Do these two sentences have the same meaning?

The tea is very hot.    The tea is too hot.

"Too" and "very" are both intensifiers.  They make the adjectives stronger.  In these sentences, the adjective is "hot".  However, "too" and "very" do not mean the same thing.  The word "very" means a high de...

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Amenable

4 syllables, stress on the 2nd syllable

An adjective that means agreeable, cooperative, willing to listen, open to compromise, suggestions

For example:

1. My team was amenable to the suggestions I made during the meeting.

2. The store manager was amenable when I requested a refund.

3....

I took my cat Sassy to the vet today.  "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".  

"Veterinarian" has 6 syllables.

Sassy wasn't very happy about going to the vet, but she is a 16 year old Siamese cat and her thyroid hasn't been working properly. 

The vet is going to take some blood and check Sassy's thy...

New Vocabulary Word:  Resilient

3 syllables, stress on the second syllable.

The "s" sounds like a /z/

Adjective 

Definition: flexible; able to adjust

Things can be flexible:

Tires are very resilient against gravel and rough roads.

People can be flexible:

Gina is very resilient.  Even though ...

Have you ever been to a "potluck" dinner? 🥗🥘🥙🥧🍰

• Potluck - everyone brings a dish (food) to share with everyone.

• Picnic - a meal that is eaten outdoors such as a park, garden, or backyard. It's common to bring sandwiches🥪, fruit,🍉 snacks, 🥨 and finger food (sandwiches cut into smaller quarters, and...

Catch - common phrases and expressions
• May be pronounced /kætʃ/ or /kɛtʃ/

• Catch the Train: "I really need to catch the train downtown."🚝🚊

• Catch on Fire:  " If you're cooking in the kitchen,  you have to be careful or something could catch on fire.!"🔥🔥

• Catch a Cold: "Put your jacket on, or you mi...

English Vocabulary to describe when food is bad.

• spoiled
• sour
• bad
• has gone bad
• rancid (also has a very bad smell)👃
• expired

Words and Expressions for Shopping and Spending Money.

● Window Shopping: looking at items in the store, shopping mall, etc., but NOT buying anything.

● Splurge: to spend a lot of money 💰; especially in the context of buying or doing something extravagant that you normally don't do.
"It was my birthd...