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domingo, 22 de noviembre de 2015

Far-fetched

Pronunciationˈfɑrˈfɛtʃt
Kind of word: adjetive
Formal definition: improbable, forced
Informal definition: not naturally
Example: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
Relative words: unlikely, strained.

miércoles, 11 de noviembre de 2015


Familiar with    

Pronunciation: [fuh-mil-yer wid]

Kind of Word: adjective

Formal definition: commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.

Informal definition: Have notion of something, when you asociate very well a thing or situation to you.

Example: Laura is familiar with chemistry because she see it in her career

Related words: 
  • familiarized 
  • in the know
  • informed
  • apprised on.

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Frenetic

  
- Pronunciation:
frɪˈnetɪk

- Kind of word:  Adjective

- Formal definition: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.

- Informal definition: 
person with bad sense of humor


- Synonym:
  • frantic 
  • frenetic
  •  frenzied
  •  hectic
  •  furious
  • wild.
- Example: The game had started at a frenetic pace

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martes, 10 de noviembre de 2015

FED UP WITH 
   
Pronunciation[fed-op]

Kind of Word: adjective

Formal definition: Unable or unwilling to put up with something any longer

Informal definition: When you’re tired or boring of the same thing and you can’t handle anymore.

Example: 

She was fed up with their complaints.

Related words: 
  • annoyed.
  • discontented.
  • bored.
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sábado, 7 de noviembre de 2015

Folktake





pronunciation: fəʊk teɪl


kind of word: noun

Informal definition: A story or legend forming part of an oral tradition.


formal definition: One tipe of narrative prose about fictional events of oral transmition


Example


It's like the folktale of Rapunzel


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsUxt-i7TcM
 

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/folk-tale
Fishy


Pronunciation:
ˈfɪʃɪ

Kind of word: Adjective

Normal definition: Involving or suggestive of fish;
Which gives reasons to believe has commited a crime or wrongdoing.

Informal definition:suspicious, doubtful or questionable 

Examples
A fishy look
They leaving at the same time looks fishy

Synonym
  •  suspect
  •  fishy 
  • dubious 
  • shady 
  • shifty

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Far-fetched





pronunciation:
ˈfɑːˈfetʃt"

kind of word: Adjective


 Formal definition: Not readily believable because of improbable elements.

Infomal definition: That is unlikely to be safe.

Synonym: 
  • improbable
  • unlikely 
  • implausible
  • unconvincing 
  • dubious

Examples
A far-fetched analogy

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viernes, 6 de noviembre de 2015

Flawed

Pronunciation:/flɔːd/

Kind of word: Noun

Formal definition:
"a feature that causes an imperfection in something; defect; blemish."

Informal definition:

"When something have an imperfection"

Example
A flaw in the diamond

Related words
  • Defect
  • Imperfection

Song/video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smdmNsmTTYs

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http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/flaw
Frumpy


Pronunciation:[fruhm-pee]

Kind of word: Adjective

Formal definition:
A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.

Informal definition: Is someone who don’t wanna look chic. Don’t like be fashionable.

Examples:
  • The Midi Skirt has a had a bad reputation for being conceived as frumpy and old. Fashioned, but recently it has hit a stride some can`t get enough of.
  • Some teenager prefer looks frumpy.
Related Words:
  • Unstylish
  • Baggy
  • Blowsy
  • Formal
  • Chic
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Formal


Pronunciation:[fawr-muh l]

Kind of word: Adjective

Formal definition:
Requiring a type of dress suitable for such occasions.

Informal definition:
Dress conservative.

Examples:
  • A lot of people prefer dress form
  • She would do her hair up for fun sometimes, and trot around her apartment in evening formals for no reason at all.
Related Words:
  • Conservative
  • Customary
  • Normal
  • Informal
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Flashy


Pronunciation[flash′i·er, flash′i·est]


Kind of word: Adjective

Formal definition:
Ostentatiously or vulgarly smart; showy; gaudy.

Informal definition:  Is a unusual form to dress.

Examples:
  • Flashy clothes.
  • The Sumiyoshi-kai, with close to 11,000 members, is based in Tokyo, with offices in the luxurious Ginza area and flashy Akasaka.
Related Words:
  • Garish
  • Drab
  • Modest
  • Plain
  • Simple
  • Jazzy
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