Category: vocabulary

Tutoring English, I still run across words that surprise me. The tutor mentions disabuse. disabuse: to convince someone out of a belief that’s false. Source: vocabulary.com

Tutoring English, words might come up whose meanings aren’t certain. The tutor mentions bullock. Apparently, bullock can mean a steer or a young bull. The difference between steer and young bull is that the steer has been castrated whereas the …

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Tutoring English, words keep generating interest. The tutor mentions mold and mould. Apparently, the difference between mould and mold isn’t meaning, but nationality: mould is the British spelling of the American mold. For instance, in Britain, mould can refer to …

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Tutoring English, words about words are always favourites. The tutor mentions jargon. I first heard the word jargon in grade 9: our social studies teacher (a very good one), at the beginning of the year, pointed out that every field …

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Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions legitimate. legitimate (verb): to make valid. As a verb, this word means the same as legitimize. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.

Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions eschew. eschew (verb): to reject or steer clear of. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.

Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions advent. advent (noun):the entry of something into day-to-day reality. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.

Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions cavil. cavil (verb): to object for silly reasons. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.

Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions obdurate. obdurate (adj): refusing compromise; unaccommodating to a different point of view. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.

Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions nascent. nascent: new; freshly in existence, and growing. Source: dictionary.cambridge.org