Diverse, Similar | Vocabulary

0:01- [David] Hey Wordsmiths, David here with a very useful pair of vocabulary words: diverse and similar. We'll talk through what they mean and how to use them, and then I'll use each in a sentence. Diverse, diverse. It's an adjective, a describing word, and it means made up of a lot of different things or types.

0:22It's related to the word diversity, diversity, which is a noun. It means the fact that something includes lots of different things or types. You can have a diverse array of snacks, carrots, apples, celery, crackers, cheese, or you can live in a diverse neighborhood where people have different backgrounds or came from different places.

0:45A place like that has a lot of diversity. Similar. Similar, another adjective, and it means like something else but not exactly the same. And just like the adjective diverse is related to diversity, the adjective similar is related to similarity; the noun version.

1:02Similarity. Which means the quality of being like something else, but not exactly the same. So chess is similar to checkers in that they're both played on a board with 64 squares on 'em, but they're not the same game. I am similar to my sister, but we're not the same person.

1:23Let's talk about that suffix here, I-T-Y; that I-T-Y word ender. It turns adjectives into nouns: similar into similarity, diverse into diversity, real into reality, pure into purity. It's super useful. Let's use these words in some sentences, huh? "We saw a diverse group of corals on our dive, including brain corals, staghorn corals, and cactus corals."

1:49Corals are a kind of sea creature and these diverse corals are different from one another. They're different shapes and colors. It's variety, and variety is the spice of life. In nature, we call that biodiversity; the diversity of life. It's the sign of a healthy habitat when lots of plants and animals can find ways to live comfortably there.

2:11Next sentence: "I'll admit that this moss covered rock is similar to the moss covered rock that marked the start of the trail, but I think this is a different one. Also, we're very lost." This moss covered rock is like the first moss covered rock, but it's not the same moss covered rock.

2:27If it were the same moss covered rock, we wouldn't be lost; we'd be at the start of the trail. It does have the same bug on it as that rock had an hour ago, unless it's a different bug. Bugs look so similar to each other that it's hard for me to tell. I need to scoot.

2:43I may need to summon a park ranger. Did I remember to bring a flashlight? (David grunts) No, that's a can of potato chips. Ah, darn it, they look so similar! Well, there I go again. See you next time, hopefully. Until then, you can learn anything. David, out.