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2. Circles and Squares Theory 39TT{>?`w
3. 9 2’s Theory ^TFs;|..
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) nCxAQ|P?
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) n!ok?=(kQ
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) g!J0L7i|
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) !u;>Wyd W
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? jUMf6^^
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look 6f%DpJ:$U
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! L/r@ S'
6. Rule 1: N2N rAqxTdF
Synonyms and near synonyms WQePSU
Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury V64L,u#`l
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teacher: student; vanity: decency I4_d[O9
Hypernyms/hyponyms: M:SO2Czz
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils %Z]'!X
7. A2A Ukphd$3J=
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant 'ktHPn
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Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet l:(Rb-Wy
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant 34AP(3w
8. V2V TYgQJW?
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 _%@=Uc6V
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better rXi uwz\
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It WOytxE
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= We may be interested in …. LxN*)[ Wb
11. Make it a piece of cake ` (4pu6uT
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! mz7l'4']+
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) ,K9f_bv
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) bMoAD.}
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N KU&G;ni2
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 *e"a0
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to vlWw3>4
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of &x:JD1T}
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 l0]d
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 f>Td)s1
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14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far eo]#sf@\0
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 %Q|eiXD
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation 3HV%4nZLf
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare <|6%9@
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N !3&kQpF
It is bad manners to: it is rude to |KCOfVh?|.
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law `i!wq&1g7
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting D}mL7d1
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt t@zdmy
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money UV7%4xM5v
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller Q%=YM4;
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive Q'NmSX)0
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual [`fI:ao|
18. Rule 5: A2P Xh3;
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) 70W"G
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Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) +JdZPb
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) hXL|22>w<
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 P~$<X
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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 x!7yU_ls`
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 -e -e9uP
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 a=]Wzlz
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus BNm4k7
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21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A %IZ)3x3l
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 +Ghi}v
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with _2Py\+$
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 kEN#u
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn '&yg{n
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve t%0?N<9YkU
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 C".1
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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 kT oOIx
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 eD#XDK
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses I}0_nge
Actions: what we do |7F*MP
Habitat: where animals/we live f?UzD#50D
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … W
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Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye ,Qc.;4s-
Cultivation: the way we are educated D_D,t8_Y
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought ~9M!)\~
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … n'w,n1z7
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters -;c
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret e1(h</M U2
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical 3(_!`0#F%
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen LsTffIP
26. Knowledge: what we know M}FWBs'*|
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people f6ZZ}lwaV
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of J\`^:tcG
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists ohZx03
Choice: what you do and not do W'$kZ/%[
Rules: what are should/told to do &9 B_/m3
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate x mo&![P
Maturity: when you grow up ,)#.a%EKA
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words %J P!{mqj
Car: automobile 9D_wG\g
Infant: baby `iYc<N`
Management: boss ^#SBpLw
Asylum: mental hospital VTw/_Hf2p
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation (2txM"Dja
Air pollution: dirty air 8&(-8
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Image: the way we are seen or judged by others i\x~iP&F$
28. Universities: higher education institutions ^Q2ZqAf^a
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school lX;mhJj!
References: dictionaries #+G`!<7/@f
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today $KQ,}I
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues 3M*Y= ?pI
Drugs: illegal substances qi\n] I
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Poor performance in class: limited success in class $c=&0yt5
Backward students: less-intelligent el*9 Ih
Death penalty: capital punishment fN[n>%)VO<
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged qS]G&l6QF
Fail: fall short of (success/target) F
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Fire: lay off, downsize K%2I
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility Iw
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Juvenile delinquent: problem-child 6ZgNHARS
Make love: sleep with B$7[8h
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Black: 04\Ta
One-room apartment: studio apartment B1,?{Ur
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged ,;3:pr
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged Iaa|qJ4
Teacher: educator m3"c (L`B
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom iiN?\OO^~
Tramp: the homeless }K;iJ~kD1
Ugly: plain, homely J/[7d?hI/
Venereal disease: social disease I+~\
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. i6A$1(:h
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. ZmP1C`>
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. {[lx!QF 8&
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Ks51:M
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. 8(uw0~G
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The most important things in life aren't things. vhX-Qk t}
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. rNxG0^k(
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. _rG-#BKW8L
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. CP@o,v-
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. Q>V?w gZ
Fiction has to make sense. 4t*<+H%
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. @X|ok*v`
There are few animals that can eat the loins. :nt}7Dn'
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. svF*@(-P#
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. ?3n=m%W,J*
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. #% qqL
Dead men tell no tales. x}uwWfe 3
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. 7Y4%R`9H
All that glitters is not gold. QZWoKGd}+
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. X3<SP
Beggars can't be choosers. "[Yip5
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. HH+TjX/b
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. B>1M$3`E
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. FyQOa) 5
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. >Zi|$@7t-
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. VOD1xWrb
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. y>?k<