week seventeen1100 words

WEEK 17   DAY 1

NEW WORDS

perpetrate

consummate

subterfuge

concoct

fallacious

A PLAN TO FOOL THE NAZIS

One of the truly remarkable stories of World War II concerns a ruse" that was perpetrated with such consummate skill that it saved the lives of many Allied troops and helped to shorten the war. The simple, bold, and ingenious subterfuge which British officers concocted is the subject of Ewen-Montagu's classic, The Man Who Never Was. In short, the idea was to plant fallacious documents concerning the Allied invasion of Europe upon a dead officer, have his body recovered by agents who would transmit the false information to Germany, and then observe the effects of the plan.

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TODAY'S IDIOM 
to draw in one's horns-to check one's anger, to restrain oneself 
The performer drew in his horns when he saw 
that his critic was an eight-year-old boy. 

WEEK 17   DAY 2

NEW WORDS

manifold

assiduous

impeccable

fraught

resourceful

"MAJOR MARTIN" GOES TO WAR

After Commander Montagu and his colleagues had been given official approval for their dangerous escapade, they encountered manifold problems. First. they conducted an assiduous search for a body that looked as though it had recently been killed in an airplane disaster. Then, a detailed history of the man had to be invented that would be so impeccable that the enemy would accept its authenticity. This meant documents, love letters, personal effects, keys. photographs, etc. Each step was fraught with difficulty, but the schemers were unbelievably resourceful. As a result, in the late spring of 1942, -Major Martin- was prepared to do his part for his country.

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TODAY’S IDIOM

to put the cart before the horse-

to reverse the proper order, do things backwards

My assistant was so eager to get the job done

that he often put the cart before the horse.

WEEK 17   DAY 3

NEW WORDS

murky

component

hoax

labyrinth

evaluate

THE PLOT THICKENS

A submarine took the body out to sea. Then, "Major Martin, K the man who never was, was slid into the murky Atlantic waters off the coast of Huelva, Spain. Attached to this courier's coat was a briefcase that contained the components of the hoax. Shortly thereafter, the Spanish Embassy notified the British that the body had been recovered. But Commander Montagu learned that the Important documents had already been scrutinized" and later resealed so that the British would not be suspicious. The secret information was transmitted to the German High Command, through a labyrinth of underground networks, to be evaluated. Now the true test of the months of assiduous" planning would come-the question remained, would the Germans swallow the bait?

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TODAY'S IDIOM 
to turn the tables-to turn a situation to one's own advantage 
The wrestler thought that he could pin me to the mat, 
but I quickly turned the tables on him. 

WEEK 17   DAY 4

NEW WORDS

exult

attest

gullible

deploy

enigma

A PUZZLE FOR HIS MAJESTY

The conspirators had reason to exult, for all evidence attested to the fact that the German High Command was gullible about "Major Martin." Their defense troops were moved away from the true invasion sites and deployed to areas that were inconsequential. Subsequently, when the actual attack took place, Allied casualties were minimized. After the war, Commander Montagu received a medal from the king of England. At the presentation ceremony, the king politely inquired where the young officer had earned his citation. "At the Admiralty," Montagu replied, presenting the king with a genuine enigma.

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TODAY'S IDIOM

a chip off the old block-

a son who is like his father (from the same block of wood)

When we saw the alcoholic's son enter the liquor store,

we assumed that he was a chip off the old block.

WEEK 17   DAY 5

REVIEW

Major Martin, if he had lived, would have used the word "bonnet" to refer to the hood of his auto, and he might have referred to a truck as a "Jany." As you can see, there are differences between American and British English. But Major Martin, undoubtedly, would have known all the words below-do you? Match the twenty words with their meanings. Write the Jetter that stands for the definition in the appropriate answer space. (Note the similarity between numbers 13 and 20.)