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2. Circles and Squares Theory L/jaUt[,
3. 9 2’s Theory rgIWM"
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) Sa<(F[p`
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) f%EHzm/V
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) ~!Sd|e:4
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) *>W<n1r@]
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury 3T.V*&
Antonyms and opposites: /#vt\I<x
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Hypernyms/hyponyms: 'sZGLgT;m
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils !IR
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant ^&&Wv'7XQ
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet _k]R6V:
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant ~"%'(j_4
8. V2V ]a/dvj}
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 X[h{g`
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better 6rbR0dSgx
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It pBe1:
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In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! MzB.Vvsy%9
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) Y>3zpeQ!&
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 6I(Y<LZ5
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N 82 |^o
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 Pi1LOCq
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to 0=
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Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of !L;_
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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 H[:lQ\
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 cg^~P-i@*
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far =#4>c8MM
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 Ie!">8."
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation kK4+K74B
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare 2V;{@k
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N E4\HI+
It is bad manners to: it is rude to Jm)7!W%3
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law xX<T5Ls
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting oH4zW5
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt dm"x?[2:
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money -4Dz98du
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller +68age;dM
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive
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Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual #X``^
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Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) 8cvSA&l(D
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) R-W.$-rF
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) _IEbRVpb
Useless: of no use (I …?) ^^
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Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms HLthVc w
19. Adj. à prep. 0n4( Rj|}2
Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances 3rZPVR$))
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 0H%zkJ>Q
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 -;6uN\gq
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus &xUCXj2-z
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A jp}.W
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 OU/3U(%n]e
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with p]~PyzG!
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 GHLFn~z@XJ
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn $z)egh(z
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve I5[@C<b
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain dEkS T[Y3
23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to vd^Z^cpip
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea vKPLh
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses Iq19IbR8
Actions: what we do 6W]C`
Habitat: where animals/we live Kx[+$Qt
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … DH$Nz
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye `z/p,. u
Cultivation: the way we are educated f2KH&j>~r
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought *GhV1# <
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … Xfb-<
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Postage: the money we pay to post our letters U"UsQYa_
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret |z@AvS[
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical _~>WAm<
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen X$t!g`
26. Knowledge: what we know })PU`?f
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people DtS7)/<T
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of o?= &kx
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists qM
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Rules: what are should/told to do ?%Q=l;W.
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate D#Mz#\
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Maturity: when you grow up AEFd,;GF
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words #'i,'h+F
Car: automobile vy-(:aH7U
Infant: baby hv|-`}#0
Management: boss Hy'EbQ
Asylum: mental hospital u?z,Vs"
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation va#].4_
Air pollution: dirty air R$eEW"]
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 80gOh:
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others ka`}lR
28. Universities: higher education institutions "r@G V5ED
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school vMJ
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today (II#9n)
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues {?mb.~(
Drugs: illegal substances ?l|&JgJ$
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms \m<$qp,n
Poor performance in class: limited success in class 8|!"CQJ|H
Backward students: less-intelligent *u[@C
Death penalty: capital punishment R=iwp%c(
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged G]Im.x3O-
Fail: fall short of (success/target) cwHbm%
Fire: lay off, downsize r"VNq&v]9
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility j97K\]tQ
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child U4iVI#f
Make love: sleep with G}]'}FUp
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One-room apartment: studio apartment W=n
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Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged <#./q LSR
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged 4dI`
Teacher: educator G2=dq
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom po*r14f
Tramp: the homeless !|J2o8g
Ugly: plain, homely ZV-Yq !|t
Venereal disease: social disease Izfq`zS+\s
Wrong: improper qE6D"+1y7
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity {{ 1qkG9$
Parochial: less universal sv!6zJs
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. @G|z_
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. }fhGofN$e
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. , LqfwA|
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. HeHo?<>|d
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. uPb. uG
The most important things in life aren't things. 3_J({
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. h,MaF<~
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. Jg6@)<n
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. \.=,}sV2Z
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. i~{ 0>"9
There are few animals that can eat the loins. 5^N`~
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36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony.
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All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. Ge*N%=MX8
All that glitters is not gold. 6+SaO
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Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. Gr~J-#a3~D
Beggars can't be choosers. Co:Rg@i(F
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. Ro#O{
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. F^cu
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38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. 0w6"p>s>c
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. t28 y=nv
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. 3Zm;:v4y
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. BHS8MV L@
40. Structural Substitutes &hIr@Gi@ch
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No sooner than: just as/upon Ots] y
No worse than: as good as `m-7L
On condition: in case, as long as (5)DQ1LaF
More subjective: less objective vgKdhN2kI
Less interesting: duller eMU t%zvb
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41. Rather than: instead of <a&$D
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from wU&vkb)k
As well as: together with, with j$r2=~1
Similarly: likewise, coupled with !InC8+be
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, *;~i\M9_
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore #M[%JTTn
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, P:m6:F@hO
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually "E7YCZQR
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, G4J)o?:m@
particularly, including, specifically, such as 2E@y0[C?
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively b4>1UZGW-
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently lT;uL~j
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless ;~n^/D2.
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