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DAWDLE
Verb (Intransitive) – To go somewhere, or to do
something, so slowly that people become annoyed with you.
The children were dawdling through their food.
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DECREPIT
Adjective - Old
and no longer in good condition
The car was an ugly color and very decrepit
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DELVE
Verb (Intransitive) -
To look for information by searching through something thoroughly
The lady delved into her bag and produced a chocolate
for the boy
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DIVERGENT
Adjective -
Things that are divergent are different from each other
Their thoughts were divergent on that subject.
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MY COMMENTS ON THESE WORDS
A rather difficult list of words! I know them all, but
what to say about them!
They are not so well known, but I have seen them in
use and I have also used them.
“Dawdle” is often used by parents who tell their
children to “Stop dawdling”!
Children and adolescents usually “dawdle” when
they are supposed to do something they don’t like. My grandmother very often
told me not to dawdle when I was growing up, I was a great dreamer!
Who hasn’t heard of a “decrepit old truck”, or vehicle
of some sort! And of course an elderly person who has difficulty moving around, is also described as “decrepit”
As for “delve”, we normally delve into a crowded
closet, or a handbag that is bursting with odds and ends, we even delve into a
book!
“Divergent” is a term that can apply very well to
politics, when politicians don’t agree, they say their opinions are divergent!
I would say this happens frequently in real life!
When a path changes direction we also say it “diverges”!
The good news for Spanish speakers is related to “decrepit”
(decrépito in Spanish) and “divergent”
(divergente in Spanish). The words
sound similar and mean the same too!
So study your words and improve your results on the
graduate entry tests!
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