John Wiley And Sons Webster''''s New World - Essential vocabulary F
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, ... trademarks or registeredtrademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and/ or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the prop-erty of their respective owners .Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated ... onedefinition (often more), and usually at least two sentences using the word. Mostentries also include synonyms and other forms of the word, such as past tense andgerund forms (for verbs) and...
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... rubbing; rub off • Sally used a pumice stone to abrade the dead skin off her right foot. • Sanding is a good way to abrade rough spots off a piece of furniture before applying the finish. • Grinding ... relationship; connection; 2. similarity of struc- ture; 3. affection; liking for • Helen always felt a great affinity for Al. • Tuna and mayonnaise have a close affinity to one another. • Though they ... greater affinity to Spanish than to French. affirm (uh FOERM) vt. 1. to declare to be true; assert the truth of; 2. to confirm; uphold; ratify • Jerry came to Ann to affirm the validity of Laura’s...
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... Meyers affects the role of a lovable green ogre. [-ed, -ing, affectable adj.] [Syn. assume (sense 3)] affront (uhf RUHNT) vt. 1. to openly or purposefully insult; offend; slight; 2. to confront ... a friend’s former girlfriend for a date, you’re likely to alien- ate that friend. Ask a friend’s current boyfriend for a date and you’re cer- tain to alienate her. • Snatching a dog’s food from ... law enforcers • Jesse James absconded just ahead of the sheriff. •To abscond often results in a false sense of security. [-ed, -ing, absconder n.] absolve (ab ZAHLV) vt. 1. to declare free from...
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... bereft (bi REFT) adj. 1. without; devoid (of); deprived; 2. bereaved • For his crime, the criminal was bereft of his freedom. • The crime victim was bereft of her feeling of security. • The bereft ... The vitamin-B complex consists of at least 12 parts. • A housing complex might contain a few storefronts for the convenience of the tenants. • The fact that April suffered from an inferiority ... Page 37 behalf (be HAF) n. on (or in) behalf of; in the interest of; speaking for; representing • Harriet spoke in behalf of the truth’s being known. • The lawyer appeared on behalf of his client,...
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... denunciation] diffidence (DIF i dins) n. lack of self-confidence marked by hesitation in speech • Stuttering is often an expression of diffidence. • Diffidence in speech can often be overcome ... word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 286 Essential Vocabulary 1. finesse 2. fission 3. fissure 4. fixate 5. flag 6. flaw 7. flora 8. flourish 9. fluctuate ... does not contain a flaw is a very rare (read that expensive) thing. • Rubbed off patches of gold finish flawed the watchband’s appearance. [-ed, -ing] [Syn. defect] 284 Essential Vocabulary 27_571656...
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... will depict a likeness of you, for a fee. • The sports section of today’s newspaper depicts a detailed account of yester- day’s games, artfully drawn in words. [-ed, -ing, -ion n.] deplore (di PLAWR) ... different] distinguish (dis TING wish) vt. 1. to tell apart; to sense or show the difference in; to differentiate; 2. to be an essential feature of; characterize; 3. to separate and classify; ... Clydesdale horses are used for draft, not for riding. • Nora took a draft from her glass of root beer. • Shakespeare wrote drafts of all his plays, over and over. • Do you feel a draft in here? • George...
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... have the effect of making you light-headed. • The Kid has the talent and quickness to effect a knockout in three rounds. [-ed, -ing] [Syn. consequence, outcome; Ant. cause] effective* (uh FEK tiv) ... with many uses. [-ly adv.] [Syn. effective] efficient (ef FISH int) adj. using a minimum of effort, expense, or waste to cause a desired result with • A diesel engine is much more efficient than ... ground by the first of next month. [-ly adv.] efficacious* (EF I KAY shis) adj. capable of creating the desired result; actually creating that result; effective • Aspirin is an efficacious medication...
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... Essential Vocabulary 1. focus 2. foolhardy 3. foreboding 4. forgery 5. forlorn 6. forsake 7. fortitude 8. fortunate 9. foster 10. fracture 11. freedom 12. frequency 13. frugal 14. frustrate 15. function ... 10. figurative 11. financial 12. firebrand 13. flammable 14. flippancy 15. florid 16. flout 17. fluent a. metaphoric b. burnable c. defy d. possible e. pecuniary f. lie g. rabble-rouser h. flowing ... word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 114 Essential Vocabulary 1. fabrication 2. factor 3. fallacious 4. fallibile 5. falsification 6. fathom 7. feasible 8. felicitous 9. fiction...
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... FAT ig uh bl) adj. never growing tired; unyielding to fatigue • The senator’s indefatigable efforts have finally succeeded in passing a bill of rights for rabbits. • The supporters of classifying ... easily angered; 2. showing or result- ing from quick temperedness • Greg is irascible and flies off the handle quite readily. • The broken front door is a by-product of Max’s being irascible. [irascibly ... operate with the hands; 2. to artfully manage or influence someone in an unfair way; 3. to falsify something for one’s own benefit • One’s fingers are used to manipulate the keys of a computer keyboard....
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... noticeable; trifling • The difference between a 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 ... one or both legs; 2. stiff and painful; 3. weak; unconvincing; ineffectual • When Lucy fell off the horse and hurt her leg, there was a danger that she might be lame for life. • While running the ... designed to muffle the roar that the engine makes, but we won’t tell you its name. • A scarf wrapped around someone’s mouth and lower face is often referred to as a muffler, in that it muffles any...
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