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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

A stalwart educator

What would a "stalwart educator" mean or refer to? What is the difference between "strict" and "stalwart" for an educator?

Here an examle: https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=FT99CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA331&dq=%22stalwart+educator%22&hl=tr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj12fLV1fjNAhUI6RQKHVXeAT0Q6AEIKzAC#v=onepage&q=%22stalwart%20educator%22&f=false

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hhtt What is the difference between "strict" and "stalwart" for an educator? What a question! To learn the meanings of words, all you need is a dictionary.

— CalifJim

  • hhtt What is the difference between "strict" and "stalwart" for an educator?
  • What a question!
  • To learn the meanings of words, all you need is a dictionary.
  • strict: severely demanding, rigidly accurate, allowing no deviation from standards, expecting complete obedience stalwart: strong, loyal, dependable, hardworking, reliable CJ
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hhttWhat is the difference between "strict" and "stalwart" for an educator?
What a question! To learn the meanings of words, all you need is a dictionary.

strict: severely demanding, rigidly accurate, allowing no deviation from standards, expecting complete obedience
stalwart: strong, loyal, dependable, hardworking, reliable

CJ
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CalifJimTo learn the meanings of words, all you need is a dictionary. strict: severely demanding, rigidly accurate, allowing no deviation from standards, expecting complete obedience stalwart: strong, loyal, dependable, hardworking, reliableCJ
But loyal, dependable, and reliable are very similar words but hardworking is different.

Is it clear that wh
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hhttBut loyal, dependable, and reliable are very similar words but hardworking is different.
True. A set of definitions is just a constellation of various ideas that are associated with the original word. They give us a general feeling for the many aspects of a given word. They are not usually direct substitutes for the original word.
hhtt
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This word seems to me as a difficult one to understand and I have been trying to master vocabularies. At this point how should I proceed with such words conveying combination of different connotations?

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hhttThis word seems to me as a difficult one to understand and I have been trying to master vocabularies. At this point how should I proceed with such words conveying combination of different connotations?Thank you.
It's difficult to advise you in this situation. I have studied French, and there are some words in French that are like this for me. After years
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CalifJimAfter years of seeing these words in print, I am still mystified about their exact meaning.At some point you just have to set these especially difficult words aside and recognize that there are more important things to do in learning the language
What would be these important things in language?

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hhttWhat would be these important things in language?
Grammatical patterns are always foremost, I'd say, and the usage of the most commonly used words might be second in importance. For writing, style is important for some people. Opinions vary. In any case, the exact definitions of words like "stalwart", which is not a word you'll hear every day, are lower
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