Just Vocabulary | ESL Podcast for learning SAT and GRE vocabulary

Just Vocabulary | ESL Podcast for learning SAT and GRE vocabulary

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  • JV637 (Desecrate and Predicate)
    Desecrate (verb) Definition:  to insult or damage something sacred, Desecrate originated in the 17th century, from de and consecrate, literally, “to make unholy.” Something may be desecrated by speech or action. Example Sentences: – When...
    5 min
  • JV636 (Malevolence and Divert)
    Malevolence (noun) Definition: 1. the desire to harm someone; 2. bitterness, hatred, or ill will. Malevolence comes from the Latin male, “evil” and volence, “to wish.” Thus, both the noun malevolence and its adjective form,...
    5 min
  • JV635 (Sully and Abstract)
    Sully (adjective) Definition: dirty or tarnished, especially said of a reputation Example Sentences: – Margie closed her bank account with the large German bank because it had a sullied reputation. – Anthony’s career in politics...
    5 min
  • JV634 (Adulation and Temperament)
    Adulation (noun) Definition: excessive flattery or admiration. Adulation is praise that is often overdone or excessive. Adulation is similar to flattery. While adulation is excessive praise, flattery is praise used to influence someone or to...
    5 min
  • JV633 (Afford and Concise)
    Afford (verb) Definition: 1. to be able to spare or give up; 2. to be the cause or source of something; 3. to be able to buy or do something because the resources are available...
    5 min
  • JV632 (Convene and Turpitude)
    Convene (verb) Definition: 1. to arrange (a group of people); 2. to assemble; 3. to meet formally Example Sentences: – During the financial collapse, the FED convened in an emergency meeting. – Boris Johnson is convening his...
    4 min
  • JV631 (Proliferate and Soporific)
    Proliferate (verb) Definition: 1. to increase greatly in number; 2. to reproduce rapidly Example Sentences: – Virtual currencies are not going away and they will proliferate to every economy and every part of the planet....
    5 min
  • JV629 (Bask and Cursory)
    Bask (verb) Definition: 1. to expose yourself to the warmth of the sun; 2. to derive pleasure and enjoyment from something. To bask in something is to take it in, receive its warmth, or bathe in its...
    5 min
  • JV628 (Cabal and Exposition)
    Cabal (noun, verb) Definition: (n.) 1. a group of people secretly conspiring against something, especially political; 2. a plot by conspirators; (v.) to enter into a conspiracy with others Example Sentences: – The new and...
    6 min
  • JV627 (Urbane and Poignant)
    Urbane (adjective) Definition: showing sophistication and refinement, especially due to extensive travel and wide social experience. Urbane people are sophisticated, polished, cultured, refined. Example Sentences: – Brett is an urbane gentleman who was conversant in the...
    5 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…