Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 20 - Day 2
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NEW WORDS
- redolent [red´ l ənt]
“The scene—a decrepit classroom, redolent of moldy books, and the pencil shavings of generations of boys being ground into the hardwood floor.” Jon Robin Baitz, The Film Society
- repose [ri pōz´]
“Good night, good night! as sweet repose and rest Come to thy heart as that within my breast.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
- omnivorous [om niv´ ər əs]
“He became an omnivorous reader of the classics.” T. S. Lovering, Child Prodigies
- disparate [dis´ pər it]
“At the moment standardized tests have a disparate racial and ethnic impact.” Abigail Thernstrom, “Testing, the Easy Target,” New York Times, 6/10/99
- abstemious [ab ste´ mē əs]
“Be more abstemious Or else, good night your vow.” William Shakespeare, The Tempest
TODAY’S IDIOM
a lick and a promise—to do something in a hasty and superficial manner
The meticulous* housewife was in so much of a hurry that she could only give the apartment a lick and a promise.
