Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 41 - Day 1
NEW WORDS
- curry [kėr´ ē]
“The candidates are visiting many senior centers in an attempt to curry support among the elderly.” AARP Bulletin, 9/99
- pall [pôl]
“A pall had descended upon Mr. Timberlake, and I understood why he did not talk to me about the origin of evil.” V. S. Pritchett, “The Saint”
- succulent [suk´ yə lənt]
“Use this coupon to get $1 off on a succulent holiday turkey.” Advertisement, Waldbaum’s Supermarket, 11/99
- satiety [sə tī´ ə tē]
“One of the soldiers was given leave to be drunk six weeks, in hopes of curing him by satiety.” William Cowper, Selected Letters
- intrinsic [in trin´ sik]
“We appear to have lost the belief that honesty is an intrinsic aspect of political leadership.” Editorial, Christian Science Monitor, 5/17/98
TODAY’S IDIOM
a pretty kettle of fish—a mess, troubles
He thought it was an innocent white lie, but it got him into a pretty kettle of fish.