Another word a day part 10 pptx
Another word a day part 10 pptx
... 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 ... and father of Laurene, Miriam,Tycko,Timothy,
Sarabeth, Marie, Dawnita,Anna Leah,Alexander, and Caleb.
Clearly, my wife is neither impregnable nor inconceivable—
and she certainly is beara...
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... mittere.
38 ANOTHER WORD A DAY
I never vote for anyone; I always vote against.
—
W. C. F IELDS, comedian (1880–1946)
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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 employing t...
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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...
Another word a day part 22 pptx
... 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...
Another word a day part 1 pps
... Another
Word A Day
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Another
Word A Day
An All-New Romp
through Some of the Most
Unusual and Intriguing
Words in English
Anu Garg
John Wiley & Sons, ... Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Garg, Anu.
Another word a day : an all-new romp through some of the most unusual and intriguing
words in English / Anu Garg.
p. cm.
Includes biblio...
Another word a day part 2 pot
... 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 different
languages.
This book ... obsolete).
2 ANOTHER WORD A DAY
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43 Miscellaneous Words II 178
telic
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saltant
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conurbation
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trade-last
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tardigrade
44 Words That Aren’t What They...
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
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Whodunit
The battle rages,...
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... from gamba (leg).
●
“North Korea will no doubt try to gain maximum advantage by
playing South Korea,America and Japan off against each other.
If it fails to get the result—and the cash—it wants ... Economist
22 ANOTHER WORD A DAY
The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
—
CARL SAGAN, astronomer and author (1934–1996)
Hasta Mañana
These three possibilities for the word ano...
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...
Another word a day part 7 pdf
... 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 even auto-safety ... auto-safety measures—that helps deepen the
automotive calamity afflicting the nation as a whole.”
—Harper’s Magazine
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I have always imagined that paradise will b...