Category: Education

Vocabulary Corner

Today’s word is: CANTANKEROUS

Pronunciation: can-tan-ker-ous

Meaning: bad-tempered, argumentative and uncooperative

Synonyms: grumpy, ill-tempered, irritable, testy

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Today’s word is: BUMPTIOUS

Pronunciation: bump-tious

Meaning: self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree

Synonyms: conceited, arrogant, self-important, cocky

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Today’s word is: BUOYANT

Pronounced: buoy-ant

Meaning: To be cheerful and optimistic

Synonyms: sprightly, joyful, carefree, blithe, vivacious

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Today’s word is: BUCOLIC

Pronounced: bu-col-ic

Meaning: Relating to the pleasant aspect of country life and the countryside

Synonyms: rustic, rural, countryside, agricultural

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I am so sorry that I missed out on a few days of Vocabulary corner. I was really busy the last couple of days. However here is today’s word.

Today’s Word is: PLATITUDINOUS

Pronunciation: plat-i-tu-di-nous

Meaning: A remark or statement that is used too often to be interesting.

Synonyms: cliched, stale, unoriginal, unimaginative, commonplace

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Today’s word is: ALTRUISTIC

Pronounced: al-tru-is-tic

Meaning: Showing a selfless concern for the welfare of others; unselfish

Synonyms: benevolent, generous, charitable, compassionate, humanitarian

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Today’s word is: ACRIMONIOUS

Pronunciation: ac-ri-mo-ni-ous

Meaning: Being angry, or bitter

Synonyms: sarcastic, scathing, harsh

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Today’s word is: GREGARIOUS

Pronounced: gre-gar-i-ous

Meaning: To be fond of company, sociable

Synonyms: Companionable, clubbable, hospitable genial

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Ok so want to sound smart. There is nothing wrong wrong with that. In my vocabulary corner I will post words you may not often see or use, the meanings.

OBFUSCATE

Pronounced: ob-fus-cate

Meaning: To make unclear or unintelligible

Synonyms: muddle, jumble, complicate, obscure, confuse

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When I was small growing up almost every child had an ABC book. I remember mine as a small brown cover book which had the letters of the alphabet written in both common and capital letter. I used to feel so proud as a three-year-old being able to identify letters. Being able to recite the alphabet was great but knowing the letters was even better…Oh the good old days!