Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 26 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- jettison [jet´ ə sən]
“He refused to jettison any of the manners and behavior that made him seem so odd.” William Connor, Daily Mirror, London, 1956
- inevitable [in ev´ ə tə bəl]
“The ‘High Occupancy Vehicle’ lanes were an attempt to avoid the otherwise inevitable traffic delays on the Expressway.” Newsday, 9/23/99
- lucrative [lü´ krə tiv]
“Very quickly it became a surprisingly lucrative property.” David McCullough, The Great Bridge
- tussle [tus´ əl]
“It often doesn’t pay to tussle with your child to take music lessons.” Working Mother, 5/96
- intrinsic [in trin´ sik]
“We appear to have lost the belief that honesty is an intrinsic aspect of political leadership.” Editorial, Christian Science Monitor, 5/17/98
TODAY’S IDIOM
once in a blue moon—on a very rare occasion
His wife complained that they go out to dinner and a show once in a blue moon.
