week thirty eight 1100 words
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WEEK 38 DAY 1
NEW WORDS
glib
homogenous
malleable
legerdemain
trend
THE ENIGMA* OF FASHION
Of all the pressures young people face, the most pernicious* is that of fashion. By this is meant the current vogue* in dress. The teenagers, who are so glib when they speak of *Individuality*· are turned into a homogeneous mass by the latest craze in fashion. How can youngsters who vehemently* resist advice from the older generation become so malleable in the hands of those who "make" fashion? Perhaps the sudden shifts in fashion occur fortuitously*, or is there some group who, through legerdemain, switches styles and customs on us right before our eyes? Today's teenagers seem to be quite gullible* when It comes to embracing the latest trend in fashions. But then, they have their elders as sage* examples to follow.
Sample Sentences Insert the new words in these sentences.
- The charlatan* was able to wheedles money out of the naïve* audience with a talk on the medicine that would expunge* pain. ·
- They could not follow the of his ideas, but his verbal dexterity* galvanized* the gullible* listeners.
- They were engrossed* as an ill man was "cured" before their eyes: some of the more urbane* said it was .
- He ingratiated* himself into their confidence, and the crowd was shaped Into a subjugated* mass.
- While they started out as Individuals, they became a group whom he could motivate as he willed.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
by hook or by crook-any way at all, at any cost
He had bought the white elephant* without rhyme
or reason*; now he had to get rid of it by hook or by crook.
WEEK 38 DAY 2
NEW WORDS
stagnant
fatal
passe
procrastinate
facet
THE ECONOMICS OF FASHION
In dress, the fashion appears to be "set" by a few foreign designers and a handful of affluent* individuals who purchase these designs. The fashion industry is cognizant* of the fact that fashions must change rapidly and often or their economy would become stagnant for this Industry it would prove fatal. If it were not vigilant* and prepared well in advance for a new fashion trend.* As the old fashion becomes passe and a new fashion seems to be in the making, the garment manufacturers cannot afford to procrastinate. They rush large sums of money into production for a mass market. Having invested heavily, the manufacturers do everything possible to influence and motivate* the purchasers. Through every facet of publicity and advertising the industry exploits* the natural desire for people to be au courant* with the latest fashions.
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- To the consternation* of the distraught* parents they learned their son was accused of using the lethal* weapon on that occasion.
- We wish for halcyon* days when the warlike solutions will have become .
- Edna recalled with nostalgia* many of her school days.
- We all tend to when faced with an unsavory* task.
- The iconoclast* has the propensity* for reproaching* those who feel complacent* with leading a existence.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
to get up on the wrong side of the bed-to be in a bad mood
When his mother raised Cain* about his slovenly* room,
he accused her of getting up on the wrong side of the bed.
WEEK 38 DAY 3
NEW WORDS
foist
stigmatize
capitulate
audacity
tantalize
WHAT NEXT?
Once the fashion industry has been able to foist a new style on the teenager. The older generation tends to stigmatize it as some form of rebellion. What is often ignored is that the young consumers capitulate to what is originated* by someone outside of their group. The feelings of individuality and audacity that the teenager gets from a new style of dress result from the propensity* of their elders to disparage* them. The actual situation is that the clothing fashions soon become accepted by all; there is nothing upsetting or revolutionary about them. While people are becoming complacent* about the "new," the clothing industry is busy planning how to tantalize the teenager with next year's "fashion." This arbitrary" decision is guaranteed to foment* consternation* among adults once again in the following year.
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- Despite tenacious* resistance, they were ousted" from the strongpoint and had to to the enemy.
- It was an asinine* thing to do-to his opponent as a bigot* and thus exacerbate* an already bitter campaign.
- It is common to hear people disparage* those who paint in the modern genre*; they speak about the of the artist who submits a high white canvas with a black border as a serious work.
- They are dubious* of such an artist and accuse him of trying to as a work of art a rudimentary* exercise.
- It is reprehensible* to a young child with the promise of a reward for being good when you have no intention of giving it.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
castles in the air-a dream about some wonderful future
People on Skid Row* often build castles in the air.
WEEK 38 DAY 4
NEW WORDS
retort
reticent
tacit
chicanery
docile
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
To the derogatory* comments from the older generation the teenagers might retort that new fashions and styles are adopted by the elders with alacrity.* Though they complain, women emulate* their daughters by shortening or lengthening their hems. They may appear reticent about the bother and expense of altering their wardrobe, but they give tacit approval to the change by rushing to the department stores where they jostle* each other to buy copies of the more expensive dresses. The conclusion one might reach after observing how women countenance* the arbitrary* changes year after year is that they are naïve* or victims of some chicanery practiced by the clothing industry. Women may appear hapless* before the intimidation* of "style," but the real truth may lie in the fact that they are so docile because they secretly enjoy the yearly excitement around the latest fashions.
There's another familiar word reintroduced today. Did you recognize reticent?
Sample Sentences Insert the new words in these sentences.
- The reporter divulged* the blatant involved in the awarding of the contract.
- Even the most person may become fractious* when he gets only a pittance* for his hard labor.
- His egregious* behavior brought a reproach to his mother's eyes.
- Most politicians are when asked to divulge* their ambitions.
- He refused to to the rash* question about his propensity* for imbibing. *
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TODAY'S IDIOM
To maintain the status quo--to keep things as they are
You hit the nail on the head* when you said we ought to
Maintain the status quo and not change horses in midstream.*
WEEK 38 DAY 5
REVIEW
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