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Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary and communication skills. Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power and language skills.
Hackneyed (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite
Example: However, the story and the manner of its telling are alike hackneyed, dull, and pointless
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Hysterical (Adjective)
Meaning: affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion/ extremely funny
Example: I couldn’t calm him down – he was completely hysterical
Heterogeneous (Adjective)
Meaning: diverse in character or content
Example: The population is heterogeneous and cosmopolitan to a degree almost unknown elsewhere
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Hispanic (Adjective)
Meaning: relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Central and South America
Example: I would love to learn more about Hispanic culture
Put your thinking cap on and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have grasped.
- These schools serve mainly _____________________ students. Which of the following words fits best in the sentence? (Hispanic, Heterogeneous)
- There was a ____________________ array of bric-a-brac for sale. Which of the following words fits best in the sentence? (Heterogeneous, Hysterical)
- Can you think of some antonyms for the word Hysterical?
- Can you think of some synonyms for the word Hackneyed?
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(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
