Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 29 - Day 1
NEW WORDS
- lithe [līŦH]
“Tasteless headlines screamed ‘Newtie’s Cutie’ to describe the lithe hymn-singing young staff member who inexplicably fell for her portly Newt.” Robert Reno, “Political Garbage,” Newsday, 8/19/99
- obese [ō bēs´]
“The rush to lose weight by unproven methods often leads to complications for obese people.” Johns Hopkins Health Letter, Summer 1997
- adherent [ad hir´ ənt]
“The state employs a flag as a symbol for adherents to the government as presently organized.” U.S. Supreme Court decision, 1943
- bliss [blis]
“Is there anything to match the bliss on a teenager’s face the day she obtains her license to drive?” Car and Driver, 9/99
- pathetic [pə thet´ ik]
“He is the latest loser trying to solve his pathetic life behind a gun.” Editorial, New York Post, 7/30/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
on the spur of the moment—on impulse, without thinking
On the spur of the moment he turned thumbs down* on the new job.
