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3. 9 2’s Theory {/N8[?zML
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) X7-[#} T
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) Unq~lt%2
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) l O*
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) $_eJ@L#
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6. Rule 1: N2N y0?HZ Xq
Synonyms and near synonyms cH:&S=>h
Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury 9AQ,@xP|
Antonyms and opposites: qkp0' f*}
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Hypernyms/hyponyms: aMkuyqPf{
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils &%)F5PT
7. A2A tu{paQ
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant f
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Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet cH|J
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant 8I#^qr5
8. V2V t,0}}9%?
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 q&NXF(
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better H,GnF
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It ,+C?UW
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I am -à I do I do --à I am /P46k4M1U
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I love you --- You are loved by me <m{#u4FC'
10. General Patterns
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … s,/C^E
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11. Make it a piece of cake 'iwTvkf{
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! \)aFYDq#\
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) jJ2{g> P0P
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) ,Tx38
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N ]+w 27!
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 m@
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Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to 1E4`&?
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of S?D]P'<
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 V;)+v#4{
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 XMxm2-%olP
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far 3Y +;8ld
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 !Bg^-F:N
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation od,,2pwK+
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare +~
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16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N X_rv}
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law !g|[A7<|
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting heb{i5el
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt vYo~36
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money OP_\V8=
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller @.G;dL.f{
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive ICG:4n(,
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual *kj+6`:CPs
18. Rule 5: A2P $0~1;@`rQ6
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) :Z83*SPc
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) a|]}uFr
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) IkGM~3e
Useless: of no use (I …?) P
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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 Vy=+G~
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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 7kMO);pO
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 Dj0D.}`~
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 HA&hu/mw_
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus (~"#=fs.L
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A %hz5)
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 Q5 o0!w
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with :C&6M79k
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 x69RQ+Vw
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn fP\*5|7%R
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve lXVh`+X/l
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 CRNt5T>qH
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 >LVGNicQ
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 lpbcpB
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses .GCJA`0h
Actions: what we do 8>I4e5Ym
Habitat: where animals/we live G//hZwf0
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … x-q_sZ^8
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye {~'Iu8TvZ
Cultivation: the way we are educated 1V,DcolRY
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought JEeXoGKd
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … fUq
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Postage: the money we pay to post our letters .W\x{h
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret @F|pKf:M+
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical dvAz}3p0]
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen Fc^!="H
26. Knowledge: what we know Xhpcu1nA
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people Vf$$e)
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of 9?sm-qP
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists {=MRJg!U
Choice: what you do and not do /:C<{m.[}
Rules: what are should/told to do =9:gW5F69
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate {WTy/$ Qk
Maturity: when you grow up 79+i4(H
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Car: automobile nJwP|P_
Infant: baby CsjrQ-#9yn
Management: boss +$#h6V
Asylum: mental hospital
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation @=BApuer+
Air pollution: dirty air mp*?GeV?M
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 x-b}S1@
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others D"IxQ2}k
28. Universities: higher education institutions TQQh:y
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school ^-"tK:{
References: dictionaries n8i
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today @c).&7
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues rkz84wDx
Drugs: illegal substances .dwbJT
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms .Y^pDR12
Poor performance in class: limited success in class BQ B<+o'
Backward students: less-intelligent @S6@pMo,
Death penalty: capital punishment uII! ?
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged w zi7pJjXh
Fail: fall short of (success/target) !=u=P9I
Fire: lay off, downsize 8EBd`kiq
Peasant workers: .9UrWBW\I
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility tqjjn5!
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child d ]jF0Wx*
Make love: sleep with +x<OyjY5?]
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One-room apartment: studio apartment "Jdi>{o8
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged Vt:\llsin
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged
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Teacher: educator b*4aUpW
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom n'%cO]nSx
Tramp: the homeless n(CM)(ozU
Ugly: plain, homely VKg9^%#b`[
Venereal disease: social disease dJlK'zK
Wrong: improper Dn#UcMO>W
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity ?a'EkZ.dB
Parochial: less universal ]Rxrt~ ZB
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. MPYYTQ1FB
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. >ul&x!?@
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. 5JhpBx/>o=
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. u`Kc\B
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33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. 12Fnv/[n'K
The most important things in life aren't things. %/ :&L+
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A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. f"^t~q[VS
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. f 0~Z@\
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … ZZc^~
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. ;ZkY[5
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. qL
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Fiction has to make sense. "Nz"|-3Irv
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. u=E &jL5U
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas 9Vt6);cA-]
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. mxe\+j#
There are few animals that can eat the loins. "chf\-!$
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. m |.0$+=
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. TGjxy1A
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. ^9YS dFH/
Dead men tell no tales. 8v)HTD/C
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. "j.Q*Hazg
All that glitters is not gold. Wul8ej:
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. nhd.c2t\
Beggars can't be choosers. ZvK
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He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. E^~ {thf
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. pTJ_DH
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. >z,Y%A
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. ZY;g)`E1
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. b0tbS[j
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. b'xBPTN
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. [T,Df&
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No better than: as bad as ] HRHF'4
No sooner than: just as/upon :MH=6
No worse than: as good as g7eI;Tpv
On condition: in case, as long as RaC6RH
More subjective: less objective [yRqSB
Less interesting: duller c3\p@}
No more than: just 'n?"f |G
41. Rather than: instead of aQso<oK
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from FE06,i\{
As well as: together with, with ~{6}SXp4U
Similarly: likewise, coupled with LD ,T$"
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, ux[13]yY
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore TI8EW
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, C{6m?6
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually uYd_5
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Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, zS?DXE
particularly, including, specifically, such as ikPr>
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively UG<<.1JL
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently zK*i:(>B
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless ;!m_RQPFF
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