The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 14

... referring to distance, and use further when referring to degree. 136 Vocabulary 4000 They went no further (degree) than necking. He threw the discs farther (distance) than the top seated competitor. ... 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 ... but cannot be replaced with and. (Faulty) Peterson is not only the top salesman in the department and also the most proficient. (Correct) Peterson is not only the top salesman in the department...

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, delicious ... winding and twisting The Words 85 serried saw-toothed serum vaccine servile slavish servitude forced labor sessile permanently attached session meeting settee seat, sofa sever cut in two severance...

The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 10

... transfigure transform, exalt transfix impale transfuse insert, infuse transgression trespass, offense transient fleeting, temporary 94 Vocabulary 4000 transitory fleeting translucent clear, lucid transpire ... terpsichorean related to dance terrain the feature of land terrapin turtle terrestrial earthly terse concise testament covenant testy petulant tether tie down theatrics histrionics theologian one ... in the ___________ of many words. (A) indistinctness (B) similitude (C) loquacity (D) implications (E) obscurity 2. The aspiring candidate’s per- formance in the debate all but ___________ any...

The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 11

... 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 ... 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 the original word. Take, for example, ... This is not the literal meaning of INTERMINABLE (endless), but it is close enough. For another example, consider the word RETROSPECT. It is made up of the prefix RETRO (back) and the root SPECT...

The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 12

... CIRCUMNAVIGATE Analysis: Meaning: 2. MISANTHROPE Analysis: Meaning: 3. ANARCHY Analysis: Meaning: 4. AUTOBIOGRAPHY Analysis: Meaning: 5. INCREDULOUS Analysis: Meaning: 6. EGOCENTRIC Analysis: Meaning: ... INTROSPECTIVE Analysis: Meaning: 14. IMMORTALITY Analysis: Meaning: 15. BENEFACTOR Analysis: Meaning: 16. DEGRADATION Analysis: Meaning: 17. DISPASSIONATE Analysis: Meaning: 18. APATHETIC Analysis: Meaning: ... INFALLIBLE Analysis: Meaning: 8. AMORAL Analysis: Meaning: 9. INFIDEL Analysis: Meaning: 10. NONENTITY Analysis: Meaning: 11. CORPULENT Analysis: Meaning: 12. IRREPARABLE Analysis: Meaning: Word Analysis...

The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 13

... 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) ... indicates that an action was completed before another past action. It is formed using had and the past participle of the verb. He had prepared thoroughly before taking the SAT. c. Used to form the future ... started in the past and its effects are continuing in the present. It is formed using have or has and the past participle of the verb. He has prepared thoroughly for the SAT. b. Used to form the past...

The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 15

... 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 4000 4. In the 1950’s, integration was an anathema ... that the country is 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...

The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 16

... byplanting 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 ... notexpress the fact that the homes had been built before the firedestroyed them.156 Vocabulary 4000 Choice (B) merely rearranges the wording while retaining the simple past were.Choice (C) is the ... of the series must agree with the introductory word. You can test the correctness of a phrase in a series by dropping the other phrases andchecking whether the remaining phrase agrees with the...

Tài liệu The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 1 pptx

... using. However, there is abounty of choice words between the common and the esoteric thatoften seem be just on the tip of our tongue. Vocabulary 4000 bringsthese 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 from any part of the ... toremember. Many common words appear in the list of words, butwith their less common meanings. For example, the commonmeaning of champion is “winner.” A less common meaning for champion is...

Tài liệu The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 2 pptx

... formed byrearranging the letters of another wordanalgesic pain-soother The Words 13Quiz 2 (Antonyms)Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.Answers are ... chaosanathema curse, abominationanecdote storyaneurysm bulging in a blood vesselangst anxiety, dreadanimadversion critical remarkanimated exuberantanimosity dislikeanimus hateannals ... historical recordsannex to attach, to take possession ofannihilate destroyannotate to add explanatory notes 14 Vocabulary 4000 annul cancelannular ring-shapedanodyne pain soothinganoint consecrate,...

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