Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 37 – Day 4


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.

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