Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 14 - Day 4
NEW WORDS
- stentorian [sten tôr´ ē ən]
“He proclaimed the fact in stentorian tones that were easily heard throughout the auditorium.” A. A. Berle, The 20th Century Capitalist Revolution
- singular [sing´ gye lər]
“The fate that rules in matters of love is often singular, and its ways are inscrutable, as this story will show.” Meyer Goldschmidt, “Henrik and Rosalie”
- valor [val´ ər]
“Thrice have the Mexicans before us fled, Their armies broken, their prince in triumph led; Both to thy valor, brave young man, we owe.” Sir Robert Howard & John Dryden, The Indian Queen
- bias [bī´ əs]
“U.S. SUIT CHARGES BIAS IN NASSAU COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES” Headline, New York Times, 6/15/99
- sinecure [sī´ nə kyůr]
“Matthew Arnold’s job was a sinecure, allowing him plenty of time to travel and write lyrics.” Nicholas Jenkins, “A Gift Improvised,” New York Times, 6/20/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
to steal one’s thunder—to weaken one’s position by stating the argument before that person does
I had planned to be the first to resign from the club, but my cousin stole my thunder.
