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2. Circles and Squares Theory V^.~m;ETu]
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Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) Uj6R?E{Jt
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury VLu_SXlo*
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teacher: student; vanity: decency rm(<?w%'?
Hypernyms/hyponyms: GAtK1%nPD
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils ,LWM}L
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant <`*6;j.&
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet BAg*zYV7
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant _(J- MCY\
8. V2V R 5bt~U
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 iN+p>3w^l
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better \9@*Jgpd6*
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= We may be interested in …. !*?&V3!
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In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! REQ2pfk0
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) h7[V
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2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) %w/o#*j<;
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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 xm/v:hl=
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to ruB&&C6)v
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of mZ ONxR6q$
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 "*kW
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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 P,CJy|[L
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far ogip#$A}3
Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off `^wF]R
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation im*QaO%a4
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare E
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16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N j=PQoEtU'<
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law P,_GTs3/G
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting rTDx|pvYx
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt W_O,Kao
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money >fdS$,`A
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller FL(gwfL
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive 3ZC to[Y
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual tG^Oj:
18. Rule 5: A2P =QRLKo#_
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) XH1so1h
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) Vnv<]D
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) 3L=vsvO4
Useless: of no use (I …?) <IK8Ucp
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms lv&<kYWY
19. Adj. à prep. 31Zl"-<#-
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 +]`MdOu
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 k{y@&QNj
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 ^0~?3t5
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus Zo-s_6uC
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A Uu
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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 c 6E@+xU
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with N''9Bt+:
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 Eq~&d.j
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn DE."XSni
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve b==<7[8
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 HQQc<7c",
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 ylmf^G@JC
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 2[
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24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses =WFMqBh<`
Actions: what we do G/N'8Q)
Habitat: where animals/we live J3S@1"
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … ASR"<
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Cultivation: the way we are educated JV(|7Sk
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought yZUB8erb.
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … z"=#<C
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters 0Evmq3,9
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret 7W5FHZd'
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical ! Hdg
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Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen Rkw)IdB
26. Knowledge: what we know "'^#I_*Mf
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people V78QV3
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of %fJ*Ql4M
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists m9wV#Ldu
Choice: what you do and not do b@/z^
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Rules: what are should/told to do ]Tx8ImD#)A
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate sn}U4=u
Maturity: when you grow up N&-d8
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Car: automobile ?h<I:[oZ
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation &t+03c8g!
Air pollution: dirty air : \:jIP
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 )DI/y1
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others Hhx<k{B@7
28. Universities: higher education institutions !D7/Ja
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school rPv+eM">
References: dictionaries N|h`}*:x=
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today gk>A
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues "F7g8vu
Drugs: illegal substances Yih^ZTf]O?
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Poor performance in class: limited success in class Io|NL6[
Backward students: less-intelligent lw\OsB$
Death penalty: capital punishment "o*F$7D!
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged sG%Q?&-
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Fire: lay off, downsize E@}t1!E<
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility Gm}ecW
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child ;4z6="<Y
Make love: sleep with $Dxz21|P7
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Teacher: educator x\]%TTps
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom +?),BRCce
Tramp: the homeless P5yS`v$@
Ugly: plain, homely ,P3nZ
Venereal disease: social disease 4yV}4f$q
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The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. \{ r%.G
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. C:\BvPoO
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. h|$.`$
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. I'{-T=R-q
The most important things in life aren't things. _w/w~;7
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. Zg"g/I.+d
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. ^a#Vp
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. ~Wp>tnl
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. `?+lM
Fiction has to make sense. }SIUsh'
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. JE9SPFQx9M
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas 5TqB&GP0
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. 0Ah'G
There are few animals that can eat the loins. dY'/\dJ
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. xs y5"
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. 6K501!70g6
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. M}2a/}4
Dead men tell no tales. |giV<Sj
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. 2x%Xx3!
All that glitters is not gold. EUZ
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Beggars can't be choosers. N=R|s$,Oy9
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. :%-xiv
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. 0h ^&`H:
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. l'TM^B)`c
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. Ni"n_Yun
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. zSt6q
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. !@j5 yYf
40. Structural Substitutes P?D;BAP2
No better than: as bad as pV`?=[h9
No sooner than: just as/upon Qxb5Y)/jn
No worse than: as good as eaSf[!24"
On condition: in case, as long as *Xm$w
More subjective: less objective -:Up$6PR
Less interesting: duller :2^j/
No more than: just DPIIE2X
41. Rather than: instead of ^0"W/
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from 5k /Y7+*?E
As well as: together with, with ~@g7b`t=la
Similarly: likewise, coupled with }AdA?
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Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, Td~CnCor
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42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, J~dk4D\
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Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, ="X2AuK%1$
particularly, including, specifically, such as mWhQds6
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively w=]id'`?q
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently )8ub1,C
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless ean_/E
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