Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 27 - Day 2
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NEW WORDS
- constrict [kən strikt´]
“He grew up in slightly less constricted circumstances than his teammates.” Darcy Frey, The Last Shot
- prodigy [prod´ ə jē]
“I grant you Clive—Clive was a prodigy, a genius and met the fate of geniuses.” Stephen Vincent Benet, “The Curfew Tolls”
- bereft [bi reft´]
“The pictures of the bereft survivors searching for their loved ones are painful to see.” Newsday, 9/19/99
- falter [fôl´ tər]
“Should we falter in our determination to pursue an honorable solution to the problems of the Middle-East, and face unthinkable consequences?” I. F. Stone, “The Weekly Reader”
- exultation [eg´ zul tā´ shən]
“We face the year 2000 with a combination of concern and exultation.” Newsweek, 12/15/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
loaded for bear—to be well prepared
When the enemy finally attacked the positions, the defenders were loaded for bear.
