Meaning: Very tired, especially after working hard for a long time
Synonyms: Tired, tired out, worn-out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied
Ex: She was wearied by her persistent cough
Ex: I think he’s a little weary after his long journey.
Ex: Here, sit down and rest your weary legs.
Ex: The weary journey began again
Ex: She was weary of their constant arguments
Ex: He wearied of living in hotel rooms.
Ex: Weary eyes; a weary brain
Ex: A weary smile.
Meaning: Very smart or clever, original, and inventive
Ex: He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget
Ex: She was ingenious at finding ways to work more quickly.
Ex: He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget
Ex: An ingenious solution to the problem
Ex: An ingenious idea/method/solution
Ex: He sent me an ingenious reply for an email.
Ex: This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
Meaning: Distant relatives means far away or not immediately connected relatives
Ex: “distant cousin,” which means a person who is not a first cousin, but is a second, third, etc.
Ex: I’ve got some distant/far relatives in Australia.
A small room or cupboard in which food, crockery, and cutlery are kept.
Ex: Keep your pantry well stocked with pasta.
Ex: Homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen
Meaning: Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
Synonyms: educate, teach, coach, train, develop
Ex: No doubt Hamish will edify us on the subject
Ex: These books will both entertain and edify readers
Ex: A family-oriented show that tried to edify the TV audience as well as entertain it
Lucrative /ˈluːkrətɪv/
Meaning: Producing a great deal of profit.
Synonyms: Profitable, moneymaking, high-income, well paid
Ex: A lucrative career as a stand-up comedian
Ex: Tennis wear has become a very lucrative business for both manufacturers and tennis stars
Ex: The childcare business is not very lucrative.
Ex: A lucrative marketing strategy.
Meaning: To speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important
Ex: Stop patronizing me – I understand the play as well as you do.
Ex: How about you stop patronizing me?
Ex: She’s a good-hearted girl,’ he said in a patronizing voice
Ex: A professor who patronizes his students.
Meaning: Recently; not long ago.
Ex: She hasn’t been looking too well lately
Ex: Have you been doing anything interesting lately?
Ex: I’ve been in high spirits lately.
Ex: Have you talked to Marianne lately?
Ex: He has been feeling better lately.
Ex: Lately, she has been worrying about her son
Ex: Have you seen either of them lately?
Meaning: A paved outdoor area adjoining a house
Ex: In the summer we have breakfast out on the patio.
Ex: There’s a patio in the center of the apartment complex
Meaning:
Foster parents, are people — other than a kid’s parents — who give a kid a safe place to live and grow. Foster parents take kids into their homes and take care of them for as long as kids need. Together, they become a foster family.
7Meaning: Very careful and with great attention to every detail.
Synonyms: Careful, accurate, correct
Ex: A meticulous craftsman
Ex: Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.
Ex: He described the scene in meticulous detail.
Ex: He is meticulous about keeping accurate records.
Ex: Meticulous research
Ex: Her home was described as being meticulously neat and tidy.
Ex: She proudly showed off the pantry in her kitchen, which is meticulously organized
Meaning: A thing that is provided or given free of charge.
Ex: On the store’s opening day, the manager gave out hats, small toys, and other freebies.
Ex: I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver
Meaning: Careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.
Synonyms: careful, close-mouthed, close-lipped, cautious, secret
Ex: The family made discreet enquiries about his background.
Ex: We made some discreet inquiries
Ex: The teacher was discreet in discussing the student’s behaviour.
Ex: lovers seeking a discreet place to meet.
A small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra
Ex: He was at the podium facing an expectant conference crowd
Ex: A bomb was discovered under the speaker’s podium at the conference.
Ex: Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner’s podium.
a) An occasionwhen someone is formally introduced into a new job or organization, especially through a specialceremony:
Ex: Her induction as councillor took place in the town hall.
Ex: An induction course/program/ceremony
b) The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body.
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