by CBauthor | Mar 29, 2017 | English Mastery
💡 Word of the Day – Ameliorate 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: ameliorate (v) Pronunciation: /əˈmilyəˌreɪt/ Note: make something better or more bearable; to improve Example: In addition to the attention which he bestowed on his own estate Washington...
by CBauthor | Mar 28, 2017 | English Mastery
💡 Word of the Day – Altruistic 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: altruistic (adj) Pronunciation: /ˌæltruˈɪstɪk/ Note: unselfishly concerned for others; an act motivated by concern for others, rather than for oneself Example: She was divinely...
by CBauthor | Mar 27, 2017 | English Mastery
💡 Word of the Day – Afflatus 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: afflatus (n) Pronunciation: /əˈfleɪtəs/ Note: inspiration; a creative impulse; a divine communication of knowledge Example: He himself knew that he had not the poetic afflatus, but his...
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:...
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...
