📘 Word of the Day
Vertiginous (adjective)

Meaning:
1️⃣ Causing or characterized by dizziness.
2️⃣ Extremely high or steep, especially in a way that makes you feel dizzy.

Example Sentences:
• She felt vertiginous after looking down from the top of the tower.
• The hikers carefully climbed the vertiginous mountain path.

Phrase - Be smitten with (someone)

Meaning:
To be strongly attracted to someone; to be deeply infatuated or in love (often suddenly and intensely).

Example Sentence:
• He has been smitten with her since their first meeting.

Phrasal verb - Cotton on to (someone/something)

Meaning:
To begin to understand something; to realize what is happening—often after being slow to notice it.

Example:
It took me a while to cotton on to what she was hinting at.

Raps​callion (noun)

Meaning:
A mischievous or dishonest person, especially a playful troublemaker rather than a truly bad individual.

Example Sentence:
That little rapscallion hid my phone just to see me panic, then burst out laughing.

Unflappable (adj.)

Meaning:
Not easily upset or worried; calm and composed even in difficult situations.

Example Sentence:
Despite the chaos around him, he remained unflappable and focused on solving the problem.

Play hard to get (idiom)

Meaning:
To pretend to be less interested in someone romantically in order to make them more attracted or eager.

Example Sentences:
• She likes him, but she’s playing hard to get.
• He thought ignoring her texts would make him seem mysterious—just playing hard to get.

Prerogative (noun)

Meaning:
A special right, privilege, or authority that belongs to a particular person or group—especially because of their position or status.

Example Sentence:
• As the manager, it’s her prerogative to approve or reject leave requests.

Bend over backwards (phrase)

Meaning:
To make a great effort to help someone, please someone, or achieve something — sometimes more than is reasonable.

Example Sentence:
She bent over backwards to make sure her guests felt comfortable.

Abdicate (verb)

Meaning:
To formally give up a position of power, responsibility, or authority—especially the role of a king or queen.

Example:
King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in 1936.

Head over heels (idiom)

Meaning:
Completely in love; deeply infatuated with someone.

Example Sentence:
She fell head over heels for him after just a few dates.

Resilient (adjective)

Meaning:
Able to recover quickly from difficulties, setbacks, or stress; emotionally or physically strong and adaptable in challenging situations.

Example Sentence:
Children are often more resilient than adults when adjusting to new environments.