Sunday, May 11, 2025

Vocabulary Log

These are the 10 new English words I've learned from a reading activity.

Word

Meaning

Sentence

stewardship

the management or care of something, particularly the kind that works.

Her stewardship of the garden was excellent.

revolutionize

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.

Smartphones revolutionize communication.

Autonomous

things that function separately or independently.

The autonomous car drove itself.

automate

 

make automatic or control, or operate automatically.

They automate the billing process.

algorithms

a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

The app uses algorithms to suggest music.

tenuous

lacking substance or significance

His grasp on the rope was tenuous.

abject

showing utter resignation or hopelessness

They lived in abject poverty.

errant

traveling from place to place, especially in search of adventure

The errant bird flew off course.

avail

be of use to, be useful to

His advice did not avail.

cursory

 hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.

He gave a cursory look at the newspaper.


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