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 rages,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... mittere. 38 ANOTHER WORD A DAY I never vote for anyone; I always vote against. — W. C. F IELDS, comedian (1880–1946) cmp01.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 employin...

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... 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 com- pletely ... to blame. — ERICA JONG, author (1942–) Leaping to Assumptions A leap year has 36 6 days. One might imagine that bissextile is so named because 36 6 has two sixes, but that would be a...

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... English, from Late Latin amicabilis,from Latin amicus (friend). A few other words that share the same root as this word are: amigo, amity, and enemy (in + amicus). KANGAROO WORDS 133 A man does not ... (rap-SKAL-yen) noun A rascal; a rogue. From alteration of rascallion, from rascal. (Hint: the joey of this word makes an appearance in its etymology.) ● “My grandfather remembered C...

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... is a family whose financial affairs are sufficiently cocka- mamie and complex that Rube Goldberg could have been their accountant.” —To r onto Star 142 ANOTHER WORD A DAY There lives more faith ... through.” —Maclean’s scalawag also scallywag and scallawag (SKAL-uh-wag) noun 1. A rascal. 2. In U.S. history, a white Southerner who acted in support of the Reconstruction after the Ci...

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... was a shot of a muscular, tanned young man playing paddle-ball at the beach. A blaring radio commercial would be heard in the background while one of the sisters was preparing lunch in her apartment. ... Rapid Transit (BART) trains,“Humphrey Go Bart”? —Martin A. David, Santa Clara, California cmp05.qxd 7/21/05 12 :30 PM Page 171 leaden (LED-n) adjective 1. Made of or resembling lead. 2...

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... foreign languages. For example, many of you may have received a message beginning: From: Mariam Abacha <mariamabacha@hotmail.com> Subject: Envie d’associé avec vous Translation: Nigerian loot ... plane onto the firma terra and we resumed our flight for Erave station in Samberigi.” —The National (Boroko, Papua New Guinea) 198 ANOTHER WORD A DAY He who establishes his argument by...

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... book are different, your relationship to the actual reader is quite similar in each case: that of evaluatee to evaluator. The primary reason your actual readers—college admis- sion officers, SAT and ... officers, SAT and ACT scorers, AP essay exam readers, and teachers—are reading your essay is not for their reading pleasure. Instead, they are reading to evaluate. How does this relationship aff...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 10:18

... 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, ... (or Places That Became Words) 9 orrery ● cadogan ● Oxfordian ● derby ● Yarborough 3 Words Having Origins in Chess 14 zugzwang ● checkmate ● gambit ● stalemate ● endgame 4 Words That Ap...

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... 12:08 PM Page 1 31 Kangaroo Words 132 indolent ● rapscallion ● amicable ● frangible ● scion 32 What Does That Company Name Mean? 135 cingular ● lucent ● prudential ● vanguard ● suppurate 33 Words ... Englishman is mad about his flat,he really loves his apart- ment. An American,in exactly the same words, is angry about hav- ing a flat tire. Well, maybe British and American are two differe...

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