I bring you part 4 of my writing to learn series. These posts aim to expand vocabulary to gain mastery of the English language and enhance thinking. Writing improves thinking by forcing the writer to organize thoughts and meticulously think about the words used. Below is the list of words I found interesting and decided to study for this part of the series.
- Turbulence. 1 (noun) A state of confusion without any order. 2 (noun) Strong uneven curves, in air or water.
- Tolerance. 1 (noun) Willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are difference from your own, although you might not agree or approve of them. 2 (noun) The amount by which a measurement or calculation might change and still be acceptable. 3 (noun) The ability to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions. 4 (noun) An animal’s or plant’s ability not to be harmed by a drug or poison over a long period of time.
- Wit. 1 (noun) The ability to use words in a clever and humorous way.
- Dexterity. 1 (noun) The ability to perform a difficult action skillfully and quickly with the hands. 2 (noun) The ability to think quickly and effectively or do something difficult extremely well.
- Outlook. 1 (noun) The likely future situation. 2 (noun) A person’s way of understanding and thinking about something.
- Uncertainty. 1 (noun) A situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known or certain. 2 (noun) The feeling of not being sure what will happen in the future.
- Risk. 1 (noun) The possibility of something bad happening. 2 (noun) Something bad that might happen. 3 (noun) Danger, or the possibility of danger, defeat or loss.
- Reward. 1 (noun) Something given in exchange for good behavior, good work, etc. 2 (verb) To give someone a reward. 3 (noun) An amount of money given to someone who helps the police or who helps return stolen property to its owner. 4 (noun) An advantage, for example more money or a better job, someone receives if they are successful, work hard, etc.
- Advantage. 1 (noun) A condition giving greater change of success. 2 (verb) To make something or someone more likely to be successful by creating a situation that helps them.
- Leader. 1 (noun) A person in control of a group, country or organization. 2 (noun) Someone or something that is winning during a race or other situation where people are competing. 3 (noun) A person who manages or control other people specially because of his or her ability or position.
- Leadership. 1 (noun) The position or fact of being a leader. 2 (noun) The set of characteristics that make a good leader. 3 (noun) The people that are in charge of a government or group.
- Leverage. 1 (noun) The action or advantage of using a lever. 2 (noun) Power to influence people and get the results you want. 3 (noun) The relationship between the amount of money that a company owes to banks and the value of the company. 4 (noun) The act of using borrowed money to buy an investment or a company. 5 (noun) To use something you already have in order to achieve something new or better.
- Lever. 1 (noun) A bar or handle that moves around a fixed point, so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled in order to control the operation of a machine or move a heavy of stiff object. 2 (noun) Something you use, often unfairly, to try to persuade someone to do what you want. 3 (noun) A handle you move to control the operation of a machine. 4 (verb) To change a situation to suit yourself, often using unfair methods.
- Loyal. 1 (adjective) Firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles. 2 (adjective) Always giving help and encouragement. 3 (adjective) A loyal customer, always buys the same product, uses the same store, etc. 4 (adjective) A loyal employee works for the same company for many years.
- Fulcrum. 1 (noun) The point at which a bar, or something that is balancing, is supported or balances. 2 (noun) The point of support for a lever.
- Overflow. 1 (verb) When a liquid overflows, it flows over the edges of a container, etc. because there is too much of it. 2 (verb) If a container or a place overflows, whatever is inside of of it starts coming out because it is too full. 3 (verb) If you overflow with thoughts or feelings, you express them strongly. 4 (noun) An amount of people or amount of liquid that can not fit in a space.
- Hooked. 1 (adjective) Enjoying something so much that you can not stop having it, doing it, watching it, etc. 2 (adjective) Strongly attracted to something or someone.
- Disengaged. 1 (adjective) Not feeling interested or involved in something.
- Deceptive. 1 (adjective) Making you believe something that is not true.
- Promoter. 1 (noun) Someone who tries to encourage something to happen or develop. 2 (noun) A person who arranges sports or musical events. 3 (noun) A person, organization, or government that tries to encourage something to happen or develop.
- Detractor. 1 (noun) Someone who criticizes someone or something, often unfairly.
- Word-of-mouth. 1 (adjective) Giving or done by people talking about something or telling people about something. 2 (idiom) Word of mouth – by someone telling you. 3 (noun) The process of telling people you know about a particular product or service, usually because you think it is good and want to encourage them to try it.
- Ambassador. 1 (noun) An important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country. 2 (noun) A person who represents, speaks for, or advertises a particular organization, group of people, activity, or brand.
- Idiom. 1 (noun) A group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meaning of each word on its own. 2 (noun) A group of words whose meaning considered as a unit is different from the meanings of each word considered separately. 3 (noun) The particular style or manner of expression used by a group or person.
- Marvel. 1 (verb) To show or experience great surprise or admiration. 2 (noun) A thing or person that is very surprising or causes a lot of admiration.
- Glitter. 1 (verb) To produce a lot of small, bright flashes of reflected light. 2 (noun) The excitement and attractive quality connected with rich and famous people.
- Sticker. 1 (noun) A small piece of paper or plastic with a picture or writing on one side or glue or another similar substance on the other side, so that it will fasten to a surface. 2 (noun) A digital image that is used in electronic communication in order to express a particular idea or feeling.
- referral. 1 (noun) The act of directing someone to a different place or person for information, help or action, often to a person or group with more knowledge or power. 2 (noun) Someone who is directed to a different place or person for information, help, or action.
Those are the words I have been thinking about lately to expand my vocabulary. I noticed that most of them are nouns, but also some adjectives and verbs. I knew some of the words already but wanted to revisit them and provide a definition I can use when using the words. What words did you find interesting? What words would you include if you did the same exercise? 🙌
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