Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 7 - Day 4
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NEW WORDS
- terminate [ter´ mə nāt]
“A continuation of such chronic lateness may lead us to terminate your employment.” Regulations of the NYC Board of Education’s Office of School Food & Nutrition Services
- forthwith [fôrth´ with´]
“Get down to your Toyota dealer forthwith and take advantage of our holiday saleabration.” Toyota advertisement, CBS TV
- exacerbate [eg zas´ ər bāt]
“Jason Isringhausen’s injuries were exacerbated by his immaturity.” Howie Rose, Mets Baseball Announcer, Fox Sports, 6/8/99 [adapted]
- revert [ri vėrt´]
“She dreamily reverts to the hour when old age will throw down his frosts upon her head.” Walt Whitman, “Dreams”
- oust [oust]
“Politics will still exist as in the Republican campaign to oust Bill Clinton.” James Pinkerton, “Mediocre Pols,” Newsday, 6/17/99
TODAY’S IDIOM
an ax to grind—having a selfish motive in the background
I am always dubious* about the motives of a man who tells me that he has no ax to grind.
