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2. Circles and Squares Theory kmUL^vF
3. 9 2’s Theory Xh}S_/9}5
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) `OfD^Q=
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) (3Q$)0t
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books)
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Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) =A!rZG
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go?
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ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look Vm8@LA
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! @I}VD\pF
6. Rule 1: N2N /o%VjP"<
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury #|4G,!
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teacher: student; vanity: decency 5D.Sg;\
Hypernyms/hyponyms: Q^ZM| (s#
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils 1
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant ^GAJ9AF@(
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet ,#FP]$FK
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant -$?t+ "/E
8. V2V (:qc[,m
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 2cUT bRm
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better y
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9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It O>pv/Ns
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In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! ^\AeX-q2v'
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) }VZE
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2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) IO)#O<
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N J _;H
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 1*9.K'
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to /O}<e TR
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of X)[tb]U/Wx
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 N
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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 ![^pAEgx
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far VFL^-tXnA^
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 \"oZ\_
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation }I&.xzJ
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare N!7}B
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N IibrZ
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law ={)85N
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting 9p qsr~
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt Z5>~l
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money 0cq@lT6
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller Y=P*
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive e~SK*vR%]
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual YpDJ(61+
18. Rule 5: A2P 172 G
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) C7FQc{
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) I_ mus
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) Hw]E#S
Useless: of no use (I …?) Q v9q~l
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms q@ -B+
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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 &J6`Q<U!
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 l(?B0
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 [CI&4) #
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus .>B'oD
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A EL?(D
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
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pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with
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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 xol%\$|
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn +
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Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve Z
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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 AHb_B gOU*
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 i.Rl&t
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 VsQ|t/|#
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses Sa= tiOv
Actions: what we do 7ftn
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Habitat: where animals/we live U**8^:*y#:
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … m-AF&( ;K
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye ]@&X*~c^Z
Cultivation: the way we are educated F0:]@0>r
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought v~nKO?{
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … [3m\~JtS
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters =w$&
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Confession: what we say to the priest in regret 24jf`1XFW
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical jrib"Bh3,
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen 3( BL
26. Knowledge: what we know 1sqE/-v1_^
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people NHd@s#@
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of \O|SPhaIf
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists `|'w]rj:"+
Choice: what you do and not do UQl?_[G
Rules: what are should/told to do .zO^"mXjS
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate b"I#\;Ym
Maturity: when you grow up ,!:c6F+
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words i KSRr#/
Car: automobile f8Hq&_Pn
Infant: baby .(@=L1C<}J
Management: boss FZ-Wgh
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Asylum: mental hospital )d3
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation A0{xt*g
Air pollution: dirty air ;8]HCC@:
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 HWjJ.;k}a
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others IK -vcG
28. Universities: higher education institutions i 8sv,P
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school scV%p&{a
References: dictionaries =Vg~ VD
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today )PN8HJAArh
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues 3qWrSziD
Drugs: illegal substances db )2>
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms :|j[{;asY
Poor performance in class: limited success in class zdP?HJ=F
Backward students: less-intelligent 7'wpPXdY1
Death penalty: capital punishment RRO@r}A!y
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged lU1SN/'zx
Fail: fall short of (success/target) #]Vw$X_S
Fire: lay off, downsize
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility /E6)>y66
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child TXB!Y!RG#
Make love: sleep with r`"_D%kc
Old people: ]D6<6OB
Black: |]kiH^Ap
One-room apartment: studio apartment ihkZs3}
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged P}6#s'07~
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Teacher: educator l&H-<Z.8m
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom @;EQ{d
Tramp: the homeless t_/qd9Jv
Ugly: plain, homely T#&1q]P1F
Venereal disease: social disease uNf'Zeo
Wrong: improper CX#d
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity R/{h4/+vJ
Parochial: less universal |mhKD#:
Same: not different from wW TuEM
32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. 55v=Ij?M
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. IiKU=^~w
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. ,5 8-h?B0v
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. ,5 ,r.
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. +^:uPW^U
The most important things in life aren't things. 7gtaI3
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. ~U<j_j)z4.
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. -/8V2dv3
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. a[t"J*0
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. i@{b+5$
Fiction has to make sense. .t^1e
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. QP%AJ[3ea%
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There are few animals that can eat the loins. JA >&$h
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. "dG*HKrr
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. _576Qa'rm
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. }lk9|U#6*`
Dead men tell no tales. 5G<`c
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. `[=/
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All that glitters is not gold. \hJLa
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. $7-4pW$y
Beggars can't be choosers. 7x*L 1>[`'
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. MNfc1I_#
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. @
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Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. 0s4]eEXH
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.
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Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. uL-$^],
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. B(@uJ^N
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. 2J(,Xf
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No sooner than: just as/upon o>M&C
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More subjective: less objective 3k+46Wp
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Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from .|6Wmn-uS
As well as: together with, with F-?s8RD
Similarly: likewise, coupled with or
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Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, grCz@i
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore :jWQev"/
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, NSh~O!pX
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually ID=^497
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, vP&JL~
particularly, including, specifically, such as vB/G#\Zqz
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively Pu]Pp`SP
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently SnW>`
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless &q[`lIV, L
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