To quit or resign a post is what we generally do and say. Abdicate is to do the same. The word ‘abdicate‘ means to renounce or give up an authority, power or office in a formal way. The founder of this committee has decided to abdicate. To abdicate also implies a voluntary act done in […]
Little differences
Beautiful and pretty are often taken to mean the same. But they are different. Pretty refers to the external beauty of a female. A pretty girl may not be beautiful. Beautiful implies a degree of softness and delicacy. It includes admiration for the inner goodness of a female. Similarly, there is a little difference in […]
Plurals- compound words
Compound nouns are made of two nouns put together like girl-friend, travel agent and so on. When we make plural of such words we add ‘s’ or ‘es’ in the end: Girl friends, travel agents, house wives… However, when first noun is ‘man’ or ‘woman’ then these nouns are also made plural: women drivers, men […]
One word for many-2
A few more words to add to your basket of words to help you decorate your speech. to absorb food or ideas completely- Assimilate Kindly attend this workshop and assimilate as many good and new ideas as possible. to establish the truth or validity of something- Authenticate You have to submit all the relevant documents […]
Verbs and more-4
Today we will take a look at the combination of the verb ‘fall‘ with different prepositions for their meanings and usage. fall back on means to make use of something in a situation where other things are not available They had to fall back on frozen food as fresh vegetables were all destroyed in flood. […]