Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 32 - Day 1
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NEW WORDS
- profound [prə found´]
“So why no profound works on the need for $660 million in tax credits for companies that burn chicken droppings?” Editorial, “Tax-Cut Favors,” New York Times, 8/7/99
- alleviate [ə lē´ vē āt]
“The report of the transportation division pointed out that the overcrowded highways required immediate attention in order to alleviate the long delays.” The Queens Courier, 1/11/00
- prodigious [prə dij´ əs]
“He knew from the moment he left the ground that it was a prodigious jump.” Joseph N. Bell, “The Olympics Biggest Winner”
- expedite [ek´ spə dīt]
“There was a pressing need to expedite assistance to those suffering after the earthquake.” Newsday, 8/15/99
- celerity [sə ler´ ə tē]
“The human mind acts at times with amazing celerity.” Benjamin Cardozo, The Growth of the Law
TODAY’S IDIOM
- ivory tower—isolated from life; not in touch with life’s problems
Many artists have been said to be living in an ivory tower.
