Yo guys,Thanks so much for this thread the usual student! Desperately need these words
Had a cool idea, lets start a vocab thread :)
Ever needed to come up with a word for an idea you want to express?
Ever needed to check if you are using a word properly?
Ever just needed some new words for outdated and boring ones?
Vocab is a big deal, and its hard to acquire a well developed colourful vocab. Not only do you need to know the words, but you need to be able to pull them out and use them properly and also find alternative words to express the same meaning once your initial word becomes overused. Considering this, I decided to make a general vocab thread so that everyone can help enrich their vocab together :)
Some of the ways you can use this thread :)
- Ask words for meanings you want to express? ( Eg, "anyone know a word for money hungry?")
- Ask for better words to replace boring words? ( "Whats a better word for "however"? ---> Conversely!)
- Ask if you are using the word right? ( How do I use the word "conflagration" properly?)
- Ask about grammar
- Ask about connotation
- general cool words you encountered
I will be adding my daily vocab words to the thread, feel free to add yours toooooo!!!
also if other mods are cool, can we stick this?
Thanks so much for this thread the usual student! Desperately need these words
- salient : most important ( kinda like the word MAIN ) > replaces the word "main" or "core"
Sharing some, although they're not amazing
Capricious: Constantly changing.
Lament: Extreme sadness/grief.
Subordinate: Lesser than; often in rank. Also, superordinate
Suppliant: Ask for, sincerely.
Pragmatic: Practical conduct or logical thinking.
Dereliction: To neglect, negative connotations.Examples* Probably not the most accurate usage.
- Yesterday, she was happy to see me. Now she wants me dead. She's so capricious.
- It was my neighbour's lamentations that woke me up; his ATAR was only 99.90 ::)
- The pawn is subordinate to the queen in a game of chess.
- I supplicated to my teacher, but it was no use. I'm just too cool for school.
- She was surprised that her usually pragmatic father would suggest they eat the yellow snow. *
- It was his dereliction that landed him in this mess, so he can't complain.
I think this goes without saying but always make sure you're using a word in the right context before you start throwing it around. Because misuse of words, irrespective of how impressive that word sounds, won't guarantee you that 10/10 essay (if anything, I've found it tends to rub assessors the wrong way). Sometimes, the simple words are the best.
Anyone have any words to replace isolate? Or alienate?First one that comes to mind is solitary, but it doesn't really have the same connotations. Estrange, maybe, but it's pretty specific in usage. Any specific context?
First one that comes to mind is solitary, but it doesn't really have the same connotations. Estrange, maybe, but it's pretty specific in usage. Any specific context?
i need to convey how languages can "isolate"individuals in a community. It is a common talking point in my essays so I need to find a few words to throw in instead of isolate :P
Segregate? Detach?
Anyone have any words to replace isolate? Or alienate?
anyone know any synonyms of "attack" (in a political sense)?
Doing language analysis btw
anyone know any synonyms of "attack" (in a political sense)?
Doing language analysis btw
anyone know any synonyms of "attack" (in a political sense)?
Doing language analysis btw
like not physical attacks but like the argumentative type. E.g. when politicians go at each other
like not physical attacks but like the argumentative type. E.g. when politicians go at each other
hey guys,
how can I write "lack of truth" in other words?
some context ?
lack of truth due to corruption (related to The Crucible/ 1984)
Haven't read either, but maybe:
lies, deception, manipulation, potentially 'illusion' but it might be hard to force in.
discrepancies ? perhaps?
Anyone know how to use the word - paradigm ??
Any other fancy words to replace "freedom"?
Any other fancy words to replace "freedom"?
hey,
Just wondering if someone can help me finding an alternative to "such". I am in process of writing my creative piece, and I keep using "such" to explain something from my text I am studying this year, Medea.
for ie. Such acts are widely condemned...
Such hatred...
Thanks
How about this or these? As in, "These acts are widely condemned", or "This hatred". I sometimes use aforementioned ("The aforementioned hatred"), but IMO it doesn't sound good unless used in the appropriate context. Otherwise, you might need to change your sentence structure around; would you be able to give a more extended passage? :)
Nice
Good replacements for
make
create
assists/helps
forms/conjure
??
Would the use of the word 'belie' make sense in this sentence:
It is Medea's callous acts of violence which ultimately belie her final heroic status.
Thanks! :)
How do i describe someone who for eg. When isobel wants to change her name to maeve
She automatically assumes that they would say no thats not your name, your name is isobel etc.
I think so, but what are you actually trying to say, here? (I didn't study English so I'm not 100% sure of the context, but could the meaning be invoked in a simpler way?)Yes
Could you rephrase this? Do you mean, how would you describe somebody who makes assumptions such as the one that you've listed with limited evidence? (Again, didn't study English.)
Hey! :D
Do you mean synonyms for each of those individually, or all of those words as a group (as they're all somewhat related)? And in what context(s)? :)
well i say these types ofsentences in analysis quite a bit and they become quite repetitive
He provides/gives information
He offers information.
He informs.
Author makes the reader feel a sense of pride
The author invokes in the reader a sense of pride. (My personal favourite)
The author encourages from the reader a sense of pride.
They use an adjective to help/form/conjure stronger feelings.
They use an adjective to construct stronger feelings.
They use an adjective to establish stronger feelings.
This device creates a sense of pride in the audience.
This device manifests a sense of pride in the audience.
This device promotes a sense of pride in the audience.
Looking for words to make the analysis not seem so basic and repetitive.
Hey guys,
Am I right saying that: success is temporal, but also that those who adhere to materialism and desire for omnipotence, often fail to obey societal and social norms
I'm finding this difficult to interpret. In other words, what do you mean?
So those who crave power tend to forego/eschew societal rules (EDIT: I am sorry if this unclear. I mean something like when individuals become materialistic, they forget about societal rules to obtain short-lived successI feel like this is a really late reply but yes, that does make sense in the context of the full sentence :)
full sentence: Nonetheless Mankiewicz’s male dominated society didn’t only illustrate that success is temporary, but also that those who adhere to materialism and desire for omnipotence, often fail to obey societal and social norms.
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know what a creelful of something is? In one of my poems for Literature, there is a line that says 'a creelful of flathead loaf.'
Thanks!
A "creelful" means a "creel full" of something because a creel is a basket for holding fish. Hence, your poem talks about a basket full of flathead loaf.
Hope this helps!! :)
Thanks so much!! It never occurred to me to break the word up :p
hello.. :)
not sure whether pples still look at this... but i would love a word that means something like intensely angry with yourself (and then you take it out on others) something like remorseful but more angry rather than sorry!?
thanks
Self-loathing? Self-resentment?
....Stasiland instead concerns itself with the aftermath of these threatening forces and the extent to which individuals can overcome them. To this end, although Orwell and Funder both examine the ways in which a fear of punishment stems from the desire to control, ultimately they differ in their portrayal of characters' responses to the physical and psychological ramifications.
I found this phrase in Lauren's comparative guide but I'm not sure on the correct usage... Is it safe to assume that it can be replaced with "ultimately"?
Anyone know other ways to start/end a essay other than:
Through _____, Stasiland does this....
Ultimately, Stasiland demonstrates this...
So I'm looking for synonyms for 'through' and 'ultimately'
Thanks!
Bit late to say but thank you chantelle.salisbury!
Can another give me examples on how to use "overcompensate" and "bequeath" in a essay?
For example, is this suitable?
Through his colourful and resonant imagery, Shakespeare bequeaths Illyria as a mythical place..
What is another word for suddenly?Hey, a few words I know of that are similar to suddenly :)
I wouldn't want to create a topic for one word.
Not abruptly please
another one. E.g
It "suddenly" started to rain.
Please not like instantly. Any different words?
Hey, a few words I know of that are similar to suddenly :)Yesssssss!!! THANK YOU!! I just have forgot about them; hastily and swiftly!!
- immediately
- hastily
- impulsively
- swiftly