Conformity - Word Wrap

Conformity - Noun

Compliance with standards, rules, or laws.

Behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions.

Synonyms:

Adherence to, adaptation to, obedience to, accordance with …

following the crowd, running with the pack, swimming with the stream

Antonyms:

eccentricity, rebellion

Examples of Conformity in a sentence

Conformity to regulations

Conformity with the law

In school, the teachers require us to walk in a straight line 

of conformity from class to class.

In a way, Facebook causes some people to adhere to conformity by 

liking posts simply because others have favored the same post.

A word of praise or an encouraging smile provide rewards 

for conformity to social norms

Related forms

Suffix and Prefix

Conformities

anticonformity, noun, plural anticonformities.

hyperconformity, noun

preconformity, noun

semiconformity, noun

superconformity, noun

Idiom- When Pigs Fly - Idioms and what they mean?

Idiom- When Pigs Fly!

Meaning-

Something that will never happen

Impossible

Highly unlikely to happen

Sentence-

I asked my boss if I could go on a two month vacation, he said yes, when pigs fly!

I think he’ll pay you back your money – when pigs fly.

“when pigs fly” is  common in America.

Words of Personality - Word Wrap

Words of Personality

• Introvert
• Extrovert
• Ambivert

Introvert  - Shy –

It describes a person who tends to turn inward mentally.

Extrovert - an outgoing, socially confident person.

An extrovert is a friendly person who enjoys talking to and being with other people. Extroverts love parties, talking on the phone, and meeting new people.

Ambivert - a person who has a balance of both extrovert and introvert features in their personality.

Point of Interest:

Intro- "inward"

Vert is from Latin verb vertere, "turning."

Extro - meaning "outwards," a variant of extra

ambi- a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both”

dexterous - showing or having skill, especially with the hands.

Ambidextrous - able to use the right and left hands equally well.

Ambidexter  - one that takes bribes or fees from both sides.

(Ambiguous- Unclear ; Ambivalence - Uncertainty )

Reconcile -Word Wrap

Reconcile – Verb

Meaning-

To reestablish a close relationship between, especially after a quarrel or estrangement; to bring back to harmony

To bring oneself to accept, come to terms with

To make compatible

Synonyms-

Pacify, Appease

Sentence-

Will’s plan was to reconcile with his estranged brother whom he had not spoken to in seven years

Antonyms-

Estrange, Alienate

Word Forms-

Reconcilability- Noun

Reconcilable - Adjective

Reconcilement- Noun

Reconciler - noun

Genealogy - Word Wrap

Genealogy - Noun

Meaning - A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.

Synonyms: pedigree, ancestry, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, family tree, extraction, derivation, origin.

Sentences-

A lengthy genealogy of the kings of France
The genealogies of the kings of Mercia.

Word Forms-
noun: genealogy; plural noun: genealogies

Reiterate - Word Wrap

Reiterate - Verb

The action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or clarity.

Synonyms of reiteration duplication, iteration, redo, reduplication, repeat, renewal, repetition, replay, replication.

Sentences

1. The purpose of this email is to reiterate the points we discussed on the telephone.
2. You know you are getting old when you start to reiterate your responses before you are asked to do so.
3. Since I could not hear the instructions, I asked the teacher to reiterate them once more.
4. To whom it may concern, I would like to reiterate my interest in the job opportunity.
5. Because the waiter did not speak English very well, I had to reiterate my order several times.

Antonym - take back

Suffix
Reiterated verb
Reiterates Verb
Reiterations - Plural Noun

Oxymoron - Meaning and Example

Oxymoron -

An Oxymoron is defined as a phrase in which two words of opposite meanings are brought together.

1) Clearly Misunderstood
2) Exact Estimate
3) Small Crowd
4) Act Naturally
5) Found Missing
6) Fully Empty
7) Pretty Ugly
8) Seriously Funny
9) Only Choice
10) Original Copies

India’s Irony

Pragmatic - Word Wrap

Pragmatic - adjective

Concentrating on practical results and facts instead of speculation and opinion. 

SYNONYMS 
Logical
Practical
Realistic

Examples of Pragmatic in a sentence

The scientist had a pragmatic approach to dealing with the water crisis.
While many parents rely on theory when governing their children, I prefer a more pragmatic approach.
My mother is quite pragmatic in nature and never does anything without rationalizing it first.
Despite his young age, my son is already very pragmatic in regards to organizing his priorities.
The king was a pragmatic ruler who always sought the sensible advice of his advisers.
Even though a theoretical solution would be great, a pragmatic solution would have a more positive effect on the crisis.

Antonyms - 
Irrational, Impractical

Suffix
pragmaticality, 
pragmaticalness, noun
pragmatically, adverb

Prefix
antipragmatic, adjective
antipragmatical, adjective
antipragmatically, adverb
nonpragmatic, adjective, noun
nonpragmatical, adjective
nonpragmatically, adverb
unpragmatic, adjective
unpragmatical, adjective
unpragmatically, adverb

Meticulous - Word Wrap

METICULOUS

(Adjective) – taking or showing extreme care about minute details.

Synonym

Precise

Thorough

Antonym

Careless

Suffix / word forms

Meticulously, adverb

Meticulousness, noun

Prefix

Unmeticulous

Unmeticulously

Unmeticulousness

Idiom - Pot calling the kettle black - What it means?

Idiom - Pot calling the kettle black.

A situation in which someone accusing another person of a fault is also guilty of the same fault.

The Sara tried to criticize William for driving drunk, until she realized that doing that would be like the pot calling the kettle black, because Sara had been arrested for drunk driving two years ago.

Rich ! Improve your vocabulary ! Word Wrap. Rich people do not have knowledge, they only have money.

Main word is RICH – Adjective - having a lot of money or valuable possessions.

The associated words are

Wealthy

Well-off

Well to do

Affluent

Opulent

In what context should you use these words?

He's the third richest man in the country.

Tensions between the rich and poor grow higher under certain circumstances.

He led her down into the basement of the gated apartment building, where the wealthy residents of the apartment kept their expensive cars.

Being the only well-off member of her family, she was expected to do this sort of thing.

He wants to find a husband from a well-to-do background for his daughter.

It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.

Most of the cash went on supporting his opulent lifestyle.

Point of Interest- Wealthy people know how to make money.

Rich people do not have knowledge, they only have money.

Vernacular - Word Wrap

Vernacular – Noun

It's the way people really talk with each other, like how families 

talk at home.

The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a 

country or region.

Synonyms:  

    

Everyday language,

Spoken language

Colloquial speech

Native speech

Conversational language.

Antonyms:        formal language

Examples of Vernacular in sentences

His vernacular identified him as a Frenchman.

It is impossible to understand her vernacular!

When the clan moved away from their tribe, they created their own vernacular.

He wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience.

He wrote in the vernacular and adopted a non-academic style accessible to the public.

Suffix

Vernaculars -  noun

Vernacularization  -  noun

Vernacularism -  noun

The Vernacularization of African Languages after Independence.

We also welcome papers that analyze any aspect of literary Vernacularism