Grammar Clinic

Meaning: walk in a slow, relaxed manner. Example: Yemi sauntered into the room  

Meaning: feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement. Example: Ecstatic fans filled the stadium  

Meaning: of a place extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect. Example: Yemi visited the squalid overcrowded prison in Lagos  

Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. Example: Yemi has a penchant for adopting stray dogs  

Meaning: of a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to seem almost tangible. Example: Yemi could perceive palpable hostility when he entered the room.  

Meaning: shock or excite (someone) into taking action. Example: The urgency of Yemi’s voice galvanized them into action”  

Meaning: make (something) clear; explain. Example: Yemi’s contribution will help to elucidate this matter.  

Meaning: (of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one’s own. Example: Yemi married his congenial friend, Dolapo.  

Meaning: a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience. Example: The team showed their true mettle in the second half  

Meaning: full of life or excitement; lively. Example: Yemi had an animated conversation with the leaders