Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 27 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- vitriolic [vit´ rē ol´ ik]
“The speaker’s vitriolic comments about ethnic and religious groups brought condemnation from the mayor.” New York Daily News, 9/5/98
- invective [in vek´ tiv]
“I watched him walk into the clubhouse, kick a bench and break a toe, never once stopping the flow of invective.” Jack Altshul, “Why Should the Other Guy Beat Me?”
- besmirch [bi smė rch´]
“A primary attack on any witness against your client is an attempt to besmirch his or her character.” Quoted in New York Times Magazine, 9/20/70
- voluminous
“The testimony in the case relating to the President’s actions has become voluminous.” Washington Post, 5/15/99
- retrospect [ret´ rə spekt]
“I shivered in retrospect when I thought of that afternoon meeting in the freezing hall.” Anna L. Strong, The Chinese Conquer China
TODAY’S IDIOM
to bring down the house—to cause great enthusiasm
Popular entertainers can be counted on to bring down the house at every public performance.
