Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 39 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- flay [flā]
“There is no shortage of critics who flay the journalists for being sensation seekers rather than news gatherers.” Herbert Brucker, Journalist
- demeanor [di mē´ nər]
“You could tell by her demeanor that she was more than a bit upset by the unexpected news.” New York Times, 9/7/99
- delineation [di lin´ ē ā´ shən]
“There is no need for an exact delineation of a standard for a permit to hold a street meeting.” Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, decision, 1951
- vindicate [vin´ də kāt]
“His family was certain that his actions would be vindicated when all of the facts became available.” “Pilot Blamed in Crash,” New York Post, 11/26/99
- heinous [hā´ nəs]
“All crimes against a whole people are measured by the heinous ones carried out by Hitler.” Civilization, 12/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
to take by storm—to make a fast impression
The new opera star took the critics by storm and carried the day.*
