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2. Circles and Squares Theory t9&
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3. 9 2’s Theory L
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) :V
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Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) GE>[*zN
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) 7bxA]s{m
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) FWH}j0Gj|
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6. Rule 1: N2N mAk{"65V
Synonyms and near synonyms rbT)=-(
Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury S4witIK5
Antonyms and opposites: +i\&6HGK;-
teacher: student; vanity: decency #d{=\$=
Hypernyms/hyponyms: = 07Gy, =i
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils b|SE<\
7. A2A zi~5l#I
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant }HEvr)v9
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet Oi"a:bCU
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant ;Ut+yuy
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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 )Qm[[p nj
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better ?j^=u:<
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It C@N1ljXJT
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It is ---à It does It does -à It is ,wKe
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It is -à I do/I am I am /do -à It is Khh0*S8.K
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I love you --- You are loved by me M.h`&8
10. General Patterns wOB azWa
It is interesting to notice that: C1T_9}L-A
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= We may be interested in …. K!D
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11. Make it a piece of cake :hG
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In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! 93[DAs
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) 3p?KU-
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 7z_;t9Y
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N dBO@6*N4c
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 wwKh CmH
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to W;?(,xx
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of _<ut)
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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 %}2@rLP
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 r!}al5~&
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far Hy{
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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 vUC!fIG
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation DOm[*1@^
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare ryO$6L
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N n$m"]inX
It is bad manners to: it is rude to !BU)K'mj
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law nW\(IkX\
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting Y^$HrI(vq
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt h%d^Gq~
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money jc_\'Gr+[
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller EjEFg#q
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive ]O:M$ $
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual ;D ~L|
18. Rule 5: A2P JU0]Wq <^[
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) ?_6YtR,{
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) wh 0<Uv
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) D)='8jV7
Useless: of no use (I …?) #nyv+x;
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms xu%'GZ,o9
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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_F}s9wj
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 {I%y;Aab8
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 bggusK<
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus k/Mp6<?C:
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A ed~R>F>
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 DrS~lTf=>
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with vfvlB[
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 nW;kcS*A
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn P15:,
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Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve 4be>
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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 4_Rdp`x#J
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 ~^o=a?L`<
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 8Pmwzpk02
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses X B I;Lg
Actions: what we do W}gVIfe
Habitat: where animals/we live `q?RF+
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … VyZV(k
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye sWxK~Yg
Cultivation: the way we are educated .P/xs4
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought Xz1c6mX|o
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … X\A]"su
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters lSCY5[?
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret !RMS+Mm?
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical Qilj/x68
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen (&Q)EBdm
26. Knowledge: what we know I)[B9rbe
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people }MZan" cfo
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of Y?!/>q
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists {visv{R<
Choice: what you do and not do ]7<m1Lg
Rules: what are should/told to do 2]Fu
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Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate @,6ST0xT (
Maturity: when you grow up TNsg pJ?\
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words F?2FITi_V
Car: automobile 'wE\{1~_[+
Infant: baby 03"#J2b
Management: boss .HD ebi
Asylum: mental hospital $~hdm$
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation E
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Air pollution: dirty air ;y>'yq}
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 PdjCv+R6?
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others
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28. Universities: higher education institutions JJNmpUJ
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school uE"2kn
References: dictionaries EFNdiv$wF
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today A?sNXhh
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues g1dmkX
Drugs: illegal substances 3Pa3f >}-
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms kI]=&Rw
Poor performance in class: limited success in class z=%IcSx;
Backward students: less-intelligent yI *M[0
Death penalty: capital punishment @|]iSD&T
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Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged % IPyCEJD
Fail: fall short of (success/target) _we3jzMW
Fire: lay off, downsize jUZ[`f;
Peasant workers: 5bF5~D(E
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility ew
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Juvenile delinquent: problem-child zo
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Make love: sleep with 6O]Xhe0d@
Old people: &7lk2Q\
Black: =cknE=
One-room apartment: studio apartment ScsWnZ
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged O} (E(v
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged #<D@3ScC
Teacher: educator X #H:&*[!
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom %oMWcgsdJi
Tramp: the homeless r$Yh)rpt:
Ugly: plain, homely es{cn=\s
Venereal disease: social disease JIB?dIN
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Wrong: improper Am]2@ESUP
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity .59KE]u
Parochial: less universal
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. k{zs578h2
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. ]L[JS^#7
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. t00\yb^vJ8
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. [BJ$|[11
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. 1y_fQ+\2A
The most important things in life aren't things. M9g~lKs'
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. 1kbT@
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. (rau8
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … K'a#M g
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. bS_y_9K
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. -[i40
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Fiction has to make sense. 2V#c[%vI
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. Dlqn~
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. )nf=eU4|
There are few animals that can eat the loins. HPu/. oE
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. L:|X/c9r[
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. yv6Zo0s<J
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. }1X11+/W
Dead men tell no tales. `'A(`. CL
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. lp37irI:
All that glitters is not gold. J};u25:}
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. 7 K;'7
Beggars can't be choosers. Q2_WH)J 3
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. P;HVL flu
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. +SZ%&
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. X\c1q4oB[
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. t5X G^3X@
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. Allt]P>
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. CA~em_dC
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. FthXFxwx$
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. 6.`} &E
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No better than: as bad as a6#
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No sooner than: just as/upon +7lRP)1R
No worse than: as good as X1
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On condition: in case, as long as Xd19GP!
More subjective: less objective 2heWE
Less interesting: duller m&8U4uHN
No more than: just r+V(1<`2X
41. Rather than: instead of P&-D0T_
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from \ eyQo>(
As well as: together with, with "I}'C^gP
Similarly: likewise, coupled with WW8YB"
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, 1=/MT#d^?
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore mNBpb}
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, +lDGr/
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually ]Nd'%M
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, mAYr<=
particularly, including, specifically, such as
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43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively ?O.6 r"
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently c@ZkX]g
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless x`=5l`
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