Learn English - Vocabulary 2

 

• Admonish: To warn or reprimand firmly.​

• Advocate: To publicly support or recommend.​

• Affable: Friendly and easy to talk to.​

• Aloof: Distant or reserved in manner.​

• Ambiguous: Having more than one meaning; unclear.​

• Amicable: Characterized by friendliness, absence of discord.​

• Augment: To increase or make something larger.​

• Benevolent: Well-meaning and kindly.​

• Bilk: To cheat or defraud someone.​

• Cajole: Persuade by flattery or coaxing.​

• Conciliate: To make peace with.​

• Equivocate: To speak vaguely, intending to mislead.​

• Gaffe: A socially awkward act.​

• Gritty: Coarse or granular.​

• Placid: Calm; peaceful.​

• Surreptitious: Secret; sneaky; stealthy.

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• ​Here are example sentences for the above vocabulary words, suitable for English learners and educational use:

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• Admonish : The teacher had to admonish the student for talking in class.​

• Advocate: She will advocate for animal rights at the meeting.​

• Affable: He is an affable person who makes friends easily.​

• Aloof: During the party, she seemed aloof and didn’t join the games.​

• Ambiguous: His answer was ambiguous; it was hard to know what he meant.​

• Amicable: Their discussion was amicable and did not lead to an argument.​

• Augment: Reading every day will augment your vocabulary.​

• Benevolent: The benevolent lady donated books to the school.​

• Bilk: He tried to bilk the company out of money, but was caught.​

• Cajole: She tried to cajole her brother into doing her chores.​

• Conciliate: The manager tried to conciliate the angry customer.​

• Equivocate: The spokesperson began to equivocate about the company's plans.​

• Gaffe: He made a gaffe by calling his boss by the wrong name.​

• Placid: The lake was placid in the morning, with no wind at all.​

• Surreptitious: They held a surreptitious meeting late at night.

These words are commonly used in everyday English and can be practiced with simple definitions or in short sentences.