Have you ever heard your alarm ring and wanted to stay in bed? We all wake up each day and start a new morning. The word wake means to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping. For example, “I w...
Have you ever seen an old building where many families live in small rented homes? You may call it a tenement. A tenement is a building or home that is divided into several small living spaces for peo...
Have you ever called something by the wrong name? That is a simple example of a misnomer. A misnomer is a name or word that does not correctly describe a person, place, thing, or idea. For example, ca...
Have you ever seen a colorful paper on a wall that tells you about an event, sale, or movie? That is a poster. A poster is a printed or digital design used to share information or attract attention. F...
Have you ever looked at water and could not see through it? You might call the water murky. The word can also describe something that is hard to understand. For example, “The river looked murky after ...
Imagine you have a folder filled with important files, books, records, or information. You can call that place a repository. In simple English, a repository is a place where things are stored and kept...
Have you ever felt unhappy because something did not go as planned? Maybe your boss ignored your hard work, a service was poor, or a friend broke a promise. You may feel disgruntled. The word disgrunt...
Have you ever met someone and suddenly thought about them all day? You may feel excited, happy, and unable to focus on anything else. This strong feeling can be called infatuation. For example, a stud...
Have you ever looked at a road sign, roof, or slice of pizza and noticed its three-sided shape? That shape is called a triangle. A triangle is a simple shape with three straight sides and three corner...
Have you ever tasted a dessert so good that you called it “heavenly”? Maybe you saw a beautiful sunset and wanted a better word to describe it. Heavenly means very beautiful, peaceful, joyful, or wond...
