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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) Ot=nKdP}D
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) {pXX%>
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) Q>X1 :Zn3
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) I^LU*A=
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? 3LQu+EsS
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6. Rule 1: N2N 'SE5sB
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury dZkKAK:v
Antonyms and opposites: BUI#y `J
teacher: student; vanity: decency k'"R;^~xg
Hypernyms/hyponyms: uu0t}3l
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils 2S@Cj{R(
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant )ARV>(
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet P|f h4b4
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant S}/ZHo
8. V2V }*P;kV
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 @&E7Pg5
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better Y!u">M#@
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1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) ozG!OiRW
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 5AAPtZ\lH
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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 * p,2>[e
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to b0Fr]oGp
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of @1peJJ{
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 8IihG
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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 OD1>s6uA7
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far CEb al\R
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 P*8DM3':
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation gl"1;C
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare P'CDV3+
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N \}})U#
It is bad manners to: it is rude to @D&}ZV=J
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law S"joXmJ/-C
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting &H@OLyC
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt hj-#pL-t
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money }Dc?
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17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller R4g% $}
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive J |TA12s
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual ){{]3r
18. Rule 5: A2P M%Dv-D{
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) ax+P)yz
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) 3XomnL{
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) zkRL'-
Useless: of no use (I …?) ,~,{$\p
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms $j!VJGVG
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Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances Y^W.gGM
Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song ,k5b,}tN
20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds
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I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus Kn<z<>vO
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A r % ]^(
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder ]ZOzqh_0C
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with >B9|;,a
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way %SJ9Jr,
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn j3`"9bY
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve On{p(|l
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain `II/nv0jn
23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to Jj$N3UCg7
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 9"YOj_z
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses wKq-|yf,
Actions: what we do bQ"w%!
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Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … Ox` +Z0)a
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye ^&W(|R-,J&
Cultivation: the way we are educated )NwIEk>Tf
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought zl W5$cC[
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … 6-@
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Postage: the money we pay to post our letters V.RG=TVS
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret 9*+%Qt,{B
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical >~kSe=Hsb4
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen VHJ-v!
26. Knowledge: what we know SV4a_m?
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people Z[DiLXHL
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of G6N$^HkW?
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists qd9CKd
Choice: what you do and not do szY=N7\S*
Rules: what are should/told to do |d* K'+
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate s.E}xv
Maturity: when you grow up a_UVb'z
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Car: automobile 8\BCC1K
Infant: baby LeA=*+zP[
Management: boss vpy_piG|
Asylum: mental hospital NM0[yh
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation MX%D%}N
Air pollution: dirty air /-ebx~FX&
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 Y~qv 0O6K
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others Fg3VD(D^U
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West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school :>U2yI
References: dictionaries '1lr "}"Q+
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today etX&o5A
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues (o/HLmr@Y
Drugs: illegal substances !%' 1x2?
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms EK^B=)q6:W
Poor performance in class: limited success in class b_&;i4[
Backward students: less-intelligent /P~@__XN
Death penalty: capital punishment (vCMff/ Y1
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged 3"O)"/"Q.
Fail: fall short of (success/target) |sN>/89=/
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility @J~n$^ke
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child %RE-_~G
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Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged 2IgT
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Teacher: educator u~#QvA~]
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom " gB.
Tramp: the homeless ].f28bY
Ugly: plain, homely ;=IC.<Q
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Wrong: improper c+PT"/3
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity 6fvzTd},
Parochial: less universal 0GR\iw$[J
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. AtRu)v6r
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. 8*rd`k1|g
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. 14TA( v]T
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. ?{
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33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. X {,OP/
The most important things in life aren't things. UUy%
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A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. sY4sq5'!
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. b #U
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. RZm}%6##ZC
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. _3UH"9g{
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Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. (lwrk(
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William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. Qmxe*@{`
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. Ov1$7 r@
Dead men tell no tales. t0_o.S
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. Bq~!_6fB
All that glitters is not gold. ]]lgCac_U9
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. )3<|<jwcx
Beggars can't be choosers. *<k8H5z8]
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. jR-`ee}y2
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. K8NoY6
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. }qy,/<R
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. 2XhtK
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. 3-cCdn
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. DSG tt/n
40. Structural Substitutes CJ B
No better than: as bad as S,Q!Xb@
No sooner than: just as/upon $o
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More subjective: less objective Wyu$J
Less interesting: duller Oo'IeXQ9(
No more than: just c$?(zt;
41. Rather than: instead of W- Q:G=S-
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from A/n-.ci
As well as: together with, with FqQqjA
Similarly: likewise, coupled with 61|uvTX
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, _`yd"0Ux
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore \l^L?69
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, e~tgd8a2a
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually #/fh_S'Z
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, <CrNDY
particularly, including, specifically, such as '6l4MR$j&m
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively C!KxY/*Px
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently MD(?Wh
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless t)|*-=
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