Just Vocabulary | ESL Podcast for learning SAT and GRE vocabulary

Just Vocabulary | ESL Podcast for learning SAT and GRE vocabulary

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  • JV668 (heterodoxy and spacious)
    Heterodoxy (noun) Definition: disagreement with established opinions. The adjective heterodox is synonymous with unorthodox and unconventional. Use the noun heterodoxy in place of “heresy” or “dissent” to describe the belief system of someone who is...
    6 min
  • JV667 (engender and disdain)
    Engender (verb) Definition: 1. to create or give rise to; 2. to make children. Engender is often used in business discourse as a more sophisticated way of saying “create” or “bring about.” Example Sentences: –...
    5 min
  • JV666 (eccentric and negligent)
    Eccentric (adjective) Definition:  1. unconventional or unusual; 2. not having a common center Eccentric is also a noun, meaning “an unusual person.” When thinking of the word eccentric, think of “center” and remember that it...
    6 min
  • JV665 (viscous and affluent)
    Viscous (adjective) Definition: sticky, thick, and not flowing very well (said of a liquid) Example Sentences: – I am a beekeeper and what surprised me is that sunflower honey is more viscous than lavender honey....
    6 min
  • JV664 (proximity and command)
    Proximity (noun) Definition: The quality of being near or close together. Proximity is used when describing how near things are to each other and is most often used when referring to distance or time. You...
    6 min
  • JV663 (insolvent and lucid)
    Insolvent (adjective) Definition: Unable to pay off debts–bankrupt Insolvent is derived from the Latin in solventem, which means “not paying.” Insolvent denotes the inability to pay off debts. The noun insolvency refers to a lack...
    5 min
  • JV662 (cower and cornucopia)
    Cower (verb ) Definition: To shrink away in fear. To cower implies that fear roots you to the spot where you stand, and also that you are shivering or trembling with fear and have shrunk...
    5 min
  • JV661 (arbitrary and durable)
    Arbitrary (adjective) Definition: 1.based on individual discretion and preference; 2. chosen or determined at random; 
3. in law, based on the decision of a particular judge or court rather than accordance with any rule or...
    5 min
  • JV653 (Bereft and Nonplussed)
    Bereft (adjective) Definition: 1. deprived of something cared for or about; 2. without something necessary or desirable; 3. feeling loss.  The difference between the adjectives bereft and its synonym bereaved is that the latter usually...
    5 min
  • JV652 (Buttress and Ratify)
    Buttress (noun, verb) Definition: (n.) 1. something that gives support; 2. a support, usually made of stone or brick, which supports a building; (v.) to support or reinforce something. Buttress can be used in the...
    6 min

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Just Vocabulary is a daily 5 minute (audio) podcast aimed at growing your English vocabulary. The JustVocabulary podcast is a daily ESL (English as a Second Language) podcast for learners at an…