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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) B|WM;Y^
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) lV%oIf[OB
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) M'gGoH}B+q
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) jxc^OsYj
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6. Rule 1: N2N sHqa(ynK
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury ?lca#@f(
Antonyms and opposites: WAt= T3
teacher: student; vanity: decency !S~0T!afF
Hypernyms/hyponyms: c_4K
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils &+5ij;AD
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant 5>6:#.f%!e
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet q6PG=9d0B
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant 9-+N;g!q
8. V2V `r'$l<(4WV
Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over i!{A7mo
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better Y&<]:)
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It S6g_$Q7
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … ;W T<]
= We may be interested in …. A`#?Bj
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1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) "=w:LRw
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) t`="2$NO
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Stop : (cease, leave off) put a stop to, call a halt to, bring …to a close, get it over with, wind up, come to a stop, come to a standstill draw to a close ?nPG#Z|%
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to ?YMBZ
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of IG{
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13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at DZ @B9<Zz{
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself YKz#,
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far {i+
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Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off b*Q3j}c Z
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation P z~jW):E
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare sE'c$H
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N Yn[>Y)
It is bad manners to: it is rude to |gWA'O0S
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law 4/%fpU2
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting nw\C+1F
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt Ka6u*:/
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money "-djA, `
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller &TY74w*
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive 1a/C(4_k
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual tT!'qL.*
18. Rule 5: A2P "0uM%*2
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) tewp-MKA
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) $cK}Tlq
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) 5q*s_acQ
Useless: of no use (I …?) {f\wIZ-K A
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms S
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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 ~N i
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 v
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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 <!g]q1
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus 0uIY6e0E
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A L'r&'y[
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 {j9TzR
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with <#ON
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 ij!d-eM/b
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn ?5J#
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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 ?tY+P`S
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 l>K+4
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 6`O,mpPu4G
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 BW7AjtxQ&
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses !Pw*p*z
Actions: what we do aSvv(iV
Habitat: where animals/we live _]OY[&R
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … ]CF-#q}'
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye j{OA%G(I
Cultivation: the way we are educated KR#,6
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought Rb L?(
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … @KK6Jy OTQ
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters v']_)
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret ySr,HXz
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical >^~^#MT
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen w2.]
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26. Knowledge: what we know -n.m "O3
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people YK6LJv}
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of i8V\ x> 9
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists _#sy
Choice: what you do and not do AOZ C D{
Rules: what are should/told to do -`I|=lBz{H
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate o6MFMA+vi
Maturity: when you grow up t|i NSy3
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words 0~fjY^(
Car: automobile =$J(]KPv!?
Infant: baby d <}'eBT'
Management: boss TI DgIK
Asylum: mental hospital btuG%D{a^
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation :EV.nD7
Air pollution: dirty air 8X,6U_>#a
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 `[sFh%:
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others MM@,J<
28. Universities: higher education institutions &YXJ{<s
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school .J75bX5
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today DEZww9T2Qs
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues
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Drugs: illegal substances o^@"eG$,
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Poor performance in class: limited success in class rRq60A
Backward students: less-intelligent k4ti#3W5eG
Death penalty: capital punishment n4kq=Z%
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged m;dwt1'Zw
Fail: fall short of (success/target) Q~U\f$N
Fire: lay off, downsize Ks%0!X?3q
Peasant workers: G}pFy0W\S
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility %4*c/
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Juvenile delinquent: problem-child <T_3s\
Make love: sleep with sC-o'13
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One-room apartment: studio apartment 1q7&WG
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Teacher: educator 6iU&9Z<%
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom aoN\n]g
Tramp: the homeless *cb|9elF^
Ugly: plain, homely 7H3v[ f^Q
Venereal disease: social disease
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Wrong: improper $@z77td3
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity H+[?{+"#@l
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The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. =<n ]T;
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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. hZ4 5i?%
The most important things in life aren't things. (K[{X0T
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. 0>|q
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34. Spices are used in cooking, including … 2w.FC
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. f+ r>ur}\)
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. TUp\,T^2
Fiction has to make sense. 7:UeE~uB:
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. s 4`-mIa
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas tYD8Y
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. >eGg 1
There are few animals that can eat the loins. |xB`cSu(
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. hY4# 4A`I
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. Lvf<g}?4
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. ]ae(t`\l^
Dead men tell no tales. XVs]Y'*x
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. M XG>|
All that glitters is not gold. $wM..ee
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. 1clzDwW
Beggars can't be choosers. q2%cLbI
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. P@O_MT
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. \92M\S
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. H>+/k-n-
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river.
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39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. I{$suPk
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More subjective: less objective l4RqQ+[KA;
Less interesting: duller F>.y>h
No more than: just n~0wq(8M
41. Rather than: instead of a@? $#>
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from 1XN%&VR>^D
As well as: together with, with fS}Eu4Xe
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hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore 7b1
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42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, }zA|M
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generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually -(57C*#ap
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, /,:cbpHsu
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43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively ky !ZJR
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently nIH(2j
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless !wAnsK
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