Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 12 - Day 3
NEW WORDS
- expunge [ek spunj´]
“If the offender made it to adulthood without further problems, everything would be expunged.” James Kilpatrick, “Boy Learns Constitution—the Hard Way,” Burlington Vermont Free Press, 6/12/99
- flamboyant [flam boi´ ənt]
“Dame Judi Dench is not as flamboyant as the other British theatrical Dames such as Vanessa Redgrave or Maggie Smith.” Playbill, Vol. 9, No. 55
- anathema [ə nath´ ə mə]
“The founding document of the American Reform movement depicted ritual as anachronistic, even anathema in an enlightened age.” Samuel G. Freedman, “The UnReformation,” New York, 6/21/99
- schism [siz´ əm]
“The schism between the manager and his best pitcher spilled over from the locker room onto the field.” Bob Klapisch, The Worst Team That Money Could Buy
- utopia [yü tō´ pē ə]
“I was held spellbound by the middle-class utopia, without a blot, without a tear.” William James, “What Makes Life Significant”
TODAY’S IDIOM
to save face—to avoid disgrace
Instead of firing the corrupt executive, they allowed him to retire in order that he might save face.
