New Words for Today |
Neglect (Noun, Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: lack of attention and due care 2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" 3: willful lack of care and attention |
disregard, disuse, negligence |
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Verb |
1: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" 2: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" 3: fail to attend to; "he neglects his children" |
pretermit, omit, drop, miss, overlook |
Superior (Noun, Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: one of greater rank or station or quality 2: the head of a religious community 3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals |
higher-up, victor |
inferior |
Adjective |
1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" 2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer" 3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law" |
superscript, ranking |
inferior |
Inventory (Noun, Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a detailed list of all the items in stock 2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" 3: (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods |
stock, armory, armoury, stocktaking |
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Verb |
1: make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year" |
stock-take |
Surveillance (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) |
Today's Word Challenges |
Match Synonyms | Match Antonyms | |||||||||
1 | inventory | A | tropic | 1: | 1 | superior | A | inferior | 1: | |
2 | tropical | B | stock-take | 2: | 2 | B | 2: | |||
3 | scorn | C | despite | 3: | 3 | C | 3: | |||
4 | neglect | D | miss | 4: | 4 | D | 4: | |||
5 | territory | E | soil | 5: | 5 | E | 5: |
Match Definitions | ||||
1 | willful lack of care and attention | A | tropical | 1: |
2 | of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic | B | neglect | 2: |
3 | close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) | C | scorn | 3: |
4 | open disrespect for a person or thing | D | surveillance | 4: |
5 | make or include in an itemized record or report | E | inventory | 5: |
Crossword Challenge | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | Across: 3: of or characteristic of high rank or importance(8) 4: reject with contempt(5) Down: 1: willful lack of care and attention(7) 2: of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic(8) |
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Interesting things about Engligh Language |
English Word Origins: English is the 3rd most spoken native language in the world after Mandarin and Spanish. English originated from closely related dialects which were brought to England by Anglo-Saxon Settlers. Over time, it was influenced by French, Latin, and many other languages. About 25% of English words are of French Origins, 25% Latin and 25% are of Germanic (Old English) origins. Greek words make up about 5%. English is the 3rd most spoken native language in the world after Mandarin and Spanish. English originated from closely related dialects which were brought to England by Anglo-Saxon Settlers. Over time, it was influenced by French, Latin, and many other languages. About 25% of English words are of French Origins, 25% Latin and 25% are of Germanic (Old English) origins. Greek words make up about 5%. |
Recent Words Learned: surveillance, inventory, superior, neglect, accumulate, scorn, territory, dumbfound, tropical Answer to Crossword in worksheet 1: Across: 2: scorn Down: 1: tropical |
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