ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, transitory
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Understanding the etymology of a word can make it easier to comprehend its meaning and remember its definition.
The root "loq" refers to speaking or words.
| eloquent: elegant when speaking | |
| loquacious: wordy when speaking | |
| soliloquy: speaking to oneself or as if alone | |
| colloquial: informal when speaking |
| A bridge can shorten the distance between two places. |
An abridged book has had passages shortened and sections removed to provide an overview of a work that can be read more quickly than the original.
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Countries with McDonald's restaurants
McDonald's Corporation opened its first restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA in 1955. Today, the company operates more than 20,000 restaurants in 100 countries on six continents.
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Reviewing word lists and making associations among words can make it easier to remember their definitions and connotations.
The adjectives in the following word list are used to describe qualities that exist within a person from birth or within a thing by its nature.
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Understanding the etymology of a word can make it easier to comprehend its meaning and remember its definition.
The word root "noc" means "harm." Different prefixes and suffixes are added to this root to create words that have to do with harm.
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unwonted (adjective) [dictionary] |
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This very confusing word has two sets of meanings; each set features a verb form and a noun form.
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