Condone actually means "to accept or allow, generally something bad." It is often mistaken to mean "to approve of." #vocabulary #dictionary #words #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Apprise - Means "to inform." Often mistaken for appraise, which means "to evaluate." #grammar #words #grammardiva #grammarbooks #dictionary

Toska (Russian) - A deep, melancholic ache without clear cause. #Russian #translation #word #grammar #grammarbooks #grammardiva

Tingo (Pascuense, Easter Island) - Borrowing items one by one from a friend's home until there's nothing left. #translation #words #grammar #grammarbooks #books

Sobremesa (Spanish) - Time spent talking and relaxing after a meal. #translation #words #Spanish #language #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Schadenfreude (German) - Pleasure from another's misfortune. #Germanlanguage #words #translation #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Saudade (Portuguese) - Deep emotional longing for someone or something that's absent. #words #translation #portuguese #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Outwaaien (Dutch) - Walking in the wind to clear your mind. #Dutch #translation #words #grammar #language #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Meraki (Greek) - Doing something with soul, creativity, or love. #translation #Greek #words #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Meraki (Greek) - Doing something with soul, creativity, or love. #translation #words #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #Greek

Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan, Chile) - A look shared by two people who both want something but are hesitant to act. #words #translation #languages #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Lagom (Swedish) - Just the right amount; balanced living. #grammar #words #grammardiva #grammarbooks #language #Swedish #translation

Kummerspeck (German) - Weight gained from emotional eating; literally "grief bacon." #Germanlanguage #ranslation #words #grammardiva #grammarbooks #grammar

Komorebi (Japanese) - Sunlight filtering through trees. #Japaneselanguage #words #translation #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Kilig (Tagalog, Philippines) - The fluttery feeling of romantic excitement. #romance #words #translation #grammar #grammaradiva #grammarbooks

Jijivisha (Hindi) - The strong desire to live and thrive. #words #translation #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #thrive #languages

Jayus (Indonesian) - A joke so unfunny it becomes funny. #gramamr #grammardiva #grammarbooks #translation #words #joke

Hanyauku (Rukwangali, Namibia) - Walking on tiptoes across hot sand. #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #translation #words

Gezelligheid (Dutch) - A cozy, friendly, pleasant atmosphere. #English #Dutch #translation #words #grammar #grammarbooks #grammardiva #cozy

Gökotta (Swedish) - Waking early to go hear the first birds sing. #words #translation #English #language #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

Forelsket (Norwegian) - The euphoria you feel when falling in love. #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #translation #love

Duende (Spanish) - The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person. #translation #art #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #Nationalgrammarday

Desenrascanço (Portuguese) - The ability to untangle oneself from a tough situation without a clear plan. #translatation #words #portuguese #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

No translation to English: Cafuné (Portuguese, Brazil) - Running your fingers through a loved one's hair. #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #language #translate #words

Quomodocunquize - A 17th-century word meaning to make money by any means possible. whether ingenious, questionable, immoral, or amoral. "The president seems to like to quomodocunquize." #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #words #trump #vocabulary

Zounderkite - Victorian-era English slang used as an insult, meaning a fool, idiot, or someone clumsy and inept. "These Florida drivers are zounderkites!" #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #words #slang #vocabulary #Victorian

Yepsen - The amount that can be held in two cupped hands. "I dumped a yepsen of sugar into the bowl." #grammar #grammarbooks #grammardiva #words #vocabulary #measurement

Xylophilous - Attracted to wood. Describes organisms, particularly fungi or insects, that live in or grow on wood. "They went into the forest to study the xylophilous insects breaking down the fallen logs." #words #vocabulary #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks #insects

Widdershins - In a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise. "The dance involved spinning widdershins around the bride, who stood in the center." #grammar #grammarbooks #grammardiva #words #language

Hornswoggle - to trick or deceive someone. Its etymology is not clear, but it seems to have originated in the Southern United States in the early 19th century. "Don't let those ads on social media hornswoggle you; some of them are scams." #grammar #words #grammardiva #grammarbooks #vocabulary