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2. Circles and Squares Theory dA$qzQ
3. 9 2’s Theory %SwhNn
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) ^MUvd
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) 4_h?E:sBb
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) 6>F]Z)]}
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) N3?hu}
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? 7/6%92T/B
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look G*rlU
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury _BBs{47{E
Antonyms and opposites: eTZ2f
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Hypernyms/hyponyms: ZoroK.N4A%
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils 6
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant Qs;MEt 1
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet 5FwVR3,
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant do=s=&T
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Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over W,ik
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Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better >
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9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It 8 ;o*c6+
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1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) &~sirxR p
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 40Hm+Ge
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N C}Ucyzfr,p
Stop : (cease, leave off) put a stop to, call a halt to, bring …to a close, get it over with, wind up, come to a stop, come to a standstill draw to a close )k6kK}
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to 'rDai[
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of t(:w):zE
13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at K | '`w.
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself yNOoAnGT W
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far
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Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off W?X3 :1c9:
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation YG
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Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare ,f^ICM
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N w'7=CzfYn
It is bad manners to: it is rude to ,WtJ&S7?
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law oUx%ra{
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting ]..7t|^b&
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt "r[Ob]/
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money {pk]p~
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller &l?AC%a5
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive !Z<=PdI1Ys
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual \h5!u1{L
18. Rule 5: A2P ]8CgHT[^7
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) S pk8u4
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) ip!-~HNwJ
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) <h%I-e6
Useless: of no use (I …?) .FC|~Z1T<F
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms uYC1}Y5N
19. Adj. à prep. pD;fFLvN
Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances N5. B"l
Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song "/Pq/\,R|
20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds vwAtX($
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus u(i=-PN_<
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A ZlP+t>
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder Q2[;H!"
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with +`tk LvM
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way **JBZ \'
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn VS@e[,
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve yMXf&$C
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain |Wr$5r
23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to ?AK`M #M
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea fZrh_^yH
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses |-L7qZu%
Actions: what we do 3OFI>x,h
Habitat: where animals/we live 8N \<o7t%
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … -e"A)Bpl(
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye 1)5$,+~lL
Cultivation: the way we are educated 3g3f87[
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought :W;eW%Y
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … xpc{#/Nk
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters voQJ
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Confession: what we say to the priest in regret O_]hbXV0
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical LI].*n/v
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen n'0r
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26. Knowledge: what we know TD%&9$F
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people qsQ{`E0
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of GUZ.Pw
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists k||dX(gl
Choice: what you do and not do YgdQ
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Rules: what are should/told to do <ZheWl
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate Lq;T\m_de
Maturity: when you grow up AUu<@4R7
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words (T%?@'\
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Infant: baby 8&M<?oe
Management: boss 0N~kq-6.\
Asylum: mental hospital +80bG(I_
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation k1oJ<$Q
Air pollution: dirty air z~3GgR"1d
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 /_
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Image: the way we are seen or judged by others 0|.jIix;
28. Universities: higher education institutions >KL=(3:":p
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school 9cHo~F|ur
References: dictionaries Qrt\bz h/}
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today A]TEs)#*7)
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues ox%j_P9@:
Drugs: illegal substances e4,SR(O>
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms 9TQVgkW
Poor performance in class: limited success in class DH%PkGn
Backward students: less-intelligent R~T}
Death penalty: capital punishment b>VV/j4!/
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged i@.Tv.NZ
Fail: fall short of (success/target) mvK^')
Fire: lay off, downsize } 6!/Nb
Peasant workers: ;Mo_B9
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility JRw,${W
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child ]95VMyN
Make love: sleep with 8-NycG&)
Old people: 2H}y1bkW
Black: ^!\AT!OT
One-room apartment: studio apartment @;` 's
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged tp}/>gU!
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged #
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Teacher: educator vRe X7
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom n|)((W
Tramp: the homeless e}1Q+h\
Ugly: plain, homely <O
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Venereal disease: social disease xws{"m,NX~
Wrong: improper '"E!av>
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity CTW\Dt5
Parochial: less universal tRJ5IX ##L
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. G9^`cTvv'8
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. _
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Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. i,r:R
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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. wQUl!s7M;
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. rhbz|Uq
The most important things in life aren't things. }+n|0xK
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. m6mGcbpn
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. Pgr2S I
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … IS&qFi}W|W
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. @@H_3!B%4v
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. Bk~C$'x4
Fiction has to make sense. o13jd NQ-
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. P-Y_$Nv0g
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas g=$U&Hgs
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. \,G9'c 'u
There are few animals that can eat the loins. n8<?<-2
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. Pl/ dUt_
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. lf7bx}P*
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. ce\d35x!
Dead men tell no tales. |ZH(Z}m
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. CVa>5vt
All that glitters is not gold. 7yfh4-1M
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. :E.a.-
Beggars can't be choosers. {1OxJn1hd
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. _eiqs
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. ~|}]
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. SUUNC06V
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. &" t~d}Rg
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. =tP9n ;D
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. QgqJ #
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. 58s-RO6
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No better than: as bad as e3;&
No sooner than: just as/upon $v@$C4
No worse than: as good as Dds-;9
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More subjective: less objective 5I2,za&e
Less interesting: duller jU&m*0nL
No more than: just ,-AF8BP
41. Rather than: instead of c#N4XsG,
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from f(|k0$EIu
As well as: together with, with :VT%d{Vp_
Similarly: likewise, coupled with Hx gC*-A$/
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, 1jg* DQ7L
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore ^
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42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, G]ek-[-
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually f7_(C0d
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, RTc@`m3 M
particularly, including, specifically, such as *-9i<@|(U^
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively d0 )725Ia
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently ;|Mfq`s
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless 3lp'U&3`5
44. By and large: in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally