5 Best Words of the Day for School Assembly: 3rd November, 2024

Learning a new word every day comes with its benefits. It not only improves your knowledge but improves your communication skills as well. Thus, you can interact with your classmates confidently. Moreover, a strong vocabulary can help you to think critically. Therefore, we have compiled a list of the 5 best words of the day for school assembly. You can get to know its meaning, synonyms, and antonyms, and learn to use them in a sentence.

Snoop

Meaning

Trying to be intrusive, or investigate a person’s matters in a ‘nosy manner’

Part of Speech

• A snoop – a Noun (referring to a person who spies) 
• To snoop- verb (referring to secretive investigation)

Synonyms

Spy, Investigate, mind someone else’s business

Antonyms 

Overlook, respecting a person’s privacy, ignore

Examples

• Celebrities hate it when people try to snoop into their personal life.
• The children snooped to find out where the staff had hidden the presents.

Fact About ‘Snoop’

The word ‘Snoop’ is a Dutch word meaning ‘pry’. It first originated in the 19th century and was used in English in a playful way to despicable a person who tries to interfere with someone else’s affairs.

Books that Start with ‘Snoop’

• Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You-  Sam Gosling.
• TAVI Snoops The Ski Stadium-by G.C. TALAN 

Condescending 

Meaning

An attitude of superiority is when a person talks down to others or behaves as if they are more intelligent, or capable than others.

Part of Speech

Adjective

Synonyms

Superior, Patronizing, Arrogant

Antonyms 

Humble, Respectful, Respectful

Examples

• Her comments were condescending, and offensive to us.
• His condescending attitude towards the labourers caused their resentment.

Fact About ‘Condescending’

The word condescending has been taken from the Latin word ‘condescendere’. It means to ‘stoop together’. Originally, this word did not have a negative meaning and was considered as graciously lowering oneself.

Books that Start with ‘Condescending’

• Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office- by Jen Lancaster
• Plato’s Republic: (with condescending remarks) -by Ken Schenck

Ambivert

Meaning

An ambivert is a person who demonstrates both extrovert and introvert qualities depending on the situation.

Part of Speech

Noun

Synonyms

Socially adaptable, Balanced personality, equivocal

Antonyms 

Certain, decided, introvert, extrovert

Examples

• An ambivert likes going to parties and having quiet time.
• To determine if Sara is an ambivert, check if she displays both introvert and extrovert qualities.

Fact About Ambivert

Psychologists came up with the word (1920s) to describe a person who can’t be called a complete introvert or an extrovert and exhibits qualities of both.

Books that Start with ‘Ambivert’

• Ambivert: Reflecting Bad Decisions, A Chaotic Love Life & Family Issues- by Eric Layton
• Are you an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert?: A quiz to know your inner self more deeply.- by Marie Max House 

Polymath

Meaning

It refers to a person with a wide range of expertise, or knowledge, and is able to apply the same.

Part of Speech

Noun

Synonyms

Versatile, genius, Renaissance man/woman, intellectual 

Antonyms 

Know-nothing, Specialist, Narrow-minded

Examples

• Jennifer is a polymath, excellent in creative writing, and mathematical learning.
• She is a polymath and received a geography scholarship before choosing engineering.

Fact About Polymath

The term Ploymath is a Greek word meaning ‘many learnings’. It was used for people like Leonardo da Vinci.

Books that Start with ‘Polymath’

• Polymath: Master Multiple Disciplines, Learn New Skills, Think Flexibly, and Become an Extraordinary Autodidact – by Peter Hollins
• The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility- by Waqas Ahmed

Imprisonment

Meaning

Being jailed or put in prison as a form of punishment

Part of Speech

Noun

Synonyms

Detention, Confinement, Incarceration

Antonyms 

Liberty, Release, Release

Examples

• The maid was imprisoned for stealing jewellery from her employer’s room. 
• Life imprisonment is a jail sentence for a lifetime.

Fact About ‘Imprisonment’

Throughout history, imprisonment was not the main type of punishment. It became popular only in the 18th century as a reformative form of punishment.

Books that Start with ‘Imprisonment’

• The Effects of Imprisonment (Cambridge Criminal Justice Series)-by Alison Liebling
• Imprisoned- Dorothy M. Johnson,

Quote of the Day for School Assembly with Meaning 

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” —Robert Collier

Success doesn’t happen overnight. It is a result of small continuous attempts to succeed. Therefore, we must make small efforts every single day.

These are the 5 Best Words of the Day for School Assembly: 3rd November 2024. Want to find out new words for each day?  Check out our word of the day page.