Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 37 - Day 4
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NEW WORDS
- erudite [er´ ů dīt]
“The erudite historian, Prof. Garrett Clark, will speak on ‘Evaluating Democracy’ at our April meeting.” Lancaster Library Bulletin, Spring 2000
- phobia [fō´ bē ə]
“My phobia was such that the slightest touch produced twinges of pain.” Guy De Maupassant, “Looking Back”
- germane [jər mān´]
“In assigning ratings to films, is it not germane to consider the nature and extent of violence shown?” The Hollywood Reporter, 5/19/97
- vertigo [vėr´ tə gō]
“Iron workers on beams, hundreds of feet above Broadway, were immune to periods of vertigo.” Architectural Digest, 1/93
- conducive [kən dü´ siv]
“The quiet calm of this garden is conducive to romance or repose.” “The Sophisticated Traveler,” 9/26/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
to upset the apple cart—to overturn or disturb a plan or intention
It was a bitter pill to swallow* when they upset the apple cart and elected a dark horse.
