Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 24 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- universal [yü´ nə vėr´ səl]
“With the approach of the new millennium we see an almost universal fear of major disruptions.” TIME, 9/19/99
- contemptuous [kən temp´ chü əs]
“It is not difficult to feel contemptuous when studying the ugly behavior of some of the powerful figures of motion pictures.” Pauline Kael, I Lost It at the Movies
- absurd [ab sėrd´]
“Many rules in the English language are absurd because they are based on Latin rules.” Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue
- bigot [big´ ət]
“For only by claiming the limelight can the bigot draw followers and an income.” S. Andhil Fineberg, “Deflating the Professional Bigot”
- abhor [ab hôr´]
“I abhor the process of hiring public servants.” Senator Wayne Morse, speech, 4/17/61
TODAY’S IDIOM
dyed-in-the-wool—set in one’s ways
He was a dyed-in-the-wool Republican who would not consider voting for a Democrat.
