Dictionary of Adjectives: Vocabulary Building
Author: Manik Joshi
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781005281960
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Dictionary of Adjectives: Vocabulary Building
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Manik Joshi
Published: 2020-09-14
Total Pages: 203
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →3600 Useful Adjectives and Their Meanings An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can act as a complement to linking verbs or the verb “to be’. Adjectives are said to be coordinate if they modify the same noun in a sentence. In this book, you will study and learn useful English adjectives along with their meanings. || Sample This: English Adjectives -- A 01 -- aberrant -- unusual or socially unacceptable; departing from an accepted standard [synonyms: abnormal, deviant, nonstandard] 02 -- abiotic -- relating to non-living or non-biological part of an ecosystem in the environment 03 -- able -- skillful or good at sth [synonyms: talented, proficient] 04 -- abominable -- extremely bad or unpleasant and causing a strong feeling of dislike or disapproval [synonyms: appalling, detesting, monstrous, repulsive] 05 -- abortive -- (of an action) failing to produce the intended result [synonyms: failed, fruitless, unproductive, unsuccessful] 06 -- abridged -- a shortened version of an ‘original text’ [synonyms: abbreviated, shortened] 07 -- abrupt -- (a). involving action or change that is sudden, rapid or unexpected in an unpleasant way | (b). speaking in an unfriendly manner 08 -- abstemious -- not allowing yourself to indulge too much in enjoyable activities such as eating food or drinking alcohol [synonym: ascetic] 09 -- abstract -- (a). based on general ideas or principles | (b). existing in thought or as an idea, separated from physical reality (c). not representing somebody/something in a realistic way and expressing concepts only [synonyms: conceptual, intangible, theoretical] 10 -- abstracted -- thinking deeply about sth and lacking concentration or not paying attention to what is happening around one. [synonyms: absentminded, inattentive, distracted, preoccupied] 11 -- abstractionist -- producing abstract works of art 12 -- abstruse -- complicated and difficult to understand especially when it could be explained in an easier way [synonyms: perplexing, puzzling] 13 -- abyssal -- of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially between about 3000 and 6000 meters down 14 -- accusative -- (in some languages such as Latin, Greek and German) the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective when it is the direct object of a verb or objects of prepositions. 15 -- ace -- very good [synonyms: top, world-class] 16 -- achy -- affected by an uninterrupted pain that is small in degree 17 -- acid -- (a). having a bitter sharp taste like that of a lemon [synonym: sour] | (b). (of sb’s remarks) critical, rude and unkind [synonym: sarcastic] 18 -- acquisitive -- eager to own to acquire and own money or new possessions (material things) in a greedy way [synonyms: covetous, materialistic] 19 -- acrimonious -- (a). (of an argument, a speech, discussion, behavior, etc.) angry and full of strong bitter, sharp or harsh feelings and words | (b). having a strong unpleasant taste or smell 20 -- acyclic -- not forming part of a cycle or not occurring in cycles 21 -- adamantine -- extremely strong; impossible to break or smash 22 -- adaptable -- (a). to able to adjust or be adjusted to deal with new and different situations or conditions [synonym: flexible] | (b). to able to be modified or suited for a new use or purpose 23 -- adaptive -- having the ability to change when necessary in order to deal with different or changing situations 24 -- adept -- good at doing difficult tasks [synonyms: skillful, proficient] 25 -- adulterous -- of or involving physical relationship (intercourse) between a married person and sb who is not their spouse or partner [synonyms: disloyal, treacherous] 26 -- advantaged -- being in or having a comparatively favorable position over others in terms of a financial or social situation [synonym: privileged] 27 -- advantageous -- good, useful, helpful or favorable in a particular situation [synonyms: beneficial, gainful]
Dictionary of Verbs
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2021-07-07
Total Pages: 66
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Around 500 Useful Verbs and Their Meanings Verbs are words that show action, state of being, or occurrence and form the main part of the predicate of a sentence. The basic form of a verb is known as its infinitive. In this book, you will study and learn useful English verbs along with their meanings. Sample this: English Verbs -- A 01 -- abase -- to behave in a way so as to make someone that he/she does seem unimportant [synonyms: belittle, degrade, demean, humiliate, subjugate] 02 -- abate -- to become less strong or widespread; to make something less strong or widespread. [synonyms: decline, subside] 03 -- abduct -- to illegally and forcefully take sb away and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get sth such as money for returning them [synonym: kidnap] 04 -- abet -- to help or encourage or support sb to do sth wrong or illegal 05 -- abhor -- to strongly hate a way of thinking or behaving for moral reasons [synonyms: detest, despise, loathe] 06 -- abrade -- to remove part of the surface of sth, such as rock or skin, and damage it or make it rough by rubbing it against sth rough and hard i.e. by friction or erosion [synonyms: graze, roughen, scrape] 07 -- abridge -- to make a shortened version of an 'original text' [synonyms: abbreviate, shorten] 08 -- abrogate -- to officially cancel or end sth such as a law, agreement, contract, decision, etc. and make them no longer valid [synonyms: repeal, revoke, rescind] 09 -- abstract -- (a). to extract or remove something from something else (b). to consider something theoretically or separately from (something else) (c). to make a written summary of the main points of an argument, theory or a book, etc. 10 -- abut -- (of an area of land or a building) to be next to sth or to have a common boundary with the side of sth [synonym: adjoin] 11 -- acclaim -- to praise, admire or welcome sb/sth enthusiastically and publicly 12 -- ache -- (a). to feel continuous pain in a part of your body [synonym: hurt] (b). to have a strong desire for sb/sth or to do sth (c). to be very sad or distressed 13 -- adore -- to be very fond of something or to like sb very much [synonyms: admire, love] 14 -- affect -- (a). to cause a change in someone or something; to have an impact or an influence on someone or something (b). to produce strong feelings of distress, pity, regret, sorrow, or sympathy, etc. on sb (c). (of a disease) to make sb become ill or sick; to have an impact on sb or a particular part of the body (d). -- to act as if you are feeling or thinking sth (e). to try to impress other people by using or wearing sth that looks special/unique; to behave insincerely or unnaturally to impress other people [synonym: put on] 15 -- aggrandize -- to increase power, wealth, importance or status of a person or country [synonyms: enhance; extend] 16 -- aggravate -- (a). to intentionally irritate somebody [synonyms: annoy, exasperate] (b).to make an unpleasant situation or an illness worse or more serious [synonyms: exacerbate, worsen] 17 -- ante -- to put a sum of money in poker before receiving cards 18 -- ape -- (a). to do sth in the same way as sb else, however not in a proper manner [synonym: imitate] (b). to irritate or make fun of sb by copying the way they behave, talk, or walk, etc in an absurd manner [synonym: mimic] 19 -- appease -- (a). to make sb calmer and prevent them from harming you by accepting their demands [synonyms: conciliate; soothe; pacify] (b). to make or preserve peace with a nation and avoid war by giving it what they want 20 -- arch -- (a). (of part of your body) to move and form a curved shape (b). to be in a curved line or shape across or over sth 21 -- aspire -- to direct your hopes, efforts, etc. towards a particular career or activity [synonyms: aim, seek]
Dictionary of Adverbs: Vocabulary Building
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Manik Joshi
Published: 2020-09-14
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →1600 Useful Adverbs and Their Meanings An adverb is a word used to describe or modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb. They tell us how (in what manner), how much (in what degree), how far (to what extent), when (in what time), and where (in what place). In this book, you will study and learn useful English adverbs along with their meanings. || Sample This: English Adverbs -- A 01 -- abaft -- in or behind the stern (back end) of a ship 02 -- aberrantly -- in a manner that is unusual or socially unacceptable; departing from an accepted standard [synonyms: abnormally] 03 -- ably -- skillfully, successfully and well: [synonym: competently] 04 -- abominably -- in an extremely bad or unpleasant way, causing a strong feeling of dislike or disapproval [synonyms: appallingly, monstrously, repulsively] 05 -- abortively -- (of an action) in a manner that fails to produce the intended result [synonyms: fruitlessly, unproductively, unsuccessfully] 06 -- abruptly -- (a). in an unpleasant manner that is sudden, rapid or unexpected [synonyms: hastily, suddenly, unexpectedly] | (b). (related to the way of talking) in an unfriendly manner 07 -- abstemiously -- in a sparing manner, avoiding too much in enjoyable activities such as eating food or drinking alcohol 08 -- abstractedly -- without paying attention to what is happening around you because you are thinking deeply about sth else; [synonyms: absentmindedly, inattentively, distractedly] 09 -- abstractly -- (a). in a manner that is based on general ideas or principals | (b). in a manner that exists in thought or as an idea, separated from physical reality (c). in a manner that does not represent somebody/something in a realistic way and expresses concepts only [synonyms: conceptually, intangibly, theoretically] 10 -- abstrusely -- in a manner that is complicated and difficult to understand especially when it could be explained in an easier way [synonyms: perplexingly, puzzlingly] 11 -- acidly -- (of sb’s remarks) in a manner that is critical, rude and unkind [synonyms: sarcastically] 12 -- acquisitively -- in a manner that shows eagerness to own to acquire and own money or new possessions (material things) in a greedy way [synonyms: graspingly, covetously, materialistically] 13 -- acrimoniously -- (of an argument, a speech, discussion, behavior, etc.) in an angry manner or in a bitter, sharp, harsh manner of language or tone 14 -- adaptively -- in a manner that shows an ability to change when necessary in order to deal with different or changing situations 15 -- adeptly -- in a skillful way that shows natural ability or through proficiency [synonyms: adroitly, skillfully, proficiently] 16 -- adulterously -- relating to a physical relationship (intercourse) between a married person and sb who is not their spouse or partner [synonyms: disloyally, treacherously] 17 -- advantageously -- in a manner that is good, useful, helpful or favorable in a particular situation [synonyms: beneficially, constructively, gainfully] 18 -- adventitiously -- in a manner that is happening by chance or accident; in a manner that is not planned or designed 19 -- adventurously -- (a). in a way that includes new and interesting ideas, methods, things or experiences | (b). in a manner that is full of new, exciting or dangerous ideas, methods, things or experiences [synonyms: audaciously, boldly, daringly] 20 -- affectedly -- in an insincere, pretentious and unnatural way to impress other people 21 -- affectingly -- in a manner that produces strong feelings of distress, pity, regret, sorrow, or sympathy, etc. 22 -- agelessly -- in a manner that seems to be never coming to an end or growing old [synonyms: everlastingly, timelessly] 23 -- allusively -- in a manner that contains a word or phrase that makes a reference to a specific person, event, place, etc. in an indirect way 24 -- aloft -- high up in or into the air; far above the ground [synonyms: overhead] 25 -- also -- (not used with negative verbs) in addition; as well; [synonyms: furthermore, too] 26 -- amateurishly -- in a manner that is done incompetently, inexpertly or unskillfully [synonyms: incompetently, unprofessionally]
Dictionary of Technical Words: Vocabulary Building
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Manik Joshi
Published: 2020-09-14
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Technical words are words that have specific meanings within a specific field of expertise. Technical language is a specialized type of written or oral communication. In this book, you will study and learn useful and common technical words, the names of parts of speech they belong to and their meanings. Sample This: 01. Anatomy – 01 -- abductor [n.] -- a muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body or from another part 02 -- aqueous humor [n.] -- a transparent water-like fluid inside the front part of the eye 03 – atrium [n.] -- either of the two upper chambers through which blood enters the ventricles (bottom chambers) of the heart [synonym: auricle] 04 -- auricle [n.] – (a). atrium | (b). the outer part of the ear 05 -- ball-and-socket joint [n.] -- a joint (such as hip joint) in which the ball-shaped part of a bone fits into the curved hollow part of another bone 06 -- brainstem [n.] -- the stalk-like lowest part of the brain, made up of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata, connecting the cerebrum to form the spinal cord 07 -- bronchus [n.] (pl. bronchi) -- one of the two terminal branches of the trachea (windpipe) that lead respectively into the right and the left lung and allow passage of air in and out of the lungs 08 -- capillary [n.] -- any of the smallest tubes in the body that transports blood to larger vessels in the body [synonyms: duct, vessel] 09 -- central nervous system [n.] -- the part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord 10 -- cephalic [adj.] -- relating or pertaining to the head or the head end of the body 11 -- cervical [adj.] – (a). of or pertaining to or connected with the cervix (the neck of the uterus) | (a). of or pertaining to or connected with the neck 12 -- ciliary muscle [n.] -- an intrinsic muscle of the eye that controls the shape or curvature of the lens 13 -- clavicle [n.] -- either of the two bones that connect the sternum (the long flat bone in the upper middle of the front of the chest) to the shoulder [synonym: collarbone] 14 -- coccyx [n.] -- the small bone at the very bottom of the spine 15 -- colonic [adj.] -- connected with the colon, (= part of the large intestine) 16 -- cornea [n.] -- the transparent layer of the eye that covers and protects the front portion of the eye 17 -- corneal [adj.] – relating to the transparent layer of the eye that covers and protects the front portion of the eye 18 -- coronary artery [n.] -- either of the two arteries (vessels) that supply blood rich in oxygen to the heart 19 -- corpuscle [n.] -- any of the red or white cells found in the blood of vertebrates 20 -- costal [adj.] -- connected with the ribs 21 -- cranium [n.] (pl. craniums or crania) -- the large round superior part of the skull, made up of the cranial bones, that encloses and protects the brain 22 -- diaphragm [n.] -- the layer of muscle between the lungs and the stomach, separating the chest cavity from the abdomen, used to control breathing 23 -- external ear [n.] -- the parts of the ear outside the eardrum 24 -- extrinsic [adj.] -- (of a muscle) having its origin outside the region from the part which it moves 25 -- femoral [adj.] – relating to the upper bone of the leg or hind leg 26 -- femur [n.] (pl. femurs or femora) -- upper bone of the leg or hind leg; the thigh bone 27 -- forebrain [n.] -- the front part of the brain 28 -- glottis [n.] -- the upper or top part of the respiratory passage that leads from the throat to the lungs and contains vocal cords and the narrow opening between them 29 -- hindbrain [n.] -- the part of the brain comprising the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata located near the base of the head 30 -- hippocampus [n.] (pl. hippocampi) -- either of the two areas of the brain lying deep in the medial temporal lobes and plays a critical role in emotions, learning, and memory
Dictionary of Verbs
Author: Joshi Manik (author)
Publisher:
Published: 1901
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781005173388
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →10,000 Useful Adjectives In English: Types, Degrees and Formation of Adjectives
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Manik Joshi
Published: 2020-07-09
Total Pages: 106
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Book Covers The Following Topics: 01. What are Adjectives? 02. 10,000 Useful Adjectives 03. Types of Adjectives 04. Degrees of Adjectives 05. Formation of Adjectives 05a. Using ‘Prefixes and Suffixes’ 05b. Using ‘Combining Forms’ 05c. Using ‘Word + To/And + Word’ 05d. Using ‘Nouns/Verbs/Other Adjectives’ 05e. Using ‘Adverbs’ 06. Important Notes Sample This: What are Adjectives?: Adjectives are words that modify or describe nouns. An adjective can be put before a noun. This is called attributive position. An adjective can also be put after the verb to be (is/are/am/was/were) or verb of sense (look/feel/taste/smell etc.). This is called the predicative position. 10,000 Useful Adjectives: | NOTE: All of the following words are definitely used as adjectives, but many of them can also be used as nouns, verbs, etc. || Useful Adjectives -- ‘A’--- 1. abandoned, 2. abashed, 3. aberrant, 4. abhorrent, 5. abiding, 6. ablaze, 7. able, 8. able-bodied, 9. abnormal, 10. abominable, 11. abortive, 12. above, 13. above board, 14. above-mentioned, 15. abrasive, 16. abrupt, 17. absent, 18. absent-minded, 19. absolute, 20. absorbable, 21. absorbed, 22. absorbent, 23. absorbing, 24. abstemious, 25. abstracted, 26. abundant, 27. abusive, 28. abysmal, 29. academic, 30. academically bright, 31. accented, 32. acceptable, 33. accessible, 34. accessory, 35. accidental, 36. accident-prone, 37. accommodating, 38. accomplished, 39. accountable, 40. accredited, 41. accumulative, 42. accurate, 43. accursed, 44. accusatory, 45. accusing, 46. accustomed, 47. achievable, 48. achy, 49. acidic, 50. acne-prone, 51. acoustic, 52. acoustical, 53. acquainted, 54. acquisitive, 55. acrimonious, 56. acrobatic, 57. acrylic, 58. acting, 59. actionable, 60. action-oriented, 61. action-packed, 62. active, 63. actively zealous, 64. actual, 65. acute, 66. acutely conscious, 67. acyclic, 68. adamant, 69. adamantine, 70. adaptable, 71. adaptive, 72. addicted, 73. addiction-related, 74. addictive, 75. additional, 76. addressable, 77. adept, 78. adhesive, 79. adjacent, 80. adjustable, 81. administrative, 82. admirable, 83. admissible, 84. adopted, 85. adoptive, 86. adorable, 87. adoring, 88. adrift, 89. adroit, 90. adult, 91. adulterous, 92. adult-oriented, 93. advanced, 94. advancing, 95. advantaged, 96. advantageous, 97. adventitious, 98. adventure-loving, 99. adventuresome, 100. adventurous, 101. adverbial, 102. adversarial, 103. adverse, 104. adversely hit, 105. advisable, 106. advisory, 107. aerial, 108. aerobic, 109. aeronautical, 110. aesthetic, 111. aesthetical, 112. aesthetically designed, 113. affable, 114. affected, 115. affective, 116. affiliated, 117. affirmative, 118. affluent, 119. affordable, 120. afloat, 121. afoot, 122. aforementioned, 123. aforethought, 124. afraid, 125. African, 126. after, 127. aged, 128. ageing, 129. ageless, 130. age-old, 131. age-related, 132. agglomerate, 133. agglutinative, 134. aggravated, 135. aggregate, 136. aggressive, 137. aggrieved, 138. aghast, 139. agitated, 140. aglow, 141. agog, 142. agonized, 143. agonizing, 144. agrarian, 145. agreeable, 146. agriculture-related, 147. ailing, 148. aimless, 149. airborne, 150. air-conditioned, 151. air-cooled, 152. air-filled, 153. airless, 154. airsick, 155. airtight, 156. air-to-air, 157. air-to-ground, 158. air-to-surface, 159. airworthy, 160. airy, 161. airy-fairy, 162. ajar, 163. alarmed, 164. alarming, 165. alarmist, 166. alcohol-fuelled, 167. alcoholic, 168. alert, 169. alfresco, 170. algae-infested, 171. algae-ridden, 172. algebraic, 173. alien, 174. alight, 175. alike, 176. alive, 177. alkaline, 178. all-action, 179. all-around, 180. all-consuming, 181. allergic, 182. allied, 183. alligator-infested, 184. all-important, 185. all-in, 186. all-inclusive, 187. all-night, 188. all-or-nothing, 189. all-out, 190. all-over, 191. allowable, 192. all-party, 193. all-powerful, 194. all-purpose, 195. all-star, 196. all-ticket, 197. alluring, 198. allusive, 199. alluvial, 200. all-weather
Dictionary of Formal Words: Vocabulary Building
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Manik Joshi
Published: 2020-09-14
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →2600 Useful Formal Words and Their Meanings Formal words are used in the official language. These words are used in ‘official’ or formal writing. In this book, you will study and learn useful formal words, the names of parts of speech they belong to and their meanings. || Sample This: Formal Words -- A 01 -- abandonment [n.] -- (a). the act of leaving a person, place or thing without intending to return | (b). the act of giving up a practice, a course of action or a way of thinking completely and permanently [synonyms: desertion, forsaking] 02 -- abate [v.] -- to become less strong or widespread; to make something less strong or widespread. [synonyms: decline, subside] 03 -- abhorrence [n.] -- a feeling of strong hate for a way of thinking or behaving for moral reasons [synonyms: detestation, disgust, hatred, loathing, repugnance] 04 -- abstemious [adj.] -- not allowing yourself to indulge too much in enjoyable activities such as eating food or drinking alcohol [synonym: ascetic] 05 -- abstraction [n.] -- (a). a general idea or quality rather than a real person, object, event or situation | (b). the state of thinking deeply about sth and lacking concentration or not paying attention to what is happening around one. [synonyms: absentmindedness, inattentiveness, distractedness] 06 -- abstruse [adj.] -- complicated and difficult to understand especially when it could be explained in an easier way [synonyms: perplexing, puzzling] 07 -- abut [v.] -- (of an area of land or a building) to be next to sth or to have a common boundary with the side of sth [synonym: adjoin] 08 -- abyss [n.] -- (a). a very deep wide crack or opening in the ground 09 -- acclamation [n.] -- loud, noisy and enthusiastic approval or welcome [synonyms: approbation, commendation] 10 -- ache [v.] -- (b). to have a strong desire for sb/sth or to do sth 11 -- acme [n.] -- the highest point or stage of development, achievement or the most excellent example of sth [synonyms: peak, summit, zenith] 12 -- acolyte [n.] -- a person who attends, follows and helps a leader 13 -- aesthete [n.] -- a person who has a love, understanding, sensitivity and appreciation of works of art and beautiful things 14 -- affecting [adj.] -- producing strong feelings of distress, pity, regret, sorrow, or sympathy, etc. 15 -- aged [adj.] -- very old; grown old [synonym: matured] 16 -- aggrandize [v.] -- to increase power, wealth, importance or status of a person or country [synonyms: enhance, extend] 17 -- airy [adj.] -- (a). showing no worry about sth or not treating sth as serious | (b). -- not serious or practical 18 -- akin [adj.] -- (a). having some of the essential same qualities [synonym: similar] | (b). related by blood 19 -- allusive [adj.] -- containing a word or phrase that makes a reference to a specific person, event, place, etc. in an indirect way 20 -- aloft [adv.] -- high up in or into the air; far above the ground [synonym: overhead] 21 -- amid (prep.] -- (a). in the middle or course of something (b). surrounded by sth 22 -- amity [n.] -- a friendly relationship [synonyms: concord, harmony] 23 -- anew [adv.] -- (a). again but in a new or different and more positive way | (b). once more [synonym: again] 24 -- anodyne [adj.] -- not likely to cause disagreement or offense; not expressing strong opinions [synonyms: bland, insipid] | (b). capable of relieving pain 25 -- antagonistically (adv.) -- In a manner that shows or feels dislike or opposition [synonym: hostility] 26 -- arcane [adj.] -- strange, secret and mysterious and therefore knowable or understandable only to a few people [synonyms: esoteric, unfathomable] 27 -- artifice [n.] -- the clever use of tricks to cheat or deceive sb [synonyms: deception, pretense] | (b). a skilled piece of workmanship 28 -- audacity [n.] -- rude, shocking or disrespectful behavior [synonyms: cheek, daring, impudence, nerve] 29 -- august [adj.] -- respected, dignified and impressive [synonyms: imposing, majestic] 30 -- aureate [adj.] -- (a). (especially of language) decorated or elaborated in a complicated way | (b). made of gold or having the color of gold [synonym: golden] 31 -- aver [v.] -- to state firmly that sth is certainly true [synonyms: assert, avow] 32 -- avow [v.] -- to publicly express your opinion about sth in a firm way [synonym: affirm]
Dictionary of Old-fashioned Words: Vocabulary Building
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Manik Joshi
Published: 2014-10-25
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What are “Old-fashioned Words”? Definition of ‘Old-fashioned words’: “Words and expressions that were common in the past but are passing out of ordinary use.” ‘Old-fashioned words’ are also known as ‘archaic words’. Many people use the term ‘old use’ for the words and expressions that were common in the past but have passed out of ordinary use. These words are mainly used in historical novels. They are also used to amuse people. Examples: Old-fashioned word: dandified [adjective] (of a man) too careful about his look or clothes Old-fashioned word: vamoose [verb] to leave fast Old-fashioned idiom blot your copybook -- to do something bad to spoil your good reputation among people Old-fashioned phrasal verb buck up! -- used to tell somebody to make haste A detailed list of “old-fashioned words”, parts of speech they belong to, and their meanings are as follows: Old-fashioned Words -- A abed [adverb] in bed abide [verb] to stay or live in a place Use in a sentence: Everybody must abide by the law. abroad [adverb] outside; outdoors accidence [noun] the part of grammar that deals with the change in the form of a word accursed [adjective] having a bad magic spell on something Use in a sentence: They lived in the forest as if accursed. || There is no escaping the sense of anxiety that we humans are accursed with. adieu [exclamation] goodbye Use in a sentence: They bid adieu to him with mixed emotions. addled [adjective] confused / (of an egg) not fresh Use in a sentence: He is not a silly and addled dude. without further/more ado [idiom] at once; immediately Use in a sentence: Once it was sure that the area had been secured, the children were without more ado accompanied to the assembly hall. adventurer / adventuress [noun] a person who is very fond of going to unusual places or gaining new experiences Use in a sentence: She is a hard-core adventuress, a travel journalist, who has traveled around the world. aerodrome (airdrome) [noun] a small airport Use in a sentence: The extension of the runway was aimed at better services for private operators at the aerodrome. affair [noun] a strange or inexplicable thing affright [verb] to scare; to frighten Use in a sentence: Let nothing affright you. ague [noun] malaria, dengue or other diseases that cause fever and shivering ail [verb] to make somebody ill/sick air hostess [noun] a female flight attendant alack [exclamation] a word that is used to show you are sad or sorry Use in a sentence: Alas and alack, only a few of those stories are all that funny. alas [exclamation] a word that is used to show you are sad or sorry Use in a sentence: His experiments, alas, were flawed and had been mythologized. be all up (with somebody) [idiom] to be the end for somebody almoner [noun] a person employed by a hospital to handle financial and social problems of patients Use in a sentence: They wanted a more active almoner, who could find innovative ways to help the poor. alms [noun] money, clothes, food, etc. given to beggars or poor people Use in a sentence: They were injured in a stampede to receive alms being distributed by a charity. in the altogether [idiom] without wearing any clothes Amerindian [noun] Native American Use in a sentence: The word 'guava' originates from the language of the Arawaks, an Amerindian people from the Caribbean. ammo [noun] ammunition Use in a sentence: They have tested and run a lot of ammo through their rifles. amour [noun] a secret love affair anon [adverb] soon; early, immediately; in a moment apoplexy [noun] the sudden and complete loss of the ability to sense or move apoplectic [adjective] related to apoplexy apparel [noun] formal clothes Use in a sentence: The US apparel industry is highly fragmented with many players. applesauce [noun] nonsense Use in a sentence: All politics is applesauce! apprehend [verb] to understand, realize or be aware of something Use in a sentence: Making language easy to apprehend is intrinsic to making it appealing. apricity [noun] the sun’s warmth on a cold winter’s day aright [adverb] correctly or properly
Jumpstarters for Vocabulary Building, Grades 4 - 8
Author: Cindy Barden
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Published: 2008-09-02
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1580377424
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Advance student vocabulary using Jumpstarters for Vocabulary: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom for grades 4 and up! This 48-page resource covers dictionary skills, confusing words, homophones, antonyms, synonyms, words from mythology, and foreign words and phrases. It includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.
