Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 3 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- ominous [om´ ə nəs]
“There was a Sabbath lull in the air, which, in a settlement unused to Sabbath influences, looked ominous.” Bret Harte, “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”
- tremulous [trem´ yə ləs]
“‘Will Pa get hurt?’ asked Jane in a tremulous voice.” Jessamyn West, “Yes, We’ll Gather at the River”
- repudiate [ri pyü´ dē āt]
“If upheld, the decision would repudiate one of the Administration’s environmental achievements.” Editorial, New York Times, 5/19/99
- cessation [se sā´ shən]
“The evolutions of the waltzers were quieted, there was an uneasy cessation of all things as before.” Edgar Allan Poe, “The Masque of the Red Death”
- bristle [bris´ əl]
“No sooner had the dog caught sight of him, however, than it began to bristle and growl savagely.” H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man
TODAY’S IDIOM
Skid Row—disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people “on the skid”
The presence of so many bars has turned our neighborhood into another Skid Row.
