Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 35 - Day 1
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NEW WORDS
- parable [par´ ə bəl]
“When I had trouble keeping the kindergarten class quiet, I found that telling them a parable (the tortoise and the hare, for example) would get their undivided attention.” Lana L. Grossberg, A Teacher’s True Confessions
- whimsical [hwim´ zə kəl]
“This is not a whimsical idea—it is a serious plan.” Calvin Klein, New York Magazine, 9/15/95
- lampoon [lam pün´]
“Many new TV shows succeed because they lampoon the behavior of teenagers.” John Leonard, New York, 10/15/97
- countenance [koun´ tə nəns]
“Behind a most pleasant countenance, this dictator has maintained a most brutal regime.” Newsweek, 2/21/98
- sanctimonious [sangk´ tə mō´ nē əs]
“There has never been a shortage of sanctimonious arguments for starting a war.” Peter Finley Dunne, Mr. Dooley Remembers
TODAY’S IDIOM
to pull up stakes—to quit a place
He could no longer rule the roost* or get the lion’s share,* so he pulled up stakes and moved on.
