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2. Circles and Squares Theory T1\LS*~!
3. 9 2’s Theory 6:Fb>|]*PY
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) q9
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Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) "s$$M\)T
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) MmI[
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Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) h83W;s
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ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look |Ok@:Au
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! -Lo3@:2i
6. Rule 1: N2N
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury #YiphR&
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teacher: student; vanity: decency K *QRi/O
Hypernyms/hyponyms: ~W>3EJghR,
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils SsY:gp_
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant |ee A>z"I
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet }x A Eu,n^
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant 6T9?C|q
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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 k#oe:u`<
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better O>KrTK-AV
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It _+aMP=H
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I love you --- You are loved by me 9< |nJt
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In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! j9r%OZw{
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) 2)\gIMt%
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) ']:>Ww.S
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N \uyZl2=WWa
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 K&{ruHoKB
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to KLpFW}
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of 9zD,z+
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 G@4n]c_
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 sHPK8Wsg
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far 9&"wfN N
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 ,R7RXpP7t
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation
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Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare y6P-:f/&*
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N x4CSUcKb
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law k0IztFyj:R
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting _
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I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt I~&*8)xM
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money e8U6D+jY
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller 4vMjVbr
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive Is(ZVI
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual
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18. Rule 5: A2P D"<>!]@(a
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) a\xf\$Ym
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) ^TqR0a
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) %&M*G@j
Useless: of no use (I …?) M!O &\2Q
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms '^`%
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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 e[g.&*!
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 n7,LfO#
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 %5Zhq>
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus B18?)LA
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A Vb/XT{T;b
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 N3&n"w _d
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with %!V =noo
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 nT%<!/}!
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn : G0^t
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve wbbr8WiU
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 f= 33+8I
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 xj.)
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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 Z]k+dJ[-
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses $m0-IyXcv
Actions: what we do K~jN"ev
Habitat: where animals/we live 4 moVS1
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … 7=@MnF`
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye O
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Cultivation: the way we are educated xwZ7I
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought 6a*OQ{8
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … c7/fQc)h4d
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters d<>jhp5el
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret 1"
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Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical %^<A`Q_
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen \
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26. Knowledge: what we know Bt1&C?_$T
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people YhJ*(oWL
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of a3(q;^v
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists S0-/9h
Choice: what you do and not do XjV,wsZ=
Rules: what are should/told to do I
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Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate h2fTG
Maturity: when you grow up rw]*Nxgr
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words ]QK@zb}x
Car: automobile 2Uq4PCx!
Infant: baby pxO?:B
Management: boss qaN%&K9F8
Asylum: mental hospital *WX,bN6Ot
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation @(Y+W2Iyy+
Air pollution: dirty air RB `<Zw
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 Bi|XdS$G
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others b|z_1j6U
28. Universities: higher education institutions U,)@+?U+h
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school qOd*9AS'|M
References: dictionaries pX/,s#dY>
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today cWG?`6xU&
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues .}zpvr8YP
Drugs: illegal substances h(VF
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms m?=9j~F*
Poor performance in class: limited success in class msiftP.
Backward students: less-intelligent :6Oh ?y@
Death penalty: capital punishment Q\4nduQ
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged ~Q
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Fail: fall short of (success/target) q[w
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Fire: lay off, downsize gAWrn^2L5
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility P6cc8x9g(
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child =Nj58 l
Make love: sleep with Cyw
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One-room apartment: studio apartment i+z;tF`
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged n
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31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged uJP9J U
Teacher: educator &E>zvRBQ
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom q3s
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Tramp: the homeless faVR %
Ugly: plain, homely ;uC +
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Venereal disease: social disease u,6 'yB'u
Wrong: improper O!(FNv0
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity u$Za hN!
Parochial: less universal &@dWd
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. H...!c1M@
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. wb>>bV+U
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. myj^c>1Iz
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
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33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. @42!\1YT
The most important things in life aren't things. &&w7-
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. 9xvE?8;M#
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. ?`hk0q X3
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … tVN#i
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. uxq!kF'Ls
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. od- 0wJN-m
Fiction has to make sense. c{Ax{-'R
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. r"a4;&mf
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas -L/5Nbup
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. ^ftZ{uA
There are few animals that can eat the loins. b|c?xHF}K
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. VY'#>k}}
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. Kl[WscR
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. 4"e7 43(
Dead men tell no tales. saH +C@_,
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. wovWEtVBU
All that glitters is not gold. V*U7-{ *a
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. Ms*;?qtrR
Beggars can't be choosers. lqOv_q
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. xA nAW
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. GA6)O-^G
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. %D z|p]49!
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. ,vQkvuz
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. :L9\`&}FS
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. J#CF S G
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. -aGv#!aIl
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. EkV v
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No better than: as bad as ~K^Z4
No sooner than: just as/upon GZ@!jF>!u
No worse than: as good as t09,X
On condition: in case, as long as SDV} bN
More subjective: less objective m%q#x8Fp
Less interesting: duller 52*zX 3
No more than: just W"|89\p}
41. Rather than: instead of z@VY s
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from xYRL4
As well as: together with, with %@*diJ
Similarly: likewise, coupled with ,Mc}U9)F
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, @8@cpm
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore O"
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Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, Abce]-E
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43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively Wuye:
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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 KWy4}7a@,s
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