Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 45 - Day 4
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NEW WORDS
- callow [kal´ ō]
“A group of newly arrived callow students followed nervously at the director’s heels.” Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow
- appalled [ə pôld´]
“A calm and steady temperament deserted him while he stared, appalled, at the contents.” John Cheever, The Wapshot Chronicle
- penchant [pen´ chənt]
“Annabel had a penchant for silver fox coats but Midge said they were common.” Dorothy Parker, “The Standard of Living”
- decapitate [di kap´ ə tāt]
“The FBI hoped that the arrest of the drug lord would decapitate the illegal organization.” David Denby, Beyond Rangoon
- termagant [tėr´ mə gənt]
“This book deals with the matrimonial adventures of an extremely rich and bullying termagant.” Saturday Review, 11/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
coup de grâce—the finishing stroke
When my girlfriend left me, it was a bitter pill to swallow,* but the coup de grâce was that she kept my engagement ring.
