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New day - new words: 1. Calumny - false charges brought about to tarnish another's reputation or standing This pure calumny was carefully planned by his political opponents. 2. Lassitude - lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue. It is a well known fact that depression might be a primal cause of lassitude. 3. Pecuniary - related to money, monetary Unfortunately pecuniary issues sometimes play a central role in peoples marriages.

To victorian No offence, sir. Sorry if I hurt anybody's feelings. Next time I'll take what is being offered.

Great! But simple country wine does not satisfy my tastes = I would prefer nothing less then quality wine.

To victorian: Вне всякого сомнения, если написать с новым словом целую историю, то уж точно его выучишь. К сожалению, у меня нет такого количества времени и вышеописанного подхода мне хватает. Но иногда можно и с помощью рассказика размяться. Про лучи: для начала можно и просто лайки ставить - вполне достаточно, чтобы сойти за одобрение и минимальную поддержку. To LadyLG: Во-первых, благодарю за лучи поддержки! )) Я также надеюсь продолжить с вами общение в English Club! Во-вторых, посылаю ответные лучи поддержки, так как рад видеть людей интересующихся английским языком. В-третьих, вижу, что тема нуждается в дополнительных комментариях. Вы все очень правильно написали про активный и пассивный словарный запас, ваш подход отлично работает на уровнях elementary - intermediate, но если вы хотите покорять более высокие вершины.... Я сразу оговорился, что "столкнулся с необходимостью" расширить свой активный словарный запас. Ключевое слово здесь "активный", так как пассивный словарный запас мой большой и из контекста я очень многое понимаю, но беда в том, что в устной и письменной речи я эти слова употребляю мало. Выход один - больше практиковаться. Как практиковаться? Разговаривать, писать у том числе, здесь, на форуме. Теперь о моей цели. В этом году мне предстоит писать тест GMAT. Вербальная часть у него весьма сложная. Слова, которые я использую, самые что ни на есть необходимые для этого теста, так как в вербальной части нужно показать, что английский у вас достаточно сильный, чтобы осваивать академические дисциплины. Т.е. работая над GMAT нужно делать все наоборот: - употреблять слово менее известное, менее набившее оскомину, показывать свой "вербальный багаж" - больше употреблять абстрактынх слов, что опять же широко используется в академической среде - иными словами, чем сложнее и заковырестее - тем лучше. Естественно, в рамках разумного: не надо употреблять сложные слова там, где это неуместно. "Ваша идея, безусловно, хорошая, но уровень изучаемых слов нужно упростить на порядок. Не забывайте, что здесь, на форуме, профессионалов очень мало. Здесь обычные люди, не очень активные и не очень хорошо знающие язык." LadyLG, мне кажется, вы меня неправильно поняли. Я не призываю использовать мои слова, так как GMAT - это уровень advanced - proficiency, к тому же, это достаточно специфический экзамен. Видимо, ссылка не GMAT упражнения была недостаточно информативной. В этой теме я приглашаю каждого интересующего языком работать над своим словарным запасом. Если формучанин только начинает учить английский - пусть пишет предложения и рассказы с простыми словами, а если он, к примеру, дружит с языком много лет, то ему может быть интересно обогатить свой язык новыми полезными словами и выражениями. К примеру, выражение run errands очень полезное и часто употребимое в США, но вот у меня оно никак на язык не ложилось, видимо, потому, что мне не совсем понятно его происхождение. Таким образом, тема полезна и новичкам, и бывалым ) Для всех коллег по форуму: Огромная просьба не офтопить в этой теме, а то мы с водой выплеснем ребенка... Лучше соствляйте предложения со словами, с которыми хотите подружиться! А все дискуссии предлагаю вывести в отдельный топик. Если хотите продолжения беседы - создайте его, пожалуйста.

I'll reply to everybody later but first things first. I need to continue with my new set of words. Todays words are: 1). Obtuse - not quick or alert in perception, dull, blunt. You have to be willfully obtuse to believe that all the cameras on the road malfunctioned simultaniously. 2). Ambiguous - open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify. Ambiguous ending of my favourite movie makes it even more interesting. Ambiguous decision of the Council lead to unwanted consequences. 3). Repudiate - to reject as having no authority or binding force, to cast off or disown. Russia repudiated to send Snowden back to the US because Russia claims to have no authority over him since he stays in transit zone at SVO airport. 4). Pedantic - ostentatious in one's learning, overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching Sometimes pure pedantic approach may annihilate the whole project.

My own five words and expressions to improve my active vocab: infer , heed (take heed of), chagrin, impede, run errands To find these new words I use this GMAT drill test - http://tinyurl.com/mlk38jj 1. This morning we inferred that the shopping mall was closed because there were no cars on the parking lot. 2. Luckily we took heed of dark clouds gathering over the lake and found a safe shelter. 3. My two and a half year old son felt a "deep chagrin" after he was told to leave pet zoo at Father Day celebration venue. 4. Warm summer rain didn't impede this joyful celebration. Here comes short story made from the above written sentences. "This weekend we planned to visit the bird sanctuary then run several errands and take part in Father Day celebration afterwards. The weather was gorgeous, and we enjoyed running the errands e.g. returning books to the library. However when we came to the shopping mall we inferred that it was closed since there were almost no cars on the parking lot. Our next stop was at bird sanctuary so we continued our ride towards the lake and had many lovely moments out there. Luckily we took heed of dark clouds gathering over the lake and found a safe shelter. We found our safe heaven inside an old bus stop. The summer storm was loud and powerful but rather brief. We moved on and soon reached Woodbine park where my little son Max was introduced to pet zoo concept. Little children were allowed to pet rabbits, chickens and even a small kangaroo! No wonder my two and a half year old son felt a "deep chagrin" after he was told to leave this fascinating place. It started to rain again, but warm summer rain didn't impede this joyful event." Комментарий: я намеренно не уделяю особое внимание самому тексту, так как главное в задании - употребить новые слова в предложении и, в конечном счете, запомнить эти новые слова.

Movie #1: My guess would be 1959 "Teddy Girl" starring Adriano Celentano. Though I'm not sure. )) Movie #2: "Operation Ы and Other Shurik's Adventures" Movie #3: "Brilliant Arm" and the ending is "..... and cocoa drink and tea as well" I prefer to use the word "movie" instead of the word "film" since it is more universal. I give some credit to the movie capital of the world as well )).

Here are some good ones I found earlier this morning: This is becoming quite rare these days. I mean not being welcomed by tweets and status updates. What a strong declaration of love!

To Victorian Thank you for clarification. To LadyLG Thank you for delicious wine. It made me feel thick this morning though. Looks like I shouldn't have drunk all by myself... )) I think I'll pass on the second one from Dinka. To Englishaddict These ecards are hilarious! And we could post only those in proper English. Though not 100% Queen's English, because nobody speeks Queens English anyway = I believe you might have enough expertise too access them.

To everyone Does anybody know if it is allowed by forum rules to post links to other web resourses e.g. urbandictionary dot com? Thank you in advance =)

It's such a pity. Next time I'll award him with something different =)

And the 3d one is ...... kazatchka She should be Russian or Ukrainian.

So.... Let me make a wild guess )) 1. The answer to the riddle is HEROINE I assume it's really a tough one.... 2. The movie and the book are called "The Master and Margarita" 3. I'm still working on the third one ) Do I get a bottle of wine for the first two answers?

Hi, Dinka! Thank you for the warming welcome. LadyLG That's a great rule. Im that case you are awarded with tons of cupcakes. If anything goes awry, please let me know. It would be nice if you share them with Victorian. Meanwhile I'd like to tell you about the slang word "kapeesh". I learned it last week when my landlord Paul invited his American Italian friend Angelo. Paul was kind of making fun of Angelo's origins by saying the "Kapeesh?!" word because it turned out to be mobster slang from the Godfather and anglicization of Italian word capisci. It means "Do you understand?!" Here are some examples: Kick the ball into the net, not over the net! Kapeesh?! Listen, we both know, I ordered a Pepsi cola, so instead you insult me... with whatever this stuff! Change it to a Pepsi, Kapeesh?

Brilliant, you both win! =) Here comes another one. What is it that is deaf, dumb and blind and always tells the truth?

As for the riddles I like this one: What goes down the basement with four legs, but comes back with eight? This is one of the riddles that main characters of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" book had to solve to survive.

Probably because airport security assumed that the guy had intention to hijack somebody or something.

I'm happy to meet you as well. As for the word "guys" in this context I'd like to share more info on that topic. Nowadays in North America (meaning both Canada and the US) people use "Hi, Guys!" expression to address both genders. Guys was once a masculine term, but it has evolved into more neutral form. Quite often even a girl addresses a group of girls with "Hi, Guys!" Anyway I would like to refrase myself and greet all the beautiful ladies on this forum and especially the ones who are following this topic. "Why?" I constantly dial 911 just because I have a badly designed cell phone model. When it is blocked it takes only two keyboard strokes to call 911 service. And every time I pocket dial 911 they call back and wonder if everything is fine.

Hi guys! I would like to share a new verb that I learned yesterday when my canadien friend called. "Man you pocketdialed me like 10 times..." Pocket dialing occurs when your cell phone, seemingly of its own free will, dials your friends (or worse, enemies) at inappropriate times. This could be caused by small pockets or objects in the pockets that press buttons on your phone - including the send button. This pocket dialing stuff drives me crazy since when I block the cell it calls 911 and if I don't it calls my friends from the contact book.