Advanced English Skills

Word of the Day Word of the Day: deficient This word has appeared in 132 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Idiom of the Day pull an all-nighter To remain awake all night long, especially so as to study or to complete something. Watch the video ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Word of the Day chapiter Definition: (noun) The upper part of a column that supports the entablature. Synonyms: capital, cap. Usage: Scattered throughout the ruins were ornately carved chapiters that had once supported a soaring coliseum. Discuss ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub deal in (1) to buy and sell something in order to make money ➖ @EngSkills ➖

writhe

Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub pissed (1) drunk ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Idiom of the Day pound sand To engage in pointless, menial efforts or labor. Used especially as an imperative to express disdain, contempt, or dismissal. Watch the video ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Word of the Day disassociate Definition: (verb) Part; cease or break association with. Synonyms: disjoint, disunite, divorce. Usage: She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out that the president had misappropriated funds. Discuss ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub urge on If you urge somebody on, you encourage them to continue trying to do something. ➖ @EngSkills ➖

radial

Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub zonked | zonked out (1) under the influence of drugs or alcohol ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Idiom of the Day go halfsies slang To share something, especially the cost of something, in equal proportion between two people. Watch the video ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Word of the Day do-gooder Definition: (noun) Someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms. Synonyms: humanitarian, improver. Usage: A do-gooder to the core, she spends all of her free time and nearly all of her money helping the homeless. Discuss ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Word of the Day Word of the Day: exalt This word has appeared in 14 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Wordsmith.org: Today's Word bounden adjective: Obligatory; binding. ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub sit back to do nothing instead of making an effort to get what you want ➖ @EngSkills ➖

heyday

Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub pissed off angry, annoyed ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Idiom of the Day teensy-weensie childish Particularly small or tiny. Watch the video ➖ @EngSkills ➖

Word of the Day dropsy Definition: (noun) Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities. Synonyms: edema, hydrops. Usage: I must tell you that this thickness and roundness of the waist is caused by a dropsy brought on by over-haste in journeying from the house of Pilate to the Mount of Olives. Discuss ➖ @EngSkills ➖