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“Smart” – What does it mean?

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Visual thesaurus of this term (source):

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More example sentences from the web:

  • John is smart enough to get A’s in this class.

  • You’ re very smart but you don’t get certain things.

  • We know you can be useful to us, a smart kid like you.

*Notice that SMART means STYLISH, FASHIONABLE.

Ex. Now we will dress smart and we will eat together on the terrace of the hotel.

 

“Awkward” – What does it mean?

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Example sentences from the web:

  • I often find our awkward silences more comfortable than our awkward conversations.
  • It would be awkward to show him you’ve rejected me.
  • She is awkward at dancing.

Synonyms for AWKWARD:

awkward thesaurus

Visual thesaurus

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HOT-AIR BALLOON =>  a lighter-than-air craft in which air heated by a flame is trapped in a large fabric bag. Hanging under the balloon, there is a basket (container) in which people can ride.
In this picture, you can notice that there are seven people in the  basket and the flame is visible because they are flying:

Hot-air balloon

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The first hot-air balloon was created in 1783 by two brothers, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Ètienne Montgolfier. 

CROWD => a large group of people. This is a crowd:

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LAWN => grass-covered land.
In this picture, the lawn is dry, probably because it didn’t rain for a while (the grass isn’t green).

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STROLLER => a small carriage with four wheels that a baby or small child can ride in while someone pushes it.

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“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will’.” – Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens is one of my favorite writers. This quote is taken from his most autobiographical novel David Copperfield, published as a serial from 1849 to 1850.

If you want to read this book, you can find it here: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.