Another word a day part 1 pps
Another word a day part 1 pps
... Another Word A Day ffirs.qxd 7/ 21/ 05 12 :07 PM Page i Another Word A Day An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English Anu Garg John Wiley & Sons, ... Became Words (or Places That Became Words) 9 orrery ● cadogan ● Oxfordian ● derby ● Yarborough 3 Words Having Origins in Chess 14 zugzwang ● checkmate ● gambit ● stalemate ● endgam...
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Another word a day part 4 ppsx
... convenient!” —Austin American Statesman 21 CHAPTER 5 Archaic Words cmp 01. qxd 7/ 21/ 05 12 :12 PM Page 21 endgame (END-gaym) noun 1. The final stage of a chess game, in which only a few pieces are left. ... Economist 22 ANOTHER WORD A DAY The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. — CARL SAGAN, astronomer and author (19 34 19 96) Hasta Mañana These three possibilitie...
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Another word a day part 2 pot
... 7/ 21/ 05 12 :08 PM Page 1 31 Kangaroo Words 13 2 indolent ● rapscallion ● amicable ● frangible ● scion 32 What Does That Company Name Mean? 13 5 cingular ● lucent ● prudential ● vanguard ● suppurate 33 ... 204 orotund ● draggle ● trunnel ● pinnate ● lability 51 Words Borrowed from Native American Languages 207 sachem ● wampum ● high-muck -a- muck ● manitou ● powwow 52 Loanwords from...
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Another word a day part 3 ppt
... the Russian advances—real and imagined—in Central Asia, the Himalayas and Tibet.” —New York Times gambit (GAM-bit) noun 1. An opening in which a pawn or another piece is sacri- ficed to obtain a strategic ... And she’s an Oxfordian, a believer in Edward de Vere as the real Shakespeare.” —Montreal Gazette EARLS WHO BECAME WORDS (OR PLACES THAT BECAME WORDS) 11 Whodunit The battle rag...
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Another word a day part 5 pdf
... Economist 32 ANOTHER WORD A DAY Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. — HANLON’S RAZOR Bard Bettered Several years ago, I heard a delightful story about Isaac Bashe- vis ... other language, and that some words were in fact untranslatable. As an example Singer picked the word chutzpah,saying that its being an untranslat- able word he was...
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Another word a day part 6 pptx
... mittere. 38 ANOTHER WORD A DAY I never vote for anyone; I always vote against. — W. C. F IELDS, comedian (18 80 19 46) cmp 01. qxd 7/ 21/ 05 12 :12 PM Page 38 W hat do a magazine and an albatross have in ... lasche (slack), ultimately from Latin laxare (to loosen). When you admire the “lush” decor of an apartment, sign a “lease,” simply “relax,” or use a “laxative,” you are emp...
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Another word a day part 7 pdf
... and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. — LOUIS NIZER,lawyer (19 02 19 94) cmp02.qxd 7/ 21/ 05 12 :14 PM Page 55 W hat’s in a name?” ... this [AAA] card as a talisman against auto- motive calamity should know that, in doing so, they lend sup- port to an agenda in favor of road building, against pollution control and...
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Another word a day part 8 docx
... Seattle,Washington cmp02.qxd 7/ 21/ 05 12 :14 PM Page 59 From Middle English cataracte,from Latin cataracta,from Greek katarraktes (waterfall, portcullis, floodgate), from katarassein (to dash down). ... goujon. 62 ANOTHER WORD A DAY No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist. — LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, composer (17 70 18 27) Side-hill Gudgeon Ever hear of a side-hill gudgeon?...
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Another word a day part 10 pptx
... Douglas Franklin, Selah,Washington (husband of Danette and father of Laurene, Miriam,Tycko,Timothy, Sarabeth, Marie, Dawnita,Anna Leah,Alexander, and Caleb. Clearly, my wife is neither impregnable ... from the Latin word caput (head). Such words are called cognates. On the other hand, we have false cognates, also known as false friends. These are words that appear to be related but have co...
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Another word a day part 12 pdf
... is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. — FRANKLIN P. J ONES,businessman (18 87 19 29) Mark It! Marketing is to sales as foreplay is to sex, as courtship ... crowd. And here’s my own personal marketing caveat:“He who talks the most, buys.” On that note, have a nice day. —Kate Bedard, Miami, Florida cmp03.qxd 7/ 21/ 05 12 :16 PM Page...
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