Impulse
Impulse = a sudden desire to do something: ‘I walked out of the classroom on an impulse.’ ‘It’s unwise to…
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Immigrate
The verb immigrate (= migrate to a foreign country and change residency) is seldom used. Instead people tend to use immigrant…
Imitate
Imitate = do something in exactly the same way that someone else does it: ‘Have you heard him trying to…
However
Unlike but, however is an adverb (NOT a conjunction) and is used only in formal styles: ‘I was hoping to…
How
When you ask for or give a description of someone or something, use what … like (NOT how): ‘What’s your…
Hopeless
Hopeless= without hope, because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success: ‘In an agony of hopeless grief’…
Homework
Homework is an uncountable noun: ‘We’re given a lot of homework at the weekend.’ Homework = (1) preparatory school work done…
Historic
Historic = (1) Belonging to the past; very important or famous in history: ‘a historic voyage’, ‘a historic decision’ (2) having…