Grammar Clinic

Meaning: a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. Example: Yemi’s friend has had a message from a clairvoyant in the past  

Meaning: mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. Example: Yemi is now reaping from the camaraderie he built with three of his childhood friends  

Meaning: having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre. Example: a surreal mix of fact and fantasy  

Meaning: diligent and hard-working. Example: Yemi and some industrious people are striving to make their country prosperous”  

Meaning: having pleasing or beautiful scenery Example: Yemi’s house has a scenic lake within a luscious garden

Meaning: inflicting or intended as punishment. Example: Yemi called for punitive measures against the insurgency  

Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness. Example: Yemi accepted the invitation with alacrity  

Meaning: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Example: Yemi had a fortunate stroke of serendipity in his political career.  

Meaning: expressed clearly; easy to understand. Example: Yemi has a lucid account  

Meaning: Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. Example: Yemi’s esoteric debates was applauded