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Word of the Day

buoyant (adjective) / buoy (verb)

  not easily depressed; cheerful           (from Dictionary.com)

 Example:

We felt buoyant upon hearing the news that we could dine in at restaurants again.    

Everyone was buoyed up by the good news.

    

Uses of Word of the Day:

•We feel buoyed about going out and meeting up with friends (Mukesh)

•People are buoyant when given power. (Lucy)

•You're buoyant about your aspiration to be a leader. (Indran)

•Everyone is buoyant about going outside. (Indran)

•SAP is generally very buoyant. (Natasha)

•That was a happy, buoyant speech. (Preethi)

•What an interesting, buoyant topic! (Sharon)

•I was buoyed by her speech. (Karen)

•Thanks for keeping a buoyant meeting going. (Swarna)

Brickbats

Grammar

1. How should I do? =>  What should I do? / How should I go about it?

2. Dictator is something very easy to do.  => It's easy to lead/act as a dictator.

3. How dare are you to shout at your siblings? => How dare you shout at your siblings?

4. He was 7 minutes 32 seconds. => He spoke for 7 minutes and 32 seconds.

5. He was trying to push as much things as possible. => He was trying to cram in as much information as possible.

Vocabulary

1. Come to the nearest era => As for our current era

2. We can have a very good business =>  We can create a burgeoning business.

3. All the time you just want to peace others =>  You try to avoid conflict at all times.

4. I worked for Oracle for long years. => I worked for Oracle for many years.  

5. It's a really hard job. => It's a really difficult / challenging job.

6. It's very monotone. => It's very monotonous.

Pronunciation

•developed [dih-vel-uhpt]

•deliver [dih-liv-er]

Plural

1. Toastmasters 
2. nowadays 
3. some leaders

Bouquets

Alliteration

1. lifelong learning process

2. calm and confident

Simile

1. Creativity is like any muscle in our body.

Triads

1. That requires perseverance, dedication and passion.

2. ...meet people, see people and talk to people.

“It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins.

Optimism is a success builder;

pessimism an achievement killer.”

- Orison Swett Marden