2️⃣2️⃣ Everyday Words You Might Not Realize You’ve Been Using INCORRECTLY ‼️
💢 PART 1 💢
1️⃣ : Ironic
❌ Does not mean: Something cosmically shitty or funny that happened to you.
✅ Does mean:
An occurrence that is the opposite of what you’d expect.
2️⃣ : Peruse
❌ Does not mean:
To skim a text or browse over the key parts.
✅ Does mean:
To read something attentively.
3️⃣ : Consent
❌ Does not mean:
To give one’s enthusiastic permission or agreement
✅ Does mean:
To passively agree, even if you have a negative opinion of what you’re agreeing to
4️⃣ : Effect
❌ Does not mean:
To cause or to induce something to happen, like change
✅ Does mean:
The outcome of a cause, like a “Cause and Effect” situation
5️⃣ : Compelled
❌ Does not mean:
To voluntarily do something, usually out of a moral or internal impulse
✅ Does mean:
To be forced, obligated or pressured into doing something
6️⃣ : Disinterested
❌ Does not mean: Uninterested, as in “bored” by the outcome or something
✅ Does mean:
Impartial, not influenced by the outcome of something.
7️⃣ : Instant
❌ Does not mean:
Very quickly, with lightning speed
✅ Does mean:
A specific point in time.
8️⃣ : Irregardless
❌ Does not mean:
Regardless
✅ Does mean:
Nothing, because it’s not a real word
9️⃣ : Enormity
❌ Does not mean: Enormousness
✅ Does mean:
A profoundly evil or immoral act
1️⃣0️⃣ : Chronic
❌ Does not mean:
Severe or intense
✅ Does mean:
A condition or state that lasts for a protracted period
1️⃣1️⃣ : I.E.
❌ Does not mean:
For example
✅ Does mean:
In other words
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💢 PART 1 💢
1️⃣ : Ironic
❌ Does not mean: Something cosmically shitty or funny that happened to you.
✅ Does mean:
An occurrence that is the opposite of what you’d expect.
2️⃣ : Peruse
❌ Does not mean:
To skim a text or browse over the key parts.
✅ Does mean:
To read something attentively.
3️⃣ : Consent
❌ Does not mean:
To give one’s enthusiastic permission or agreement
✅ Does mean:
To passively agree, even if you have a negative opinion of what you’re agreeing to
4️⃣ : Effect
❌ Does not mean:
To cause or to induce something to happen, like change
✅ Does mean:
The outcome of a cause, like a “Cause and Effect” situation
5️⃣ : Compelled
❌ Does not mean:
To voluntarily do something, usually out of a moral or internal impulse
✅ Does mean:
To be forced, obligated or pressured into doing something
6️⃣ : Disinterested
❌ Does not mean: Uninterested, as in “bored” by the outcome or something
✅ Does mean:
Impartial, not influenced by the outcome of something.
7️⃣ : Instant
❌ Does not mean:
Very quickly, with lightning speed
✅ Does mean:
A specific point in time.
8️⃣ : Irregardless
❌ Does not mean:
Regardless
✅ Does mean:
Nothing, because it’s not a real word
9️⃣ : Enormity
❌ Does not mean: Enormousness
✅ Does mean:
A profoundly evil or immoral act
1️⃣0️⃣ : Chronic
❌ Does not mean:
Severe or intense
✅ Does mean:
A condition or state that lasts for a protracted period
1️⃣1️⃣ : I.E.
❌ Does not mean:
For example
✅ Does mean:
In other words
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🌐 KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER 🌐
= To have just enough to live or survive or to manage to do all of your work.
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= To have just enough to live or survive or to manage to do all of your work.
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2️⃣2️⃣ Everyday Words You Might Not Realize You’ve Been Using INCORRECTLY‼️
💢 PART 2 💢
1️⃣2️⃣ : Ultimate
❌ Does not mean:
The pinnacle or the best
✅ Does mean:
The final entry in a list of items
1️⃣3️⃣ : Decimate
❌ Does not mean:
To completely wipe out or annihilate
✅ Does mean:
To eradicate ten percent
1️⃣4️⃣ :Panacea
❌ Does not mean:
A cure
✅ Does mean:
A cure-all, as in a medication that would cure a wide variety of ailments
1️⃣5️⃣ : Fortuitous
❌ Does not mean:
As if by luck
✅ Does mean:
As if by chance
1️⃣6️⃣ : Plethora
❌ Does not mean:
A great amount of something
✅ Does mean:
An amount in excess of what is necessary
1️⃣7️⃣ : Travesty
❌ Does not mean:
An exceedingly troublesome or unfortunate event.
✅ Does mean:
A satirical or parodic rendering
1️⃣8️⃣ : Nauseous
❌ Does not mean:
Feeling sick to one’s stomach
✅ Does mean:
Causing the feelings of sickness and nausea
1️⃣9️⃣ : Redundant
❌ Does not mean:
Repetitive
✅ Does mean:
Unnecessary, excessive, expendable
2️⃣0️⃣ : Terrific
❌ Used today as:
Awesome
✅ Originally meant:
Inspiring fear
2️⃣1️⃣ : Bemused
❌ Does not mean:
To find funny, to be amused by something
✅ Does mean:
To find puzzling, to be confused by something
2️⃣2️⃣ : Literally
❌ Should not be used:
To indicate strong emphasis or as a way to comment on something that did not happen in reality but occurred figuratively
✅ Should be used:
To indicate that something actually happened
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💢 PART 2 💢
1️⃣2️⃣ : Ultimate
❌ Does not mean:
The pinnacle or the best
✅ Does mean:
The final entry in a list of items
1️⃣3️⃣ : Decimate
❌ Does not mean:
To completely wipe out or annihilate
✅ Does mean:
To eradicate ten percent
1️⃣4️⃣ :Panacea
❌ Does not mean:
A cure
✅ Does mean:
A cure-all, as in a medication that would cure a wide variety of ailments
1️⃣5️⃣ : Fortuitous
❌ Does not mean:
As if by luck
✅ Does mean:
As if by chance
1️⃣6️⃣ : Plethora
❌ Does not mean:
A great amount of something
✅ Does mean:
An amount in excess of what is necessary
1️⃣7️⃣ : Travesty
❌ Does not mean:
An exceedingly troublesome or unfortunate event.
✅ Does mean:
A satirical or parodic rendering
1️⃣8️⃣ : Nauseous
❌ Does not mean:
Feeling sick to one’s stomach
✅ Does mean:
Causing the feelings of sickness and nausea
1️⃣9️⃣ : Redundant
❌ Does not mean:
Repetitive
✅ Does mean:
Unnecessary, excessive, expendable
2️⃣0️⃣ : Terrific
❌ Used today as:
Awesome
✅ Originally meant:
Inspiring fear
2️⃣1️⃣ : Bemused
❌ Does not mean:
To find funny, to be amused by something
✅ Does mean:
To find puzzling, to be confused by something
2️⃣2️⃣ : Literally
❌ Should not be used:
To indicate strong emphasis or as a way to comment on something that did not happen in reality but occurred figuratively
✅ Should be used:
To indicate that something actually happened
#Vocabulary
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