Another word a day part 20 doc

... magazine) ■ Best American Essays 200 5, Susan Orlean, editor (Houghton Mif in, 200 5) ■ One Hundred Great Essays, Robert DiYanni (Longman, 200 1) ■ The Best American Science Writing 200 5, Alan Lightman, Jesse ... and 20 Practice To estimate a grade for your timed essay, look at the scoring chart on pages 174–175. Read your essay and evalu- ate it by using this special scoring syst...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 16:20

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... 7 /21 /05 12: 08 PM Page 1 31 Kangaroo Words 1 32 indolent ● rapscallion ● amicable ● frangible ● scion 32 What Does That Company Name Mean? 135 cingular ● lucent ● prudential ● vanguard ● suppurate 33 ... 20 4 orotund ● draggle ● trunnel ● pinnate ● lability 51 Words Borrowed from Native American Languages 20 7 sachem ● wampum ● high-muck -a- muck ● manitou ● powwow 52 Loanwords from...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... 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

... Economist 22 ANOTHER WORD A DAY The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. — CARL SAGAN, astronomer and author (19 34 1996) Hasta Mañana These three possibilities for the word anon pretty ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... 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...

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 (1880–19 46) 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 employing...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... 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 WORDS BORROWED FROM ARABIC 47 I have always imagined that paradise will...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... incident was characterized as gang activity, ‘probably drug-related.’ Mason winced at the words. The line had grown to be a bad joke around the mission,the explanation they almost always got whenever a ... goujon. 62 ANOTHER WORD A DAY No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist. — LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, composer (1770– 182 7) Side-hill Gudgeon Ever hear of a side-hill gu...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. — FRANKLIN P. J ONES,businessman (1887–1929) Mark It! Marketing is to sales as foreplay is to sex, as courtship ... time and it had finally arrived. It was obvious she was excited as she threw sand balls at me. I wondered aloud,“What if we had a birthday every month?” She countered,“What if we had...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... out”). One day he was ranting and raving about an exaggerated claim made by his archrival, Louis B. Mayer. Mayer had said that his studio, MGM, had more stars than the sky. Goldwyn demanded to ... of a medial syllable, as in people who say ‘realator’ instead of ‘realtor.’” —Chicago Sun-Times 110 ANOTHER WORD A DAY Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... remedial value for what is causing the problem. From Latin placebo (I shall please), from Latin placere (to please). What does placebo have in common with placid, plea, pleasant,or complacent? All ... as ENT. ● “‘Marvin’s Room’ is so loaded up with terminal illnesses that it has as much nosology as narrative: there are paralysing strokes, mental illness, asphyxiation, leukaemia, senility and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... from the same Latin root (salire) are sally, somersault, insult,result,and saute. ● “Sarabands that can charm a saltant chap at a danza . . .” —Christian Bök, Eunoia conurbation (kon-uhr-BAY-shuhn) noun ... the valley boundaries and eliminating day- use auto touring.” —Sierra plausive (PLAW-ziv, -siv) adjective Applauding. From Latin plaus-, past participle of plaudere (to applaud). Othe...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... 6 alembic, 44 ambit, 67 ambsace, 76 amesace, 76 amicable, 133 amigo, 212 amphigory, 29 amphigouri, 29 anon, 22 antebellum, 193 aporia, 99 apparat, 155 archimage, 184 armada, 214 assize, 89 assoil, ... Greece Eesti: Estonia Alemanha: Portuguese for Germany Kanada: German for Canada Litwa: Polish for Lithuania Inglaterra: Spanish for England Statunitense: Italian for United States Nouvelle-Zéla...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20