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2. Circles and Squares Theory ED` 1)1<
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) D\Ez~.H
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) ]aPf-O*
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) d|R-K7 ~~
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) y.Z_\@
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? nD5wN~[J
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look &2W"4SE]6
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! p$,G`'l
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury EV( F!&
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teacher: student; vanity: decency T7nI/y
Hypernyms/hyponyms: ^}P94( oz
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils 5Y+YN1
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant ,P9F*;Dj
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet Pm%xX
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Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant ?kR1T0lKkE
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Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over aV$kxzEc
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better zr!7*,
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I love you --- You are loved by me }W^@mi
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … :,l16{^
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11. Make it a piece of cake >c_fUX={
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1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.)
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2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) vu)EB!%[
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N
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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 2V]a+Cgk
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to EPJ>@A>;D
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of d:hnb)I$*
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 8XYxyOl
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 FaCW +9B
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far CmXLD} L_x
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 yf&_l^!
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation S!PG7hK2
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare Z-lhJ<0/Pa
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N 6fw7\u
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law 4AzDWK@/
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting eyh}O
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt 6am6'_{
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money x"sbm
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller R`]@.i4tt
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive cWo>DuW&
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual l$1?@l$j
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Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) Q3%]
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) |=ph&9
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) x %`YV):*
Useless: of no use (I …?) Io*H}$Gf
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms Zoxblk
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Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances U2?R&c;b
Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song C)R
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20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds WZ>nA
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I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus (/nnN4\=
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A Dqo#+_v
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder m5
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pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with uvJHkAi
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way 7omHorU+
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn ip<VRC5`5
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve CR23$<FC
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 y+k^CT/u
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 ~b*]jZwT
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 [/q
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24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses niCK(&z
Actions: what we do RHBQgD$
Habitat: where animals/we live >U`G3(#7S
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … Y!oLNGY
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye czIAx1R9
Cultivation: the way we are educated N,K/Ya)1
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought j24 3oD
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … Dfzj/spFV
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters =K0%bI
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret V'{\g|)
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical 9MfU{4:;I
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen ?-:2f#bC
26. Knowledge: what we know R+NiIoa
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people P#
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Nursery: place where babies are taken care of TMMJ5\t2
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists uU3A,-{-
Choice: what you do and not do 7Q&-ObW
Rules: what are should/told to do T
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Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate tgG*k$8z
Maturity: when you grow up ciODTq?
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words u*Xp%vNe
Car: automobile 1}a4
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Infant: baby pAatv;Ex
Management: boss #PD6LO
Asylum: mental hospital
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation 8lpAe0p(Z
Air pollution: dirty air #}y8hzS$
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 kd^H}k
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others SdYf^@%}F
28. Universities: higher education institutions o p9dYjG7
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school ?p@J7{a
References: dictionaries P!|Z%H
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today 4Wiy2
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues RX>P-vp
Drugs: illegal substances @5nFa~*K%
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms KCTX2eNN&h
Poor performance in class: limited success in class '?9zL*
Backward students: less-intelligent O<cP1TF
Death penalty: capital punishment 4c<
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Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged 0h@FHw2d
Fail: fall short of (success/target) X-HE9PT.
Fire: lay off, downsize G@H!D[wd
Peasant workers: aL;!BlU8v
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility JaY"Wfc
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child PoF3fy%.
Make love: sleep with 7l69SQo]?
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One-room apartment: studio apartment _Ub
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Teacher: educator 4qie&:4j
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom s7Agr!>f
Tramp: the homeless
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Venereal disease: social disease r9@=d
Wrong: improper dgw.OXa
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. GDxv2^4
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. )Z/"P\qo
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. (wDE!H7
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. I'uwJy_I\
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. I/dy^5@F
The most important things in life aren't things. 11=$]K>
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. C%XO|sP
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. ZL!u$)(V
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … 1-_r\sb
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. L)sgW(@2
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. -R`{]7V
Fiction has to make sense. _[2@2q0
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. oh9
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. ,EB}IG]
There are few animals that can eat the loins. 9njl,Q:
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. H9cPtP~a)
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. m@4Dz|
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. Q.mJ7T~T
Dead men tell no tales. q-F
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All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen.
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All that glitters is not gold.
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Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. v,KKn\X
Beggars can't be choosers. 4DA34m(
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. `Fy-"Uf
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. V>{< pS
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. FwCb$yE#M
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. xA] L0h]
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. &gXh:.
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. Fhoyji4
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. UiFH*HT
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. )pnyVTKt
40. Structural Substitutes m~=~DMj
No better than: as bad as Cm}2 >eH
No sooner than: just as/upon V2MOD{Maat
No worse than: as good as xs$$fPAQ
On condition: in case, as long as rwm^{Qa
More subjective: less objective 4fEDg{T
Less interesting: duller KpLmpK1
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41. Rather than: instead of \@LTXH
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Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from _X6'uJ
As well as: together with, with / HTY>b
Similarly: likewise, coupled with N##`
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, ,"(L2+Yp
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore c0!.ei
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, 0YeTS!*Aj
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually Qz
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Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, FL0uY0K
particularly, including, specifically, such as 8)i""OD@I
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively bF)G+IH
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently o5<<vvdA
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless k9|5TLXq?
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