➡️ Burro = donkey 🐴
➡️ Burrow = (v.) dig a hole; (n.) hole.
➡️ Borrow = to receive and use something that belongs to someone else
➡️ Borough = town or district.
➡️ Bureau [BYOO-roh] = dresser; agency, department.
#Vocabulary
➡️ Burrow = (v.) dig a hole; (n.) hole.
➡️ Borrow = to receive and use something that belongs to someone else
➡️ Borough = town or district.
➡️ Bureau [BYOO-roh] = dresser; agency, department.
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Sit on the fence = avoid making a choice or decision
Ali is *sitting on the fence* about what to eat for lunch.
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Ali is *sitting on the fence* about what to eat for lunch.
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Here are some synonyms for “evil”: 😈
• nefarious
• fiendish
• malevolent
• depraved
• diabolic
#Vocabulary
• nefarious
• fiendish
• malevolent
• depraved
• diabolic
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🔵ERE [air] = before (in time): I will return ERE nightfall.🌛
🔵ERR [er] = make a mistake.
🔵EAR = 👂
🔵HEIR [air] = inheritor; successor.
#Vocabulary
🔵ERR [er] = make a mistake.
🔵EAR = 👂
🔵HEIR [air] = inheritor; successor.
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Forwarded from English Tips&Tools
CONFIDENT = optimistic ; self-assured.
CONFIDANT = person you trust with your secrets.
I am confident in you as my confidant.
CONFIDANT = person you trust with your secrets.
I am confident in you as my confidant.
Forwarded from English Tips&Tools
EXHAUSTING = tiring.
Cycling 240 km is exhausting.
EXHAUSTIVE = complete, full, thorough.
Make an exhaustive search for clues!
Cycling 240 km is exhausting.
EXHAUSTIVE = complete, full, thorough.
Make an exhaustive search for clues!
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Forwarded from English Tips&Tools
FACT: We can use “whose” with people,animals AND objects:
I know a man whose dad is tall. → ✔️
He has a car whose door is missing. → ✔️
I know a man whose dad is tall. → ✔️
He has a car whose door is missing. → ✔️
Forwarded from English Tips&Tools
"So" = extremely: I feel *so* tired, I could sleep for a week.
"Too" = excessively: I am *too* tired to even think about sleeping.
"Too" = excessively: I am *too* tired to even think about sleeping.
Forwarded from English Tips&Tools
ENVELOP (v.) = surround, enclose: Fog *enveloped* the town.
ENVELOPE (n.) = flat container for a letter: He hates licking 👅 *envelopes*. ✉️
ENVELOPE (n.) = flat container for a letter: He hates licking 👅 *envelopes*. ✉️
Forwarded from English Tips&Tools (🔰🇷 🇦 🇲 🇿 🇾🔰)
Pending = awaiting conclusion: His decision is still *pending*. ⏳
Impending = about to happen: Dark clouds signal an *impending* storm. ☁☁☔
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Impending = about to happen: Dark clouds signal an *impending* storm. ☁☁☔
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Forwarded from English Tips&Tools (🔰🇷 🇦 🇲 🇿 🇾🔰)
Widow = woman 👩 whose spouse has died
Widower = man 👨 whose spouse has died
Dowager = widow 👩 holding property 🏡🏢 from her dead spouse
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Widower = man 👨 whose spouse has died
Dowager = widow 👩 holding property 🏡🏢 from her dead spouse
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