Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 44 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- reputed [ri pyü´ tid]
“The language of Iceland has changed so little that modern Icelanders are reputed to be able to read sagas written thousands of years ago.” Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue
- frail [frāl]
“This frail woman has the strength to work where the strong turn away.” “Mother Teresa,” New Republic, 10/16/97
- potent [pōt´ nt]
“Those huge differences in income found in our society must have potent causes.” Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel
- excoriate [ek skôr´ ē āt]
“Senator Bradley refused to excoriate his opponent, preferring to take the high road in the campaign.” ABC Eyewitness T.V. News, 10/21/99
- devout [di vout´]
“This author has a devout following among young readers.” New York Times Book Review, 7/25/98
TODAY’S IDIOM
to toe the mark—to obey or stick to a rule or policy
He wanted to kick over the traces,* but his parents made him toe the mark.
