Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 42 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- qualm [kwäm]
“The manager had qualms about allowing him to continue playing with an injured hand.” Sports Illustrated, 6/16/98
- expurgate [ek´ spər gāt]
“Lenny resisted any attempt by the law to expurgate his language dealing with personal and private behavior.” “Lenny Bruce, Voice of Shock,” Atlantic Monthly, 5/86
- begrudge [bi gruj´]
“Taxpayers never seem to begrudge the use of their money when spent on local projects important to them.” Newsday, 8/22/99
- artless [art´ lis]
“Behind the naive, artless manner, there was a woman scheming for success.” John Simon, Reverse Angle
- gratuity [grə tü´ ə tē]
“What form of gratuity would compensate his informer’s key bit of information?” Dashiell Hammett, Red Harvest
TODAY’S IDIOM
to make the best of a bad bargain— to change or go along with a poor situation
After he bought the white elephant,* he made the best of a bad bargain and let sleeping dogs lie.*
