Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 36 - Day 2
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NEW WORDS
- epitome [i pit´ ə mē]
“My community considers a man in uniform to be the living epitome of heroism.” Lucius Garvin, Collected Essays
- dexterity [dek ster´ ə tē]
“Ali built his career based on his dexterity, both in the ring and in the use of colorful language.” Boxing, 3/95
- grotesque [grō tesk´]
“Nowadays, men have to work, and women to marry for money; it’s a dreadfully grotesque world.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
- compassion
“In addition to professional skills, patients want a physician who is compassionate.” Advertisement for Maimonides Medical Center, 9/25/95
- repugnant [ri pug´ nənt]
“The behavior of the few rioters at the rock concert was repugnant to the huge, peaceful crowd.” “Woodstock Revisited,” TIME, 6/7/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
to throw the book at someone—to give the maximum punishment
The judge got his back up* and threw the book at the criminal.
