... repulsive?
Both
words mean
'causing
disgust
or
aversion'.
REPULSIVE,
however,
is the
stronger
of the
two;
it
has the
sense
of
causing
'intense
disgust',
even
horror
... REPULSIVE?.
resent
See
RECENT
OR
RESENT?.
reservoir
From
'reserve',
(not
resevoir)
174
quarrel
quarrelled, quarrelling
See
ADDING ENDINGS (iv).
quarrelsome
quarter
quest...
... the
British.
Note
It may be
useful
in a
quiz
to
know that
the
P&O
shipping line
was in
18 37
The
Peninsular Steam
Navigation
Company
(it
operated between Britain
and
the
Iberian Peninsula).
... peddle?
a
PEDAL
= a
lever
you
work with your foot
PEDDLE
= to
sell (especially drugs)
1 57
PARAGRAPHING
paragraph
and
another
at the end as a
conclusion.
There
are n...
... guide:
PRACTICE
makes perfect.
An
hour's
PRACTICE
every
day
will yield returns.
The
young doctor
has
built
up a
busy
PRACTICE.
In
the
examples above,
'practice'
is a
... NOUNS.
prophecy
or
prophesy?
These
two
words look very similar
but are
pronounced
differently.
1 67
PROPOGANDA
The
last syllable
of
PROPHECY
rhymes with
'sea';
the
last syllable
... meanings
in
different
subject
areas:
It
can
mean
to
analyse
the
metre
of a
line
of
poetry.
177
B
rhythm
ridiculous
(not
rediculous)
The
word comes
from
the
Latin
ridere,
meaning
'to
laugh'.
rigorous
... Benson
REVERENT
=
showing reverence
REVERENT
pilgrims
reversible
(not
-able)
rheumatism
rhubarb
rhyme
175
RHYME
sacrifice
(not
sacra-)
sacrilege
(not
s...
... offence.
The
words
SCOTS
is
often used
in
connection
with aspects
of
language:
He
has a
strong SCOTS accent.
The
SCOTS language
is
quite distinct
from
English.
What
is the
SCOTS
... season
(SEASONAL
employment)
secretary
(singular) secretaries (plural)
(not
secer-)
See
PLURALS
(iii).
179
shan't
This
contraction
for
'shall
not'
would
at one
time...
... in Baltimore.
YOURE (đại từ + động từ) - Viết tắt của you + are.
Ví dụ:
Youre going to enjoy the panorama from the top of the hill.
Các từ có điểm giống nhau dễ nhầm lẫn.
ACCEPT (v) : chấp nhận.
Ví ... với danh từ không đếm đợc).
A large quantity of sand was removed before the archeologists found the prehistoric animal bones.
AMONG (giới từ) : Chỉ ra mối quan hệ trong (hoặc...