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3. 9 2’s Theory y4/>Ol]
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) ZVdsxo<
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) (>rS
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Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) vh|Tb5W<
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings)
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Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? 1Lm].tq
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look Y!Uu173
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! _`bS[%CJ
6. Rule 1: N2N 1DEO3p
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury CRZi;7`*1
Antonyms and opposites: Z:#.;wA
teacher: student; vanity: decency 4R&*&GZ#
Hypernyms/hyponyms: w1wXTt
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils %B#hb<7}
7. A2A R&6n?g6@/V
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant wzD\8_;6N
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet =ud`6
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Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant wXc,F D$
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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 ?Wwh
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Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better X3P&"}a
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It "Jb3&qdU
There are only three patterns that we should learn: /VRUz++K
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I am -à I do I do --à I am
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I love you --- You are loved by me 3"5.eZSOW
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … \0D$Mie
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In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! ,aI,2U91
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) ~
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2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) moCK-:
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N 5Yl6?
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 9x(}F<L
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to <_t5:3HL
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of 0Su_#".-*
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 ~]4kkm7Y
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 f7Zf}1|
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far _D-5}a"
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 d]MGN^%o
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation g&bwtEZ
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare Oo
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16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N p zg&/m&F`
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law ' X}7]y
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting dQai4e>[
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt }%+qP+O\
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money FRgLlp8x
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller o_O+u%y
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive Evkt_vvf
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual *qG$19b
18. Rule 5: A2P Ra0=q4vdk
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) x<s|vgl|
Useless: of no use (I …?) X
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Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms 7b46t2W<
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Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances 0I
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Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song wyzOcx>M
20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds b=1%pX_
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus D%U:!|G
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A qm'b'!gq~
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder J$QBI&D
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with vbp-`M(
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 ~{M@?8wi
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn .*!#98pT
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve P"F{=\V1`<
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
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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 XsUUJuCG
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 9!}q{2j
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses :Q-oV8t{
Actions: what we do 7Ms90oE/c
Habitat: where animals/we live 8a>SC$8"
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … #) ]c0]p
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye DMd ,8W7a
Cultivation: the way we are educated >vujZw_0>
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought &g0g]G21*I
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … yN\e{;z`
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters XdsJwn F
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret 6peyh_
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical K\&o2lo]
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen OVR?*"N_
26. Knowledge: what we know >SDpuG&>
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people XoItV
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of VT=K"`EpQ
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists G {b:i8}l
Choice: what you do and not do 7petHi
Rules: what are should/told to do eko]H!Ov(
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate >"("*3AO
Maturity: when you grow up {QQl$ys/
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words <I2z&
Car: automobile 6I |A-h
Infant: baby (oaYF+
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Management: boss V1<`%=%_W
Asylum: mental hospital OM:v`<T!z
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation Y~qb;N\
Air pollution: dirty air 3z[$4L'.
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3
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Image: the way we are seen or judged by others "C74
28. Universities: higher education institutions Do*n#=
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school >ttuum12w
References: dictionaries yn~P{}68
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today lS9n@
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues S_Z`so
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Drugs: illegal substances T~ k)uQ
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms /1fwl5\
Poor performance in class: limited success in class
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Death penalty: capital punishment ebM{OI
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