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2. Circles and Squares Theory Ivx]DXR|
3. 9 2’s Theory y5/LH~&Ov
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) O gtrp)x9
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) /4YxB,
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) ^US ol/
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) fA"9eUu
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? Xk9 8%gv
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look Oq[YbQ'GE
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6. Rule 1: N2N c+ukVn`r
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury OV/
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Antonyms and opposites: X@\ 9}*9
teacher: student; vanity: decency xp
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Hypernyms/hyponyms: eL1)_M;{
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils }=fls=c/0
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Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet er.;qV'Wz6
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant xm0(U0
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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 TGZr
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Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better w"q^8"j!
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I love you --- You are loved by me xiO10:L4
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It is interesting to notice that: fv:&?gc
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … &%4
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1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) PoZx
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2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) O)INM
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N Wql,*|
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 w
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Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to 8@]vvZ2/gj
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of 2U
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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 V82hk0*j
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 @DK`#,
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far 2Zr,@LC
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 ~T9wx
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation h"dn:5G:=
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare Hu"TEhW(2
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N w~>tpkUB
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law bdHHOpXM
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting vA*Q}]Ov
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt %VS+?4ww
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money \I 7,1I
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller Amv:d
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Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive t>eeOWk3
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual 7Jn%c<s
18. Rule 5: A2P @k\npFKQm
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) )F4BVPI
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) r?HbApV P
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) QFIYnxY9
Useless: of no use (I …?) _ c,{}sn
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms 5-POYug
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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 URj2 evYW
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 #1Iev7w
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 m=V69
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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 uVa`2]NV r
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A 1'b}Y8YO
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 =*KY)X
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with 9]QHwa>_|2
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 *`V r P
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn N$M:&m3^
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve ~xf uq{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 drS>~lSxB
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 YB376/
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 BF /4
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses r}-vOPn`E
Actions: what we do DtkOb,wY
Habitat: where animals/we live qq>Qi (>
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … .@@&q4=&
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye Z5,"KhB]
Cultivation: the way we are educated Xr{
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Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought 9
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25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … Vsd4;
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters 34 I Cn~
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret 'SKq<X%R;
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical N
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Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen ]~4*ak=)5\
26. Knowledge: what we know cQ(,M
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people ~z7Fz"o<
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of =4K:l}
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Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists ]P)
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Choice: what you do and not do BKQwF*<V
Rules: what are should/told to do + De-U.
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate #=#bv`
Maturity: when you grow up QT\"r T9#
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words lQG;WVqW
Car: automobile [S?`OF12
Infant: baby 56H~MnX
Management: boss 0r]-Ltvl?}
Asylum: mental hospital D'Uv7Mis
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation !jRs5{n^Ol
Air pollution: dirty air (} Y|^uM,
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 ;9hS_%ldX4
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others G@rV9
28. Universities: higher education institutions eNr2-R
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school rDC=rG
References: dictionaries '[Bok=$B)
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today bP7_QYQ6
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues |] ]Rp
Drugs: illegal substances (*Q8!"D^6
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Death penalty: capital punishment 8
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Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged 'v_k#%
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Fire: lay off, downsize 4*?i!<N9
Peasant workers: aR}I l&
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility h{?cs%lZ
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child 1!A'mkk8
Make love: sleep with g.COKA
Old people: :F?L,I,K
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One-room apartment: studio apartment ;bkvdn
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Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged K#[z5
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged @H8CU!J
Teacher: educator /C/I_S}H
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom Sw~L
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Tramp: the homeless SD]rYIu+
Ugly: plain, homely eI=:z/pd
Venereal disease: social disease \
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Wrong: improper G>S3? jGk
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity sdXZsQw
Parochial: less universal m&k l_f7
Same: not different from Wrs6t
32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. mZ#h p}\.
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. {hBnEj^@
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. 'b Kc;\
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. 4/Xu,pT
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. ONm-zRx|
The most important things in life aren't things. >JT^[i8[
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. <Eh_
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. uX~YDy
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … !t|2&R$IQ
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. zC>zkFT>H
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. ,*g.?q@W2
Fiction has to make sense. #EIcP=1m4
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. P7
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. TJz}
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William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. Hzojv<c
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. z?.XVk-
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. 17yg ~
Dead men tell no tales. n[
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. e/F+Tf
All that glitters is not gold. Jp +h''t
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. # &Z1d(!
Beggars can't be choosers. %DuSco"
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. gutf[Ksu
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. '2v$xOh!y
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. h#]LXs
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. mZ4I}_\,
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. oL*ZfF3
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. tz_WxOQ0
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No better than: as bad as !l~3K(&4
No sooner than: just as/upon `bcCj~j
No worse than: as good as A:,R.P>`C
On condition: in case, as long as Q7SRf$4
More subjective: less objective TPWqiA?3Cp
Less interesting: duller H?)?(t7@
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Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from A3zO&4f
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43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively cKH By
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently 'EsdYx5C
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless oSB0P
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