Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 29 - Day 3
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NEW WORDS
- indolent [in´ dl ənt]
“This indolent weather turns a student’s thoughts toward last-minute truancy.” Darcy Frey, “The Last Shot”
- gusto [gus´ tō]
“Ali faced each fight with supreme confidence and challenged his opponents with wit and gusto.” “His Greatest Challenge,” Sports Illustrated, 5/5/97
- garrulous [gar´ ə ləs]
“The more he drank, the more garrulous he became, until he suddenly seemed to fade out.” Lawrence O’Brien, W. C. Fields
- banal [bā´ nl]
“Mansfield Park is a bore! What might have been attractive on a TV screen proved to be uninteresting and banal on the big screen.” “Koch Goes To The Movies,” Queens Courier, 1/12/00
- platitude [plat´ ə tüd]
“The topic was, ‘What Is Life?’ and the students labored at it busily with their platitudes.” Philip Roth, American Pastoral
TODAY’S IDIOM
to take French leave—to go away without permission
The star player was fined $100 when he took French leave from the training camp.
