Daily Vocab Questions Thread

[Gogo14]

Thnx all who replied! Got more than enough now!

[The Usual Student]

Some new words i found today
- austere : severe and strict in manner
- punitive: intended as punishment 
-  draconian: very harsh ( relating to laws and rules )
- punctilious : showing great attention to detail
-  conscientious : wishing to do one's job to the best of their abilities and thoroughly and well
- assiduous: showing great care and pperseverance
- pertinacious : Holding firmly to an opinion or stance ( resilient? )
- contrary: opposite in nature
- vexatious: giving annoyance, frustration or worry ( i think of it is a better word then annoying)

[Syndicate]

hey guys,

how can I write "lack of truth" in other words?

[The Usual Student]

hey guys,

how can I write "lack of truth" in other words?

some context ?

[Syndicate]

some context ?

lack of truth due to corruption (related to The Crucible/ 1984)

[MightyBeh]

Haven't read either, but maybe:
lies, deception, manipulation, potentially 'illusion' but it might be hard to force in.

[The Usual Student]

lack of truth due to corruption (related to The Crucible/ 1984)

discrepancies ? perhaps?

[Syndicate]

Haven't read either, but maybe:
lies, deception, manipulation, potentially 'illusion' but it might be hard to force in.

discrepancies ? perhaps?

Thanks so much 

[The Usual Student]

Anyone know how to use the word - paradigm ??

[elysepopplewell]

Anyone know how to use the word - paradigm ??

A paradigm is a pattern or typical example of something. It can also be viewed as a "framework" of something. So, I could talk about "the political paradigm in the Cold War was geared towards the tension between socialism and capitalism." Or, you could say "Joan bakes cupcakes every day for her children, she is society's perfect paradigm of a housewife."

Other examples:
"By observing the shift in society's religious paradigms, we see an increasingly secular society."
"Their marriage fits the 1950s paradigm beautifully - they married young, had children, he works, she cooks."

My examples are very Cold War related because there's a "Ways of thinking" module in HSC English that forces you to talk about paradigms, and my elective was Cold War texts

[FallingStar]

Recently, I've found a new word that has turned out to be very useful in my context writing for English (I'm doing Whose Reality). The word is inculcate, which means to implant ideas etc. in a person's mind by persistent urging. As the text I'm doing is Death of a Salesman, I can say that Willy inculcates his sons into being a salesman. Perhaps if you want to look into the influences of the media, you can talk about how they attempt to inculcate ideas into our minds, thereby manipulating us.

But I really hope you guys don't lucubrate come exam time and revision, and not late at night. Like seriously, it's really bad for your health, and your exam performance.

And perhaps you should check out this article about improving your Vocab.

[The Usual Student]

bumping this thread.... or
- reviving this thread
- resurrecting this thread
- revitalize this thread

[Gogo14]

Any other fancy words to replace "freedom"?

[FallingStar]

Any other fancy words to replace "freedom"?

In what context Gogo14?

[HopefulLawStudent]

Any other fancy words to replace "freedom"?

Obv would depend on the context in which you use them but my favourites are:

Liberty, individualism, autonomy, and autarky (this one isn't a direct synonym though and can only be used in certain circumstances; it's where a country is economically independent.)