Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 31 - Day 1
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NEW WORDS
- heresy [her´ ə sē]
“Calvin had written that heresy was not an evil, deserving death.” Herbert Brucker, Journalist
- prudent [prüd´ nt]
“Those who thought the prudent thing to do at the end of 1999 was to stay away from flying resulted in the slowest day of the year for every airline.” TIME, 1/12/00
- ostensible [o sten´ sə bəl]
“The race was ostensibly to test the reliability of the automobiles.” Keith Ayling, The Race Around the World
- fervid [fėr´ vid]
“I’m a mixture of my mother’s determination and my father’s fervid optimism.” Gwen Robyns, Light of A Star
- spurious [spyůr´ ē əs]
“The only known picture, albeit a spurious one, had been printed some years earlier.” James Monaghan, Diplomat in Carpet Slippers
TODAY’S IDIOM
cold shoulder—to disregard or ignore
She was so piqued* at his uncouth behavior, she gave him the cold shoulder for over a week.
