Welcome to our first blog post of 2024! Here are 3 word lists that will sharpen your spelling skills this month: Janus Words Words with double meanings can be tricky. Janus Words, or contranyms, are words that contradict themselves. The word dust, for example, can mean ‘to remove particles’ or ‘to sprinkle them’. These linguistic quirks show how one word can play both sides. 20 Sentence Starters to Help You Introduce, Expand, and Illustrate Ideas Starting a sentence right matters. Our list of 20 Sentence Starters is here to help you do just that. From additionally to whereas, these sentence starters are tools for introducing, expanding...
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January’s Word for Wednesday theme is Janus words. A Janus word is a word with contradictory meanings. These words are also known as contronyms and auto antonyms. So far, we’ve looked at the words weather, dust and left. Today’s word is refrain. As a verb, refrain describes the act of stopping oneself from doing something. For example: Please refrain from smoking indoors. The boy refrained from picking his nose. I will refrain from saying what I think. As a noun, the word refrain describes repeated lines at the end of a verse. For example: There’s a refr...
January’s Word for Wednesday theme is Janus words. A Janus word is a word with contradictory meanings. These words are also known as contronyms and auto antonyms. So far, we’ve looked at the words weather and dust. Today’s word is left. The word left is used to describe the act of departing. For example: They have already left the party. The UK left the European Union in 2020. She left on her adventure around the world last week. It is also used to describe what is remaining. For example: There are plenty of people left at the party. How much food is left? She le...
January’s Word for Wednesday theme is Janus words. A Janus word is a word with contradictory meanings. These words are also known as contronyms and auto antonyms. Last week we looked at the word weather, this week’s word is dust. As a noun, dust refers to a fine powder made from microscopic particles of other materials that coats surfaces and floats in the air. However, like with weather, it is the verb forms of dust that have contradictory meanings. The verb dust is used to describe the act of removing dust. For example: He made sure to dust the house before his parents came to visit. I should dust those cobwebs away. We haven...
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