Daily Vocab Questions Thread

[LifeisaConstantStruggle]

Bit late to say but thank you chantelle.salisbury!

Can another give me examples on how to use "overcompensate" and "bequeath" in a essay?

For example, is this suitable?

Through his colourful and resonant imagery, Shakespeare bequeaths Illyria as a mythical place..

Uhh, I'm not sure if "bequeath" can be used in this case, bequeath simply means giving something to another person.
For example:
"The responsibilities bequeathed to me" and stuff like that.
overcompensate: "Medea's reprehensible acts may seem overcompensating to the Athenian male audience, as the tragic heroine completely disregards the social conventions of Ancient Greece."

[kiki.]

Thanks LifeisaConstantStruggle! What other words will you suggest?

I feel like "portray" and "depict" really lack nuance. Do you know of any positive words?

So overcompensates is kinda like "try too hard to overcome something and actually make it worse"?

[LifeisaConstantStruggle]

No problem
some okay words for "portrays" would be:
- illustrate
- render
- delineate
- characterise
- encapsulate
- evince
- insinuate
overcompensate is the excessive action one takes to attempt to rectify something, which in turn (might) make the situation seem worse.
Hmm, what sort of positive words are you looking for?

[kiki.]

Thank you LifeisaConstantStruggle!!! That's perfect!!

[TheSapaInca]

What is another word for suddenly?
I wouldn't want to create a topic for one word.
Not abruptly please
another one. E.g
It "suddenly" started to rain.
Please not like instantly. Any different words?

[sweetiepi]

What is another word for suddenly?
I wouldn't want to create a topic for one word.
Not abruptly please
another one. E.g
It "suddenly" started to rain.
Please not like instantly. Any different words?

Hey, a few words I know of that are similar to suddenly
- immediately
- hastily
- impulsively
- swiftly

[TheSapaInca]

Hey, a few words I know of that are similar to suddenly
- immediately
- hastily
- impulsively
- swiftly

Yesssssss!!! THANK YOU!! I just have forgot about them; hastily and swiftly!!