The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 9

... volley, gunfire sanctify consecrate sanctimonious self-righteous sanction approval sanctuary refuge sang-froid coolness under fire sanguinary gory, murderous sanguine cheerful sans without sapid ... subordinate subsidize financial assistance substantiate verify substantive substantial subterfuge cunning, ruse subterranean underground subvert undermine succor help, comfort succulent juicy, del...

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 22:15

... 8. D 9. I 9. A 9. I 9. C 9. C 9. D 9. D 9. B 10. J 10. E 10. H 10. E 10. A 10. C 10. E 10. E The Words 93 Quiz 34 (Matching) Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second ... copy transfigure transform, exalt transfix impale transfuse insert, infuse transgression trespass, offense transient fleeting, temporary 94 Vocabulary 4000 transitory flee...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 17:15

... have the same meaning as the sum of the meanings of their parts. In fact, on occasion words can have the opposite meaning of their parts. For example, by word analysis the word AWFUL should mean ... primogeniture Word Analysis Word analysis (etymology) is the process of separating a word into its parts and then using the meanings of those parts to deduce the meaning of th...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 17:15

... CIRCUMNAVIGATE Analysis: Meaning: 2. MISANTHROPE Analysis: Meaning: 3. ANARCHY Analysis: Meaning: 4. AUTOBIOGRAPHY Analysis: Meaning: 5. INCREDULOUS Analysis: Meaning: 6. EGOCENTRIC Analysis: Meaning: 7. ... INFALLIBLE Analysis: Meaning: 8. AMORAL Analysis: Meaning: 9. INFIDEL Analysis: Meaning: 10. NONENTITY Analysis: Meaning: 11. CORPULENT Analysis: Meaning: 12. IRREPARABLE Analysis: Meani...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 15:15

... becoming less tolerant, and therefore that (B) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore (C) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore that (D) ... the country is being less tolerant, and therefore (E) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant of and therefore that 4. The harvest of grapes in the local valleys decrease...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 15:15

... and the past participle of the verb. b. Used to form the past perfect tense, which indicates that an action was completed before another past action. It is formed using had and the past participle of ... succeed. Farther/Further: Use farther when referring to distance, and use further when referring to degree. 136 Vocabulary 4000 They went no further (degree) than necking. He t...

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 22:15

... vanquished aggressor; so after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany. (A) after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany. (B) after the war, the Marshall Plan was enacted ... replacing they with the United States. Further, it uses the active verb enacted instead of the passive verb was enacted. The answer is (D). 144 Vocabulary 400...

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 22:15

... by planting a mole on the Democrat’s planning committee and then used the information obtained to sabotage the Democrat’s campaign. (A) used the information obtained to sabotage (B) used the information ... not express the fact that the homes had been built before the fire destroyed them. 156 Vocabulary 4000 Choice (B) merely rearranges the wording while retaining the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2013, 19:15

... using. However, there is a bounty of choice words between the common and the esoteric that often seem be just on the tip of our tongue. Vocabulary 4000 brings these words to the fore. Whenever ... in the word list: Matching, Antonyms, Analogies, and Sentence Completions. The Matching quizzes, review words that were just introduced. All the other quizzes contain words...

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 14:20

... formed by rearranging the letters of another word analgesic pain-soother The Words 13 Quiz 2 (Antonyms) Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word. Answers are ... remark animated exuberant animosity dislike animus hate annals historical records annex to attach, to take possession of annihilate destroy annotate to add explanatory notes 14 Vocabula...

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 14:20