Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary BuilderMerriam-Webster, 1998 - 558 Seiten The ideal book for people who want to increase their word power. Thorough coverage of 1,200 words and 240 roots while introducing 2,300 words. The Vocabulary Builder is organized by Greek and Latin roots for effective study with nearly 250 new words and roots. Includes quizzes after each root discussion to test progress. A great study aid for students preparing to take standardized tests. |
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... political . Agitation for a cause — a new union , civil rights , a change of government — involves talking it up , passing out information , and holding meetings , though some- times as secretly as possible . An agitated person or ...
... political . Agitation for a cause — a new union , civil rights , a change of government — involves talking it up , passing out information , and holding meetings , though some- times as secretly as possible . An agitated person or ...
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... politics ; the advent of the computer in the mid - 20th century has promised to change ours even more profoundly . provenance \ ౹ präv - nəns \ Origin or source . ○ The wedding guests wondered about the provenance of this mysterious ...
... politics ; the advent of the computer in the mid - 20th century has promised to change ours even more profoundly . provenance \ ౹ präv - nəns \ Origin or source . ○ The wedding guests wondered about the provenance of this mysterious ...
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... . Notice that conducive is almost always followed by to . deduction \ dē - ౹ dək - shən \ ( 1 ) Subtraction . ( 2 ) The reaching of a conclusion by reasoning . Foretelling the future by deduction based on a political or Unit 2 31.
... . Notice that conducive is almost always followed by to . deduction \ dē - ౹ dək - shən \ ( 1 ) Subtraction . ( 2 ) The reaching of a conclusion by reasoning . Foretelling the future by deduction based on a political or Unit 2 31.
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Mary W. Cornog. Foretelling the future by deduction based on a political or economic theory has proved to be extremely difficult . A tax deduction is a subtraction from your gross income allowed by the government for certain expenses ...
Mary W. Cornog. Foretelling the future by deduction based on a political or economic theory has proved to be extremely difficult . A tax deduction is a subtraction from your gross income allowed by the government for certain expenses ...
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... political commentators , who con- tinue to utter words of delphic complexity each week . Dionysian \ ౹ dī - ə - ౹ ni - zhē - ən \ Frenzied , orgiastic . ○ Only in the tropics did such festivals become truly Dionysian , he said ...
... political commentators , who con- tinue to utter words of delphic complexity each week . Dionysian \ ౹ dī - ə - ౹ ni - zhē - ən \ Frenzied , orgiastic . ○ Only in the tropics did such festivals become truly Dionysian , he said ...
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American ancient ancient Greek ancient Rome animals ante meridiem basic behavior believe blank body called century Choose the closest church closest definition comes Complete the analogy correct definition correct letter correct word crime Croesus death decibel describe deus ex machina different meanings different same/different different same/different same/different disease English words epiphyte especially example feel following pairs formal give gods Greek mythology Greek word hematocrit human Indicate kind Latin verb Latin word living look lycanthropy Match the definition Match the word megalopolis metonymy noun Odysseus original pairs of words person physical plants political polyphonic prefix produce Quiz Fill refers Review Quizzes Roman root seems sense simply someone sometimes sound speak speech television term theocracy thermocline things tion topiary triceratops United usually word meaning writing
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 215 - Our new Constitution is now established, and has an. appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Seite 152 - Trumpets sound throughout the Host proclaim A solemn Councel forthwith to be held At Pandaemonium, the high Capital Of Satan and his Peers...
Seite 429 - Webster, is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like a rose). A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in the ship plows the sea).
Seite 397 - For that matter, the skeptic has well pointed out that the "Holy Roman Empire" was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire.
Seite xi - ... mark of syllable division ... indicate that what is symbolized between is present in some utterances but not in others: factory...
Seite 52 - record' and the verb 'record' are homographs (of each other)" (this' definition is enlarged in the 1987 edition: "a word that has the same spelling as another, but is different in meaning, origin, grammar, or pronunciation...
Seite 425 - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Seite 44 - act or practice of feigning to be what one is not or to feel what one does not feel; esp.
Seite 92 - I don't give a damn for a man that can spell a word only one way.
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