Obganiate

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

OBGANIATE

- to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself

Gerrie Nel (pictured) is the South African lawyer prosecuting in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. He is known as the 'pitbull' for his aggressive tactics in the courtroom. I was watching a session recently, so when I came across the word 'obganiate', I immediately thought of Nel! He's very clever and repeats certain points over and over again. It's taking a lot of patience on Pistorius' part.

Can you make a sentence with this word?

Naevus

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

NAEVUS

- birthmark

"Our child was born with this naevus on his right arm. Is there anything you can do, doctor?"

Moilsome

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

MOILSOME

- laborious

"Look, I'm tired of doing this moilsome proofreading. Can you get me a teaching job instead?"

How would you make a sentence with 'moilsome'?

Lallation

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

LALLATION

- childish speech; mispronunciation of speech sounds

"A little lallation could prevent you from attaining an 'A' grade for your English speaking exam."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Kakorrhaphiophobia

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA

- fear of failure

"As he struggled to accept his new responsibility, Harry was burdened beyond relief by kakorrhaphiophobia."

How would you use this mouthful in a sentence?

Jeremiad

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

JEREMIAD

- prolonged complaint; angry or cautionary harangue; lamentation

"Springing from the name Jeremiah, a prophet of the Old Testament who is known for his lamenting of Israel, comes the word 'jeremiad.' "

Iconolatry

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

ICONOLATRY

- image worship

"Iconolatry is rather taboo in some areas of the world."

Can you make a sentence with this word?

Hesternopothia

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

HESTERNOPOTHIA

- yearning for yesterday or earlier times

"Reading through my friend's facebook status really brought on a deep sense of hesternopothia."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Gymnosophy

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

GYMNOSOPHY

- deep contemplation performed while naked

"I am not advocating you to take up gymnosophy, but I do find it a very interesting concept."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Fandango

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

FANDANGO

- one of the main folk dances in Portugal

"Attendees will be treated to a rendition of the fandango performed by professional dancers from Portugal."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Ecdysiast

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

ECDYSIAST

- striptease performer

"If you're lucky, you'll see me ply my skills as an ecdysiast tonight with no audience but you."

Dendrochronology

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

DENDROCHRONOLOGY

- study of tree rings

"John is immersed in the dendrochronology module as part of his botany course at university."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Climacophobia

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

CLIMACOPHOBIA

- fear of falling down stairs

"Poor Seth could never live in a double-storey house due to his terrible climacophobia."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Bannock

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

BANNOCK

- flat, unleavened loaf of bread

"These bannocks are especially delicious with butter."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Abaculus

Welcome to the A-Z April blogging challenge. We are participating with a daily dose of vocabulary by selecting an unusual word and making a sentence with it.

ABACULUS

- a small mosaic tile

"For years I have wanted an abaculus-styled wall for my bathroom."

How would you use this word in a sentence?

Z is for Zapata

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A 'zapata' is a flowing, drooping moustache. I wonder if the word came from Emiliano Zapata (pictured below), a Mexican who led a revolt in the early 1900s.

What other words could be named after famous people?

Y is for Year

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A basic mistake some of my students make is with the word 'year.' A typical wrong sentence is as follows:

"I was born in year 2006."

The correct sentence simply removes the word 'year':

"I was born in 2006."

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X is for Xenodocheionology

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There is only one 'X' word that lists as a favourite, and that is 'xenodocheionology' - the love of hotels.

What a great word! I do love hotels. We spend a night at a hotel as often as we can. I love being served once in a while, enjoying the quality of the hotel, and being away from the usual routines of home for a day or two.

Our good friend and Hotel Manager at Hotel Majestic KL, Wayne Lee, with VIP co-ordinator, Anna

Are you a hotel lover?

W is for Write sentences

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Key Point #2 is "Write sentences" and this follows on from yesterday's post about VOCABULARY.

The best way to learn a new word is to use that word in a sentence. Truly building vocabulary doesn't only include writing down a word and its meaning. It also entails USING that word by writing example sentences and then attempting to use it in your daily life.

Do you write sentences? How do you USE the new words you have learned?

V is for Vocabulary

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Vocabulary is power. Vocabulary combined with grammar is FORCE.

Building your vocabulary is an important part of mastering English. There are literally hundreds of thousands of words in the English language.

Learning new words can be fun. It's like adding salt to food - it gives your English more flavour, more taste, more enjoyment.

How do you expand your vocabulary?