“insight” | noun | [THINK: deep understanding]
“incite” | verb | [THINK: stir up to violence]
Category: Daily Fix
Grammar Bomb: suffrage VS suffer
“suffrage” | noun | [THINK: right to vote]
“suffer” | verb | [THINK: subjected to something bad]
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WordHit: stopgap [noun]
stopgap [noun]:
a temporary way of dealing with a problem.
{Common misspelling: stop-gap}
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Grammar Bomb: sleight of hand VS slide of hand
“sleight of hand” | phrase | [THINK: skillful deception]
“slide of hand” | not used | [THINK: moving hand on surface]
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WordHit: espresso [noun]
Grammar Bomb: take for granted VS take for granite
“take for granted” | phrase | [THINK: fail to appreciate]
“take for granite” | not used | [THINK: mistake for rock]
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WordHit: unforgivingness [noun]
unforgivingness [noun]:
the state of not being willing to forgive or excuse people’s faults or wrongdoings.
{Common misspelling: unforgiveness}
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Grammar Bomb: not famous VS infamous
“not famous” | adj | [THINK: NOT known]
“infamous” | adj | [THINK: WELL known for BAD]
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WordHit: mother lode [noun]
mother lode [noun]:
a principle vein of ore or mineral; a rich source of something.
{Common misspelling: mother load}
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Grammar Bomb: APART vs A PART
“Stand apart from the pack,
and be a part of something greater.”
apart {adv} [THINK: separated by distance]
a part {noun} [THINK: a piece or segment of something]
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