discovered today. pomologist (noun): one engaged in pomology, which is the science occupied with fruit itself, and/or its production. Source: modernfarmer.com www.collinsdictionary.com www.w3schools.com Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell …
Tutoring English, meaningful words are always interesting. The tutor mentions idiosyncrasy. .
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor defines normative. normative (adj): either setting a standard or following one. The principal watched students perform skateboard tricks in the hall. He observed that, while spectacular, their behaviour wasn’t normative. Source: Barber, …
Tutoring English, you cover poetry. The tutor brings up Semisonic’s Closing Time. Closing Time, by Semisonic, came out in 1998. I wouldn’t take notice of it until ten years later, as I drove my kids to their activities and it …
Tutoring English, you encounter poems and songs. The tutor comments about one with which he’s gotten reacquainted. Alanis Morisette’s album Jagged Little Pill yields numerous good songs, among them You Learn. Back in the late nineties, I liked You Learn, …
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Tutoring English, vocabulary is always important. The tutor defines opprobrium. opprobrium (noun): 1. disgrace or criticism for disapproved behaviour 2. a cause of disgrace. Source: Mish, Frederick C. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004. Barber, Katherine C. Oxford Canadian Dictionary …
Tutoring a number of subjects, the term mercantilism might arise. The tutor defines it. mercantilism economic policy that favours exports, discourages imports, and has the objective of amassing precious metals. Source: Barber, Katherine et al. Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current …
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Tutoring English, the coordinating conjunctions are important. The tutor brings up yet. Yet is a coordinating conjunction that can add meaning. Consider the following two sentences: The owner threw the ball far away, but his dog fetched it. The owner …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is so important. The tutor defines oily. oily (adjective): extravagantly smooth and gracious; polite and attentive in a showy way The oily host finally managed to disarm the grumpy client. Source: www.merriam-webster.com www.dictionary.com Jack of Oracle Tutoring …