⚠️ Fallible: To Err Is Human
Do you know what FALLIBLE means? A) plausible; B) deceptive; C) flexible; D) error-prone. Answer inside. 👉
This week, every issue will include a short quiz on the previous five words.
Five questions, multiple choice, answer key at the bottom. It should take you about a minute.
Doing this every day will absolutely improve retention.
Quick Quiz
Do you remember the last five words we learned? One question each. Answer key at the bottom of this email.
1. AFFINITY most nearly means
(A) inherent liking for
(B) gloom
(C) acceptance
(D) distance
2. IMPECCABLE most nearly means
(A) meticulous
(B) ostentatious
(C) flawless
(D) fallible
3. UNDERSCORE most nearly means
(A) obscure
(B) emphasize
(C) tout
(D) diminish
4. CONSENSUS most nearly means
(A) compromise
(B) dissension
(C) agreement
(D) intuition
5. AESTHETIC most nearly means
(A) ascetic
(B) pragmatic
(C) artistic
(D) ethical
📚️ Definition of Fallible
Fallible (adjective): capable of making mistakes: even computers are fallible. likely to be incorrect: anecdotal evidence can be fallible.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Fallible
IPA: ˈfæl.ə.bəl (See IPA key)
Phonetic: FAH-luh-bul
📰 Examples of Fallible
Here are some examples of the word FALLIBLE:
Memory is notoriously fallible.
Ms. Shirlita is fallible; sometimes she makes mistakes. Just like all humans.
Alexander Pope’s famous line, “To err is human; to forgive, divine,” means that while every person is fallible, the grace to forgive another person’s mistakes is an almost godlike virtue.
🗣️ Common Collocations of Fallible
A collocation is a group of words often found together in usage, for example figment of one’s imagination, extenuating circumstances, or inclement weather.
fallible memory
fallible judgment
inherently fallible
notoriously fallible
prove fallible
Answers
First quiz answer: D.
Last-5 quiz answers:
1) A — affinity
2) C — impeccable
3) B — underscore
4) C — consensus
5) C — aesthetic
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