fabulous If something is fabulous, it’s very, very good: The acting in 12 Years a Slave was fabulous. Patricia’s cooking is fabulous. The employees did a fabulous job this quarter. We had a fabulous time at the party. This is absolutely fabulous! As an adverb, this word becomes “fabulously.” It’s usually used as an intensifier, similar to “very” and […]
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adore The word “adore” means to like or love something very much: Parents adore their children. Audiences adore Adele’s lovely voice. Sandy says she adores her new house. Ronald absolutely adores his new girlfriend. They adored the neighborhood where they lived for 45 years. The word “adorable” is an adjective. It’s often used when describing
earn When you make money at work or through any other kind of activity, you “earn” money. make money = earn money simple past past participle earn earned earned Sheila earns almost $1000 every two weeks. Nguyen earned $45,000 last year. Bob doesn’t earn very much money at his job. How much did you earn
ambitious A person who is ambitious is determined to succeed. Through hard work and dedication, anyone can reach his or her goals. Ambitious people are persistent. They don’t give up or quit. She’s studying to be a doctor. She’s very ambitious. Ambitious people who work hard towards their goals often succeed. Tom turned in a very ambitious
rude “Rude” is an adjective that means not nice or impolite. We use this word for people who don’t consider how their behavior affects others (other people). The saleswoman was rude to the customer, so the customer left the store without buying anything. A student was being rude to the teacher, so the teacher told the student to
naive To be naive is to lack a certain knowledge about situations and people. This adjective is similar to the word “innocent.” Pay close attention to the pronunciation of this word: naive (neye eve) She’s a very naive person. He’s naive when it comes to negotiations. You’re so naive. Stop being so naive. It’s naive to believe that.
brag To “brag” is to speak highly of oneself and one’s accomplishments or to talk about people who are close to you, such as a family member. It’s generally considered to be in poor taste to brag, but people naturally do it. simple past past participle brag bragged bragged Jennifer bragged about how great her
lame A person or a thing that is lame is weak, unoriginal, or just not very good. Dan came up with a lame excuse for why he was late. (His excuse was bad, or it was obviously false.) That movie was lame. (It was a bad movie. Overall, it was unoriginal and the acting was terrible.) Mr. Smith’s teaching
