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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) RUqO!s~#rY
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) yZ|+VXO
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) sX!3_'-
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) Q-3r}jJe
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? IqXBz.p
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look {dBB{.hX
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! <c(&T<$
6. Rule 1: N2N 9lKRL'QR
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury D(!;V
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teacher: student; vanity: decency o>.AdZby
Hypernyms/hyponyms: El {r$-}
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils zUJx&5/
7. A2A `|&\e_"DE
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant k&yQ98H$K"
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet hN[X 1*
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant ::v;)VdX+*
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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 :,jPNuOA
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better ~KJ,SLzhx9
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It cW=Qh-`jU;
There are only three patterns that we should learn: HJc<Gwm
It is ---à It does It does -à It is h]<GTWj
I am -à I do I do --à I am I; ^xAd3G
It is -à I do/I am I am /do -à It is w8G7Jy
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11. Make it a piece of cake ~o:rM/!Ba
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! J>&[J!>r
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) qsD?dHi7
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) W,xi>5k
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N ` 52%XI
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 @~JB\j9
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to Su$18a"Bc
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of += X).X0K
13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at `6|i&w:b
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself s]$HkSH
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far $Sp*)A]E`
Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off 6Hc H'nmeN
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation ~%olCxfO
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare G>
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16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N <m
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law G3 Idxs
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting ^VSt9&
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt *>H M$.?Q
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money <dju6k7uz
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller 5*s1qA0^
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive 08TaFzP81
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual d$2@,
18. Rule 5: A2P u=p ;A1oy
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) ek<PISlci
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) kx
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) D8r>a"gx
Useless: of no use (I …?) LK'S)Jk
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms ?z \q Mu
19. Adj. à prep. \_*?R,$3Y,
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 { ()p%#*
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 =:xV(GK}
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 p56KS5duI.
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus fZka%[B
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A !SLP8|Cd
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 ..P=D <'f
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with mhHA!:
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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 ZI2K-z'e
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn I3}HNGvU
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve J)7,&Gc6
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 bm|Jb"T0b
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 ;#5-.z
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 "k\Ff50
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses h3U
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Actions: what we do 7
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Habitat: where animals/we live %8Z|/LGg
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … 3X-{2R/ 3
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye N27K
Cultivation: the way we are educated 2R_o
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Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought SHXa{-
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … 4t+/
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters J]=aI>Ow
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret T(sG.%
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical T;:',T[G
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen oSu|Yn
26. Knowledge: what we know a!^-~pH:
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people G(7\<x:
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of %~B)~|h
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists 4Rrw8Bw
Choice: what you do and not do -I
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Rules: what are should/told to do 2t]! {L
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate v:J.d5
Maturity: when you grow up mk[d7Yt{O
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Car: automobile QX.F1T2e?
Infant: baby
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Management: boss <2TB9]2. g
Asylum: mental hospital qG2\`+v
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation :hl}Zn~jt
Air pollution: dirty air HZr/0I?
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3
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Image: the way we are seen or judged by others xt<,
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28. Universities: higher education institutions w_z^5\u0
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school ee d\0
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today n'ca*E(
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues
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Drugs: illegal substances ~cg+BAfu
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms Bdk{.oh6
Poor performance in class: limited success in class $85o%siS'
Backward students: less-intelligent ~3-YxCn%
Death penalty: capital punishment
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Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged /jL{JF>I
Fail: fall short of (success/target) ;Q,).@<C
Fire: lay off, downsize 5tCq}]q#P
Peasant workers: Mp@(/
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility Ef*.}gcU
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child me`$5Z`
Make love: sleep with b%~3+c
Old people: ;eEtdoy
Black: ORPl^n-
One-room apartment: studio apartment czsoD)N
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged
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31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged Ly/~N/<\
Teacher: educator 8JO\%DFJ
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom C%o/
Tramp: the homeless 2+Y`pz47W
Ugly: plain, homely !<^j!'2
Venereal disease: social disease exN#!&;
Wrong: improper &$Ip$"H
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity 5+"8q#X$
Parochial: less universal CbaAnm1
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. @ y2Bq['
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. \J
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Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. |N.q[>^R
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. c@{^3V##T
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. A/6nVn
The most important things in life aren't things. WSccR
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. _^$b$4)
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. (:k`wh&
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … zq>"a&Y,
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. xyCcd=
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. Mo
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Fiction has to make sense. F<<H [,%0
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. 32' 9Ch.
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. 3ZZI1_j
There are few animals that can eat the loins. vv_?ip:t
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. m5g: Q
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. ~/[N)RFD
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. QNBzc {XB
Dead men tell no tales. 1#RA+d(
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. o?8j*]
All that glitters is not gold. (jMp
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Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. lK@r?w|<M
Beggars can't be choosers. 5<
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Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. D4T+Gk"n
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. .6(i5K
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large.
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Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. |%9~W^b
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. N|d@B{a(
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. F.hC%Ncu
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. sIM`Q%
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. HX[#tT|m~
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No better than: as bad as VW/1[?HG5
No sooner than: just as/upon %M:"Ai5:
No worse than: as good as 3M`J.>
On condition: in case, as long as _E7eJSM.
More subjective: less objective Su~`jRN$
Less interesting: duller -ybupUJcbv
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41. Rather than: instead of R/7l2 *
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from b1"wQM9
As well as: together with, with cQ%HwYn
Similarly: likewise, coupled with ([A;~ p;n
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, ^
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hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore yo=d"*E4^
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, G})mw
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually Ar_/9@n
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, G<I5%Yo6G
particularly, including, specifically, such as c@P,
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively hB4.tMgZ
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently el<nY"
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In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless 9v A`\\9
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