DEMAGOGUE: MEANING|| WORD USED BY MR. BARACK OBAMA|| LEARN THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Hi everyone! This is RB. As you can see from the title, we are going to learn the word, ‘DEMAGOGUE’, which is recently used by the former US President, Mr. Barack Obama.

 

While addressing a gathering, Mr. Obama says, and I quote, “Demagogues promise simple fixes to complex problems."

 But, who is a Demagogue and what does a Demagogue do?

A demagogue is a public speaker who tries to win support by taking advantage of the passions, frustrations, emotions of the ordinary people instead of using logic and rationality. This could be a political leader as well. 

These people are extremely smart. They know how to use their words.

Anyhow, there is no reason why I should prolong this lesson any further.

Take care.

WORD OF THE DAY (2): UNINDICTED|| LEARN ENGLISH WORDS EVERY DAY|| ENGLISH VOCABULARY

WORD OF THE DAY (2): UNINDICTED|| LEARN ENGLISH WORDS EVERY DAY|| ENGLISH VOCABULARY

The word, 'UNINDICTED', is an adjective. It means 'someone who is not accused officially of a crime.'






Now, why is this word important? You might have noticed that some people are often considered accomplices of notorious criminals. 

However, more often than not, there is no evidence to back it up. In this context, journalists often use sentences such as
"He is considered an unindicted 
co-conspirator by many."




I hope you have learnt something new. 
So long!

WORD OF THE DAY (1): MAROONED_ LEARN ENGLISH WORDS EVERY DAY_ ENGLISH VOCABULARY

WORD OF THE DAY (1): MAROONED_ LEARN ENGLISH WORDS EVERY DAY_ ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Hi everyone! This is RB. Today, the word that we are going to learn is 'MAROONED'. It's an adjective. It means 'to be stuck or left in a place from which one cannot escape.' 

I don't know about you, but when I, first, learnt its meaning, I was reminded of all those days when I got stuck in rain and had to take shelter until it stopped. 

In your case, it could be a blizzard as well. Maybe, on your way back from the supermarket, you got marooned by the blizzard. As a result, you were forced to stay in your car. 

The thought itself can make one feel helpless. Right? A few years ago, one of my friends had told me that his flight was postponed because of poor weather conditions. He was marooned at the airport for almost six hours. 

At times, flood victims are marooned at distant places. It becomes tremendously difficult to rescue them. Just think of their situation. 

In fact, there are many incidents in the past where some of the crew of their ships were marooned on islands after their vessels were capsized by the rough seas. It's a scary situation. 

Anyhow, I hope this helps you out. Tell me in the comments how you would like to use 'marooned' in a sentence.

WORDS THAT END WITH '-PHILE': 'PHILE' WORDS_ LEARN NEW ENGLISH WORDS, LEARN ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Are you a LOGOPHILE (i.e. one who loves words) like me? If you are, this write-up is for you.

The suffix, '-phile', denotes a person who has a sincere fondness towards something. Now, this 'something' could be anything. For example, you could be someone who likes to stay in bed. I, for one, become a CLINOPHILE (i.e. one who loves to go to/ stay in bed) on Monday mornings.  

And, since someone has an eye on you quite literally, let me ask you if you are an AILUROPHILE (i.e. a cat-lover). Are you not? Maybe, you are a CYNOPHILE (i.e. a dog-lover) instead!

Pets can really keep you company. Or, maybe, you are an ARCTOPHILE (i.e. one who loves teddy bears)

Anyhow, let us look at the other '-phile' words. 

If you love stars or astronomy, you are an ASTROPHILE. 

If you love books, you are a BIBLIOPHILE. I am a bibliophile. Are you too? 

There are some people who like buying books which they never read. It would be questionable to call them bibliophiles. 

If you love plants and trees, you are a DENDROPHILE. I love them. What about you? 

If you love it when it rains, you are probably a PLUVIOPHILE.

I think there are a lot of pluviophiles. 

If you love thunder and lightning, you are a CERAUNOPHILE.

If you love eclipses, you are an UMBRAPHILE. The latin word, UMBRA, means 'shadow'. 

Speaking of eclipses, if you love the sun, you are a HELIOPHILE. 

If you love the nighttime or darkness, you are a NYCTOPHILE.

If you love the moon, you are a SELENOPHILE.

Maybe, you are a PHOTOPHILE (i.e. one who loves light). 

If you love the sea, you are a THALASSOPHILE.

If you love tattoos and piercings, you are a STIGMATOPHILE. 

If you love old artifacts, old-fashioned stuff, things that are associated with the past, you are a RETROPHILE.

I have purposefully not included a few more words of this sort. I have made this list on the basis of the kind of people I have ever interacted with. There is still some confusion regarding the actual meaning of AUTOPHILE. Otherwise, I would have included it.