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2. Circles and Squares Theory oF9c>^s
3. 9 2’s Theory Nr(3!-
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) },=0]tvZG#
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) qXQ/M]
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) .M$}.v
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6. Rule 1: N2N a V4p0s6ZZ
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Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils E!eBQ[@
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant ![v@+9
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet G(puC4 "&
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant c==` r
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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 LZCziW
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … E47U &xL
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11. Make it a piece of cake !!=%ty
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! X5'QYZ6kv
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) $lj1924?^
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) *q8L$D
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N EHT5Gf
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 )+[{MR'
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to %bnDxCj"
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of BfLh%XC
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 !s;+6Sy
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 aDx{Q&
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far &)Fp
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 $ 1 N_qu
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation <;d? E%`
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare &~+lXNXF
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N {89F*
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law g?ID}E~<
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting L;=<d
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt |IqQ%;H
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money gqaENU>
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller ~_P,z
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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 r%hnl9
18. Rule 5: A2P vcsi@!
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) oB:tio4DE
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) ^'=J'Q
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) B:=*lU.n
Useless: of no use (I …?) m!s/L,iJJ
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms QDS=M]
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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 2{zFO3i<3
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 ~/J:p5?L
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 Z |uII#lq
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus /#M|)V*wn
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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 D}l^ow
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with +2=N#LM
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
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22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn a_/\.
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve >h/J{T(P>h
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 [)|P-x-<
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 s{#ZRmc2B
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 #uJGXrGt=
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses 3!^5a%u
Actions: what we do Z[
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Habitat: where animals/we live LUv>0G#L[
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … QIVpO /@
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye F MB\$(g
Cultivation: the way we are educated S`TP#uzKu]
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought CZv.$H"lW
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … j8?z@iG
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters Wq8Uq}~_g
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret ?V%x94B
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical PhF3'
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Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen .?9+1.`
26. Knowledge: what we know a?K=
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people P9vN5|"M
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of SeqnO.\
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Choice: what you do and not do :;\>jxA
Rules: what are should/told to do ZurQr
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Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate
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Maturity: when you grow up LJDX6]4n
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Air pollution: dirty air /Za'L#=R
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 Px5ArSS
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28. Universities: higher education institutions Lc(D2=%
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school J
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today EL$"MT}p
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues G=a.Wff
Drugs: illegal substances QPjmIO
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Backward students: less-intelligent Y ::\;s
Death penalty: capital punishment \^2%v~
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged Hi #'h
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Fire: lay off, downsize !4d6wp"
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility j J6Y z
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child wP3_RA]z
Make love: sleep with {^gbS
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Teacher: educator gv$6\1
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom Gs%IZo_
Tramp: the homeless Q>f^*FyOw<
Ugly: plain, homely }ny,Nl
Venereal disease: social disease T5_z^7d
Wrong: improper 2/S~l;x
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity GgkljF@{}
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The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. :Z(?Ct&8
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. 3nv7Uz
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. 0L10GJ "(
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. KpBh@S
The most important things in life aren't things. Vt{C80n&N
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. -a(f-
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. 6W$ #`N>
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. p#~'xq
Fiction has to make sense. ;AKtbS;H
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. \W;~[-"#
There are few animals that can eat the loins. ElAJR4'{*i
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. B'6^E#9
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36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. Ga~N7
Dead men tell no tales. k9UmTvX
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. M`\c'|i/
All that glitters is not gold. >U~.I2sz
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. */xI#G,O+
Beggars can't be choosers. 9oS \{[x.
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. 3P Twpq1
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. 0X+Jj/-ge
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. pcNVtp'V
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. W]5kM~Q@
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. 6HpSZa
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. n"Ec %n
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. <