100 Exquisite Adjectives By Mark Nichol Adjectives — descriptive words that modify nouns — often come under fire for their cluttering quality, but often it’s quality, not quantity, that is the issue. Plenty of tired adjectives are available to spoil a good sentence, but when you find just the right word for the job, enrichment ensues. Practice precision when you select words. Here’s a list of adjectives: Subscribe to Receive our Articles and Exercises via Email You will improve your English in only 5 minutes per day, guaranteed! 21 Responses to “100 Exquisite Adjectives” Rebecca Fantastic list!
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IdiomSite.com - Find out the meanings of common sayings Unusual Words Rendered in Bold Graphics by Maria Popova A visual A-Z of the hidden treasures of language. As a lover of language and words, especially obscure and endangered words, I was instantly besotted with Project Twins’ visual interpretations of unusual words, originally exhibited at the MadArt Gallery Dublin during DesignWeek 2011. Acersecomic A person whose hair has never been cut. Biblioclasm The practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, books or other written material and media. Cacodemonomania The pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit. Dactylion An anatomical landmark located at the tip of the middle finger. Enantiodromia The changing of something into its opposite. Fanfaronade Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display. Gorgonize To have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on: Stupefy or petrify Hamartia The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall. Infandous Unspeakable or too odious to be expressed or mentioned. Jettatura Ktenology Leptosome Welter
5 tips for helping students to really learn vocabulary Laura Austin, an ELT Consultant for Oxford University Press, presents some useful tips on how to teach vocabulary to your students so that they will really learn it. Students need to be able to do so much more than reel off lists of vocabulary. They need to be able to manipulate the language so that it can support their communicative needs. Below are 5 ways to help students really learn vocabulary; to help them write, speak and communicate confidently and correctly. 1) Repeat little and often It’s alarming how quickly students can forget vocabulary. Idea for your class: Ask students to create their own system for reviewing new vocabulary and trial it for a month. 2) Learn vocabulary in chunks We all know that learning vocabulary in chunks is useful and improves accuracy and fluency. Idea for your class: At the end of the week, students write down three sentences (using new lexical chunks), two of which are true for themselves and one which is false. 3) Range of contexts 4) Use a dictionary
Action Verbs: Creative Writing Tips on Choosing Powerful Verbs to Grab Attention Grab Readers' Attention withVivid Verbs, Powerful Verbs! These creative writing tips show how to harness the tremendous power in action verbs: Creative Writing Tips on Action Verbs #1: Vivid Verbs Are Powerful Verbs Verbs energize. The children wept when their dog died. Use vivid verbs, powerful verbs, to fizz up the action, paint word-pictures, and evoke feelings in your readers. Creative Writing Tips on Action Verbs #2: Active Verbs Grab Attention Use active verbs rather than passive. Kim broke the jar. The first example is strong, precise and concise; the second sounds insipid. The active verb in the first example charges the sentence with a vitality and directness that compels attention. Creative Writing Tips on Action Verbs #3: Active Verbs Add Vim and Vitality Active verbs get things done fast; passive verbs impede action. Jack fired the rocket. Use active verbs to quicken the pace. Creative Writing Tips on Action Verbs #4: Concise Verbs Are Strong Verbs
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