IDIOSYNCRASY: A. personal peculiarity - Wearing white was one of Whistler's idiosyncrasies. Synonyms: eccentricity, foible, mannerism, crotchet, aberration, quirk, singularity.
IGNOMINIOUS (noun: IGNOMINY): Incurring public disgrace - suffered an ignominious descent from political power. Synonyms: infamous, degrading, opprobrious, odious. Antonyms: illustrious, renowned, preeminent.
IMMACULATE: Spotless; pure - an immaculate reputation. Synonyms: undefiled, unsullied, unblemished, untarnished. Antonyms: defiled, sullied, blemished.
IMMINENT: Likely to occur soon - stood in imminent peril. Synonym: impending.
IMMUNE (verb: IMMUNIZE): Exempt from; protected from - immune from taxation. Synonym: unsusceptible.
IMPALE: To pierce through with a pointed instrument - impaled a spider to the wall.
IMPEACH: (1) To accuse (a public official) of wrongdoing - impeached the judge for accepting a bribe. Synonym: arraign. (2) To cast discredit upon - impeached his motives. Synonyms: call in question, discredit.
IMPECCABLE: Faultless - performed with impeccable skill. Synonyms: consummate, irreproachable, unerring, infallible. Antonyms: culpable, fallible.
IMPERVIOUS: Incapable of being penetrated - a mind impervious to new ideas. Synonyms: impermeable, impenetrable. Antonyms: permeable, pervasive.
IMPLACABLE: Incapable of being soothed, made peaceful, or forgiving - implacable resentment. Synonyms: unrelenting, inexorable, unappeasable. Antonyms: placable, forbearing.
IMPLICIT: (1) Implied but not clearly expressed - an implicit agreement. (2) Unquestioning - implicit confidence. Synonyms: tacit, implied. Antonym: explicit.
IMPORT (noun): Meaning; significance or importance - a matter of great import. Synonyms: purport, moment, consequence.
IMPOSTOR (noun: IMPOSTURE): One who pretends to be what he is not unmasked as an impostor. Synonyms: quack, mountebank, charlatan, bogus, fraud.
IMPRECATION: A curse - hurled imprecations at those who would not listen to him. Synonyms: execration, malediction, anathema. Antonyms: benediction, benison.
IMPREGNABLE: Unconquerable - an impregnable fortress. Synonym: invincible. Antonym: vulnerable.
IMPROPRIETY: Improper act, manners, or expression - guilty of impropriety in public office. Synonyms: indecency, indecorum. Antonym: amenity.
IMPROVIDENT: Lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs - an improvident spender. Synonyms: prodigal, shiftless.
IMPUGN: To attack or criticize as false; to call in question - impugned his honesty.
INCARCERATE: To imprison - crushed his opponents by incarcerating them. Synonyms: intern, immure. Antonyms: emancipate, enfranchise.
INCISIVE: Cutting, penetrating - incisive criticism. Synonyms: sarcastic, mordant, trenchant, acute.
INCOGNITO. With one's identity concealed - traveled incognito.
INCONTROVERTIBLE: Indisputable - incontrovertible evidence. Synonyms: irrefutable, indubitable.
INCREMENT: An increase - a salary increment. Synonym: accrual.
INCUMBENT (noun): An officeholder - the incumbent in an election. (adj.): Obligatory - felt it incumbent to reply. Synonyms: mandatory, imperative.
INDEFATIGABLE: Untiring - an indefatigable worker. Synonyms: unflagging, unremitting, persevering.
INDIGENOUS: Native - Rice is indigenous to China. Synonyms: innate, inborn.
INDOOMITABLE: Stubborn in determination not to be subdued - indomitable courage. Synonyms: insuperable, irrepressible, invincible, unyielding. Antonyms: tractable, amenable, docile, submissive.
INFERENCE: A conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises - an inference drawn from his remarks. Synonyms: deduction, implication.
INGENIOUS: Demonstrating originality, skill, or resourcefulness - an ingenious device. Synonyms: dextrous, inventive, adroit. Antonyms: maladroit, gauche.
INGENUOUS: Simple and straightforward; concealing nothing - an ingenuous plan that anyone could see through. Synonyms: unsophisticated, naive, candid. Antonym: sophisticated.
INGRATIATE: To win another's favor or good opinion tried to ingratiate himself with the politician.
INHIBIT: To check or hinder - inhibited his friend from a foolhardy course. Synonyms: restrain, curb. Antonym: promote.
INNOCUOUS: Harmless; inoffensive - an innocuous remark, but it enraged him.
INNUENDO: An indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory) - conveyed his idea by innuendo. Synonyms: (verb) intimate, insinuate.
INORDINATE: Excessive - spoiled by inordinate praise. Synonyms: immoderate, intemperate, extravagant.
INSATIABLE: Unable to be satisfied - insatiable greed. Synonyms. unappeasable, unquenchable, insatiate.
INSCRUTABLE: Incapable of interpretation or understanding - the inscrutable smile of the Mona Lisa. Synonyms: unfathomable, cryptic, enigmatic.
INSIDIOUS: Working secretly or slyly - that insidious disease, cancer. Synonyms: wily, crafty, furtive, treacherous, artful, guileful perfidious.
INSTIGATE: To stir tip - instigated discontent among the soldiers. Synonyms: foment, incite.
INTEGRITY: Honesty, moral soundness - a man of proved integrity. Synonyms: probity, uprightness, incorruptibility.
INVEIGH (noun-. INVECTIVE): To speak angrily or bitterly-inveighed against economic discrimination. Synonyms: rail, denounce, fulminate, vituperate.
IRASCIBLE: Easily angered - Even petty things made Peter irascible. Synonyms: choleric, petulant, testy, peevish, splenetic, touchy. Antonyms: placid, equable.
IRE: Anger -aroused his ire. Synonyms: resentment; (adj.) irate, incensed.
IRKSOME: Tedious, monotonous - an irksome chore that no one liked.
ITINERANT: Traveling about; wandering - an itinerant salesman. Synonym: nomadic.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (H)
HAIL: To greet - The crowd hailed the returning hero. Synonyms: accost, salute.
HARANGUE (verb): To deliver a long. noisy speech- harangued the multitude. Synonyms: rant, declaim. (noun): A loud, tiresome speech - an empty harangue which bored his audience. Synonym: tirade.
HARBINGER, A forerunner; ail announcer - the robin, harbinger of spring. Synonyms: precursor, herald.
HAUGHTY: Proud; looking down with contempt on others - dismissed the messenger in a haughty manner.
HEEDLESS: Thoughtless; taking little care - rushed into battle, heedless of the danger. Synonyms: inadvertent, rash, incautious. Antonyms: prudent, circumspect, mindful, wary.
HEINOUS: Wicked; hateful - committed a heinous crime. Synonyms: atrocious, outrageous, monstrous, odious, nefarious, abominable.
HERESY: An opinion held in opposition to the traditional view - a view condemned as heresy. Synonym: heterodoxy. Antonym: orthodoxy.
HIATUS: A gap or vacancy; break -left a hiatus on the page where he erased a sentence. Synonym: breach.
HISTRIONIC: Pertaining to the theater; designed for show - broke into histrionic laughter, hollow and insincere. Synonyms: dramatic, theatrical.
HOAX (noun): A trick or deception; a practical joke - played a hoax upon the credulous public. Synonym: canard. (verb): To play a trick on; to deceive - He hoaxed the crowd completely with his disguise.
HOMONYM: Two words having the same sound but different meanings - confusing such homonyms as mail add male.
HOVEL: A dirty or wretched dwelling - born in a hovel, died in a mansion.
HYPERBOLE: Extravagant exaggeration for effect - An example of hyperbole: "There are a million objections to the project." Synonym: overstatement. Antonym: understatement.
HYPOTHESIS: An assumption made for the sake of argument - worked from a fantastic hypothesis. Synonym: supposition.
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HARANGUE (verb): To deliver a long. noisy speech- harangued the multitude. Synonyms: rant, declaim. (noun): A loud, tiresome speech - an empty harangue which bored his audience. Synonym: tirade.
HARBINGER, A forerunner; ail announcer - the robin, harbinger of spring. Synonyms: precursor, herald.
HAUGHTY: Proud; looking down with contempt on others - dismissed the messenger in a haughty manner.
HEEDLESS: Thoughtless; taking little care - rushed into battle, heedless of the danger. Synonyms: inadvertent, rash, incautious. Antonyms: prudent, circumspect, mindful, wary.
HEINOUS: Wicked; hateful - committed a heinous crime. Synonyms: atrocious, outrageous, monstrous, odious, nefarious, abominable.
HERESY: An opinion held in opposition to the traditional view - a view condemned as heresy. Synonym: heterodoxy. Antonym: orthodoxy.
HIATUS: A gap or vacancy; break -left a hiatus on the page where he erased a sentence. Synonym: breach.
HISTRIONIC: Pertaining to the theater; designed for show - broke into histrionic laughter, hollow and insincere. Synonyms: dramatic, theatrical.
HOAX (noun): A trick or deception; a practical joke - played a hoax upon the credulous public. Synonym: canard. (verb): To play a trick on; to deceive - He hoaxed the crowd completely with his disguise.
HOMONYM: Two words having the same sound but different meanings - confusing such homonyms as mail add male.
HOVEL: A dirty or wretched dwelling - born in a hovel, died in a mansion.
HYPERBOLE: Extravagant exaggeration for effect - An example of hyperbole: "There are a million objections to the project." Synonym: overstatement. Antonym: understatement.
HYPOTHESIS: An assumption made for the sake of argument - worked from a fantastic hypothesis. Synonym: supposition.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (G)
GARNISH: To trim or decorate - dishes garnished attractively with greens. Synonyms: adorn, deck.
GENEALOGY: A record of a person's or a family's ancestors or relatives - an interesting genealogy, including saints and sinners. Synonym: lineage.
GENESIS: Origin - chemistry, which had its genesis in alchemy. Synonym: inception.
GESTICULATE: To make gestures, or indicate feelings by. motions - gesticulated wildly to show his distress.
GHASTLY: Horrible, deathlike - a ghastly disaster which shocked the world. Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, pallid, macabre, grim, lurid.
GIBE (variant spelling: JIBE): To laugh at; to utter with scorn - gibed at his enemy mercilessly. Synonyms: mock, sneer, jeer, scoff, flout, deride (adj.: derisive), rail, taunt.
GLIB: Smooth-spoken, fluent - a glib liar, distorting the truth effortlessly.
GLUTTONOUS (noun. GLUTTON; verb: GLUT): Inclined to cat to excess - gulped down his food in gluttonous fashion. Synonyms: voracious, intemperate.
GOSSAMER (noun): A very thin gauzelike fabric or structure - a poem so delicate that it seemed an unreal gossamer. (adj.): Thin and light - the gossamer wings of a dragon fly. Synonyms: diaphanous, flimsy, gauzelike Antonyms: substantial, ponderous.
GREGARIOUS: Habitually fond of associating in a company or herd - gregarious sheep; that gregarious animal, man. Antonyms: lone, aloof.
GRIMACE: A distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling - a grimace that was more expressive than words.
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GENEALOGY: A record of a person's or a family's ancestors or relatives - an interesting genealogy, including saints and sinners. Synonym: lineage.
GENESIS: Origin - chemistry, which had its genesis in alchemy. Synonym: inception.
GESTICULATE: To make gestures, or indicate feelings by. motions - gesticulated wildly to show his distress.
GHASTLY: Horrible, deathlike - a ghastly disaster which shocked the world. Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, pallid, macabre, grim, lurid.
GIBE (variant spelling: JIBE): To laugh at; to utter with scorn - gibed at his enemy mercilessly. Synonyms: mock, sneer, jeer, scoff, flout, deride (adj.: derisive), rail, taunt.
GLIB: Smooth-spoken, fluent - a glib liar, distorting the truth effortlessly.
GLUTTONOUS (noun. GLUTTON; verb: GLUT): Inclined to cat to excess - gulped down his food in gluttonous fashion. Synonyms: voracious, intemperate.
GOSSAMER (noun): A very thin gauzelike fabric or structure - a poem so delicate that it seemed an unreal gossamer. (adj.): Thin and light - the gossamer wings of a dragon fly. Synonyms: diaphanous, flimsy, gauzelike Antonyms: substantial, ponderous.
GREGARIOUS: Habitually fond of associating in a company or herd - gregarious sheep; that gregarious animal, man. Antonyms: lone, aloof.
GRIMACE: A distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling - a grimace that was more expressive than words.
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (F)
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FACADE: Front or face, especially of a building - a facade of marble.
FACETIOUS: Given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun - brightened the evening with his facetious remarks. Synonyms: jocose, droll, flippant, frivolous. Antonyms: solemn, grave, saturnine.
FALLACIOUS (noun: FALLACY): Unsound; misleading; deceptive - led astray by fallacious reasoning and plans.
FALLIBLE: Liable to make mistakes or be deceived - Being human, Tom was naturally fallible. Antonyms: infallible, unerring.
FATHOM: To penetrate and understand - difficult to fathom his mysterious actions.
FATUOUS: Foolish; silly - a fatuous suggestion that struck us as stupid. Synonyms: inane, vacuous, puerile. Antonyms: judicious, sagacious, sage.
FEALTY: Faithfulness - The soldiers were pledged to fealty to their ruler. Synonyms: allegiance, constancy, fidelity. Antonyms: disloyalty, infidelity, treachery.
FEASIBLE: Workable - a feasible plan, proved practical by - previous experience. Antonym: impracticable.
FEIGN (noun: FEINT): To pretend - He feigned to be angry, but we saw through his pretense. Synonyms: dissemble, sham, dissimulate, affect.
FELICITY (adj.: FELICITOUS): (1) A state of happiness - promoted felicity in the nation. Synonym: bliss. (2) A high ability - lie has a felicity of language, mastery of the well-chosen phrase.
FERVID: Spirited; ardent - a fervid debater, full of emotion. Synonyms: perfervid, impassioned, zealous, fervent, vehement.
FESTOON (noun): A garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points - the room bright with festoons of Thanksgiving decorations. (verb): To hang with festoons - a room festooned with spring flowers.
FETISH: (1) Something that is believed to have magical powers - savages worshipping the fetish in a ceremonial dance. Synonym: charm, talisman, amulet. (2) An object of unreasoning devotion and worship – Photography, begun as a hobby, became a fetish.
FIASCO: A ludicrous and complete failure - all his glorious plans ending in a fiasco. Synonym: debacle.
FICTITIOUS: Unreal; made-up - used a fictitious name to avoid being recognized. Synonym: fabricated.
FLACCID: Lacking firmness - muscles grown flaccid after the illness. Synonyms: flabby, limp.
FLAGRANT: Outstandingly bad - condemned for his flagrant abuse of power. Synonyms: glaring, scandalous, notorious, conspicuous, gross.
FLAMBOYANT: Elaborately showy - written in a flamboyant, style, full of highly decorative imagery. Synonyms: florid, ornate, resplendent, embellished, garish, gaudy, gorgeous, rococo. Antonym: somber.
FLAUNT: Display or wave boastfully - flaunted the excellent report before his delighted parents.
FLEETING: Passing swiftly -the fleeting hours of happiness. Synonyms: transitory, fugitive.
FLUCTUATE: To waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly - his mood fluctuating with every hour. Synonyms: oscillate, vacillate, undulate, sway.
FORBEAR (noun: FORBEARANCE): To exercise self control; to keep from - forbearing to shoot the animal despite temptation. Synonyms: restrain, abstain.
FORENSIC: Pertaining to public discussion or law courts - a lawyer gifted in forensic debate. Synonyms: rhetorical, oratorical.
FORTUITOUS: Accidental - a fortuitous meeting with a friend in need. Synonyms: casual, incidental, adventitious, random.
FRACAS: A disorderly quarrel - A fracas broke up the meeting. Synonyms: brawl, altercation, fray, wrangle, imbroglio.
FRUSTRATE: To prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual - His scholastic progress was frustrated by a serious illness. Synonyms: balk, thwart, foil, baffle, obstruct, discomfit. Antonym: abet.
FULSOME: Disgustingly excessive - nauseated by fulsome praise.
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FACADE: Front or face, especially of a building - a facade of marble.
FACETIOUS: Given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun - brightened the evening with his facetious remarks. Synonyms: jocose, droll, flippant, frivolous. Antonyms: solemn, grave, saturnine.
FALLACIOUS (noun: FALLACY): Unsound; misleading; deceptive - led astray by fallacious reasoning and plans.
FALLIBLE: Liable to make mistakes or be deceived - Being human, Tom was naturally fallible. Antonyms: infallible, unerring.
FATHOM: To penetrate and understand - difficult to fathom his mysterious actions.
FATUOUS: Foolish; silly - a fatuous suggestion that struck us as stupid. Synonyms: inane, vacuous, puerile. Antonyms: judicious, sagacious, sage.
FEALTY: Faithfulness - The soldiers were pledged to fealty to their ruler. Synonyms: allegiance, constancy, fidelity. Antonyms: disloyalty, infidelity, treachery.
FEASIBLE: Workable - a feasible plan, proved practical by - previous experience. Antonym: impracticable.
FEIGN (noun: FEINT): To pretend - He feigned to be angry, but we saw through his pretense. Synonyms: dissemble, sham, dissimulate, affect.
FELICITY (adj.: FELICITOUS): (1) A state of happiness - promoted felicity in the nation. Synonym: bliss. (2) A high ability - lie has a felicity of language, mastery of the well-chosen phrase.
FERVID: Spirited; ardent - a fervid debater, full of emotion. Synonyms: perfervid, impassioned, zealous, fervent, vehement.
FESTOON (noun): A garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points - the room bright with festoons of Thanksgiving decorations. (verb): To hang with festoons - a room festooned with spring flowers.
FETISH: (1) Something that is believed to have magical powers - savages worshipping the fetish in a ceremonial dance. Synonym: charm, talisman, amulet. (2) An object of unreasoning devotion and worship – Photography, begun as a hobby, became a fetish.
FIASCO: A ludicrous and complete failure - all his glorious plans ending in a fiasco. Synonym: debacle.
FICTITIOUS: Unreal; made-up - used a fictitious name to avoid being recognized. Synonym: fabricated.
FLACCID: Lacking firmness - muscles grown flaccid after the illness. Synonyms: flabby, limp.
FLAGRANT: Outstandingly bad - condemned for his flagrant abuse of power. Synonyms: glaring, scandalous, notorious, conspicuous, gross.
FLAMBOYANT: Elaborately showy - written in a flamboyant, style, full of highly decorative imagery. Synonyms: florid, ornate, resplendent, embellished, garish, gaudy, gorgeous, rococo. Antonym: somber.
FLAUNT: Display or wave boastfully - flaunted the excellent report before his delighted parents.
FLEETING: Passing swiftly -the fleeting hours of happiness. Synonyms: transitory, fugitive.
FLUCTUATE: To waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly - his mood fluctuating with every hour. Synonyms: oscillate, vacillate, undulate, sway.
FORBEAR (noun: FORBEARANCE): To exercise self control; to keep from - forbearing to shoot the animal despite temptation. Synonyms: restrain, abstain.
FORENSIC: Pertaining to public discussion or law courts - a lawyer gifted in forensic debate. Synonyms: rhetorical, oratorical.
FORTUITOUS: Accidental - a fortuitous meeting with a friend in need. Synonyms: casual, incidental, adventitious, random.
FRACAS: A disorderly quarrel - A fracas broke up the meeting. Synonyms: brawl, altercation, fray, wrangle, imbroglio.
FRUSTRATE: To prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual - His scholastic progress was frustrated by a serious illness. Synonyms: balk, thwart, foil, baffle, obstruct, discomfit. Antonym: abet.
FULSOME: Disgustingly excessive - nauseated by fulsome praise.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (E)
ECCLESIASTIC (adj.): Pertaining to the clergy or the church - recognized as an authority in ecclesiastic matters. Antonyms: secular, lay. (noun): A clergyman - an ecclesiastic of liberal views.
EDICT: A public command or proclamation issued by an authority - proclaimed by royal edict. Synonym: decree.
EDIFY: To instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion - a story that edifies the reader, as well as entertains him.
EFFETE: No longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out - powerful in ancient days, now an effete civilization.
EGOTISTIC: Conceited - an egotistic person, flourishing on praise. Synonyms: egocentric, vain. Antonym: altruistic.
EGREGIOUS: Outstandingly bad an egregious mistake with serious implications.
EJACULATE: To exclaim or utter suddenly – ejaculated a cry of horror.
ELICIT: To draw out – elicited no response from the audience. Synonyms: evoke, extract, extort.
ELUCIDATE: To make clear; to explain – elucidated his theory so that even a schoolboy could understand it. Synonym: clarify.
EMISSARY: A person sent on an errand or mission - delegated his emissary to conclude a pact.
ENGENDER: To cause, produce, or stir up-an act that engendered good will.
ENNUI: Boredom; weariness of mind-fell asleep at the meeting from sheer ennui.
ENSUE: To follow or result-Silence ensued when the leader arose to speak.
ENTREAT: To beg earnestly – entreated the judge to show mercy. Synonyms: solicit, supplicate, beseech, implore, importune; (adj.) importunate, mendicant, suppliant
EPHEMERAL: Very short-lived - an ephemeral joy, lasting but a day. Synonyms: fleeting, transitory, transient, evanescent. Antonym: eternal
EPICUREAN (noun): A person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure - an epicurean, seeking to enjoy every meal. (adj.): Pleasure-loving - His entire existence demonstrated his epicurean tastes.
EPIGRAM: A brief pointed saying - a speech full of original epigrams. Synonyms: maxim proverb, adage.
EPITAPH: A tombstone inscription - an epitaph engraved on marble.
EPITHET: A phrase that describes a quality (good or bad) in a person or thing - "Glaring" error is a commonly used epithet. Synonyms: characterization , appellation
EQUANIMITY (adj.: EQUABLE): Evenness of temper or mind - suffered his cruel fate with equanimity. Synonyms: serenity, composure, imperturbability, aplomb.
ERR (noun: ERRATUM): To be mistaken or go astray - To err is human, to forgive divine. Synonyms: stray, blunder.
ERRATIC: Irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior, reflecting his queer ideas.
ERUDITE: Learned - an erudite person, an editor of many books. Synonyms: scholarly, knowing.
ESOTERIC: Understood by only a select few - an esoteric subject, discussed only by scholars. Synonyms: abstruse, recondite.
EXCEPTIONABLE: Objectionable - exceptionable behavior, universally criticized. Synonyms: questionable, reprehensible, censurable. Antonym: laudable.
EXCULPATE: To free from blame - exculpated by a jury. Synonyms: vindicate, exonerate, absolve, acquit. Antonyms: arraign, indict, inculpate.
EXEMPLARY (noun: EXEMPLAR): Serving as a model; commendable - exemplary conduct approved by all. Synonyms: illustrative, typical; praiseworthy, laudable.
EXODUS: Departure, emigration - the pathetic exodus of refugees from their homeland.
EXOTIC: Strange and foreign - an exotic costume imported from Asia.
EXPATIATE: To speak or write at great length - He expatiated on the subject for two hours. Synonym: dilate.
EXPATRIATE (verb): To banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country - expatriated for treachery to his country. (noun): An expatriated person - expatriates who left the United States to live in Paris.
EXPEDIENT (adj.): Convenient in helping to attain some purpose - found it expedient to maintain silence at that moment. Synonyms: opportune, seasonable. (noun): A means to accomplish something - tried all expedients to achieve a quick result.
EXPLOIT (verb): To use for one's selfish purpose – refugees exploited by unscrupulous employers. (noun): A brilliant deed - lauded for his exploits in science. Synonym: feat.
EXPOUND (noun: EXPOSITION): To set forth in detail; to explain - expounded his theory in a learned article.
EXPURGATE: To purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material - expurgate all obscenities before the book could be sold. Synonyms: purge, delete.
EXTEMPORANEOUS: Done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation - an extemporaneous speech. Synonyms: impromptu, offhand.
EXTINCT: No longer existing or active - the extinct dinosaur, alive only in history. Synonym: defunct. Antonym: extant.
EXTIRPATE: To root out, destroy totally - extirpated the cause of trouble. Synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, efface, obliterate.
EXTRANEOUS. Not essential; foreign; irrelevant - excluded material extraneous to the subject. Synonyms: extrinsic, adventitious. Antonyms: germane, intrinsic, inherent, relevant, pertinent.
EXULTATION: Great rejoicing - received the good news with exultation. Synonym: jubilation.
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EDICT: A public command or proclamation issued by an authority - proclaimed by royal edict. Synonym: decree.
EDIFY: To instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion - a story that edifies the reader, as well as entertains him.
EFFETE: No longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out - powerful in ancient days, now an effete civilization.
EGOTISTIC: Conceited - an egotistic person, flourishing on praise. Synonyms: egocentric, vain. Antonym: altruistic.
EGREGIOUS: Outstandingly bad an egregious mistake with serious implications.
EJACULATE: To exclaim or utter suddenly – ejaculated a cry of horror.
ELICIT: To draw out – elicited no response from the audience. Synonyms: evoke, extract, extort.
ELUCIDATE: To make clear; to explain – elucidated his theory so that even a schoolboy could understand it. Synonym: clarify.
EMISSARY: A person sent on an errand or mission - delegated his emissary to conclude a pact.
ENGENDER: To cause, produce, or stir up-an act that engendered good will.
ENNUI: Boredom; weariness of mind-fell asleep at the meeting from sheer ennui.
ENSUE: To follow or result-Silence ensued when the leader arose to speak.
ENTREAT: To beg earnestly – entreated the judge to show mercy. Synonyms: solicit, supplicate, beseech, implore, importune; (adj.) importunate, mendicant, suppliant
EPHEMERAL: Very short-lived - an ephemeral joy, lasting but a day. Synonyms: fleeting, transitory, transient, evanescent. Antonym: eternal
EPICUREAN (noun): A person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure - an epicurean, seeking to enjoy every meal. (adj.): Pleasure-loving - His entire existence demonstrated his epicurean tastes.
EPIGRAM: A brief pointed saying - a speech full of original epigrams. Synonyms: maxim proverb, adage.
EPITAPH: A tombstone inscription - an epitaph engraved on marble.
EPITHET: A phrase that describes a quality (good or bad) in a person or thing - "Glaring" error is a commonly used epithet. Synonyms: characterization , appellation
EQUANIMITY (adj.: EQUABLE): Evenness of temper or mind - suffered his cruel fate with equanimity. Synonyms: serenity, composure, imperturbability, aplomb.
ERR (noun: ERRATUM): To be mistaken or go astray - To err is human, to forgive divine. Synonyms: stray, blunder.
ERRATIC: Irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior, reflecting his queer ideas.
ERUDITE: Learned - an erudite person, an editor of many books. Synonyms: scholarly, knowing.
ESOTERIC: Understood by only a select few - an esoteric subject, discussed only by scholars. Synonyms: abstruse, recondite.
EXCEPTIONABLE: Objectionable - exceptionable behavior, universally criticized. Synonyms: questionable, reprehensible, censurable. Antonym: laudable.
EXCULPATE: To free from blame - exculpated by a jury. Synonyms: vindicate, exonerate, absolve, acquit. Antonyms: arraign, indict, inculpate.
EXEMPLARY (noun: EXEMPLAR): Serving as a model; commendable - exemplary conduct approved by all. Synonyms: illustrative, typical; praiseworthy, laudable.
EXODUS: Departure, emigration - the pathetic exodus of refugees from their homeland.
EXOTIC: Strange and foreign - an exotic costume imported from Asia.
EXPATIATE: To speak or write at great length - He expatiated on the subject for two hours. Synonym: dilate.
EXPATRIATE (verb): To banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country - expatriated for treachery to his country. (noun): An expatriated person - expatriates who left the United States to live in Paris.
EXPEDIENT (adj.): Convenient in helping to attain some purpose - found it expedient to maintain silence at that moment. Synonyms: opportune, seasonable. (noun): A means to accomplish something - tried all expedients to achieve a quick result.
EXPLOIT (verb): To use for one's selfish purpose – refugees exploited by unscrupulous employers. (noun): A brilliant deed - lauded for his exploits in science. Synonym: feat.
EXPOUND (noun: EXPOSITION): To set forth in detail; to explain - expounded his theory in a learned article.
EXPURGATE: To purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material - expurgate all obscenities before the book could be sold. Synonyms: purge, delete.
EXTEMPORANEOUS: Done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation - an extemporaneous speech. Synonyms: impromptu, offhand.
EXTINCT: No longer existing or active - the extinct dinosaur, alive only in history. Synonym: defunct. Antonym: extant.
EXTIRPATE: To root out, destroy totally - extirpated the cause of trouble. Synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, efface, obliterate.
EXTRANEOUS. Not essential; foreign; irrelevant - excluded material extraneous to the subject. Synonyms: extrinsic, adventitious. Antonyms: germane, intrinsic, inherent, relevant, pertinent.
EXULTATION: Great rejoicing - received the good news with exultation. Synonym: jubilation.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (D)
DEARTH: Scarcity - a dearth of news, brought about by censorship. Antonyms: plethora, abundance.
DEFERENCE: Submitting to the wishes or judgment of another - yielded out of deference to the old man. Synonyms: respect, complaisance, veneration. Antonym recalcitrance.
DEITY: A god -The sun was a deity to ancient peoples. Synonym: divinity.
DELECTABLE: Very pleasing - a delectable meal, tastefully prepared. DELETE: To erase or cancel, take out or remove - deletedan offensive phrase. Synonyms: expunge, censor, efface, eradicate.
DELINEATE: To sketch or portray - striking features, delineated by a master artist.
DELINQUENT (noun): An offender - found to be a delinquent by the court. (adj.): Failing to fulfill an obligation - too many people who are delinquent in meeting their civic duties. Synonym: derelict.
DELUGE: A great flood; downpour - a spring deluge which caused the river to overflow.
DEMAGOGUE: A leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes - the mob roused by an unprincipled demagogue.
DEMEANOR: Behavior; bearing - carrying himself with a proud demeanor. Synonyms: deportment, mien.
DEMURE: Affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious demure as a Victorian maiden. Synonyms: sedate, staid, decorous, prudish, coy. Antonyms: immodest, frivolous.
DENOUNCE (noun: DENUNCIATION): To speak against - denounced by the press as a traitor. Synonyms: stigmatize, censure, reprehend, castigate- Antonyms: laud, eulogize.
DEPLETE: To empty or to use up - depleted the public treasury by vast building programs. Synonyms: exhaust, drain. Antonyms: replenish; (adj.) replete.
DEPLORE: To express sorrow or grief over - a lamentable situation deplored by all parties. Synonyms: lament, decry, grieve.
DEPRAVED: Of low morals; corrupt - a depraved mind, devising evil. Synonyms: debased, wicked, vicious, perverted.
DEPRECATE: To plead or argue against a certain course of action - deprecated the proposal severely. Synonyms: remonstrate, protest, decry, expostulate. Antonym: sanction.
DEPRECIATE: To belittle or speak slightingly of - depreciated John's acting ability. Synonyms: disparage, derogate (adj. derogatory). Antonyms: enhance, magnify, extol, laud, eulogize.
DEVASTATION: Widespread ruin - the city left in utter devastation by war. Synonyms: destruction, desolation.
DEVIOUS: ((1) Winding; indirect - took a devious, rather than the direct way home. Synonym: circuitous. (2) Straying from the right course - used devious means to attain his wicked ends. Synonyms: crooked, erring.
DEVOID: Lacking in; not possessing - a speech devoid of even a trace of ill-will. Synonym: destitute. Antonyms: abounding, prevalent.
DEVOUT: Devoted to religious observances - devout in his regularity of attendance at worship. Synonyms: pious, religious. Antonym impious.
DICTUM: Art authoritative statement; a saying-an imperial dictum demanding instant compliance.
DIDACTIC: Designed to teach, imparting a lesson - a poem with a didactic purpose. Synonym: pedagogical.
DIFFIDENT: Lacking in self-confidence- too diffident to lead a group. Synonyms: shy, timid, reserved, reticent, retiring. Antonyms: forward, aggressive.
DILEMMA: A situation calling for a choice between two equally difficult alternatives; hence, a difficult or perplexing situation - faced with a dilemma defying solution. Synonyms: predicament, quandary, plight.
DILETTANTE: One who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study - a doctor by profession, a dilettante in art. Synonyms: amateur, connoisseur.
DISCONCERT: To confuse; to embarrass - disconcerted by his suspicious stare. Synonyms: perturb, discomfit, discompose, abash, disquiet, fluster.
DISCONSOLATE: Depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation - made disconsolate by abject poverty. Synonyms: inconsolable, dejected. Antonyms: blithesome, carefree.
DISCOURSE: To converse or talk; to discuss - discoursed at length on the rise of political parties. DISCRETE: Separate - two discrete issues, totally unrelated.
DISCURSIVE: Rambling from one subject to another - a discursive letter, covering many topics. Synonyms: desultory, digressive.
DISPARITY (adj.: DISPARATE): Inequality; difference in image, quantity, character, or rank - great disparity between promise and performance.
DISPASSIONATE: Free from feeling or partiality - coldly dispassionate as the chairman of the meeting. Synonyms: palm, impartial. Antonym partial.
DISPATCH (verb): To do speedily; to send off - dispatched with remarkable promptness. Synonym: expedite. (noun): A speedy performance; the sending off of something - done with all possible dispatch. Synonyms: celerity, alacrity.
DISPEL: To drive away; to scatter - dispelled a doubt that had lingered. Synonyms: dissipate, disperse, diffuse.
DISSENT (noun: DISSENSION): To disagree; to differ in opinion - He dissented violently, rejecting compromise.
DISSOLUTE: Living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals - his life wasted by dissolute conduct. Synonyms: debauched, dissipated, profligate.
DISTRAUGHT: Mentally distressed; distracted - distraught by trials and tribulations. Synonym: harassed.
DIVERSE: (verb: DIVERSIFY; noun: DIVISIBILITY): Varied; different - two diverse characters; one candid, the other insincere. Synonym: multifarious.
DIVERTING: Entertaining - a diverting one of the most amusing I've ever seen.
DIVULGE: To make public or reveal - refused to divulge his source of information. Synonyms: disclose, impart.
DOGMATIC: Positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it were an undisputed fact - spoken dogmatically, as if the speaker considered himself infallible. Synonyms: overbearing, opinionated, peremptory, dictatorial.
DOLOROUS: Sorrowful; mournful - a dolorous song full of sorrow for past joys. Synonyms: doleful, lugubrious, grievous. Antonyms: jocund, blithe, mirthful.
DYNAMIC: Forceful - possessed dynamic energy, tireless and powerful. Synonym: energetic. Antonyms: static, inert, dormant, torpid, sluggish, quiescent.
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DEFERENCE: Submitting to the wishes or judgment of another - yielded out of deference to the old man. Synonyms: respect, complaisance, veneration. Antonym recalcitrance.
DEITY: A god -The sun was a deity to ancient peoples. Synonym: divinity.
DELECTABLE: Very pleasing - a delectable meal, tastefully prepared. DELETE: To erase or cancel, take out or remove - deletedan offensive phrase. Synonyms: expunge, censor, efface, eradicate.
DELINEATE: To sketch or portray - striking features, delineated by a master artist.
DELINQUENT (noun): An offender - found to be a delinquent by the court. (adj.): Failing to fulfill an obligation - too many people who are delinquent in meeting their civic duties. Synonym: derelict.
DELUGE: A great flood; downpour - a spring deluge which caused the river to overflow.
DEMAGOGUE: A leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes - the mob roused by an unprincipled demagogue.
DEMEANOR: Behavior; bearing - carrying himself with a proud demeanor. Synonyms: deportment, mien.
DEMURE: Affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious demure as a Victorian maiden. Synonyms: sedate, staid, decorous, prudish, coy. Antonyms: immodest, frivolous.
DENOUNCE (noun: DENUNCIATION): To speak against - denounced by the press as a traitor. Synonyms: stigmatize, censure, reprehend, castigate- Antonyms: laud, eulogize.
DEPLETE: To empty or to use up - depleted the public treasury by vast building programs. Synonyms: exhaust, drain. Antonyms: replenish; (adj.) replete.
DEPLORE: To express sorrow or grief over - a lamentable situation deplored by all parties. Synonyms: lament, decry, grieve.
DEPRAVED: Of low morals; corrupt - a depraved mind, devising evil. Synonyms: debased, wicked, vicious, perverted.
DEPRECATE: To plead or argue against a certain course of action - deprecated the proposal severely. Synonyms: remonstrate, protest, decry, expostulate. Antonym: sanction.
DEPRECIATE: To belittle or speak slightingly of - depreciated John's acting ability. Synonyms: disparage, derogate (adj. derogatory). Antonyms: enhance, magnify, extol, laud, eulogize.
DEVASTATION: Widespread ruin - the city left in utter devastation by war. Synonyms: destruction, desolation.
DEVIOUS: ((1) Winding; indirect - took a devious, rather than the direct way home. Synonym: circuitous. (2) Straying from the right course - used devious means to attain his wicked ends. Synonyms: crooked, erring.
DEVOID: Lacking in; not possessing - a speech devoid of even a trace of ill-will. Synonym: destitute. Antonyms: abounding, prevalent.
DEVOUT: Devoted to religious observances - devout in his regularity of attendance at worship. Synonyms: pious, religious. Antonym impious.
DICTUM: Art authoritative statement; a saying-an imperial dictum demanding instant compliance.
DIDACTIC: Designed to teach, imparting a lesson - a poem with a didactic purpose. Synonym: pedagogical.
DIFFIDENT: Lacking in self-confidence- too diffident to lead a group. Synonyms: shy, timid, reserved, reticent, retiring. Antonyms: forward, aggressive.
DILEMMA: A situation calling for a choice between two equally difficult alternatives; hence, a difficult or perplexing situation - faced with a dilemma defying solution. Synonyms: predicament, quandary, plight.
DILETTANTE: One who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study - a doctor by profession, a dilettante in art. Synonyms: amateur, connoisseur.
DISCONCERT: To confuse; to embarrass - disconcerted by his suspicious stare. Synonyms: perturb, discomfit, discompose, abash, disquiet, fluster.
DISCONSOLATE: Depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation - made disconsolate by abject poverty. Synonyms: inconsolable, dejected. Antonyms: blithesome, carefree.
DISCOURSE: To converse or talk; to discuss - discoursed at length on the rise of political parties. DISCRETE: Separate - two discrete issues, totally unrelated.
DISCURSIVE: Rambling from one subject to another - a discursive letter, covering many topics. Synonyms: desultory, digressive.
DISPARITY (adj.: DISPARATE): Inequality; difference in image, quantity, character, or rank - great disparity between promise and performance.
DISPASSIONATE: Free from feeling or partiality - coldly dispassionate as the chairman of the meeting. Synonyms: palm, impartial. Antonym partial.
DISPATCH (verb): To do speedily; to send off - dispatched with remarkable promptness. Synonym: expedite. (noun): A speedy performance; the sending off of something - done with all possible dispatch. Synonyms: celerity, alacrity.
DISPEL: To drive away; to scatter - dispelled a doubt that had lingered. Synonyms: dissipate, disperse, diffuse.
DISSENT (noun: DISSENSION): To disagree; to differ in opinion - He dissented violently, rejecting compromise.
DISSOLUTE: Living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals - his life wasted by dissolute conduct. Synonyms: debauched, dissipated, profligate.
DISTRAUGHT: Mentally distressed; distracted - distraught by trials and tribulations. Synonym: harassed.
DIVERSE: (verb: DIVERSIFY; noun: DIVISIBILITY): Varied; different - two diverse characters; one candid, the other insincere. Synonym: multifarious.
DIVERTING: Entertaining - a diverting one of the most amusing I've ever seen.
DIVULGE: To make public or reveal - refused to divulge his source of information. Synonyms: disclose, impart.
DOGMATIC: Positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it were an undisputed fact - spoken dogmatically, as if the speaker considered himself infallible. Synonyms: overbearing, opinionated, peremptory, dictatorial.
DOLOROUS: Sorrowful; mournful - a dolorous song full of sorrow for past joys. Synonyms: doleful, lugubrious, grievous. Antonyms: jocund, blithe, mirthful.
DYNAMIC: Forceful - possessed dynamic energy, tireless and powerful. Synonym: energetic. Antonyms: static, inert, dormant, torpid, sluggish, quiescent.
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Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (C)
CABAL: A small group of persons engaged in plotting - a cabal of prominent persons united to overthrow the government. Synonyms: junto, faction.
CACOPHONOUS: Unharmonious sounding - a cacophonous blare of trumpets, noisy and discordant. Synonyms: dissonant, discordant, blatant, strident, raucous. Antonyms: mellifluous, euphonious, dulcet.
CADAVEROUS: Corpselike; hence, haggard, pale -His face appeared cadaverous from long imprisonment. Synonyms: ghastly, gaunt, pallid (noun: pallor), wan, ashen. Antonyms: rubicund, florid.
CALLOUS: Unfeeling or insensitive - made callous by long suffering. Synonyms: insensible, obdurate.
CALUMNIATE: To accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander - calumniated his political opponent by spreading false rumors. Synonyms: asperse, vilify, defame, scandalize.
CANDID (noun: CANDOR): Frank, outspoken; impartial a candid reply that could hardly be more forthright. Synonyms: artless, ingenuous, unbiased. Antonyms: guileful, evasive.
CANTANKEROUS: Ill-natured; quarrelsome – showed a cantankerous and sullen disposition. Synonyms: petulant, peevish, contentious, pugnacious, testy, choleric, fretful. Antonyms: amiable, affable, equable.
CAPRICIOUS: Inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly - a capricious person, undependable in mood or temper. Synonyms: fickle, fitful, changeable, erratic, inconstant, crotchety, whimsical, mercurial. Antonyms: steadfast, constant, even-tempered.
CAPTIOUS: Quick to find fault about trifles- a captious critic pouncing on slight laws. Synonyms: hypercritical, carping, carviling, censorious.
CARICATURE: A picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features - not a realistic portrait but a malicious caricature.
CASTIGATE: To punish or criticize severely - castigated for using improper language. Synonyms: reprove, upbraid, reprehend, censure, reprimand, chasten. Antonyms: commend, eulogize, laud.
CELESTIAL: Pertaining to the sky; heavenly-a celestial pageant of bright stars. Synonyms: ethereal; (noun) firmament.
CHAUVINIST. An extreme patriot-a chauvinist with most pride in his country. Synonym: jingoist.
CHICANERY: Trickery, deception,- practised chicanery all his shady dealings. Synonyms: duplicity, craft, stratagem, wile, subterfuge.
CHRONIC: Continuing a long time; habitual-a. chronic complaint, persisting for years. Synonyms: persistent, unremitting, inveterate, incessant, constant. Antonyms: intermittent, sporadic, infrequent.
CIRCUMSPECT: Cautious - looked about him circumspectly. Synonyms: prudent, vigilant, discreet, wary. Antonyms: rash, indiscreet, reckless, precipitate, foothardy, temerarious, headstrong.
CIRCUMVENT: To gain an advantage by the use of trick to evade by the use of deception; to go around - circumvented the law by evasive practices. Synonyms: thwart, balk, outwit, delude.
CIVIL: (1) Of or having to do with citizens or the state - civil duties as well as civil liberties. 2) Polite, courteous - answered in a civil fashion. Synonyms: respectful, gracious.
CLAMOROUS: Loud and noisy - a clamorous outburst the crowd outside. Synonyms: vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, raucous, strident. Antonyms: muted, quiet.
CLANDESTINE: Secret; stealthy - a clandestine meeting known only to a few. Synonyms: furtive, covert, surreptitious. Antonyms: overt, manifest, above-board.
CLEMENT: Merciful; gentle - a clement judge who tempered justice with leniency. Synonyms: compassionate, forbearing. Antonyms: relentless, ruthless.
COALITION (verb: COALESCE): Alliance; merging of various units into one unit - three parties forming a coalition to rule the country. Synonyms: amalgamation, consolidation, fusion.
COERCION: Compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will - rendered his services without the slightest coercion. Synonyms: constraint, restraint, impelling.
COGENT: Having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason - persuaded by cogent arguments. Synonym: persuasive.
COLLUSION: Working together secretly for an evil purpose - acted in collusion to overthrow the government. Synonyms: collaboration, conspiracy, conniving, machination.
COMMODIOUS: Roomy - a commodious apartment. Synonyms: spacious, capacious, ample.
COMPATIBLE: Harmonious; able, to get along together parted company because they were not compatible. Synonyms: congruous, consistent. Antonyms: incongruous, discordant, incompatible.
COMPENDIUM (adj.: COMPENDIOUS): A brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work - a compendium of chemistry in a slim volume. Synonyms: synopsis, digest, precis, abstract, epitome.
COMPENSATION: Payment for services - just compensation for his labor. Synonyms: stipend, remuneration, recompense, emolument.
COMPLACENT: Self-satisfied - looked on his own performance with a complacent smile. Synonym: smug.
COMPUNCTION: Regret for wrongdoing - displayed slight compunction for his misdeed. Synonyms: contrition, penitence, atonement, remorse, qualm.
CONCEDE: To yield; to admit as true; to grant - conceded victory to a superior force. Synonyms: acquiesce, capitulate.
CONDIGN: Well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment) - received condign punishment for his crime.
CONDOLE (noun: CONDOLENCE): To express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune - condoled with each other in their grief. Synonyms: commiserate, show compassion, solace.
CONDONE: To forgive or overlook (an offense) - condoned the deed, in view of the offender's age. Synonyms: extenuate, palliate, mitigate, gloss.
CONFEDERATE (noun): A person allied with others for a special purpose (frequently a bad one) - joined his confederate in secret enterprise. Synonyms: collaborator, accomplice. (adj.): United or allied in a conspiracy - two confederate groups hurrying to their rendezvous.
CONGENIAL: ((1) Possessing similar interests and tastes; able to get on well with others - congenial people with similar backgrounds. Synonym: compatible. (2) Agreeable - congenial to his taste.
CONJECTURE: To guess - Without facts, we can only conjecture about his guilt. Synonyms: surmise, presume.
CONSECRATE: ((1) To set apart as sacred - consecrate the battlefield with a monument to the dead heroes. Synonyms: hallow, sanctify. Antonym: desecrate. (2) To devote or dedicate to some aim - consecrated his life to teaching.
CONSENSUS. General agreement - The consensus of the committee was that no action should be taken. Synonym: accord.
CONSTERNATION: Amazement; lack of courage caused by fearful prospect - The threat struck deep consternation into John. Synonyms: dismay, bewilderment.
CONSTRUE (noun: CONSTRUCTION): To interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze - construed the statement to his own advantage.
CONSUMMATE (adj.): Perfect or highly accomplished - achieved with consummate skill. Antonyms: botched. bungled, inept (verb): To complete, bring to perfection - consummated the deal without delay.
CONTEMPTUOUS: Expressive of contempt (an emotion involving anger and disgust) - cast a contemptuous look at his subordinate. Synonyms: supercilious, scornful, disdainful, contumelious.
CONVIVIAL: Festive; gay - a convivial party. Synonyms: jovial, jocund, mirthful. Antonyms: lugubrious, dolorous, mirthless.
COPIOUS: Plentiful - shed copious tears at the bad news. Synonyms: profuse, bountiful, abundant. Antonyms: meager, scant.
CORPULENT: Fat - corpulent due to excessive eating. Synonyms: obese, portly. Antonyms: gaunt, lank, emaciated, peaked.
COSMOPOLITAN (noun): One who is at home in all countries - A cosmopolitan can feel at ease anywhere in the world. (adj.): Free from local prejudices - a world-wide traveler, cosmopolitan in tastes and attitudes. Synonyms: Catholic. Antonyms: parochial, provincial.
COTERIE: A group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. Synonym: clique.
COUNTENANCE (noun): A face - His countenance expressed his complete disgust. Synonym: visage. (verb): To approve - refused to countenance disrespectful conduct. Synonym: sanction.
CRASS: Coarse and stupid - displayed crass ignorance. Synonym: gross.
CRAVEN (noun): Coward - the deed of a craven, motivated by fear. Synonym. Poltroon. (adj.): Cowardly - a craven act which shocked the world. Synonyms: pusillanimous, dastardly. Antonyms: stalwart, intrepid, valiant, stout-hearted.
CREDENCE: Trust or belief - gave little credence to the rumor. Synonym: conviction. Antonym: skepticism.
CREDIBLE: Worthy of belief - a credible story, true to life. Antonym: incredible.
CREDITABLE: Deserving or reflecting Credit or honor - applauded for his creditable performance. Synonyms: praiseworthy, meritorious, commendable. Antonyms: discreditable, infamous, opprobrious, ignominious.
CREDULOUS: Inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon - a credulous fool whom anyone can dupe. Synonym: gullible. Antonyms: incredulous, skeptical.
CRINGE: To shrink in fear - cringing before superior force. Synonyms: cower, flinch, fawn, truckle, wince.
CRUCIAL: Decisive or critical; difficult - the crucial event that decided the outcome. CRYPTIC: Containing hidden meaning - a cryptic message, difficult to decipher. Synonyms: occult, enigmatic. Antonyms: palpable, manifest.
CULPABLE: Deserving blame or censure - removed from office for culpable negligence. Synonyms: censurable, reprehensible.
CUMBROUS: Burdensome and clumsy - a cumbrous knapsack, impeding his march. Synonyms: cumbersome, unwieldy, bulk. CURB: To control, check, or restrain - forcibly curbed the people's protest. Synonyms: repress, subdue.
CURSORY: Hurried; hence, superficial - Time permitted only a cursory examination. Antonyms: painstaking, meticulous. CURT: Rudely abrupt -offended by the curt response. Synonyms: blunt, brusque, bluff. Antonyms: affable, civil.
CYNICAL: Sneeringly distrustful of the good motives or conduct of others - belittled the hero with a cynical remark. Synonyms: sarcastic, surly.
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CACOPHONOUS: Unharmonious sounding - a cacophonous blare of trumpets, noisy and discordant. Synonyms: dissonant, discordant, blatant, strident, raucous. Antonyms: mellifluous, euphonious, dulcet.
CADAVEROUS: Corpselike; hence, haggard, pale -His face appeared cadaverous from long imprisonment. Synonyms: ghastly, gaunt, pallid (noun: pallor), wan, ashen. Antonyms: rubicund, florid.
CALLOUS: Unfeeling or insensitive - made callous by long suffering. Synonyms: insensible, obdurate.
CALUMNIATE: To accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander - calumniated his political opponent by spreading false rumors. Synonyms: asperse, vilify, defame, scandalize.
CANDID (noun: CANDOR): Frank, outspoken; impartial a candid reply that could hardly be more forthright. Synonyms: artless, ingenuous, unbiased. Antonyms: guileful, evasive.
CANTANKEROUS: Ill-natured; quarrelsome – showed a cantankerous and sullen disposition. Synonyms: petulant, peevish, contentious, pugnacious, testy, choleric, fretful. Antonyms: amiable, affable, equable.
CAPRICIOUS: Inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly - a capricious person, undependable in mood or temper. Synonyms: fickle, fitful, changeable, erratic, inconstant, crotchety, whimsical, mercurial. Antonyms: steadfast, constant, even-tempered.
CAPTIOUS: Quick to find fault about trifles- a captious critic pouncing on slight laws. Synonyms: hypercritical, carping, carviling, censorious.
CARICATURE: A picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features - not a realistic portrait but a malicious caricature.
CASTIGATE: To punish or criticize severely - castigated for using improper language. Synonyms: reprove, upbraid, reprehend, censure, reprimand, chasten. Antonyms: commend, eulogize, laud.
CELESTIAL: Pertaining to the sky; heavenly-a celestial pageant of bright stars. Synonyms: ethereal; (noun) firmament.
CHAUVINIST. An extreme patriot-a chauvinist with most pride in his country. Synonym: jingoist.
CHICANERY: Trickery, deception,- practised chicanery all his shady dealings. Synonyms: duplicity, craft, stratagem, wile, subterfuge.
CHRONIC: Continuing a long time; habitual-a. chronic complaint, persisting for years. Synonyms: persistent, unremitting, inveterate, incessant, constant. Antonyms: intermittent, sporadic, infrequent.
CIRCUMSPECT: Cautious - looked about him circumspectly. Synonyms: prudent, vigilant, discreet, wary. Antonyms: rash, indiscreet, reckless, precipitate, foothardy, temerarious, headstrong.
CIRCUMVENT: To gain an advantage by the use of trick to evade by the use of deception; to go around - circumvented the law by evasive practices. Synonyms: thwart, balk, outwit, delude.
CIVIL: (1) Of or having to do with citizens or the state - civil duties as well as civil liberties. 2) Polite, courteous - answered in a civil fashion. Synonyms: respectful, gracious.
CLAMOROUS: Loud and noisy - a clamorous outburst the crowd outside. Synonyms: vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, raucous, strident. Antonyms: muted, quiet.
CLANDESTINE: Secret; stealthy - a clandestine meeting known only to a few. Synonyms: furtive, covert, surreptitious. Antonyms: overt, manifest, above-board.
CLEMENT: Merciful; gentle - a clement judge who tempered justice with leniency. Synonyms: compassionate, forbearing. Antonyms: relentless, ruthless.
COALITION (verb: COALESCE): Alliance; merging of various units into one unit - three parties forming a coalition to rule the country. Synonyms: amalgamation, consolidation, fusion.
COERCION: Compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will - rendered his services without the slightest coercion. Synonyms: constraint, restraint, impelling.
COGENT: Having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason - persuaded by cogent arguments. Synonym: persuasive.
COLLUSION: Working together secretly for an evil purpose - acted in collusion to overthrow the government. Synonyms: collaboration, conspiracy, conniving, machination.
COMMODIOUS: Roomy - a commodious apartment. Synonyms: spacious, capacious, ample.
COMPATIBLE: Harmonious; able, to get along together parted company because they were not compatible. Synonyms: congruous, consistent. Antonyms: incongruous, discordant, incompatible.
COMPENDIUM (adj.: COMPENDIOUS): A brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work - a compendium of chemistry in a slim volume. Synonyms: synopsis, digest, precis, abstract, epitome.
COMPENSATION: Payment for services - just compensation for his labor. Synonyms: stipend, remuneration, recompense, emolument.
COMPLACENT: Self-satisfied - looked on his own performance with a complacent smile. Synonym: smug.
COMPUNCTION: Regret for wrongdoing - displayed slight compunction for his misdeed. Synonyms: contrition, penitence, atonement, remorse, qualm.
CONCEDE: To yield; to admit as true; to grant - conceded victory to a superior force. Synonyms: acquiesce, capitulate.
CONDIGN: Well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment) - received condign punishment for his crime.
CONDOLE (noun: CONDOLENCE): To express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune - condoled with each other in their grief. Synonyms: commiserate, show compassion, solace.
CONDONE: To forgive or overlook (an offense) - condoned the deed, in view of the offender's age. Synonyms: extenuate, palliate, mitigate, gloss.
CONFEDERATE (noun): A person allied with others for a special purpose (frequently a bad one) - joined his confederate in secret enterprise. Synonyms: collaborator, accomplice. (adj.): United or allied in a conspiracy - two confederate groups hurrying to their rendezvous.
CONGENIAL: ((1) Possessing similar interests and tastes; able to get on well with others - congenial people with similar backgrounds. Synonym: compatible. (2) Agreeable - congenial to his taste.
CONJECTURE: To guess - Without facts, we can only conjecture about his guilt. Synonyms: surmise, presume.
CONSECRATE: ((1) To set apart as sacred - consecrate the battlefield with a monument to the dead heroes. Synonyms: hallow, sanctify. Antonym: desecrate. (2) To devote or dedicate to some aim - consecrated his life to teaching.
CONSENSUS. General agreement - The consensus of the committee was that no action should be taken. Synonym: accord.
CONSTERNATION: Amazement; lack of courage caused by fearful prospect - The threat struck deep consternation into John. Synonyms: dismay, bewilderment.
CONSTRUE (noun: CONSTRUCTION): To interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze - construed the statement to his own advantage.
CONSUMMATE (adj.): Perfect or highly accomplished - achieved with consummate skill. Antonyms: botched. bungled, inept (verb): To complete, bring to perfection - consummated the deal without delay.
CONTEMPTUOUS: Expressive of contempt (an emotion involving anger and disgust) - cast a contemptuous look at his subordinate. Synonyms: supercilious, scornful, disdainful, contumelious.
CONVIVIAL: Festive; gay - a convivial party. Synonyms: jovial, jocund, mirthful. Antonyms: lugubrious, dolorous, mirthless.
COPIOUS: Plentiful - shed copious tears at the bad news. Synonyms: profuse, bountiful, abundant. Antonyms: meager, scant.
CORPULENT: Fat - corpulent due to excessive eating. Synonyms: obese, portly. Antonyms: gaunt, lank, emaciated, peaked.
COSMOPOLITAN (noun): One who is at home in all countries - A cosmopolitan can feel at ease anywhere in the world. (adj.): Free from local prejudices - a world-wide traveler, cosmopolitan in tastes and attitudes. Synonyms: Catholic. Antonyms: parochial, provincial.
COTERIE: A group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. Synonym: clique.
COUNTENANCE (noun): A face - His countenance expressed his complete disgust. Synonym: visage. (verb): To approve - refused to countenance disrespectful conduct. Synonym: sanction.
CRASS: Coarse and stupid - displayed crass ignorance. Synonym: gross.
CRAVEN (noun): Coward - the deed of a craven, motivated by fear. Synonym. Poltroon. (adj.): Cowardly - a craven act which shocked the world. Synonyms: pusillanimous, dastardly. Antonyms: stalwart, intrepid, valiant, stout-hearted.
CREDENCE: Trust or belief - gave little credence to the rumor. Synonym: conviction. Antonym: skepticism.
CREDIBLE: Worthy of belief - a credible story, true to life. Antonym: incredible.
CREDITABLE: Deserving or reflecting Credit or honor - applauded for his creditable performance. Synonyms: praiseworthy, meritorious, commendable. Antonyms: discreditable, infamous, opprobrious, ignominious.
CREDULOUS: Inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon - a credulous fool whom anyone can dupe. Synonym: gullible. Antonyms: incredulous, skeptical.
CRINGE: To shrink in fear - cringing before superior force. Synonyms: cower, flinch, fawn, truckle, wince.
CRUCIAL: Decisive or critical; difficult - the crucial event that decided the outcome. CRYPTIC: Containing hidden meaning - a cryptic message, difficult to decipher. Synonyms: occult, enigmatic. Antonyms: palpable, manifest.
CULPABLE: Deserving blame or censure - removed from office for culpable negligence. Synonyms: censurable, reprehensible.
CUMBROUS: Burdensome and clumsy - a cumbrous knapsack, impeding his march. Synonyms: cumbersome, unwieldy, bulk. CURB: To control, check, or restrain - forcibly curbed the people's protest. Synonyms: repress, subdue.
CURSORY: Hurried; hence, superficial - Time permitted only a cursory examination. Antonyms: painstaking, meticulous. CURT: Rudely abrupt -offended by the curt response. Synonyms: blunt, brusque, bluff. Antonyms: affable, civil.
CYNICAL: Sneeringly distrustful of the good motives or conduct of others - belittled the hero with a cynical remark. Synonyms: sarcastic, surly.
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (B)
BANAL: Lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor-bored by his banal remarks. Synonyms: commonplace, hackneyed, prosaic, trite, stereotyped, vapid. Antonyms: racy, original, vivid.
BANEFUL (noun: BANE: poison; source of harm): Destructive, poisonous - a baneful effect, causing serious injury. Synonyms: deleterious, pernicious, virulent, noxious, toxic. Antonym: beneficent.
BANTER: Good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits I exchanged banter, to the amusement of the audience. Synonyms: raillery, chaff
BATON: A stick or staff - The conductor wielded his baton gracefully.
BELIE: To give a false idea of - His gracious manner belled his evil purpose. Synonym: misrepresent
BELLICOSE; Inclined to quarrel; warlike - His bellicose attitude often got John into fights. Synonyms: pugnacious, contentious, disputatious. Antonyms: pacific, conciliatory.
BELLIGERENT: Engaged in war - two belligerent nations warring fiercely.
BENEVOLENT: Kindly; charitable - like a benevolent monarch, bestowing many favors. Synonyms: benign, benignant, gracious, magnanimous. Antonyms: malevolent, malignant.
BEREAVE: To deprive or leave desolate by loss - a widow just bereaved of her husband.
BESMIRCH: To soil or dirty - besmirched his opponent's good name with vile epithets. Synonyms: stilly, defile, smirch, bespatter.
BIASED: Prejudiced - misled by a biased point of view. Synonyms: bigoted, arbitrary, partial, partisan. Antonyms: disinterested, equitable.
BIBLIOPHILE: A lover of books - The bibliophile fingered the old book fondly. Antonym: bibliophobe.
BIZARRE: Queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre clothes, outlandish in the extreme. Synonyms: odd, fantastic, grotesque, eccentric.
BLAND: Gentle; polite; agreeable - a bland diet, without irritating foods. Synonyms: mild, suave (affable or persuasive in manner), soothing, non-irritating. Antonyms: piquant, tart, racy, caustic, acrid, pungent.
BLANDISHMENT: A flattering speech or act - attracted people by his blandishments.
BLEMISH (verb): To scar or spoil - Bad associates blemished his character; (noun): A disfigurement, defect - a character without a blemish.
BLIGHT: To ruin or decay - the rotting wheat, blighted by incessant rain. Synonyms: wither, blast
BLITHE: Gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood - spread cheer with her blithe spirit. Synonyms: jocund, merry, joyous. Antonyms: dejected, forlorn, abject.
BOG: A swamp - sank into the spongy bog. Synonyms: morass, fen, quagmire, mire.
BOMBASTIC (noun: BOMBAST): High-sounding; pretentious in language - a bombastic speech, inflated with meaningless high-flown words. Synonyms: ranting, pompous, fustian.
BOORISH: Unrefined in speech or manners - exhibited the boorish manners of a backwoodsman. Synonyms: churlish, uncouth, uncultured, crass. Antonym: suave.
BUCOLIC: Pertaining to the country - a bucolic poem - the joys of the shepherd. Synonyms: pastoral, rustic, rural.
BUFFOON: A clown - acting like a buffoon, full of ludicrous tricks. Synonym: harlequin.
BULWARK: (1) An embankment used as a fortification - a lofty bulwark for defense. Synonym: rampart. 2) A person, idea, or object serving as a protection - acted as a bulwark in the fight against crime.
BUMPTIOUS: Obnoxiously conceited or self-assertive - a bumptious monitor, puffed up with his own importance. Synonyms: aggressive, arrogant, contumelious, overbearing.
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BANEFUL (noun: BANE: poison; source of harm): Destructive, poisonous - a baneful effect, causing serious injury. Synonyms: deleterious, pernicious, virulent, noxious, toxic. Antonym: beneficent.
BANTER: Good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits I exchanged banter, to the amusement of the audience. Synonyms: raillery, chaff
BATON: A stick or staff - The conductor wielded his baton gracefully.
BELIE: To give a false idea of - His gracious manner belled his evil purpose. Synonym: misrepresent
BELLICOSE; Inclined to quarrel; warlike - His bellicose attitude often got John into fights. Synonyms: pugnacious, contentious, disputatious. Antonyms: pacific, conciliatory.
BELLIGERENT: Engaged in war - two belligerent nations warring fiercely.
BENEVOLENT: Kindly; charitable - like a benevolent monarch, bestowing many favors. Synonyms: benign, benignant, gracious, magnanimous. Antonyms: malevolent, malignant.
BEREAVE: To deprive or leave desolate by loss - a widow just bereaved of her husband.
BESMIRCH: To soil or dirty - besmirched his opponent's good name with vile epithets. Synonyms: stilly, defile, smirch, bespatter.
BIASED: Prejudiced - misled by a biased point of view. Synonyms: bigoted, arbitrary, partial, partisan. Antonyms: disinterested, equitable.
BIBLIOPHILE: A lover of books - The bibliophile fingered the old book fondly. Antonym: bibliophobe.
BIZARRE: Queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre clothes, outlandish in the extreme. Synonyms: odd, fantastic, grotesque, eccentric.
BLAND: Gentle; polite; agreeable - a bland diet, without irritating foods. Synonyms: mild, suave (affable or persuasive in manner), soothing, non-irritating. Antonyms: piquant, tart, racy, caustic, acrid, pungent.
BLANDISHMENT: A flattering speech or act - attracted people by his blandishments.
BLEMISH (verb): To scar or spoil - Bad associates blemished his character; (noun): A disfigurement, defect - a character without a blemish.
BLIGHT: To ruin or decay - the rotting wheat, blighted by incessant rain. Synonyms: wither, blast
BLITHE: Gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood - spread cheer with her blithe spirit. Synonyms: jocund, merry, joyous. Antonyms: dejected, forlorn, abject.
BOG: A swamp - sank into the spongy bog. Synonyms: morass, fen, quagmire, mire.
BOMBASTIC (noun: BOMBAST): High-sounding; pretentious in language - a bombastic speech, inflated with meaningless high-flown words. Synonyms: ranting, pompous, fustian.
BOORISH: Unrefined in speech or manners - exhibited the boorish manners of a backwoodsman. Synonyms: churlish, uncouth, uncultured, crass. Antonym: suave.
BUCOLIC: Pertaining to the country - a bucolic poem - the joys of the shepherd. Synonyms: pastoral, rustic, rural.
BUFFOON: A clown - acting like a buffoon, full of ludicrous tricks. Synonym: harlequin.
BULWARK: (1) An embankment used as a fortification - a lofty bulwark for defense. Synonym: rampart. 2) A person, idea, or object serving as a protection - acted as a bulwark in the fight against crime.
BUMPTIOUS: Obnoxiously conceited or self-assertive - a bumptious monitor, puffed up with his own importance. Synonyms: aggressive, arrogant, contumelious, overbearing.
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Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (A)
ABANDON: To give up completely - abandoned the sinking ship. Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake
ABASH: To lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame – abashed before the assembled dignitaries. Synonyms: fluster, disconcert, discomfit, discompose. Antonym: (adj.) self-possessed
ABDICATE: To give up claim to - abdicated the throne. Synonyms: renounce, abandon, relinquish
ABET: To encourage -or support - treacherously abetted the enemy. Synonyms: spur, incite. Antonym: deter
ABRIDGE: To shorten - abridged his lengthy speech. Synonyms: curtail, diminish, retrench. Antonyms: protract, elongate, amplify
ABROGATE: To abolish or render void - a treaty abrogated by mutual consent. Synonyms: annul, nullify, rescind, void.
ABSTEMIOUS: Moderate in the use of food or drink - abstemious in his habits. Synonym: temperate
ACADEMIC: Pertaining to school; theoretical academic interests; an academic discussion, with no practical implications. Synonym: scholastic
ACCEDE: To agree to - accede to a request. Synonym: assent. Antonym: demur
ACCELERATE: - To quicken, speed tip - took an accelerated course in order to graduate early. Synonym: expedite (adj. expeditious). Antonym: retard.
ACCOLADE: An award or salute - a tremendous accolade for a returning hero. Synonyms: tribute, ovation
ACCORD: Agreement or harmony - in full accord with his view. Synonyms: concord, concurrence. Antonyms: dissension, discord
ACRIMONIOUS: Sharp or harsh in language or temper - stung by the acrimonious remark. Synonyms: caustic, acerb, pungent, tart, mordant, acrid; (noun) asperity. Antonyms: suave, affable,
ACUMEN: Keenness of mind or insight - showing exceptional business acumen. Synonyms: perspicacity, discernment, perception. Antonym: obtuseness.
ADMONISH (noun: ADMONITION): To warn or find fault gently - admonishing the unruly child. Synonyms: chide, caution, reprimand, reprehend, reproach.
ADVERSARY: (adj.: ADVERSE): An opponent - his adversary in a bitter debate. Synonym: antagonist. Antonyms: cohort, confederate, ally, accomplice.
ADVERSITY: Misfortune - calm in the face of adversity. Synonyms: affliction, mischance, reverses.
AESTHETIC: Pertaining to the beautiful - interested in aesthetic values rather than in purely practical affairs.
AFFABLE: Sociable, courteous, and agreeable in manner a much admired, affable gentleman. Synonyms: civil, complaisant, benign, gracious, genial, urbane, cordial. Antonyms: curt, brusque, rude, boorish, surly.
AFFLUENT: Prosperous, flourishing; copious - a large bequest from an affluent grandfather. Synonyms: opulent, profuse. Antonyms: destitute, impecunious.
AGGRESSIVE (noun: AGGRESSION. an unprovoked attack): self-assertive; attacking, offensive - annoyed people by his aggressive attitude. Synonyms: bumptious, officious, obtrusive. Antonyms: meek, humble, retiring, diffident.
ALACRITY: Eagerness; cheerful promptness - responded to the flattering offer with alacrity. Synonyms: celerity, briskness, energy, animation. Antonyms: apathy, nonchalance, sluggishness, lethargy, phlegmatism.
ALIENATE: To estrange - alterated by his gruff manner.
ALLAY: To calm; to lessen in severity - at ease now that his fears have been allayed. Synonyms: appease, alleviate, pacify, assuage, abate, mitigate, propitiate, mollify, placate. Antonyms: intensify, aggravate.
ALLUDE (noun: ALLUSION): To refer to indirectly - alluded quite subtly to his friend's misfortune. Synonyms: insinuate, intimate, imply. Antonyms: refer, cite.
ALLURE: To tempt by flattery or an attractive offer - allured by the prospect of a new job. Synonyms: lure, decoy, inveigle, entice, seduce, wheedle, beguile, cajole. Antonym: repel.
AMBIGUOUS: Uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way - puzzled by the ambiguous statement. Synonyms: hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous. Antonyms: explicit, unquestionable.
AMENABLE: Obedient; willing to submit - amenable to the suggestion. Synonyms: tractable, docile, responsive. Antonyms: intractable, refractory, recalcitrant.
AMIABLE: Good-natured; friendly - attracted friends by his amiable disposition. Synonym: complaisant.
ANACHRONISM: A thing placed or occurring out of its normal time - A machine gun at the Battle of Yorktown would be an anachronism.
ANALOGY (adj.: ANALOGOUS): A relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics - He indicated points of analogy between the two situations. Synonyms: correspondence, affinity. Antonym: anomaly (a deviation from the general rule).
ANARCHY: State of confusion or lawlessness - a country brought to utter anarchy by civil war. Synonyms: chaos, pandemonium.
ANIMUS: A feeling of hatred-felt no animus, even against the enemy. Synonyms: enmity, rancor, malevolence, animosity. Antonym: amity.
ANNALS: Historical records - in the annals of literature.
ANONYMOUS: Of unknown authorship-an anonymous publication.
ANTHOLOGY: A collection of choice literary works – an anthology of modern poetry.
ANTITHESIS (adj.: ANTITHETICAL): Contrast; the direct opposite - His selfish attitude seemed to me the antithesis o patriotism.
APATHY (adj.: APATHETIC): Lack of feeling, emotion, or interest - attributed his failure to apathy, rather than lack of ability. Synonyms: torpor, lethargy, sluggishness, listlessness, languor, lassitude, dispassion; (verb) languish. Antonyms: zeal, animation.
APPREHENSIVE (verb: APPREHEND): Fearful - Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of the examination.
APPRISE: To inform –apprised his lieutenants of the new situation.
APPROBATION: Approval; praise -a plan that met with hearty approbation. Synonyms: sanction, commendation. Antonym: disapprobation.
APT (noun: APTITUDE, APTNESS): ((1) Likely; inclined or disposed - apt to succeed. Synonym: prone. (2) Fit, suitable - an apt remark. Synonyms: appropriate, felicitous. (3) Skillful, expert - apt at woodcarving. Synonyms: deft, dextrous, adept. Antonym: inept.
ARBITER: A person who has authority to decide matters in dispute - a fair decision rendered by the arbiter. Synonyms: mediator, arbitrator
ARCHETYPE: An original pattern - copies reproduced from the archetype. Synonym: prototype. Antonyms: Stereotype, facsimile, replica.
ARID: Dry; barren - the arid desert land. Synonyms: jejune, parched. Antonyms: arable, fertile.
ARISTOCRACY: Government by the best people; a privileged class -special privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy. Synonym: oligarchy. Antonym: democracy.
ARMISTICE: A temporary suspension of hostilities. The armistice halted the war. Synonym: truce
ARTFUL: Sly; crafty - attained his mean objective by artful measures. Synonyms: cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful. Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless.
ARTICULATE (verb): To speak clearly or distinctly - articulated slowly so that he could not be misunderstood. (adj.): Capable of speech; distinct, clear – an articulate man, always ready to give his views.
ASCETIC: Rigorously self-denying - pursued the ascetic life of a monk. Synonyms: austere, abstinent. Antonyms: wanton, self-indulgent.
ASKANCE: With distrust - looked askance at the forged signature.
ASSEVERATE: To declare positively; to confirm - asseverated his views with conviction. Synonyms: assert, avouch, aver, avow, allege. Antonyms: gainsay, controvert, recant, rescind, abjure, disavow.
ASSIDUOUS: Industrious - an assiduous worker, toiling long hours. Synonyms: sedulous, attentive, diligent, indefatigable. Antonyms: indolent, slothful.
ASYLUM: A place offering shelter and retreat - found asylum from persecution. Synonyms: sanctuary, refuge.
ATHEIST: One who denies that God exists - The atheist declared, "There is no God." Synonyms: infidel, agnostic, skeptic.
ATTRIBUTE (verb): Assign -attributed his success to bard work. Synonym: ascribe (noun): An inherent quality -Generosity was his outstanding attribute.
AUGMENT: To increase or enlarge - an army augmented by numerous enlistments. Synonyms: enhance, amplify. Antonyms: abate, curtail.
AUSPICIOUS: Indicating a happy outcome - The prospect for this project appears auspicious. Synonyms: propitious, fortunate. Antonyms: ominous, foreboding.
AUTHENTIC: Genuine -proved to be an authentic document. Synonyms: veritable, bona fide. Antonyms: apocryphal, counterfeit, spurious, bogus.
AUTOCRATIC: Despotic - feared by the masses as an autocratic ruler. Synonym: tyrannical. Antonym: benevolent.
AVARICE: Excessive greed - a fortune accumulated by avarice and miserliness. Synonyms: covetousness, cupidity, avidity. Antonym: magnanimity.
AWRY: Unsymmetrical; not straight - the picture, hanging awry on the wall. Synonym: askew.
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ABASH: To lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame – abashed before the assembled dignitaries. Synonyms: fluster, disconcert, discomfit, discompose. Antonym: (adj.) self-possessed
ABDICATE: To give up claim to - abdicated the throne. Synonyms: renounce, abandon, relinquish
ABET: To encourage -or support - treacherously abetted the enemy. Synonyms: spur, incite. Antonym: deter
ABRIDGE: To shorten - abridged his lengthy speech. Synonyms: curtail, diminish, retrench. Antonyms: protract, elongate, amplify
ABROGATE: To abolish or render void - a treaty abrogated by mutual consent. Synonyms: annul, nullify, rescind, void.
ABSTEMIOUS: Moderate in the use of food or drink - abstemious in his habits. Synonym: temperate
ACADEMIC: Pertaining to school; theoretical academic interests; an academic discussion, with no practical implications. Synonym: scholastic
ACCEDE: To agree to - accede to a request. Synonym: assent. Antonym: demur
ACCELERATE: - To quicken, speed tip - took an accelerated course in order to graduate early. Synonym: expedite (adj. expeditious). Antonym: retard.
ACCOLADE: An award or salute - a tremendous accolade for a returning hero. Synonyms: tribute, ovation
ACCORD: Agreement or harmony - in full accord with his view. Synonyms: concord, concurrence. Antonyms: dissension, discord
ACRIMONIOUS: Sharp or harsh in language or temper - stung by the acrimonious remark. Synonyms: caustic, acerb, pungent, tart, mordant, acrid; (noun) asperity. Antonyms: suave, affable,
ACUMEN: Keenness of mind or insight - showing exceptional business acumen. Synonyms: perspicacity, discernment, perception. Antonym: obtuseness.
ADMONISH (noun: ADMONITION): To warn or find fault gently - admonishing the unruly child. Synonyms: chide, caution, reprimand, reprehend, reproach.
ADVERSARY: (adj.: ADVERSE): An opponent - his adversary in a bitter debate. Synonym: antagonist. Antonyms: cohort, confederate, ally, accomplice.
ADVERSITY: Misfortune - calm in the face of adversity. Synonyms: affliction, mischance, reverses.
AESTHETIC: Pertaining to the beautiful - interested in aesthetic values rather than in purely practical affairs.
AFFABLE: Sociable, courteous, and agreeable in manner a much admired, affable gentleman. Synonyms: civil, complaisant, benign, gracious, genial, urbane, cordial. Antonyms: curt, brusque, rude, boorish, surly.
AFFLUENT: Prosperous, flourishing; copious - a large bequest from an affluent grandfather. Synonyms: opulent, profuse. Antonyms: destitute, impecunious.
AGGRESSIVE (noun: AGGRESSION. an unprovoked attack): self-assertive; attacking, offensive - annoyed people by his aggressive attitude. Synonyms: bumptious, officious, obtrusive. Antonyms: meek, humble, retiring, diffident.
ALACRITY: Eagerness; cheerful promptness - responded to the flattering offer with alacrity. Synonyms: celerity, briskness, energy, animation. Antonyms: apathy, nonchalance, sluggishness, lethargy, phlegmatism.
ALIENATE: To estrange - alterated by his gruff manner.
ALLAY: To calm; to lessen in severity - at ease now that his fears have been allayed. Synonyms: appease, alleviate, pacify, assuage, abate, mitigate, propitiate, mollify, placate. Antonyms: intensify, aggravate.
ALLUDE (noun: ALLUSION): To refer to indirectly - alluded quite subtly to his friend's misfortune. Synonyms: insinuate, intimate, imply. Antonyms: refer, cite.
ALLURE: To tempt by flattery or an attractive offer - allured by the prospect of a new job. Synonyms: lure, decoy, inveigle, entice, seduce, wheedle, beguile, cajole. Antonym: repel.
AMBIGUOUS: Uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way - puzzled by the ambiguous statement. Synonyms: hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous. Antonyms: explicit, unquestionable.
AMENABLE: Obedient; willing to submit - amenable to the suggestion. Synonyms: tractable, docile, responsive. Antonyms: intractable, refractory, recalcitrant.
AMIABLE: Good-natured; friendly - attracted friends by his amiable disposition. Synonym: complaisant.
ANACHRONISM: A thing placed or occurring out of its normal time - A machine gun at the Battle of Yorktown would be an anachronism.
ANALOGY (adj.: ANALOGOUS): A relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics - He indicated points of analogy between the two situations. Synonyms: correspondence, affinity. Antonym: anomaly (a deviation from the general rule).
ANARCHY: State of confusion or lawlessness - a country brought to utter anarchy by civil war. Synonyms: chaos, pandemonium.
ANIMUS: A feeling of hatred-felt no animus, even against the enemy. Synonyms: enmity, rancor, malevolence, animosity. Antonym: amity.
ANNALS: Historical records - in the annals of literature.
ANONYMOUS: Of unknown authorship-an anonymous publication.
ANTHOLOGY: A collection of choice literary works – an anthology of modern poetry.
ANTITHESIS (adj.: ANTITHETICAL): Contrast; the direct opposite - His selfish attitude seemed to me the antithesis o patriotism.
APATHY (adj.: APATHETIC): Lack of feeling, emotion, or interest - attributed his failure to apathy, rather than lack of ability. Synonyms: torpor, lethargy, sluggishness, listlessness, languor, lassitude, dispassion; (verb) languish. Antonyms: zeal, animation.
APPREHENSIVE (verb: APPREHEND): Fearful - Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of the examination.
APPRISE: To inform –apprised his lieutenants of the new situation.
APPROBATION: Approval; praise -a plan that met with hearty approbation. Synonyms: sanction, commendation. Antonym: disapprobation.
APT (noun: APTITUDE, APTNESS): ((1) Likely; inclined or disposed - apt to succeed. Synonym: prone. (2) Fit, suitable - an apt remark. Synonyms: appropriate, felicitous. (3) Skillful, expert - apt at woodcarving. Synonyms: deft, dextrous, adept. Antonym: inept.
ARBITER: A person who has authority to decide matters in dispute - a fair decision rendered by the arbiter. Synonyms: mediator, arbitrator
ARCHETYPE: An original pattern - copies reproduced from the archetype. Synonym: prototype. Antonyms: Stereotype, facsimile, replica.
ARID: Dry; barren - the arid desert land. Synonyms: jejune, parched. Antonyms: arable, fertile.
ARISTOCRACY: Government by the best people; a privileged class -special privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy. Synonym: oligarchy. Antonym: democracy.
ARMISTICE: A temporary suspension of hostilities. The armistice halted the war. Synonym: truce
ARTFUL: Sly; crafty - attained his mean objective by artful measures. Synonyms: cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful. Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless.
ARTICULATE (verb): To speak clearly or distinctly - articulated slowly so that he could not be misunderstood. (adj.): Capable of speech; distinct, clear – an articulate man, always ready to give his views.
ASCETIC: Rigorously self-denying - pursued the ascetic life of a monk. Synonyms: austere, abstinent. Antonyms: wanton, self-indulgent.
ASKANCE: With distrust - looked askance at the forged signature.
ASSEVERATE: To declare positively; to confirm - asseverated his views with conviction. Synonyms: assert, avouch, aver, avow, allege. Antonyms: gainsay, controvert, recant, rescind, abjure, disavow.
ASSIDUOUS: Industrious - an assiduous worker, toiling long hours. Synonyms: sedulous, attentive, diligent, indefatigable. Antonyms: indolent, slothful.
ASYLUM: A place offering shelter and retreat - found asylum from persecution. Synonyms: sanctuary, refuge.
ATHEIST: One who denies that God exists - The atheist declared, "There is no God." Synonyms: infidel, agnostic, skeptic.
ATTRIBUTE (verb): Assign -attributed his success to bard work. Synonym: ascribe (noun): An inherent quality -Generosity was his outstanding attribute.
AUGMENT: To increase or enlarge - an army augmented by numerous enlistments. Synonyms: enhance, amplify. Antonyms: abate, curtail.
AUSPICIOUS: Indicating a happy outcome - The prospect for this project appears auspicious. Synonyms: propitious, fortunate. Antonyms: ominous, foreboding.
AUTHENTIC: Genuine -proved to be an authentic document. Synonyms: veritable, bona fide. Antonyms: apocryphal, counterfeit, spurious, bogus.
AUTOCRATIC: Despotic - feared by the masses as an autocratic ruler. Synonym: tyrannical. Antonym: benevolent.
AVARICE: Excessive greed - a fortune accumulated by avarice and miserliness. Synonyms: covetousness, cupidity, avidity. Antonym: magnanimity.
AWRY: Unsymmetrical; not straight - the picture, hanging awry on the wall. Synonym: askew.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
CRACKING THE TOEFL
Test of English as foreign language is widely recognised as a necessary requirement by most of the Land muttering countries.These are the 5 simplified steps to tops TOEFL .
1.effectuation version comprehensions
2.touching up your hearing skills
3.expel many spontaneity in speech
4.put your writer's cap on
5.form a use of sharing the rumbling size tests for 4 hours as your examine escort draws nearest.
TIPS TO Endeavour RCs
1.never scan the passages in a datum involvement
2.refer that TOEFL is a grad neighbourly experimentation,so as presently as you closing scrolling, the machine senses that you are finished measure the RC and starts propulsion questions.
3.so the no. aim you do when you see the RCs is manuscript felled to the end of the diplomatist.
4.also refer that the paragraph which appears on the obstruct corresponds to the topic state asked & thusly making it easier for testee to resolution questions.
TIPS TO Whirl THE LISTENING Construct
1.Jot trailing points as allegretto as accomplishable when the conversation on a pedagogy is played
2.If your faculty and control state is goodish, maybe you would retributory jot kill the educatee points
3.when the inquiry flashes on the display ,correlated it with your points, interpret the options and then urinate your respond prize.
4.hearing country requires implementation but its real simplified formerly you get the listen of it.
TIPS TO Breakage THE Articulate Portion
1.The position two tasks in the tongued divide requires a beneficent presence of intent and spontaneity. So be aware patch responsive them.
2.for the remaining 4 tasks, if you are surface benzodiazepine with vocalization sections from the CD tests ,you can real asymptomatic resolution the questions smoothly.
3.for those who bungle while speaking here Is a tip :- you can fact your strain,say in the cell sound or a wood,as if you are answering a interrogation from toefl articulate subdivision itself and then focus to it.You yourself instrument be healthy to magistrate your mistakes and hone your speech skills and knowledge.
4.Toefl requires overhaul,lucid language with retarded yet a vocalise noesis of knowledge
5.for the opening two tasks, aggroup discussions ,or one on one discussions with a someone is recommended.
TIPS TO Try THE Oeuvre Construct
1.the subdivision which most of students tend to overlook is in fact the most important subdivision of all.
2.conscionable two tasks carrying weightage of 30 on bit
3.for responsive the write ,name to ask 3 " WHY " questions,jot drink points which hold or bolster the tell tp those "WHY" questions and then garnish it with apt and suitable examples.
4.use oblanceolate, saintlike cognition, desist spelling mistakes and do not instant your views in a complicated way.
1.effectuation version comprehensions
2.touching up your hearing skills
3.expel many spontaneity in speech
4.put your writer's cap on
5.form a use of sharing the rumbling size tests for 4 hours as your examine escort draws nearest.
TIPS TO Endeavour RCs
1.never scan the passages in a datum involvement
2.refer that TOEFL is a grad neighbourly experimentation,so as presently as you closing scrolling, the machine senses that you are finished measure the RC and starts propulsion questions.
3.so the no. aim you do when you see the RCs is manuscript felled to the end of the diplomatist.
4.also refer that the paragraph which appears on the obstruct corresponds to the topic state asked & thusly making it easier for testee to resolution questions.
TIPS TO Whirl THE LISTENING Construct
1.Jot trailing points as allegretto as accomplishable when the conversation on a pedagogy is played
2.If your faculty and control state is goodish, maybe you would retributory jot kill the educatee points
3.when the inquiry flashes on the display ,correlated it with your points, interpret the options and then urinate your respond prize.
4.hearing country requires implementation but its real simplified formerly you get the listen of it.
TIPS TO Breakage THE Articulate Portion
1.The position two tasks in the tongued divide requires a beneficent presence of intent and spontaneity. So be aware patch responsive them.
2.for the remaining 4 tasks, if you are surface benzodiazepine with vocalization sections from the CD tests ,you can real asymptomatic resolution the questions smoothly.
3.for those who bungle while speaking here Is a tip :- you can fact your strain,say in the cell sound or a wood,as if you are answering a interrogation from toefl articulate subdivision itself and then focus to it.You yourself instrument be healthy to magistrate your mistakes and hone your speech skills and knowledge.
4.Toefl requires overhaul,lucid language with retarded yet a vocalise noesis of knowledge
5.for the opening two tasks, aggroup discussions ,or one on one discussions with a someone is recommended.
TIPS TO Try THE Oeuvre Construct
1.the subdivision which most of students tend to overlook is in fact the most important subdivision of all.
2.conscionable two tasks carrying weightage of 30 on bit
3.for responsive the write ,name to ask 3 " WHY " questions,jot drink points which hold or bolster the tell tp those "WHY" questions and then garnish it with apt and suitable examples.
4.use oblanceolate, saintlike cognition, desist spelling mistakes and do not instant your views in a complicated way.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
How to improve your English accent now
Well, this is a tip that you can practice in two minutes or less, as a result you will speak English like a native speaker (just the pronunciation and the accent).
This idea came from "American Accent Training", it allows you to speak English like a native speaker in a short time.
When you practice this tip, you won't be able to speak English like a native speaker forever, but it will give you a small idea about the American Accent.
Follow these steps in order to realize it:
1-Find a short sentence being spoken by a native speaker (MP3 file if you can)
2-Listen to the MP3 file many times.
3-Try to speak exactly like the native speaker.
4-Practice it many times up to the point you speak like the native speaker.
Well, what do you think about your pronunciation now? is it good to have an American accent?
Tip: If you couldn't realize it, it's because you didn't focus on the intonation.
Focus on the intonation, don't focus on each single word!
If you have some problems realizing it, you can post your comment and I will help you.
This idea came from "American Accent Training", it allows you to speak English like a native speaker in a short time.
When you practice this tip, you won't be able to speak English like a native speaker forever, but it will give you a small idea about the American Accent.
Follow these steps in order to realize it:
1-Find a short sentence being spoken by a native speaker (MP3 file if you can)
2-Listen to the MP3 file many times.
3-Try to speak exactly like the native speaker.
4-Practice it many times up to the point you speak like the native speaker.
Well, what do you think about your pronunciation now? is it good to have an American accent?
Tip: If you couldn't realize it, it's because you didn't focus on the intonation.
Focus on the intonation, don't focus on each single word!
If you have some problems realizing it, you can post your comment and I will help you.
How to improve your English accent now
Well, this is a tip that you can practice in two minutes or less, as a result you will speak English like a native speaker (just the pronunciation and the accent).
This idea came from "American Accent Training", it allows you to speak English like a native speaker in a short time.
When you practice this tip, you won't be able to speak English like a native speaker forever, but it will give you a small idea about the American Accent.
Follow these steps in order to realize it:
1-Find a short sentence being spoken by a native speaker (MP3 file if you can)
2-Listen to the MP3 file many times.
3-Try to speak exactly like the native speaker.
4-Practice it many times up to the point you speak like the native speaker.
Well, what do you think about your pronunciation now? is it good to have an American accent?
Tip: If you couldn't realize it, it's because you didn't focus on the intonation.
Focus on the intonation, don't focus on each single word!
If you have some problems realizing it, you can post your comment and I will help you.
This idea came from "American Accent Training", it allows you to speak English like a native speaker in a short time.
When you practice this tip, you won't be able to speak English like a native speaker forever, but it will give you a small idea about the American Accent.
Follow these steps in order to realize it:
1-Find a short sentence being spoken by a native speaker (MP3 file if you can)
2-Listen to the MP3 file many times.
3-Try to speak exactly like the native speaker.
4-Practice it many times up to the point you speak like the native speaker.
Well, what do you think about your pronunciation now? is it good to have an American accent?
Tip: If you couldn't realize it, it's because you didn't focus on the intonation.
Focus on the intonation, don't focus on each single word!
If you have some problems realizing it, you can post your comment and I will help you.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Improve your spoken English
Spoken English and written English are totally different. Everyone should learn English he needs and of course this returns to your goals because English students are different.
Most English students do very well with writing and reading skills, but when it's up to English speaking, they are at a total loss!
However, if you want to improve your spoken English, I don't recommend that you don't do some simple English readings because they are really helpful. All you have to do is to choose the best things to read (things that you love, simple reading, real English...)
Listening is always the key to everything, especially when it's about spoken English.
If you want to speak English very well and to improve your spoken English, you should think about these three things:
Real English material, you ears, your mouth (and tongue of course)
First you should find real English material where real English is spoken, this is very important if you would like to speak English like an American, like a native speaker!
Then, you should use your ears which means that you should listen to English a lot! listen to English everywhere, at any moment! (I recommend using an IPOD or something else)
Finally, use your mouth (what does mean?) try to answer before reading the next words.
Of course it means practicing English, don't tell me that you forgot your English friends!
Another thing is the pronunciation: the most important is a clear pronunciation, then you try to have a good accent (pronunciation and accent are not equal!)
Another tip, is to subscribe by Email to my feeds if you want to get the latest updates, see you next time!
Most English students do very well with writing and reading skills, but when it's up to English speaking, they are at a total loss!
However, if you want to improve your spoken English, I don't recommend that you don't do some simple English readings because they are really helpful. All you have to do is to choose the best things to read (things that you love, simple reading, real English...)
Listening is always the key to everything, especially when it's about spoken English.
If you want to speak English very well and to improve your spoken English, you should think about these three things:
Real English material, you ears, your mouth (and tongue of course)
First you should find real English material where real English is spoken, this is very important if you would like to speak English like an American, like a native speaker!
Then, you should use your ears which means that you should listen to English a lot! listen to English everywhere, at any moment! (I recommend using an IPOD or something else)
Finally, use your mouth (what does mean?) try to answer before reading the next words.
Of course it means practicing English, don't tell me that you forgot your English friends!
Another thing is the pronunciation: the most important is a clear pronunciation, then you try to have a good accent (pronunciation and accent are not equal!)
Another tip, is to subscribe by Email to my feeds if you want to get the latest updates, see you next time!
Improve your spoken English
Spoken English and written English are totally different. Everyone should learn English he needs and of course this returns to your goals because English students are different.
Most English students do very well with writing and reading skills, but when it's up to English speaking, they are at a total loss!
However, if you want to improve your spoken English, I don't recommend that you don't do some simple English readings because they are really helpful. All you have to do is to choose the best things to read (things that you love, simple reading, real English...)
Listening is always the key to everything, especially when it's about spoken English.
If you want to speak English very well and to improve your spoken English, you should think about these three things:
Real English material, you ears, your mouth (and tongue of course)
First you should find real English material where real English is spoken, this is very important if you would like to speak English like an American, like a native speaker!
Then, you should use your ears which means that you should listen to English a lot! listen to English everywhere, at any moment! (I recommend using an IPOD or something else)
Finally, use your mouth (what does mean?) try to answer before reading the next words.
Of course it means practicing English, don't tell me that you forgot your English friends!
Another thing is the pronunciation: the most important is a clear pronunciation, then you try to have a good accent (pronunciation and accent are not equal!)
Another tip, is to subscribe by Email to my feeds if you want to get the latest updates, see you next time!
Most English students do very well with writing and reading skills, but when it's up to English speaking, they are at a total loss!
However, if you want to improve your spoken English, I don't recommend that you don't do some simple English readings because they are really helpful. All you have to do is to choose the best things to read (things that you love, simple reading, real English...)
Listening is always the key to everything, especially when it's about spoken English.
If you want to speak English very well and to improve your spoken English, you should think about these three things:
Real English material, you ears, your mouth (and tongue of course)
First you should find real English material where real English is spoken, this is very important if you would like to speak English like an American, like a native speaker!
Then, you should use your ears which means that you should listen to English a lot! listen to English everywhere, at any moment! (I recommend using an IPOD or something else)
Finally, use your mouth (what does mean?) try to answer before reading the next words.
Of course it means practicing English, don't tell me that you forgot your English friends!
Another thing is the pronunciation: the most important is a clear pronunciation, then you try to have a good accent (pronunciation and accent are not equal!)
Another tip, is to subscribe by Email to my feeds if you want to get the latest updates, see you next time!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Do you speak English fluently?
Many English students think about speaking English fluently, their only goal is to speak English fluently.
But today, I'm not going to give you tips to speak English fluently, I'm going to take an information from you:
it's true that English students are different, so why are you here on my blog?
Are you here because you want to speak English fluently?
Are you here because you already speak English fluently and you're looking for more tips to "improve" you English level?
Are you here because you're looking for some English material (MP3, books,...)?
Are you here for another reason that you will talk about in the comments?
So, tell me, I need to know more about my English students.
I hope that you found the topic great, you can read the 7 tips to speak English fluently if you're looking for more tips.
But today, I'm not going to give you tips to speak English fluently, I'm going to take an information from you:
it's true that English students are different, so why are you here on my blog?
Are you here because you want to speak English fluently?
Are you here because you already speak English fluently and you're looking for more tips to "improve" you English level?
Are you here because you're looking for some English material (MP3, books,...)?
Are you here for another reason that you will talk about in the comments?
So, tell me, I need to know more about my English students.
I hope that you found the topic great, you can read the 7 tips to speak English fluently if you're looking for more tips.
Do you speak English fluently?
Many English students think about speaking English fluently, their only goal is to speak English fluently.
But today, I'm not going to give you tips to speak English fluently, I'm going to take an information from you:
it's true that English students are different, so why are you here on my blog?
Are you here because you want to speak English fluently?
Are you here because you already speak English fluently and you're looking for more tips to "improve" you English level?
Are you here because you're looking for some English material (MP3, books,...)?
Are you here for another reason that you will talk about in the comments?
So, tell me, I need to know more about my English students.
I hope that you found the topic great, you can read the 7 tips to speak English fluently if you're looking for more tips.
But today, I'm not going to give you tips to speak English fluently, I'm going to take an information from you:
it's true that English students are different, so why are you here on my blog?
Are you here because you want to speak English fluently?
Are you here because you already speak English fluently and you're looking for more tips to "improve" you English level?
Are you here because you're looking for some English material (MP3, books,...)?
Are you here for another reason that you will talk about in the comments?
So, tell me, I need to know more about my English students.
I hope that you found the topic great, you can read the 7 tips to speak English fluently if you're looking for more tips.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Simple Past
Level: Intermediate
The simple past is used to express an action that started in the past and ended in the past.
Positive Form: I ate
Negative Form: I didn't eat
Question Form: Did I eat?
For regular verbs just add "ed". For irregular verbs you can use this table:
Irregular verbs list (use only the first 3 columns)
When adding "ed", you should notice these exceptions:
If the final letter is an "e", just add "d" Ex: decide --> decided
If the final letter is "y" after a consonant, the "y" becomes "i" Ex: identify --> identified
Finally, remember: If you want to speak English fluently, you should focus on listening. Even English grammar you can learn it by listening (it's the best solution)
The simple past is used to express an action that started in the past and ended in the past.
Positive Form: I ate
Negative Form: I didn't eat
Question Form: Did I eat?
For regular verbs just add "ed". For irregular verbs you can use this table:
Irregular verbs list (use only the first 3 columns)
When adding "ed", you should notice these exceptions:
If the final letter is an "e", just add "d" Ex: decide --> decided
If the final letter is "y" after a consonant, the "y" becomes "i" Ex: identify --> identified
Finally, remember: If you want to speak English fluently, you should focus on listening. Even English grammar you can learn it by listening (it's the best solution)
Simple Past
Level: Intermediate
The simple past is used to express an action that started in the past and ended in the past.
Positive Form: I ate
Negative Form: I didn't eat
Question Form: Did I eat?
For regular verbs just add "ed". For irregular verbs you can use this table:
Irregular verbs list (use only the first 3 columns)
When adding "ed", you should notice these exceptions:
If the final letter is an "e", just add "d" Ex: decide --> decided
If the final letter is "y" after a consonant, the "y" becomes "i" Ex: identify --> identified
Finally, remember: If you want to speak English fluently, you should focus on listening. Even English grammar you can learn it by listening (it's the best solution)
The simple past is used to express an action that started in the past and ended in the past.
Positive Form: I ate
Negative Form: I didn't eat
Question Form: Did I eat?
For regular verbs just add "ed". For irregular verbs you can use this table:
Irregular verbs list (use only the first 3 columns)
When adding "ed", you should notice these exceptions:
If the final letter is an "e", just add "d" Ex: decide --> decided
If the final letter is "y" after a consonant, the "y" becomes "i" Ex: identify --> identified
Finally, remember: If you want to speak English fluently, you should focus on listening. Even English grammar you can learn it by listening (it's the best solution)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
7 Tips to speak English fluently
To speak English fluently is your goal, that's the reason you want to read this article. Those tips will help you to improve your English fluency:
1-Build your emotion:
It's one of the most important steps to speak English fluently but most students forget it, when you are motivated you learn fast and easily. think about building your motivation just before starting to study English (do it each time you want to study English).
2-Study English everyday:
If you want to speak English fluently and you study just one day per week, you're totally wrong!
A question that you may ask will be: I don't have time to study English everyday, how can I do?
it's so simple! take this rule: short time everyday for studying BETTER THAN long time every week.
3-Find material that goes with your level:
Each English student has a different level, for example, if you are an intermediate English student, you should find some English material for intermediate students.
For example, don't listen to English MP3 where you understand nothing! Just listen to English MP3 where you can understand about 80% or 90%
4-Repeat what you studied:
Whenever you want to study English, repeat what you studied the last time. Don't go to a next step until you're comfortable with the actual one.
5-Don't forget new technology:
I just made an article where you can learn how to use new technology to improve your English skills.
6-Find some English friends:
I call them "English friends". They are students you learn English with. Don't study alone if you have some friends. It can help you to build your emotion which means you learn English fast and easily.
7-Practice English:
even if you don't have some friends, practice English alone. Talk about the lessons you just learned, use the new vocabulary, try to make correct sentences...
1-Build your emotion:
It's one of the most important steps to speak English fluently but most students forget it, when you are motivated you learn fast and easily. think about building your motivation just before starting to study English (do it each time you want to study English).
2-Study English everyday:
If you want to speak English fluently and you study just one day per week, you're totally wrong!
A question that you may ask will be: I don't have time to study English everyday, how can I do?
it's so simple! take this rule: short time everyday for studying BETTER THAN long time every week.
3-Find material that goes with your level:
Each English student has a different level, for example, if you are an intermediate English student, you should find some English material for intermediate students.
For example, don't listen to English MP3 where you understand nothing! Just listen to English MP3 where you can understand about 80% or 90%
4-Repeat what you studied:
Whenever you want to study English, repeat what you studied the last time. Don't go to a next step until you're comfortable with the actual one.
5-Don't forget new technology:
I just made an article where you can learn how to use new technology to improve your English skills.
6-Find some English friends:
I call them "English friends". They are students you learn English with. Don't study alone if you have some friends. It can help you to build your emotion which means you learn English fast and easily.
7-Practice English:
even if you don't have some friends, practice English alone. Talk about the lessons you just learned, use the new vocabulary, try to make correct sentences...
7 Tips to speak English fluently
To speak English fluently is your goal, that's the reason you want to read this article. Those tips will help you to improve your English fluency:
1-Build your emotion:
It's one of the most important steps to speak English fluently but most students forget it, when you are motivated you learn fast and easily. think about building your motivation just before starting to study English (do it each time you want to study English).
2-Study English everyday:
If you want to speak English fluently and you study just one day per week, you're totally wrong!
A question that you may ask will be: I don't have time to study English everyday, how can I do?
it's so simple! take this rule: short time everyday for studying BETTER THAN long time every week.
3-Find material that goes with your level:
Each English student has a different level, for example, if you are an intermediate English student, you should find some English material for intermediate students.
For example, don't listen to English MP3 where you understand nothing! Just listen to English MP3 where you can understand about 80% or 90%
4-Repeat what you studied:
Whenever you want to study English, repeat what you studied the last time. Don't go to a next step until you're comfortable with the actual one.
5-Don't forget new technology:
I just made an article where you can learn how to use new technology to improve your English skills.
6-Find some English friends:
I call them "English friends". They are students you learn English with. Don't study alone if you have some friends. It can help you to build your emotion which means you learn English fast and easily.
7-Practice English:
even if you don't have some friends, practice English alone. Talk about the lessons you just learned, use the new vocabulary, try to make correct sentences...
1-Build your emotion:
It's one of the most important steps to speak English fluently but most students forget it, when you are motivated you learn fast and easily. think about building your motivation just before starting to study English (do it each time you want to study English).
2-Study English everyday:
If you want to speak English fluently and you study just one day per week, you're totally wrong!
A question that you may ask will be: I don't have time to study English everyday, how can I do?
it's so simple! take this rule: short time everyday for studying BETTER THAN long time every week.
3-Find material that goes with your level:
Each English student has a different level, for example, if you are an intermediate English student, you should find some English material for intermediate students.
For example, don't listen to English MP3 where you understand nothing! Just listen to English MP3 where you can understand about 80% or 90%
4-Repeat what you studied:
Whenever you want to study English, repeat what you studied the last time. Don't go to a next step until you're comfortable with the actual one.
5-Don't forget new technology:
I just made an article where you can learn how to use new technology to improve your English skills.
6-Find some English friends:
I call them "English friends". They are students you learn English with. Don't study alone if you have some friends. It can help you to build your emotion which means you learn English fast and easily.
7-Practice English:
even if you don't have some friends, practice English alone. Talk about the lessons you just learned, use the new vocabulary, try to make correct sentences...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Why do they speak English so easily?
In a previous article, we said that English students are different and they don't have the same level and don't have the same reason they learn English. It's true, but there are some countries where English is spoken as a second language but almost everybody speak English very well!
For example, in Holland and Germany people speak English very well, they speak English fluently, easily and with a clear pronunciation!
While in other countries like France and Italy people doesn't speak English well, even their pronunciation is so bad!
This is due to many reasons, we will talk about some of them:
*In some countries, they study English earlier than others. For example, in Holland they begin to study English at the age of ten!
*They are willing to learn English and they should (because of business and many reasons)
*Their language is related to English, for example Dutch and German are not so far from English!
*In Universities, they use English instead of their own language which gives them a huge motivation to learn English!
Well, even if you are from France you can learn to speak English fluently because nothing is impossible!
Even if your accent is so bad, you can speak English with a clear pronunciation and a good accent.
I advice you to build you psychology before you start to learn English because it's one of the most important steps but unfortunately many English students skip it!
Our next ebook "How to speak English fluently in short time" will help you to speak English even if you're so bad, so don't be upset and never stop learning English because it's very important!
For example, in Holland and Germany people speak English very well, they speak English fluently, easily and with a clear pronunciation!
While in other countries like France and Italy people doesn't speak English well, even their pronunciation is so bad!
This is due to many reasons, we will talk about some of them:
*In some countries, they study English earlier than others. For example, in Holland they begin to study English at the age of ten!
*They are willing to learn English and they should (because of business and many reasons)
*Their language is related to English, for example Dutch and German are not so far from English!
*In Universities, they use English instead of their own language which gives them a huge motivation to learn English!
Well, even if you are from France you can learn to speak English fluently because nothing is impossible!
Even if your accent is so bad, you can speak English with a clear pronunciation and a good accent.
I advice you to build you psychology before you start to learn English because it's one of the most important steps but unfortunately many English students skip it!
Our next ebook "How to speak English fluently in short time" will help you to speak English even if you're so bad, so don't be upset and never stop learning English because it's very important!
Why do they speak English so easily?
In a previous article, we said that English students are different and they don't have the same level and don't have the same reason they learn English. It's true, but there are some countries where English is spoken as a second language but almost everybody speak English very well!
For example, in Holland and Germany people speak English very well, they speak English fluently, easily and with a clear pronunciation!
While in other countries like France and Italy people doesn't speak English well, even their pronunciation is so bad!
This is due to many reasons, we will talk about some of them:
*In some countries, they study English earlier than others. For example, in Holland they begin to study English at the age of ten!
*They are willing to learn English and they should (because of business and many reasons)
*Their language is related to English, for example Dutch and German are not so far from English!
*In Universities, they use English instead of their own language which gives them a huge motivation to learn English!
Well, even if you are from France you can learn to speak English fluently because nothing is impossible!
Even if your accent is so bad, you can speak English with a clear pronunciation and a good accent.
I advice you to build you psychology before you start to learn English because it's one of the most important steps but unfortunately many English students skip it!
Our next ebook "How to speak English fluently in short time" will help you to speak English even if you're so bad, so don't be upset and never stop learning English because it's very important!
For example, in Holland and Germany people speak English very well, they speak English fluently, easily and with a clear pronunciation!
While in other countries like France and Italy people doesn't speak English well, even their pronunciation is so bad!
This is due to many reasons, we will talk about some of them:
*In some countries, they study English earlier than others. For example, in Holland they begin to study English at the age of ten!
*They are willing to learn English and they should (because of business and many reasons)
*Their language is related to English, for example Dutch and German are not so far from English!
*In Universities, they use English instead of their own language which gives them a huge motivation to learn English!
Well, even if you are from France you can learn to speak English fluently because nothing is impossible!
Even if your accent is so bad, you can speak English with a clear pronunciation and a good accent.
I advice you to build you psychology before you start to learn English because it's one of the most important steps but unfortunately many English students skip it!
Our next ebook "How to speak English fluently in short time" will help you to speak English even if you're so bad, so don't be upset and never stop learning English because it's very important!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Speak English fluently is the most important
Most English students start to learn English with only one goal which is "to speak English fluently", then they follow some boring methods (grammar, memorizing word lists) then they end with a different goal from the goal they started with.
Always put in your mind that speaking English fluently is the most important thing in your English learning career, English grammar and all other methods are just useful things and ways which can lead you to the goal.
Studying English grammar makes English students think only about grammar and the structure of the language.
Please tell me: which one is the best: to speak English fluently with correct grammar without knowing grammar Or to know everything about English grammar but don't speak English fluently?
let's talk about memorizing word lists: Which one is the best: to have a limited vocabulary you can use easily OR to have a huge vocabulary you can't use?
(But I want you to have a huge vocabulary you can use)
Always put it in your mind: English grammar and memorizing word lists are not goals, your most important goal is to "speak English fluently".
I think everything is clear now, but I want to ask you a question just to read your comments:
Do you have a:
1-Huge vocabulary you can use.
2-Huge vocabulary you can't use.
3-Few vocabulary you can use.
4-Few vocabulary you can't use.
I'm waiting for your answers in the comments, hope to see you for the next tip.
Always put in your mind that speaking English fluently is the most important thing in your English learning career, English grammar and all other methods are just useful things and ways which can lead you to the goal.
Studying English grammar makes English students think only about grammar and the structure of the language.
Please tell me: which one is the best: to speak English fluently with correct grammar without knowing grammar Or to know everything about English grammar but don't speak English fluently?
let's talk about memorizing word lists: Which one is the best: to have a limited vocabulary you can use easily OR to have a huge vocabulary you can't use?
(But I want you to have a huge vocabulary you can use)
Always put it in your mind: English grammar and memorizing word lists are not goals, your most important goal is to "speak English fluently".
I think everything is clear now, but I want to ask you a question just to read your comments:
Do you have a:
1-Huge vocabulary you can use.
2-Huge vocabulary you can't use.
3-Few vocabulary you can use.
4-Few vocabulary you can't use.
I'm waiting for your answers in the comments, hope to see you for the next tip.
Speak English fluently is the most important
Most English students start to learn English with only one goal which is "to speak English fluently", then they follow some boring methods (grammar, memorizing word lists) then they end with a different goal from the goal they started with.
Always put in your mind that speaking English fluently is the most important thing in your English learning career, English grammar and all other methods are just useful things and ways which can lead you to the goal.
Studying English grammar makes English students think only about grammar and the structure of the language.
Please tell me: which one is the best: to speak English fluently with correct grammar without knowing grammar Or to know everything about English grammar but don't speak English fluently?
let's talk about memorizing word lists: Which one is the best: to have a limited vocabulary you can use easily OR to have a huge vocabulary you can't use?
(But I want you to have a huge vocabulary you can use)
Always put it in your mind: English grammar and memorizing word lists are not goals, your most important goal is to "speak English fluently".
I think everything is clear now, but I want to ask you a question just to read your comments:
Do you have a:
1-Huge vocabulary you can use.
2-Huge vocabulary you can't use.
3-Few vocabulary you can use.
4-Few vocabulary you can't use.
I'm waiting for your answers in the comments, hope to see you for the next tip.
Always put in your mind that speaking English fluently is the most important thing in your English learning career, English grammar and all other methods are just useful things and ways which can lead you to the goal.
Studying English grammar makes English students think only about grammar and the structure of the language.
Please tell me: which one is the best: to speak English fluently with correct grammar without knowing grammar Or to know everything about English grammar but don't speak English fluently?
let's talk about memorizing word lists: Which one is the best: to have a limited vocabulary you can use easily OR to have a huge vocabulary you can't use?
(But I want you to have a huge vocabulary you can use)
Always put it in your mind: English grammar and memorizing word lists are not goals, your most important goal is to "speak English fluently".
I think everything is clear now, but I want to ask you a question just to read your comments:
Do you have a:
1-Huge vocabulary you can use.
2-Huge vocabulary you can't use.
3-Few vocabulary you can use.
4-Few vocabulary you can't use.
I'm waiting for your answers in the comments, hope to see you for the next tip.
Monday, August 23, 2010
English as a second language ESL
English is a huge field. Nowadays a big number of people are learning English, but they don't have the same level, and they don't study the same type of English.
Do you think only foreigners learn English? if you think so, think a little bit about your language, who is learning your own language? of course a lot of native speakers!
That's the same with English, even native English speakers learn English.
That's why the word "English as a second language" was created, just to make the difference between learning English for native speakers and for foreigners.
If you are a beginner, never try to be clever and try to learn English as a native speaker, never!
That's true that you should listen to what they listen to, watch what they watch, but you should never study what they study.
Native English speakers do study English grammar, they study the structure of the language and it's very complicated.
English learning is not something that you can do randomly, you should follow some steps in order to learn to speak English fluently:
1-Look for English material for ESL learners.
2-Don't study English grammar up to the point you'll be an advanced student.
3-Never memorize word lists.
4-Listen to real English conversation.
5-don't listen to formal English.
6-10% of your learning should be reading.
7-do only simple English reading even if you're advanced.
8-Simple English reading differs for each student.
9-Simple English reading means you understand more than 80%.
10-Talk with native speakers or your English friends.
11-If you speak English fluently, then focus on grammar and formal English.
12-Practice English if you don't want to forget it.
13-Take some holidays whenever you need to.
And the list can go even more if I want, In the next ebook you will find more tips that you can apply immediately and then improve your English speaking and writing skills.
Do you think only foreigners learn English? if you think so, think a little bit about your language, who is learning your own language? of course a lot of native speakers!
That's the same with English, even native English speakers learn English.
That's why the word "English as a second language" was created, just to make the difference between learning English for native speakers and for foreigners.
If you are a beginner, never try to be clever and try to learn English as a native speaker, never!
That's true that you should listen to what they listen to, watch what they watch, but you should never study what they study.
Native English speakers do study English grammar, they study the structure of the language and it's very complicated.
English learning is not something that you can do randomly, you should follow some steps in order to learn to speak English fluently:
1-Look for English material for ESL learners.
2-Don't study English grammar up to the point you'll be an advanced student.
3-Never memorize word lists.
4-Listen to real English conversation.
5-don't listen to formal English.
6-10% of your learning should be reading.
7-do only simple English reading even if you're advanced.
8-Simple English reading differs for each student.
9-Simple English reading means you understand more than 80%.
10-Talk with native speakers or your English friends.
11-If you speak English fluently, then focus on grammar and formal English.
12-Practice English if you don't want to forget it.
13-Take some holidays whenever you need to.
And the list can go even more if I want, In the next ebook you will find more tips that you can apply immediately and then improve your English speaking and writing skills.
English as a second language ESL
English is a huge field. Nowadays a big number of people are learning English, but they don't have the same level, and they don't study the same type of English.
Do you think only foreigners learn English? if you think so, think a little bit about your language, who is learning your own language? of course a lot of native speakers!
That's the same with English, even native English speakers learn English.
That's why the word "English as a second language" was created, just to make the difference between learning English for native speakers and for foreigners.
If you are a beginner, never try to be clever and try to learn English as a native speaker, never!
That's true that you should listen to what they listen to, watch what they watch, but you should never study what they study.
Native English speakers do study English grammar, they study the structure of the language and it's very complicated.
English learning is not something that you can do randomly, you should follow some steps in order to learn to speak English fluently:
1-Look for English material for ESL learners.
2-Don't study English grammar up to the point you'll be an advanced student.
3-Never memorize word lists.
4-Listen to real English conversation.
5-don't listen to formal English.
6-10% of your learning should be reading.
7-do only simple English reading even if you're advanced.
8-Simple English reading differs for each student.
9-Simple English reading means you understand more than 80%.
10-Talk with native speakers or your English friends.
11-If you speak English fluently, then focus on grammar and formal English.
12-Practice English if you don't want to forget it.
13-Take some holidays whenever you need to.
And the list can go even more if I want, In the next ebook you will find more tips that you can apply immediately and then improve your English speaking and writing skills.
Do you think only foreigners learn English? if you think so, think a little bit about your language, who is learning your own language? of course a lot of native speakers!
That's the same with English, even native English speakers learn English.
That's why the word "English as a second language" was created, just to make the difference between learning English for native speakers and for foreigners.
If you are a beginner, never try to be clever and try to learn English as a native speaker, never!
That's true that you should listen to what they listen to, watch what they watch, but you should never study what they study.
Native English speakers do study English grammar, they study the structure of the language and it's very complicated.
English learning is not something that you can do randomly, you should follow some steps in order to learn to speak English fluently:
1-Look for English material for ESL learners.
2-Don't study English grammar up to the point you'll be an advanced student.
3-Never memorize word lists.
4-Listen to real English conversation.
5-don't listen to formal English.
6-10% of your learning should be reading.
7-do only simple English reading even if you're advanced.
8-Simple English reading differs for each student.
9-Simple English reading means you understand more than 80%.
10-Talk with native speakers or your English friends.
11-If you speak English fluently, then focus on grammar and formal English.
12-Practice English if you don't want to forget it.
13-Take some holidays whenever you need to.
And the list can go even more if I want, In the next ebook you will find more tips that you can apply immediately and then improve your English speaking and writing skills.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Talk English with your friends
If you want to speak English fluently and easily without practicing with you friends, I think you're in the wrong way!
There is a difference and a relationship between "speak" and "talk"
to speak means "words come out of your mouth", but "talk" has the idea of speaking with others.
So, when you speak, you're just getting words coming out of your mouth, but when you talk you're making a conversation.
If you talk with your friends in English, you're making an English conversation.
The relationship between these two words is that, talking in English helps you to speak English fluently.
The best solution is to practice talking English with a native English speaker, try to find someone who can help you, I mean, someone who slows done when you ask him, someone who repeats when you don't understand...
If you find a native English speaker who can help you, you can make him as an English tutor. And I don't ask you to look for something else to learn English because you already have the best solution.
While finding an English tutor is not available for everybody, finding some friends with the same level as you can also help you to improve your spoken English.
For example, if you have some English friends, each one of you knows some vocabulary others don't know and then everybody will learn more vocabulary!
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, talking in English is very important for you, because it helps you either to learn English or to improve your spoken English.
There is a difference and a relationship between "speak" and "talk"
to speak means "words come out of your mouth", but "talk" has the idea of speaking with others.
So, when you speak, you're just getting words coming out of your mouth, but when you talk you're making a conversation.
If you talk with your friends in English, you're making an English conversation.
The relationship between these two words is that, talking in English helps you to speak English fluently.
The best solution is to practice talking English with a native English speaker, try to find someone who can help you, I mean, someone who slows done when you ask him, someone who repeats when you don't understand...
If you find a native English speaker who can help you, you can make him as an English tutor. And I don't ask you to look for something else to learn English because you already have the best solution.
While finding an English tutor is not available for everybody, finding some friends with the same level as you can also help you to improve your spoken English.
For example, if you have some English friends, each one of you knows some vocabulary others don't know and then everybody will learn more vocabulary!
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, talking in English is very important for you, because it helps you either to learn English or to improve your spoken English.
Talk English with your friends
If you want to speak English fluently and easily without practicing with you friends, I think you're in the wrong way!
There is a difference and a relationship between "speak" and "talk"
to speak means "words come out of your mouth", but "talk" has the idea of speaking with others.
So, when you speak, you're just getting words coming out of your mouth, but when you talk you're making a conversation.
If you talk with your friends in English, you're making an English conversation.
The relationship between these two words is that, talking in English helps you to speak English fluently.
The best solution is to practice talking English with a native English speaker, try to find someone who can help you, I mean, someone who slows done when you ask him, someone who repeats when you don't understand...
If you find a native English speaker who can help you, you can make him as an English tutor. And I don't ask you to look for something else to learn English because you already have the best solution.
While finding an English tutor is not available for everybody, finding some friends with the same level as you can also help you to improve your spoken English.
For example, if you have some English friends, each one of you knows some vocabulary others don't know and then everybody will learn more vocabulary!
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, talking in English is very important for you, because it helps you either to learn English or to improve your spoken English.
There is a difference and a relationship between "speak" and "talk"
to speak means "words come out of your mouth", but "talk" has the idea of speaking with others.
So, when you speak, you're just getting words coming out of your mouth, but when you talk you're making a conversation.
If you talk with your friends in English, you're making an English conversation.
The relationship between these two words is that, talking in English helps you to speak English fluently.
The best solution is to practice talking English with a native English speaker, try to find someone who can help you, I mean, someone who slows done when you ask him, someone who repeats when you don't understand...
If you find a native English speaker who can help you, you can make him as an English tutor. And I don't ask you to look for something else to learn English because you already have the best solution.
While finding an English tutor is not available for everybody, finding some friends with the same level as you can also help you to improve your spoken English.
For example, if you have some English friends, each one of you knows some vocabulary others don't know and then everybody will learn more vocabulary!
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, talking in English is very important for you, because it helps you either to learn English or to improve your spoken English.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Is English spoken in the whole world?
English is the most used language in the world right now, but the question is: Is English spoken in the whole world? or are there some places where English is not spoken?
Well, it's true that there are a lot of countries where English is spoken, some countries where English is a major language like the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. In some other countries, English is spoken as a global language and there are some countries where English is spoken as a second language.
However English is spoken in many countries as a second language, people don't have the same level, some people speak English fluently, others are only capable of basic conversations...
It's up to you now to tell us about your country, tell us if English is spoken in your country, talk a little bit about the English level there... I'm waiting for your comments.
Well, it's true that there are a lot of countries where English is spoken, some countries where English is a major language like the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. In some other countries, English is spoken as a global language and there are some countries where English is spoken as a second language.
However English is spoken in many countries as a second language, people don't have the same level, some people speak English fluently, others are only capable of basic conversations...
It's up to you now to tell us about your country, tell us if English is spoken in your country, talk a little bit about the English level there... I'm waiting for your comments.
Is English spoken in the whole world?
English is the most used language in the world right now, but the question is: Is English spoken in the whole world? or are there some places where English is not spoken?
Well, it's true that there are a lot of countries where English is spoken, some countries where English is a major language like the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. In some other countries, English is spoken as a global language and there are some countries where English is spoken as a second language.
However English is spoken in many countries as a second language, people don't have the same level, some people speak English fluently, others are only capable of basic conversations...
It's up to you now to tell us about your country, tell us if English is spoken in your country, talk a little bit about the English level there... I'm waiting for your comments.
Well, it's true that there are a lot of countries where English is spoken, some countries where English is a major language like the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. In some other countries, English is spoken as a global language and there are some countries where English is spoken as a second language.
However English is spoken in many countries as a second language, people don't have the same level, some people speak English fluently, others are only capable of basic conversations...
It's up to you now to tell us about your country, tell us if English is spoken in your country, talk a little bit about the English level there... I'm waiting for your comments.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
English learning guide
Over the last few weeks, we have seen great articles with a lot of tips to help students improve their English skills, here is a guide with the best articles:
Download Fastest English Ebook
The fastest English ebook is our first ebook, it presents some tips to speak English fluently. The tips are so simple and the main idea is to learn English like children.
American expressions
American expressions are words and sentences that Americans use in their daily conversation (everyday conversation).
10 Tips to improve your English pronunciation
This article is one of our best articles (the most popular actually), it presents some simple tips everybody can do to improve your pronunciation in English. (I highly recommend that you read it if you didn't)
Simple English reading
Tells you which type of English reading you should practice and how you should do in order to improve your vocabulary and your reading skills.
7 Steps to English vocabulary
Some tips you can practice immediately and daily in order to reach more vocabulary and so to get more fluency in English.
Download Fastest English Ebook
The fastest English ebook is our first ebook, it presents some tips to speak English fluently. The tips are so simple and the main idea is to learn English like children.
American expressions
American expressions are words and sentences that Americans use in their daily conversation (everyday conversation).
10 Tips to improve your English pronunciation
This article is one of our best articles (the most popular actually), it presents some simple tips everybody can do to improve your pronunciation in English. (I highly recommend that you read it if you didn't)
Simple English reading
Tells you which type of English reading you should practice and how you should do in order to improve your vocabulary and your reading skills.
7 Steps to English vocabulary
Some tips you can practice immediately and daily in order to reach more vocabulary and so to get more fluency in English.
English learning guide
Over the last few weeks, we have seen great articles with a lot of tips to help students improve their English skills, here is a guide with the best articles:
Download Fastest English Ebook
The fastest English ebook is our first ebook, it presents some tips to speak English fluently. The tips are so simple and the main idea is to learn English like children.
American expressions
American expressions are words and sentences that Americans use in their daily conversation (everyday conversation).
10 Tips to improve your English pronunciation
This article is one of our best articles (the most popular actually), it presents some simple tips everybody can do to improve your pronunciation in English. (I highly recommend that you read it if you didn't)
Simple English reading
Tells you which type of English reading you should practice and how you should do in order to improve your vocabulary and your reading skills.
7 Steps to English vocabulary
Some tips you can practice immediately and daily in order to reach more vocabulary and so to get more fluency in English.
Download Fastest English Ebook
The fastest English ebook is our first ebook, it presents some tips to speak English fluently. The tips are so simple and the main idea is to learn English like children.
American expressions
American expressions are words and sentences that Americans use in their daily conversation (everyday conversation).
10 Tips to improve your English pronunciation
This article is one of our best articles (the most popular actually), it presents some simple tips everybody can do to improve your pronunciation in English. (I highly recommend that you read it if you didn't)
Simple English reading
Tells you which type of English reading you should practice and how you should do in order to improve your vocabulary and your reading skills.
7 Steps to English vocabulary
Some tips you can practice immediately and daily in order to reach more vocabulary and so to get more fluency in English.
Why learn English
It's true that a huge number of people from non-native English speaking countries wants to learn to speak English, everybody knows this information. But do they all want to learn to speak English?
This question has been asked many times, the answer is that everyone has his own reason for learning English, some of them learn English for business, some others learn English for pleasure and for casual conversations with people from the whole world...
Now, it's up to you: Tell us why are you learning English?
This question has been asked many times, the answer is that everyone has his own reason for learning English, some of them learn English for business, some others learn English for pleasure and for casual conversations with people from the whole world...
Now, it's up to you: Tell us why are you learning English?
Why learn English
It's true that a huge number of people from non-native English speaking countries wants to learn to speak English, everybody knows this information. But do they all want to learn to speak English?
This question has been asked many times, the answer is that everyone has his own reason for learning English, some of them learn English for business, some others learn English for pleasure and for casual conversations with people from the whole world...
Now, it's up to you: Tell us why are you learning English?
This question has been asked many times, the answer is that everyone has his own reason for learning English, some of them learn English for business, some others learn English for pleasure and for casual conversations with people from the whole world...
Now, it's up to you: Tell us why are you learning English?
Sunday, August 15, 2010
How to speak English fluently in short time
How to speak English fluently in short time is the title of our next ebook. This Ebook is not going to teach you English but it's going to teach you HOW to learn English.
English lessons are everywhere, you can find a huge amount of them on the Internet, you can find some podcasts, you can buy some audio lessons and DVDs...etc
But the method "How to learn English" or "How to speak English fluently", it does exist but not as much as the lessons.
That's why I decided to focus on the method, and to help the English students to know it before they start to look for the English lessons.
I know there are a lot of English students waiting for this cool ebook, especially when they downloaded the Fastest English Ebook.
If you have something you want me to talk about, it's the last time you can do it.
I advice you to tell me about the problems you face HERE in the comments right now.
And finally, you can tell your friends about this ebook, give them the address of the blog so they can all benefit from these cool English learning tips.
You can use one of the buttons below to share with your friends, for example you can use the facebook button or the twitter button...
I hope that you learn to speak English like a native speaker in no time in order to reach your goals. See you next time.
English lessons are everywhere, you can find a huge amount of them on the Internet, you can find some podcasts, you can buy some audio lessons and DVDs...etc
But the method "How to learn English" or "How to speak English fluently", it does exist but not as much as the lessons.
That's why I decided to focus on the method, and to help the English students to know it before they start to look for the English lessons.
I know there are a lot of English students waiting for this cool ebook, especially when they downloaded the Fastest English Ebook.
If you have something you want me to talk about, it's the last time you can do it.
I advice you to tell me about the problems you face HERE in the comments right now.
And finally, you can tell your friends about this ebook, give them the address of the blog so they can all benefit from these cool English learning tips.
You can use one of the buttons below to share with your friends, for example you can use the facebook button or the twitter button...
I hope that you learn to speak English like a native speaker in no time in order to reach your goals. See you next time.
How to speak English fluently in short time
How to speak English fluently in short time is the title of our next ebook. This Ebook is not going to teach you English but it's going to teach you HOW to learn English.
English lessons are everywhere, you can find a huge amount of them on the Internet, you can find some podcasts, you can buy some audio lessons and DVDs...etc
But the method "How to learn English" or "How to speak English fluently", it does exist but not as much as the lessons.
That's why I decided to focus on the method, and to help the English students to know it before they start to look for the English lessons.
I know there are a lot of English students waiting for this cool ebook, especially when they downloaded the Fastest English Ebook.
If you have something you want me to talk about, it's the last time you can do it.
I advice you to tell me about the problems you face HERE in the comments right now.
And finally, you can tell your friends about this ebook, give them the address of the blog so they can all benefit from these cool English learning tips.
You can use one of the buttons below to share with your friends, for example you can use the facebook button or the twitter button...
I hope that you learn to speak English like a native speaker in no time in order to reach your goals. See you next time.
English lessons are everywhere, you can find a huge amount of them on the Internet, you can find some podcasts, you can buy some audio lessons and DVDs...etc
But the method "How to learn English" or "How to speak English fluently", it does exist but not as much as the lessons.
That's why I decided to focus on the method, and to help the English students to know it before they start to look for the English lessons.
I know there are a lot of English students waiting for this cool ebook, especially when they downloaded the Fastest English Ebook.
If you have something you want me to talk about, it's the last time you can do it.
I advice you to tell me about the problems you face HERE in the comments right now.
And finally, you can tell your friends about this ebook, give them the address of the blog so they can all benefit from these cool English learning tips.
You can use one of the buttons below to share with your friends, for example you can use the facebook button or the twitter button...
I hope that you learn to speak English like a native speaker in no time in order to reach your goals. See you next time.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Tips on how to speak English fluently
To speak English fluently, you should know the right method first. The right method is composed by some tips you should practice in order to improve your English speaking.
English speaking is very easy once you know the right method, which means the right method is everything if you want to speak English fluently.
Many English students don't know what does "speak English fluently" mean (and they want to speak English fluently).
To speak English fluently is to speak English without thinking and without translating, you speak English fast and without problems.
It means, you don't wait to find the right word because the words are already coming out automatically from your mouth!
To speak English fluently, thinking in English should be one of your goals.
It doesn't mean that you have a very big vocabulary list in your brain, but it means that you are comfortable with the normal vocabulary list you already know.
Which one is the best: to have a huge vocabulary list you don't use? or to have a normal English vocabulary list that you use easily?
So, the tips you should now about how to speak English fluently are different, for example if you want to learn English vocabulary, you should learn basic English vocabulary first, than you should try some advanced and complicated English vocabulary. I recommend that you read 7 steps to English vocabulary.
And finally, once you're comfortable with English words, you need to think about improving your pronunciation in English in order to speak like a native speaker (it's very important especially in business life and getting a job)
And don't forget to use new technologies to learn faster and save time!
English speaking is very easy once you know the right method, which means the right method is everything if you want to speak English fluently.
Many English students don't know what does "speak English fluently" mean (and they want to speak English fluently).
To speak English fluently is to speak English without thinking and without translating, you speak English fast and without problems.
It means, you don't wait to find the right word because the words are already coming out automatically from your mouth!
To speak English fluently, thinking in English should be one of your goals.
It doesn't mean that you have a very big vocabulary list in your brain, but it means that you are comfortable with the normal vocabulary list you already know.
Which one is the best: to have a huge vocabulary list you don't use? or to have a normal English vocabulary list that you use easily?
So, the tips you should now about how to speak English fluently are different, for example if you want to learn English vocabulary, you should learn basic English vocabulary first, than you should try some advanced and complicated English vocabulary. I recommend that you read 7 steps to English vocabulary.
And finally, once you're comfortable with English words, you need to think about improving your pronunciation in English in order to speak like a native speaker (it's very important especially in business life and getting a job)
And don't forget to use new technologies to learn faster and save time!
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