Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 5 - Day 1
NEW WORDS
- rampant [ram´ pənt]
“What’s more curious about the determination to end social promotions is that the practice is far from rampant.” Romesh Ratnesar, “Held Back,” TIME, 6/14/99
- inane [in ān´]
“When left with nothing to talk about, people resort to inane remarks about the weather.” Lawrence Kaminer, “A World of Strangers”
- ethics [eth´ iks]
“The vast majority of employees perform in a highly satisfactory manner because good work ethics exist in their kitchens.” Manual for School Food Service Managers in N.Y.C. Public Schools [adapted]
- concur [kən kėr´]
“Dr. Fishbein did not concur with his colleague’s diagnosis and urged the Harper family to seek an opinion from the head of the Urology Department at Columbia Presbyterian.” “Prostate Update,” Prostate Digest, 9/99
- clandestine [klan des´ tən]
“Mr. DeLay’s plan for another ‘independent’ group is nothing less than a proposal to create a clandestine and corrupt slush fund.” Editorial, New York Times, 6/1/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
stock in trade—the goods, tools, and other requisites of a profession
A quick wit and a warm smile were the salesman’s stock in trade.
