Whenever possible, one-word definitions are used. Although this makes a definition less precise, it also makes it easier to remember. Many common words appear in the list of words, but with their less common meanings. For example, the common meaning of champion i[r]
Although one is unlikely to take the sentence to mean that the countries must be destroyed, that interpretation is possible from the structure of the sentence. It is easily corrected: The breakup of the Soviet Union has left nuclear weapons in the hand[r]
Word analysis is very effective in decoding the meaning of words. However, you must be careful in its application since words do not always have the same meaning as the sum of the meanings of their parts. In fact, on occasion words can have the[r]
COLON : INTRODUCE :: A hyphen : join B semicolon : transfer C dash : shorten D apostrophe : intensify E comma : possess SCEPTER A ROD, STAFF SCHEME PLOT, SYSTEM, DIAGRAM SCHISM RIFT TRAN[r]
EXACT: A extract B starve C lecture D menace E condone DOLOROUS GLOOMY DOMICILE HOME DOMINION AREA OF AUTHORITY DON ASSUME, PUT ON DONOR CONTRIBUTOR DORMANT ASLEEP DOSSIER FILE DOTAGE SE[r]
VISCID: A subtle B faint C slick D vicious E difficult BEREFT DEPRIVED OF BERSERK CRAZED WITH ANGER BESEECH IMPLORE, BEG BESET HARASS, ENCIRCLE BESIEGE BELEAGUER, SURROUND BESMIRCH SLAND[r]
that an action was completed before another past action. It is formed using had and the past participle of the verb. c. Used to form the future perfect tense , which indicates that an action will be completed before another future action. It is formed using[r]
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SEVERANCE: A continuation B dichotomy C astringency D disclosure E remonstrance ANALOGOUS SIMILAR ANALOGY POINT BY POINT COMPARISON ANARCHIST TERRORIST, NIHILIST ANARCHY ABSENCE OF GOVER[r]
MUTTER : INDISTINCT :: A define : easy B blunder : polished C articulate : well-spoken D expedite : completed E censure : histrionic INCONCEIVABLE UNTHINKABLE INCONGRUOUS OUT OF PLACE, A[r]
About the Books The activities in these books are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. The activities that follow in the units encoura[r]