🔁 REPLACE THE SENTENCE:
📄 From 1885 to 1917, Russian jeweler Peter Faberge created 50 enameled and decorated eggs for the Russian royal family. The first was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III. 🔁 Each of the eggs are a testament to Faberge's creative genius. The last, which was never finished, was commissioned by the last tsar of Russia. Arguably, the most elaborate one is the Fifteenth Anniversary Egg. It was created in 1911. The egg is decorated with miniature paintings of each member of the royal family. 📃
1️⃣ Each of the eggs being a testament to Faberge's creative genius ;
2️⃣ Each of the eggs is a testament to Faberge's creative genius .
♻️ Refinement (writing) ♻️
Benefits➕:
📖 Make your long-form writing more clear and coherent ;
📝 Learn to better structure your paragraphs ;
⚡️ Get your point across faster with more organized writing .
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📝 Punctuation (writing) 📝
Benefits➕:
⁉️ Improve your use of apostrophes, commas, hyphens, and more ;
📝 Write more clearly by using punctuation marks in the right place .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the correct punctuation.
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📄 Matched antonyms :
truncate (to make shorter) ≠ lengthen (to make longer) ;
demean (to reduce in worth or character, usually verbally) ≠ praise (to laud or compliment) ;
sleek (having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light) ≠ rough (having a coarse, crude surface) ;
infinite having no limits or boundaries) ≠ bounded (having limits or boundaries) ;
potentate (ruler who wields great power) ≠ figurehead (ruler without power) ;
pinnacle (the highest level or degree attainable) ≠ bottom (the lowest level or degree attainable) ;
yield (to give way to pressure or demand) ≠ resist (to disobey or work against) ;
impartial (free from undue bias or preconceived opinions) ≠ biased (unfairly prejudiced for or against something) ;
reflective (deeply or seriously thoughtful) ≠ unthinking (heedless or mindless) ;
deafening (extremely loud or harsh) ≠ quiet (silent or calm) ;
astute (able to understand things clearly) ≠ unintelligent (not smart) ;
spacious (large or especially roomy) ≠ cramped (confined and uncomfortable) ;
sluggish (showing an unusual lack of energy) ≠ energetic (highly active and lively) .
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potentate
lengthen
figurehead
truncate
yield
energetic
sluggish
joy
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✅ Answer:
figurehead X potentate
truncate X lengthen
energetic X sluggish
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yield
bottom
pinnacle
figurehead
resist
impartial
bounded
potentate
conviction
infinite
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✅ Answer:
resist X yield
pinnacle X bottom
figurehead X potentate
infinite X bounded
⤴️ Inversion (writing) ⤵️
Benefits➕:
📓 Master new words and expand your vocabulary ;
🌕🌑 Learn to make effective contrasts in your writing .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Choose different-colored pairs of opposites.
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🔖 Expression (writing) 🔖
Benefits➕:
💬🔤 Master tricky everyday phrases and sayings ;
📄✔️ Learn to avoid errors in your writing .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Determine if the sentences contain a properly or improperly used expression by choosing ERROR or VALID.
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⭕️ Word Swap (writing) ❌
Benefits➕:
❎ ✅ Stop mixing up commonly confused words ;
📄✔️ Eliminate distracting errors in your writing .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Decide if the highlighted words are to be SWAPPED or KEPT in given sentences.
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🔗 Transitions (writing) 🔗
Benefits➕:
✏️ Become a more persuasive writer ;
🎤 Give more engaging talks and presentations ;
⛓ Learn new transitions to connect complex ideas .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Select the transition that logically connects the two sentences.
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5️⃣ fashionable
💠modes:
[HINT] — finish the word: con... ;
✅ contemporary is the correct word.
[50/50] — slovenly < OR > spruce ❓
✅ spruce is the correct synonym.
ℹ️ Suggestions: elegant, urbane .
3️⃣ unreal
💠modes:
[HINT] — finish the word: ill... ;
✅ illusory is the correct word.
[50/50] — apocryphal < OR > fissured ❓
✅ apocryphal is the correct synonym.
ℹ️ Suggestions: insincere, dreamlike .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Read the selection and start answering questions.
📄 From 1885 to 1917, Russian jeweler Peter Faberge created 50 enameled and decorated eggs for the Russian royal family. The first was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III. Each of the eggs are a testament to Faberge's creative genius. The last, which was never finished, was commissioned by the last tsar of Russia. Arguably, the most elaborate one is the Fifteenth Anniversary Egg. It was created in 1911. The egg is decorated with miniature paintings of each member of the royal family. 📃
1️⃣ Word of the Day 📎
Etymology
From the Old English wynsum, meaning pleasant and agreeable.
⚽️ Exercise of the Day ⚽️
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1️⃣ Word of the Day 📎
Etymology
Likely from the French gaffe, with two meanings of blunder or fish hook, or the Scottish gaff, meaning loud speech.
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impartial
conviction
infinite
rough
quiet
biased
demean
deafening
praise
bounded
sleek
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✅ Answer:
biased X impartial
infinite X bound
rough X sleek
deafening X quiet
praise X demean
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Choose different-colored pairs of opposites. [TIP: some words may only be used later]
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astute
unintelligent
quiet
deafening
unthinking
reflective
biased
yield
bottom
impartial
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✅ Answer:
unintelligent X astute
deafening X quiet
unthinking X reflective
impartial X biased
2️⃣ Word of the Day 📎
Etymology
From the Latin rogare, meaning to propose or ask a question. The prefix ab- means from or away.
2️⃣ Word of the Day 📎
Etymology
From the French parler, meaning to speak. The suffix -ance is often used for nouns.
1️⃣ Word of the Day 📎
Etymology
From the Latin germanus, meaning siblings or related. The modern definition comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
4️⃣ clear
💠modes:
[HINT] — finish the word: dis... ;
✅ distinct is the correct word.
[50/50] — intelligible < OR > fallacious ❓
✅ intelligible is the correct synonym.
ℹ️ Suggestions: lucid, explicit .
2️⃣ intelligent
💠modes:
[HINT] — finish the word: per... ;
✅ perceptive is the correct word.
[50/50] — lithic < OR > erudite ❓
✅ erudite is the correct synonym.
ℹ️ Suggestions: clever, bright .