Vocabulary from my blog entry titled 'Time Travel'

You can read the blog entry itself here.

• set forth: decide upon sg, elect to do sg, make up one's mind

• right away: right now, incontinent, soon, right off, straightaway

• assess: determine, find out, lay down, establish

• endeavour: shot, experiment, proof, trial, test, attempt

• tig: tag, hare and hounds, (A children's game in which one player pursues the others until he or she is able to touch one of them, who then in turn becomes the pursuer.)

I hope you'll find these words useful.

Cheers,

G. Réka

Playing with words

Have you thought of using poetry to improve your vocabulary? It is surely a fun way of learning new words. Here are the reasons why I think it is so EZ to learn new words through writing poetry:

• It's a good way to learn synonyms. I never work with an isolated, remote word. To express a feeling I like having several options at first, and make the final selection later. This way I have the original word and at least two or three other synonyms to choose from.
• Depending on what I intend to say, I can choose a stronger, more intense word from a group of synonyms. Examples: dry-thirsty, loss-deprivation, wish-want, blue-downcast.
• It is also fun to look for rhymes. Example: auspicious-delicious (auspicious = bright, golden, hopeful)

That's all for now. =)

Stay happy!

I confess, I am into playing with magnetic words too.

Some expressions from my writing 'Through the glasses of... a different person'

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• to smooth down: to pass one's hand over sg. 'végigsimít'
• to pace: to amble, to step. 'lépked'
• to perceive: to discern, to sense. 'észlel, érzékel'
• to drag: to haul, to pull. 'húz'
• gingerly: carefully, cautiously. 'óvatosan'

Useful expressions from my blog entry 'Nice,ain't it?'

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• to grasp: to clutch, to keep clasping. 'szorongat'
• a stunner: a cool stuff (in this aspect). 'nagyszerű, remek dolog'. (Generally it reflects to a person with unique features. 'meglepő/elképesztő ember')
• to merit: to deserve, to be worthy of. 'kiérdemel, megérdemel'
• to obtain: to win, to gain. 'elnyer, megszerez'
• to reap: to get, to obtain. 'arat, nyer' (originally a verb of agriculture)

Vocabulary of my 'Spring Semester'

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• respite: pause, recess, rest, let-up, intermission, cease, stoppage

• mettlesome: enthusiastic, eager, ebullient, expansive, perfervid, zealous, soulful, raptured

• gainful: helpful, salutary, conductive, profitable, expedient, beneficial

• word power: vocabulary

Cheers,
G. Réka