Showing posts with label TOEFL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TOEFL. Show all posts

Monday, 24 July 2017

Flout



Word of the Day: Flout


Meaning from dictionary.com: to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock:  (VERY HELPFUL, RIGHTπŸ˜•)

Simple Explanation: 

  1. This word is a verb. Basically, this means you are disobeying the law, but knowingly. Like you are a rebel. You will park only in front of the no parking sign. You will drive on the sidewalk. You just want to break the rule. You flout the rules.
  2. Captain America flouted the law in civil war. 
  3. The Joker loves to flout the law
  4. Google didn't approve my AdSense request because apparently I flouted the rules of Google. But I don't have any inappropriate content. πŸ˜”
  5. One more thing, this word is also used to mean mocking something/ someone. Eg. Bullies are famous for flouting at innocent kids. Don't let them bring you down. You are awesome!

  • Penny(Big Bang Theory). 
  • Phoebe (F.R.I.E.N.D.S)



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Friday, 21 July 2017

Preposterous 



Word of the Day: Preposterous 


Meaning from dictionary.com: completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish:

Simple Explanation: 

  1. This word is an adjective.How do I explain this word? I thought this was supposed to be easy and now I am just making a fool out of myself. This is the most preposterous thing I have ever done. Whoaa! wait a minute. That's what it means.  That's how you use it. May be my idea is not preposterous after all. πŸ˜‰
  2. There's one thing I don't really understand about American Tv shows, why do they always make the blonde people look preposterous. That's really mean 😠

  • Penny(Big Bang Theory). 
  • Phoebe (F.R.I.E.N.D.S)



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Appalled

Word of the Day: Appalled

Meaning from dictionary.com: To fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay:



Simple Explanation:


  1. This is a verb used to describe a feeling. So think of how you felt when you heard Trump won the election. 😲😨😱. That is exactly what appalled means. " I was appalled by the 2016 election result"
  2. You wake up in the middle of the night and see a Yuuuuuuge(huge) elephant right next to you about to put it's gigantic leg on your face. It would have totally appalled you. 
  3. You will not believe what just happened, while I was writing this my browser got closed and all that I wrote was lost. I was literally appalled while explaining what appalled means. It's actually a sad story, I had to rewrite everything :( 



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Thursday, 20 July 2017

Heath

Word of the Day: Heath (Not Heath Ledger, this is different)

Meaning from dictionary.coma tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.

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Simple Explanation:

It's basically a wasteland, very dry, no cultivation. Oops, I am basically repeating what dictionary.com says. Ok you can use Heath Ledger as a clue. I mean, look at his blond hair and this pale dry shrubs. Don't they look alike. 
Heath- vocabulary
Look at his hair! Now you will remember