Hello again!

Sorry there haven’t been any Daily Words for a while. I’ve been away on a working trip which went on a bit longer than I anticipated mostly because of the weather. You might have seen that we had heavy snow in Greece – that meant no boats so I got stuck on a neighbouring island (which was good fun in good company) but left you all without your Daily Words. Oh dear!

So here they are:

promote           to contribute to the growth or prosperity of: to further

select            v. ~ sb/sth choose sb/sth, esp as being the best or most suitable

sole              n. flat sea-fish that is eaten as food

unique            adj.  being the only one of its type

version           n.  account of an event, etc from the point of view of one person

controversy       n. ~ public discussion or argument, often rather angry, about sth which many people disagree with

decade            n. period of ten years

detect            v. discover or recognize that (sth) is present

distort           v.  pull or twist out of its usual shape

formula           n. (chemistry ) set of symbols showing the elements that a substance is made of

Whilst I was away I had the chance to think about my own Greek studies which are progressing at snail’s pace. I must be a bit slow because I have only just realised that by using Pop-up Dictionary there is nothing to stop me (or anyone else learning any other language) using these daily lists to learn the words in another language. And it’s so easy to do – all you have to do is select the right dictionary from English to the language you are learning, select the word with your cursor and press Ctrl-Ins-Ins on your keyboard and there it is. You can then add the word to your test selections and make it part of your daily learning program. Now I’ve just got to find the time to actually do it.

All the same I look forward to the day when I can make use of a tool like Ultimate Vocabulary for Greek or any other language I might learn. I’ve never seen anything like it for making vocabulary learning interesting and productive. You can have all sorts of word adventures and explore roots and families and usage in such a way that the words truly become yours.

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