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TOP TEENS VOCABULARY. Part 1

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Can you practise speaking right daily? Using the right words that inspire you and your hearers. You can be the youth who talks confidently, politely and intelligently.

 Here are 6 POWER WORDS to use, imbibe and cultivate. You know them, now exercise them daily.

 Diligence: Care in paying proper attention to a task;  giving the degree of attention required in a situation. A focused determination to perform a duty or achieve an objective.

 If you practice diligence, you are a hard and careful worker.

 Excellence: The quality of being excellent   (superior in kind, exceptionally good, of the highest standard). A state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree. An outstanding attribute about someone. E.g. John is excellent in service.

Fortitude: Refers to strength in the face of adversity or difficulty.
When someone has fortitude it means that they have emotional power or reserves and the ability to withstand adversity. People who have fortitude are described in an admiring way for their courage. This word comes from the Latin word fortitudo, meaning "strength."

 Generosity: Generosity is a quality that's a lot like unselfishness — someone showing generosity is happy to give to or share time, money, food, or whatever with others.
Generosity is a quality — like honesty and patience — that we all probably wish we had more of. When you show generosity, you might give away things or money or put others before yourself.

 Knowledge: To have knowledge means to know or be aware of things. Knowledge is understanding gained through learning or experience. Knowledge can mean deeper understanding of things. It means you put an effort to learn, and assimilate relevant information.

Perseverance: Perseverance is not giving up. It is persistence and tenacity, the effort required to do something and keep doing it till the end, even if it's hard. It is the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.

 Perseverance originally comes from the Latin perseverantia and means to abide by something strictly. This makes sense, because if you're doing something in spite of all the difficulty, you're being strict on yourself.

We will add six more power words in another post.

Comments

Unknown said…
Tnx Kirsten
17:22
Angela said…
It is not easy to do these things. I will try
18:07
Unknown said…
Thank u for sharing
18:58
@cleanteen said…
I like your articles. God bless
04:37
@ladidi said…
Hi Kirsten, this blog will be interesting.
09:51
Maryam said…
Daring, phenomenal, energetic, honorable
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