Words with Interesting Etymologies
... are more words to describe people who fall on the wrong side than on the other. Here we look at five such words. scrofulous (SKROF-yuh-luhs) adjective 1. Of, pertaining to, or affected with scrofula. ... on. That’s not to say that the stories behind words aren’t interest- ing. Most words have fascinating histories; it’s just that they are not as cut-and-dried. Words have biographies—we call them etymolo- gies—that ... (true) + dire (to speak). 150 CHAPTER 36 Words from the World of Law II cmp04.qxd 7/21/05 12:27 PM Page 150 In this chapter we”ll look at a few terms with etymologies that make for entertaining...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 16:20
... becloud, especially with or as with drink. muffle v. To deaden the sound of, as by wraps. mulatto n. The offspring of a white person and a black person. 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions ... articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words. emphatic adj. Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words. employee n. ... 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions- Amass an Ivy League Vocabulary 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions – Amass an Ivy League Vocabulary!...
Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 12:15
... 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions – Amass an Ivy League Vocabulary! EASY 7-CD Edition: All you have to do is listen 15 minutes a day for 4 weeks to absorb 5000 words. + FREE Memory ... penultimate adj. A syllable or member of a series that is last but one. penurious adj. Excessively sparing in the use of money. penury n. Indigence. 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions ... Truthfulness. verbatim adv. Word for word. verbiage n. Use of many words without necessity. verbose adj. Wordy. verdant adj. Green with vegetation. verification n. The act of proving to be true,...
Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 18:15
Tài liệu 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions ppt
... mesmerize v. To hypnotize. 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions – Amass an Ivy League Vocabulary! EASY 7-CD Edition: ... articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words. emphatic adj. Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words. employee n. ... compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid. confederate n. One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement. confer v. To bestow. conferee n. A person with whom another...
Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 03:16
Synonyms are different words with identical or very similar meanings
... synonymous words could be understood as the words or phrases with the same denotative meaning in a certain language and interchangeable in some contexts. II. Sources of synonyms II.1.Borrowings Many words ... etc… -remembering the synonymous words that everybody knows, do not use the words the listeners or readers do not know and do not understand. -using synonymous words when a word is repeated over ... from Greek, Latin and French and they became synonyms to native words forming the synonymic groups. For example: Native English words Borrowed from French Borrowed from Latin 2 English Synonym References Books: 1.Crowther.(1991).Oxford...
Ngày tải lên: 11/01/2014, 13:38
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Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 02:20
English Grammar Tests-Elementary Level''''s archiveCompound words with ‘tooth’ ppt
Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 06:20
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Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 06:22
Báo cáo toán học: "On Minimal Words With Given Subword Complexity." pdf
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 06:22
Báo cáo toán học: "Words with intervening neighbours in infinite Coxeter groups are reduced" doc
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:20
Comparing the cultural and linguistic analysis of the English word “meal” and words relating to it in contrast with Vietnamese equivalents.
... field of words or lexical and semantic field of words is the whole words can be classified into sets according to their meaning. The following set of words is a lexical field, because all the words ... meaning of speech, words to communicate well. 5. Lexical and semantic field of words Many linguists have given out their own definition about lexical and semantic field of words, and J. Trier ... tightly attaches with guest room with electric devices. 4.2. Out-door eating As meals take an important role in the Vietnamese life, so they always try their best to spend time with family. Hence,...
Ngày tải lên: 15/04/2013, 15:11
English with photos and words -Little Picture Dictionary
... When you do something gracefully, you do it with elegance and beauty. A ballerina dances gracefully. happily When you do something with pleasure or joy, you do it happily. She ... places. napkin After you eat, you can clean your face with a napkin. nectarine A nectarine is a sweet, juicy fruit with smooth skin; it is related to the peach. noodles ... navigate and find prey. telephone You can talk with people who are far away by using a telephone. - 27 - Camping-Related Words backpack A backpack is a sack that is...
Ngày tải lên: 16/04/2013, 23:27
Ex- Stress on three-syllable words byN.T.Nhan
... 99a, 100b. My Loc High School _ Nam Dinh Edited by Ngo Thu Nhan Exercise on Stress on three -syllable words Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others: 1. a. generous...
Ngày tải lên: 01/07/2013, 01:27