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ADVANCED NOUNS VOCABULARY WORD LIST #3

Let us see some NOUNS to  describe STATE OF MIND and QUALITY of someone or something. CHEERFULNESS Lucy endured all the hardships with unbroken  cheerfulness  and marvellous courage. Meaning : a) the state of being noticeably happy and positive                   b) a behaviour that shows you are happy                   c) the quality of causing happiness Examples: 1.She constantly radiated cheerfulness at work and is always popular among her co-workers. 2.He did all the cooking with cheerfulness and grace though he was tired through overwork. 3.She maintained cheerfulness during work and was admired by her fellow workers for it. 4.Yellow and Orange shades are frequently associated with cheerfulness . 5.He impressed everyone with his cheerfulness and good sense of humour. 6.She hated the hostessess' fake and artificial cheerfulness . 7. Cheerfulness is thousand times better than g...

ADVANCED NOUNS VOCABULARY WORD LIST#2

Let us see some NOUNS to describe ABILITY (to understand or react to something) , a general FEELING or UNDERSTANDING (of something), a particular SENSATION or AWARENESS( of something) and PERCEPTION. A sense is a faculty (Ability) by which the body perceives an external stimulus(something that causes Growth or Activity). Our Faculties are nothing but our inherent physical and mental abilities.We have a  natural ability   to hear,see,think and move etc whereas a special ability is used to do a particular thing.  1) SENSE  A) Many people survive in jobs that they detest.They wake up with a  sense of dread  and they yearn for the weekend. SENSE of something = A feeling or an understanding about something. SENSE OF PANIC / CALM  /  HAPPINESS  / OPTIMISM /  RELIEF / INSECURITY Examples : 1.My  sense of justice  was offended. 2.Jim seems to have lost his  sense of reality. 3.A little bit of appreciation can give people ...

IMPORTANT VERBS VOCABULARY WORD LIST

A verb is a word that shows an ACTION or a STATE OF BEING. A good verb choice plays an important role in improving the vocabulary.  You can use variety of verbs to convey and express more precise and complicated ideas when talking or writing.  Strong verbs add emotions to the conversation and helps in fluency.  Let us learn some verbs in context. 1.DESPISE If you despise doing mind-numbing job,then drop your job and live your life on your own terms. a) DESPISE =To have a strong or intense DISLIKE for someone or something ( because you think that the person or thing is bad,worthless and you have a very low opinion of them). DESPISE  SOMEBODY /  SOMETHING DESPISE SOMEONE FOR DOING SOMETHING Examples: 1.He despised racism in any form. 2.She despised herself for being so selfish and cowardly. 3.Lucy despised her boss as he treated her worse. b) DROP = GIVE UP /  ABANDON /  DISCONTINUE  Something      DROP = Cease to employ (mainly US ...

ADVANCED ADJECTIVES VOCABULARY WORD LIST

Adjectives are words that modify nouns.  Adjectives make your speaking and writing much more specific and interesting. 1.DRAINING DRAINING =  Very tiring making you  to lose most of your energy. Examples  1.It's a draining monotonous mind-numbing job. 2.She hates the draining two hour commute to work. 3.Having negative people around can be emotionally draining. 4.Jim  detested his job.He found the job emotionally  draining  as he worked hard and long hours in his management job.  2.FURIOUS FURIOUS = Strong with great and violent energy,extreme speed or extreme anger. FURIOUS AT/WITH SOMEONE FURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING FURIOUS OVER SOMETHING FURIOUS THAT FURIOUS collocates = FURIOUS ATTACK                                        FURIOUS GUNSHOT / BATTLE                             ...

VOCABULARY FOR EXPRESSING "ANGER"

1.ANNOYED  Meaning ANNOYED (adjective)  = Slightly angry or impatient. ANNOY(verb)                =  Make someone a little angry or impatient. IS ANNOYED GET ANNOYED  (WITH SOMEONE) ANNOYED AT / ABOUT /WITH  (SOMEONE OR SOMETHING) ANNOYED WITH ONESELF / ANNOYED AT YOURSELF LOOK / SEEM ANNOYED ANNOYED THAT  1.I got annoyed by her repeated questions. 2. She was annoyed with herself  for being careless. 3.Jim was annoyed with me over some trivial disagreement. 4.He was annoyed that people were not appreciative. 5.He seems annoyed at her. 6.Her careless attitude annoys me a lot. 2.UPSET Meaning UPSET(verb)         = To make someone worried,unhappy or angry. UPSET (adjective) =  Worried,unhappy or angry.  BE UPSET GET UPSET UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING UPSET WITH SOMEONE LOOK/SEEM UPSET 1.I am so upset with myself. 2.Don't be upset,he was only joking. 3.Lucy seems upset about her examinatio...

FOOD VOCABULARY

1.She boiled down the stew to make it more flavorful. Boil Down = To reduce a liquid by cooking it to a thick sauce. 2.Keep an eye on the milk.Otherwise,it will boil over . Boil over = To cause liquid to overflow or flow over the side of a container while boiling. 3.Cook the mixture until the liquid has boiled away . Boil away all the water while stir-frying the vegetable. Boil away = To boil until all liquid is gone so that it evaporates. 4. Chop up your favourite fruits into small pieces and put them in a glass of water for a flavourful twist of regular water.This fruit-infused water will be refreshing. Chop up =  To cut into pieces. 5. Cut up your  favourite fruits and make a fruit salad . Cut up = To cut into pieces. 6.Can you warm up the sandwich  for me  ? Warm up = Reheat previously cooked food. 7. The soup is too hot to drink.Let it cool down a bit.  Cool down =  Become less hot. Let food cool down before putting it in the fridge or freezer...

ADVANCED NOUNS VOCABULARY WORD LIST #1

A Noun is a word that names something (person, place, thing or idea).  Nouns can sometimes also be concepts, activities and processes.  Well-chosen Nouns makes the vocabulary interesting and effective. We need to bu ild up our vocab ulary to converse fluently in English. Let us see some NOUNS to describe SURPRISE OR SHOCK(a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience). A SURPRISE OR SHOCK can be an EVENT  (an unexpected fact,event or a piece of news)  or  A surprise or shock can also be  AN EXPERIENCE or   A FEELING  ( a feeling caused by something unexpected). Something that SURPRISES or SHOCKS  is unexpected or unusual. The SURPRISE can be positive, neutral or negative one. 1)  REVELATION George Orwell's book on politics contains a number of interesting and astonishing   revelations  about Corruption and Communism. Revelation Meaning : a)  A Revelation is a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to ...