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To be able to articulate better in exams requires candidates to keep themselves in tune with their language skills. Having a good command of language can help candidates express themselves better during exams which can lead to better scores.
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.
Anomaly (Noun)
Meaning: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected
Example: The apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth were the poorest
Assuage (Verb)
Meaning: Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense/ satisfy (an appetite or desire)
Example: Politicians sought to assuage those feelings with a range of new anti-crime measures
Erudite (Adjective)
Meaning: Having or showing great knowledge or learning
Example: But he is also very erudite, scholarly, and has lots of fresh ideas
Fervid (Adjective)
Meaning: Intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree
Example: Combined with fervid Methodism, you’ve got ruthless certainty
Zeal (Noun)
Meaning: Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
Example: He went about out his task with the zeal of a true believer
Desiccate (Verb)
Meaning: Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry
Example: Both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun
Adulation (Noun)
Meaning: Excessive admiration or praise
Example: In a fit of adulation I tell Sir John how much I enjoyed his work
Adultery (Noun)
Meaning: Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse
Example: I didn’t think that adultery was considered a crime, not by common law
Profound (Adjective)
Meaning: (Of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense/ (of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight
Example: Her work is an often eerie mix of the banal and the profound
Antipathy (Noun)
Meaning: A deep-seated feeling of aversion
Example: Might it not, however, be more accurate to call it antipathy?
Put your thinking cap on and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have grasped.
- And the level of ___________ towards the president’s visit shocked some. Which of the following words fits best in the sentence? (Antipathy, Proufound)
- Then I realised I wouldn’t have any _____________ thoughts. Which of the following words fits best in the sentence? (Profound, Zeal)
- Can you think of some antonyms for the word Adulation?
- Can you think of some synonyms for the word Erudite?
- Can you think of some sentences using the words Anomaly, Assuage and Fervid?
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(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
