Vocabulary Made Easy series: Consistent effort will help you improve word power
Consistency and hard work are necessary for anyone to improve their skills. It is the same if you want to improve your communication skills and word power.
Here's a way to improve your vocabulary and communication skills. Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power and language skills.
Heinous (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked
Example: Her angelic appearance and heinous crimes have made her an object of morbid public fascination.
Hiatus (Noun)
Meaning: a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity
Example: A welcome hiatus in proceedings gives me a chance to check my emails.
Histrionic (Noun)
Meaning: melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention/ dramatic performances; the theatre
Example: He loved the theatre and everything which savoured of histrionics
Hodgepodge (Noun)
Meaning: a confused mixture; a hotchpotch
Example: Rob's living room was a hodgepodge of modern furniture and antiques
Put your thinking cap on and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have grasped.
Watch out for this space for your weekly update on improving word power.