Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 2 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- pretext [prē´ tekst]
“Our mother had been expressly enjoined by her husband to give Madame Cornouiller some plausible pretext for refusing.” Anatole France, “Putois”
- fabricate [fab´ rə kāt]
“Perhaps the dialogues that you fabricate are nothing more than monologues.” Miguel Unamuno, “Mist”
- adroit [ə droit´]
“Amazingly adroit in building model airplanes while he was in junior high, Eric moved on to an aeronautic career in his twenties.” Val Bakker, “Early Decision” [adapted]
- gesticulate [je stik´ yə lāt]
“‘Three times’ was still all he could say, in his thick, angry voice, gesticulating at the commissaire and glaring at me.” Francis Steegmuller, “The Foreigner”
- vigilant [vij´ ə lən]
“I deny not but that it is of great concernment in the church and commonwealth to have a vigilant eye how looks demean themselves.” John Milton, “Aereopagitica”
TODAY’S IDIOM
- a wet blanket—one who spoils the fun
Everyone wanted the party to go on, but Ronnie, the wet blanket, decided to go home to bed.
