Word of the day: Scapegoat
Meaning: a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others
Sentence:
1.Justin realized he was his boss’s scapegoat. Whenever his boss made a blunder, Justin took the responsibility of it.
2. The governor was made the scapegoat for the economy’s failure and was asked to resign.
Trendy word of the day: Soirée
Origin: French
Pronunciation: Swaa-‘rey
Meaning: An evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, usually including musical entertainment
Sentence:
1. Karan Johar hosted a pre-concert soirée for Katy Perry and B town Celebrities.
2. Misha threw a holiday soirée for close friends.
3. Many VIPs were invited at the pre-wedding soirée of Mukesh Ambani’s niece.
Soggy
Meaning: 1. wet and soft
2. lifeless and dull
Sentence:
1. It was a soggy Sunday and everyone waited for some sunshine.
2. The police found soggy cocaine on beach.
3. She spent her weekend while reading a soggy novel just to kill some time.
Word of the day: Space out
Meaning: To become inattentive, distracted, or confused
Usage: informal
Sentence: 1. Meera spaced out during the meeting. She had not slept for 2 two days straight.
2. I space out during class lectures, especially when they are halfway through.
Trendy word of the day: Sommelier
Pronunciation: su-‘me-lee-ey
Meaning: an expert in wines
Sentence:
1. Five star restaurants often employ a Sommelier to develop a list of wines for their customers.
2. The hotel only serves a wine that is approved by a wine Sommelier.
Smear
Pronunciation: smeer
Meaning: damage reputation, to spread oily/greasy substance
Sentence:
1. In China, smearing politicians or government officials is no less than a crime.
2. I smeared butter on the bread.
3. In Gujarat, smearing cake on someone’s face or giving birthday bumps can get you arrested.
Synonym: Soil, dirty, sully, tarnish, slander
Antonym: Clean, purify, glorify, applaud
Snoop
Pronunciation: snoop
Meaning: to look around secretly to find
Sentence:
1. Stop snooping around and mind your own business.
2. Celebrities are always wary of paparazzi who snoop around and click embarrassing pictures.
Synonym: pry, meddle, interfere
Antonym: avoid, overlook, ignore
Trendy word of the day: Senile
Pronunciation: see-Nyle
Meaning: poor mental ability, forgetting things, because of old age
Sentence:
1. You don’t even remember what you had for lunch today. Are you going senile?
2. Ritvik loves taking care of his senile grandpa who often forgets to wear his pajamas.
Synonym: feeble, aged, doddering
Antonym: young, childlike
Spendthrift
Meaning: someone who spends a lot of money carelessly
Sentence:
1. Kiara is a spendthrift, but the current lockdown has made her helpless.
2.Many spendthrifts are learning to save money now.
3 Kushal is a spendthrift and his parties demonstrate it.
Synonym: extravagant
Antonym: miser
Splatter
Pronunciation: spla-tu
Meaning: splash with a liquid, typically a thick or viscous one
Sentence:
1. The kitchen tiles were stained due to oil splatters.
2. During holi, we love to splatter colors on one another’s faces.
3. The car drove so fast that it ended up splattering mud on my clothes.
Synonym: splash, scatter, spill, spatter
Trendy word of the day: Self sabotage
Pronunciation: self ‘sa-bu-taaz
Meaning: self destruction, stopping yourself from achieving your dreams and goals
Sentence:
1. Shawn’s bad habits have been self sabotaging.
2. Reema consistently procrastinates and gives herself negative self talk. Her self sabotaging behavior is ruining her career.
Scoot
Pronunciation: scoot
Meaning: 1. to go quickly 2. to move to different position while seated
Sentence:
1. I need to scoot off to the bus stop.
2. There is an empty seat; can you scoot over? I want to sit here.
3. Scoot over and make room for grandma.
4. James scooted his chair a few inches to the left.