Vocab-ability–36 (circum = around) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Circumstance
    The circumstances during my previous relationship brought me to reflect about my level of self-confidence and self love.

  2. Circumnavigate
    Marco Polo circumnavigated the world and drew a new map through his life travels.

  3. Circumspect
    My sister, as a structured paranoid individual, is circumspect even of the neighbour that have been living for 38 years next door.

  4. Circumlocution
    Manipulators use twisted logic and circumlocutions to wash the brains of their victims.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

#1. Circumstance
Depending on the circumstance, a man who kills may be charged with manslaughter instead of murder.

#2. Circumnavigate
It is impossible to circumnavigate the world with a canoe.

#3. Circumspect
When a surgeon is not circumspect, there can hardly be any successful surgery.

#4. Circumlocution
Teachers should stop engaging in circumlocution when they do not have answers to questions.

Re #4, that should include teachers and everyone else. I've worked in small offices and large corporations. In all cases, I've had superiors and underlings who just can't say "I honestly don't know."

They engage in circumlocution and outright nonsense and bullshit to pretend that they know something they don't. Sometimes, they're worse than kindergarten kids!!

Hahaha I've recently learnt to say "I don't know" or "let me find out". I discovered it is more honourable than blabbing. Thanks for these lessons.

PS: I suggest you add the tag "challenge" or even "contests" to subsequent VOCAB series. I believe it will give more exposure and increase your followers.

Regards

Thanks for the advise re tags. I'll try out each on of those, and hope for an even better participation rate.

Cheers!

Always my pleasure sir.

Uploaded latest post with "challenge" and "contests" tags. Will see if thousands of Steemers come steeming to my Vocab posts.

Hahaha I hope so too. I am glad you considered the advice worthwhile. However, I noticed your tag was "contests" instead of "contest". The (s) could make a difference. You may also consider a slight push to make the hot section, the reason being that there are influx of posts with those tags. Let's get some more visibility. Cheerrrrssss!!!!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Circumstance
    people usually trust their life partners in any circumstance.
  2. Circumnavigate
    Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
  3. Circumspect
    She is very circumspect when dealing with strangers.
  4. Circumlocution
    My teacher is master at circumlocution.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Circumstance
    Though he's been punished severely, I think he was a victim of circumstance
  2. Circumnavigate
    I want to circumnavigate in a ship.
  3. Circumspect
    I'm usually circumspect in difficult situations.
  4. Circumlocution
    I tried to avoid circumlocutions in my speech.

Its MY VOCAB PRACTICE and write all in capital.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1- Circumstance

We wanted to make a trip but the circumstance don't help us.

2- circumnavigate

His dream is to circumnavigate all the globe by his boat.

3- circumspect

We need to be circumspect when we use the electric machine.

4- Circumlocution

After many years of Circumlocution he receive the admission.

No need :)

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Circumstance
    I can trust Rasim under any circumstance.
  2. Circumnavigate
    I often desire to circumnavigate the whole globe.
  3. Circumspect
    The businessman should always be circumspect during deals.
  4. Circumlocution
    No one is better than politicians in circumlocution.

MY VOCAB PRACTISE

1, CIRCUMSTANCE

After the show, there was an eerie circumstance around pay.

2, CIRCUMNAVIGATE

If Cook did not circumnavigate the southern hemisphere, we would not have found Australia for a lot longer.

3, CIRCUMSPECT

When I camp for the night whilst hiking, I circumspect the local area.

4, CIRCUMLOCUTION

Jerry had a spat of circumlocution, for he was so scared.

Really enjoying these vocabulary bites! :D

You used "circumspect" as a verb, but it's an adjective.

Re #2, are you implying that someone has finally found Australia?!?!? Where was it? :-)

In theory Australia was always there, but Someone had to explore uncharted territory to find it. I've probably used the word wrongly though! 😢

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Circumstance
    Due to some circumstance, I couldn't go the marriage of my friend.
  2. Circumnavigate
    My Friend is expert in circumnavigating the ship.
    3.Circumspect
    The night watchman should be circumspect.
  3. Circumlocution
    Nowadays politicians add circumlocution in their speech to attract the voters.

There's a grammatical error.

My friend(s) is
:)
Thanks for pointing out my error earlier.

your always welcome :) That's the way we can learn together.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

  1. Circumstance
    The communication circumstance before email was you'd have to wait a while before you could receive a letter.
  2. Circumnavigate
    Captain Sailsalot decided to circumnavigate to all continents to taste the fruits of each country.
  3. Circumspect
    The vigilent sniper decided to circumspect the kill zone before making his shot.
  4. Circumlocution
    Donald Trump's circumlocution always pleases his audience.

In #3, you've used "circumspect" as a verb. But it's an adjective.

As for #3, there must be plenty of "pleased" Americans these days. :-)

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1- Circumstance

He was absent from the school due to some circumstances.

2- circumnavigate

Circumnavigation is a taught job to do.

3- circumspect

Dog is a Circumspect Animal.

4- Circumlocution

Circumlocution Is not a good thing to do.

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