John Wiley And Sons Webster's New World - Essential vocabulary

... of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:Herzog, David Alan.Webster’s New World essential vocabulary / by David A. Herzog.p. cm.ISBN 0-7 64 5-7 16 5-6 (pbk.)1. Vocabulary. 2. Vocabulary Problems, ... this work was written and when it is read.Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo,Webster’s New World, the Webster’s NewWorld logo, and all related trademarks, lo...

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. was the group of shopkeepers and self-employed persons between the aristocracy and the workers (or proletariat). [-e fem., -ie n.] brazen (BRAY zin) adj.. produce steel. • Fourteen-karat gold is produced by alloying 24-karat pure gold with other metals. [-ed, -ing] 246 Essential Vocabulary 23_571656 ch18.qxd

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. and easily; deft and active of body or mind; 2. keen and lively (of mind) • The ballerina showed how agile she was as she effortlessly danced and frol- icked. class of cold-blooded vertebrates without scales (including frogs, newts, salamanders, and toads) that starts life with gills, living in the water, and later

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. noisemakers and funny hats so that we can celebrate the ring- ing in of the New Year. [-d, celebrating, celebration n.] [Syn. commemorate, observe] 46 Essential Vocabulary 07_571656. make room for the football stadi- um’s parking lot. • The run-down tenement will be condemned and demolished. [-ed, -ing, -er n.] [Syn. criticize] condescend

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. weight, and so on • The equivalence of 2.54 centimeters and 1 inch is a well-known relationship. • A generic drug has the chemical equivalence of its brand-name. person; one who directs her atten- tion away from herself and toward others • Francesco is quite an extrovert for a six-year-old and spends much of his time

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. con artists. • The self-proclaimed Great Randi has debunked many so-called mentalists by revealing their deceptions. [-ed, -ing, -er n.] 73 08_571656 ch04.qxd. marooned on the island, the newly rescued sailor wandered around in a daze. [-dly adv.] debacle (di BAK il) n. 1. a torrent of debris-filled waters; 2.

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. registration of handguns. • The express train skips many of the local stops. [-ed, -ing, -ly adv.] [Syn. convey, utter] 108 Essential Vocabulary 09_571656. elated at the sight of his grandma’s chocolate cream pies. [-ly adv.] element (EL i mint) n. 1. the most basic (as-small-as-it-gets) part or principle of anything,

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. Kathleen. • It was impious of Cara to abandon her father to a state-run nursing facility and wash her hands of him. [-ly adv., -ness n.] implement (IM pli MINT). (built as a summer home by the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island) can only be described as grandiose. • Napoleon had grandiose plans for a French empire. •

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. between two or more persons, groups, companies, and so on • The Taft-Hartley Act calls for strikers to return to work for an 80-day cooling-down period, while. property for public use. • A news bulletin or presidential address sometimes preempts scheduled programming. [-ed, -ing] 318 Essential Vocabulary 32_571656 ch27.qxd

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. 30-gram and a 29-gram portion of flour is negligi- ble to the naked eye. • The ineffective diet that Shaila was on for 7 weeks had a negligible influ- ence. to him. • All the wedding guests lavished attention on the new bride. [-ed, -ing, -ly adv., -ness n.] [Syn. profuse] legislation (LEJ is LAY shin) n. 1.

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