Correct answer✅: a) We spent the day wandering around the city. 🔖Wander /ˈwɒndə(r)/ to walk around slowly from place to place, in a relaxed way, especially without any clear purpose or direction b) I am wondering if you could help me. 🔖Wonder /ˈwʌndə(r)/ to think about something because you want to know more facts aboutContinue reading “Wonder or Wander”
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Sow vs Sew 🌱🧵
sow (sowed/sown or sowed) – to put seeds in the ground to make them grow 🌱 *Let’s sow some tomato seeds. sew (sewed/sewn or sewed) – to fasten, make or repair clothes with a needle and thread 🧵 *She sewed a dress all night but she managed to finish it before the morning.
Past Tenses 📝👩🏫
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Wound
Wound/wuːnd/ (noun) a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin, a serious one, usually made by some weapon: He suffered a serious gunshot wound to his back. (verb) to damage an area of the body, especially severely and by making a cut or hole in the skin: HeContinue reading “Wound”
Cannon fodder
Cannon fodder “In war, the state gives cannons, the rich give oxen, and the poor give their sons. When the war is over, the state takes its cannons, the rich get new oxen, and the poor look for graves…” – A Serbian saying Soldiers whose lives are considered unimportant during war. A person or groupContinue reading “Cannon fodder”
Useful Idiot
Useful idiot A person, especially in a public position, who is easily persuaded and manipulated by other people for their own purposes and goals. In political jargon, a useful idiot is a derogatory term for a person seen as a tool of propaganda for a cause without a full comprehension of the cause and itsContinue reading “Useful Idiot”
Balkanisation
Balkanisation/Balkanization (noun) – the process of dividing a country or a larger region into smaller areas where people all dislike or fight each other. Balkanise/Balkanize (verb) – to divide a region/territory into smaller hostile areas. Balkanisation – a geopolitical pejorative term with such a sinister meaning. It was coined in the early 19th century, accordingContinue reading “Balkanisation”
Vain vs Vein
Homophones Vain/veɪn/(adjective) too proud of yourself *He is vain about his good looks. unsuccessful or useless *It was a vain attempt to forget her. Vein/veɪn/(noun) A tube in a body that carries blood to the heart. *She is in my veins.
Own vs Owe
own – to possess something that legally belongs to you *She owns three houses. owe – to have to pay or give something to someone because you borrowed money from them or they have done something for you *She still owes some money on her house.
Virago
Justice for a virago… 😊 from a heroic woman warrior to an aggressive and bossy one… Virago – a violent, unpleasant woman who gets annoyed or angry easily. Virago – a pejorative word which describes a woman who is loud, bad-tempered, getting angry easily or telling other people what to do. The word comes fromContinue reading “Virago”
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