Advanced Vocabulary for English Language Learners
Friday, May 29, 2015
Smitten
Smitten
- to be really taken or pleased by someone.
Example - "After a few dates with Josh, Robin was smitten as a kitten."
https://pennyblackinc.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/im-smitten.jpg
Humdrum
Humdrum
- lacking excitement; boringly monotonous.
Example - "That is just some humdrum routine work."
http://images.wisegeek.com/man-who-does-not-care.jpg
Ludicrous
Ludicrous
- so foolish, unreasonable or out of place to be amusing.
Example - "It is ludicrous that I have been fined."
http://izquotes.com/quotes-pictures/quote-i-m-ridiculous-i-m-ludicrous-ludacris-115601.jpg
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Ersatz
Ersatz
- made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
Image - http://boldomatic.com/content/post/_2H4dw-b503e7177670971aef5615c750d77b1c87011e44d7cc6691591daf78a7ae2204/Pizza-ist-der-beste-Broccoli-ersatz
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Lukewarm
Lukewarm
- only moderately warm.
Image - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYbw_fr64tf3CnKisTR2IMGk8us77IYnoLxtFzLS0q-CXYOCp2j4pPwZoM9hbyjWF-8izj2BatlkBOG0Cvua_2rfYxFMalhxVAgJUeh1kZZ0O3zKT6nhBbz2HBwkUiLgVScp_kJTYfnU/s1600/LukeWarm.gif
Spurious
Spurious
- not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Image - http://wordinfo.info/words/images/spurious-2.jpg
Bailiff
Bailiff
- someone who is instructed by a creditor to enforce a money debt or a fine.
Example - "I need to return these books to the library before the bailiff come knocking."
Image - http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2012/2/17/1329495071946/A-bailiff-removing-goods--007.jpg
To bank on
To bank on
- to expect something or depend on someone happening.
Image - http://www.bushidomarketing.com/images/Copy%20Doodles/bank%20on%20it.gif
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Not a happy bunny
Not a happy bunny
- deeply dissatisfied and discontented.
Image - http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/183/1/b/not_a_happy_bunny_by_rainbowrandomness-d3kqqk2.jpg
To curry favor
To curry favor
- to seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.
Image - http://www.quotehd.com/imagequotes/authors27/tmb/mark-horstman-quote-if-you-think-youll-curry-favor-you-are-mistaken.jpg
Monday, May 11, 2015
Inchoate
Inchoate
- not completely formed or developed yet.
Example - "This is still a vague inchoate idea."
Image - http://wordpandit.com/wp-content/themes/DynamiX/lib/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://wordpandit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Incohate.jpg&h=300&zc=0
To pigeonhole
To pigeonhole
- to assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one.
Example - "I was pigeonholed as a 'youth writer'."
Image - http://spikedmath.com/comics/390-php.png
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