WORD or IDIOM OF THE DAY 'earnest' adjective • 1 : characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind 2 : showing depth and sincerity of feeling • // The employee made an earnest effort to improve his performance. (audio) // The politician's speech was earnest and frank. • - Translations Portuguese: sério, sincero Spanish: serio, sincero ​ #wordoftheday #esl #english #education #vocabulary #adjective

sheer [adjective] Definition of sheer 1: used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except: // The suggestion is sheer nonsense. (audio) // His success was due to sheer willpower/determination. // It was sheer coincidence that we met. #education #englishlearning #wordoftheday #vocabulary #esl Sources: https://t.me/lingocentre_daily https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sheer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheer https://etymologeek.com/all/sheer

Word Of The Day 122 'red herring' noun - 1 : something that distracts attention from the real issue 2 : something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion - #education #englishlearning #wordoftheday #vocabulary #esl

WORD or IDIOM OF THE DAY 'syndicate' noun • 1 : a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations • // The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate. (audio) // Parallel to this aid, a banking syndicate would provide a credit to the same amount. // Yet investigators received tips that pointed to the syndicate. // Encompassing much of the Near West Side, the ward had been controlled by the city’s crime syndicate since the days of Al Capone. • - Translations Portuguese: sindicato, consórcio Spanish: sindicato, organización, consorcio ​ #wordoftheday #esl #english #education #vocabulary #noun