Commonly confused expressions
In the way and on the way These expressions have different meanings. In the way or in my way is used to talk about obstacles – things that stop people from getting where they...
Category: Vocabulary
Through
In American English, through can be used to refer to time. It means ‘up to and including’. The office is open from nine through six. The park is open from March through June. (=...
Vocabulary for competitive exams | Personality types
All of us are unique in one way or another. Here are ten personality types. Egoist An egoist is a person who is only interested in self-advancement. He is selfish and greedy. Egotist An...
Abridge, Absolute
Abridge (verb) To abridge is to shorten or to condense The job of an editor is to abridge a long document by removing the boring or irrelevant details. There is an adjective – abridged...
Trouble
The word trouble is mainly used as an uncountable noun. That means it does not have a plural form. Also it is not normally used with numbers or the article a/an. Incorrect: Most children...
Sciences | vocabulary
Science Field of study Psychology Study of the human mind and behavior Psyche One’s inner or mental life or self image Psychic Pertaining to the mind Psychopathy Mental or emotional disturbance Psychosomatic Describing the...
Scientists and their field of study
Scientist Professional field Anthropologist Development of the human race Astronomer Celestial phenomena Geologist Study of the earth Biologist Interested in all forms of living matter Botanist Interested in the study of plant life Zoology...
Abortive
Abortive (unsuccessful) Abortive means unsuccessful. The terrorist made an abortive attempt to blow up the bridge. (Their attempt to blow up the bridge was not successful.) I made an abortive effort to bake a...
Abnegate (verb)
Abnegate (verb) When you abnegate things, you renounce them; you refuse to take them. In a bid to lose weight, Maya abnegated sweets for one month. Maya likes sweets but she stopped taking them...
Abject
Abject (adjective) Abject means ‘hopeless’, ‘defeated’ or ‘extremely sad and servile’ An abject person is a defeated person who has lost all hopes. An example is a slave. The word abject is commonly used...