Affect

by CBauthor | Mar 27, 2017 | English Mastery

💡 Word of the Day – Affect 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: affect (v) Pronunciation: /ə’fɛkt/ Note: to pretend; to feign; to make a false display of Example: Careless she is with artful care, Affecting to seem unaffecte. (Congreve) Listen:...

Aegis

by CBauthor | Mar 26, 2017 | English Mastery

💡 Word of the Day – Aegis 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: aegis (n) Pronunciation: /əˈkriː.ʃən/ Note: support of someone or some organization; control; supervision Example: The researcher worked under the aegis of the university. Listen: (Click...

Accretion

by CBauthor | Mar 23, 2017 | English Mastery

💡 Word of the Day – Accretion 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: accretion (n) Pronunciation: /əˈkriː.ʃən/ Note: gradual growth by adding some external part Example: The town grew by gradual accretion of workers seeking jobs. Listen: (Click audio below...

Abstruse

by CBauthor | Mar 22, 2017 | English Mastery

💡 Word of the Day – Abstruse 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: abstruse (adj) Pronunciation: /æbˈstrus/ Note: hard to understand; esoteric Example: In his letters to intimate friends we find happy home news alternating with the most profound and...

Abrogate

by CBauthor | Mar 21, 2017 | English Mastery

💡 Word of the Day – Abrogate 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: abrogate (v) Pronunciation: /ˈæb.rəʊ .geɪt/ Note: abolish by official action; to formally end a law or agreement Example: After the treaty was abrogated, tensions rose. Listen: (Click...

Abominate

by CBauthor | Mar 21, 2017 | English Mastery

💡 Word of the Day – Abominate 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: abominate (v) Pronunciation: /əˈbɒməˌneɪt/ Note: to regard with intense loathing; detest Example: Drunkenness I abominate, Mr. Mulford, and I can tell you, short metre, that I will not...