Month: June 2013

Vocabulary

Word of the week-11

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To address a person who is low in intelligence and understanding of things, we use words like stupid, idiot absurd and silly. Imbecile ( im-b-sil ) can be added to this group. It means a person with mental feebleness or intelligence of a seven or eight year old. You are such an imbecile! You just […]

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Below vs Under

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Below and Under are the prepositions which basically mean ‘lower than’. However, under may indicate contact between the two objects/surfaces mentioned in the statement. On the other hand, below indicates space between the two objects/surfaces. It is also used in measurements of temperature and height to mean ‘less than’. Under is used more than below. He […]

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Over and Above

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Above and over are the prepositions which usually mean ‘higher than’. The aeroplane hovered above/over us. The fan is right above/over us. But over can also mean ‘covering’, ‘across’ or ‘on the other side’. Over indicates movement too. There is a temple over these mountains. There is an old bridge over the river. The dog jumped […]

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