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WEEK 37 DAY 1
NEW WORDS
confront
antipathy
servile
volition
sojourn
A MAN OF NATURE
Henry Thoreau attempted to confront the problem and solve the enigma* of how one might earn a living and yet not become an ignominious* slave to the task. He viewed the industrial revolution with antipathy. Man in a servile role to extraneous* possessions was a main target of his writings. He believed that one could attain genuine wealth not by accumulating objects or money, but through enjoyment and perusal* of nature. By his own volition he gave up friends and comforts for a two year sojourn by himself at Walden Pond. What others might Judge as penury,* was seen by Thoreau as the epitome* of wealth.
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- He found his position a degrading* one and could not accept it with equanimity.*
- The expatriate- decided to make his in France a permanent one in order to give up his nomadic* way of life.
- Why do we refuse to the unsavory* problems of our times in a candid* and incisive* way?
- He was a tenacious* competitor, and at his own he placed his title in Jeopardy' on many occasions.
- Her towards men was based on rather nebulous* events that she construed* to prove that they were all perfidious.*
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TODAY'S IDIOM
to tighten one's belt-to get set for bad times or poverty
He knew he would have to draw 1n his horns* and
tighten his belt or he would wind up on skid row*.
WEEK 37 DAY 2
NEW WORDS
austere
felicitous
halcyon
tenable
superfluous
THE GOOD LIFE
Thoreau's book about the austere but happy life at Walden Pond propagated* his fame around the world. He built a small hut and began living an ascetic* existence. He found it to be a felicitous experience. In this idyllic* setting he was able to spend his time reading, studying nature, writing, and thinking. Far from being indolent.* he kept busy in many ways. At the end of the experiment he recalled the halcyon days with pleasure. He believed he had learned the secret of the truly happy life. The only tenable way of life is one in harmony with nature; material possessions are superfluous.
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- When he found his sinecure* was no longer , he felt it a propitious* time to resign.
- Far from being ostentatious.* she was considered the acme* of fashion because of her manner of dress.
- Because he was an itinerant* worker, he had to disdain* carrying equipment.
- On that occasion the amount of money he spent was Irrelevant.*
- During the turbulent* days of the war, they wished for the days of earlier times.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
off the beaten track-not usual, out of the ordinary
Because his ideas were always off the beaten track,
he lived under a sword of Damocles* on his Job.
WEEK 37 DAY 3
NEW WORDS
motivate
rationalize
therapy
nascent
iconoclast
THE MIND'S SECRETS
The study of the human mind and behavior has had many prominent practitioners, but no one is more revered* than Sigmund Freud. An Austrian physician, he is said to be the father of psychoanalysts. He taught that man has a subconscious mind in which he keeps repugnant* memories that come to the surface surreptitiously* and motivate behavior. Man often tries to rationalize his actions, when, in reality. They are really the result of suppressed memories coming to the surface. Freud's approach to the disturbed person was to attempt therapy by examining the dreams that make cognizant* what the cause of the illness might be. Only with the airing of deleterious, buried emotions can the person move from the nascent stage to that of full health. Freud was considered an iconoclast in the field of psychology when his ideas first appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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- The was in favor of jettisoning* one of the traditions that had become an Intrinsic* part of his life.
- In order to complete the , the doctor said a trip to a warm, dry climate was mandatory.*
- Complacent* people are difficult to to altruistic* actions.
- It Is pathetic* the way some citizens their apathy* during election years.
- His beard was in its state: it would soon be a hirsute* masterpiece.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
a square peg in a round hole-an able man in the wrong job
It was a bitter pill to swallow* when they had to fire him
because he was a square peg in a round hole.
WEEK 37 DAY 4
NEW WORDS
erudite
phobia
germane
vertigo
conducive
AMATEUR PSYCHOLOGISTS
The ideas of Freudian psychology have become part of our everyday life. Our language is replete* with clichés* that have their origin in Freud's writings. There is a surfeit* of amateur psychologists who, with celerity.* analyze an individual's problems from the slightest evidence. Despite their dubious* education and training in this field, they discuss symptoms and cures on a most erudite fashion. Should a person express a fear of height, this phobia is examined; events from childhood are considered germane to the problem. Is it possible he or she was dropped as an infant? Perhaps something in a dream is pertinent* to explain the feelings of vertigo that accompany height. For some reason, non-trained people find the Freudian approach to the workings of the human mind most conducive to their practicing as amateur psychologists.
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- She could not countenance* the sight of a lethal* weapon: it was tantamount* to a with her.
- The man was more than merely bilingual;* he spoke five languages.
- I would never have the temerity* to walk across the steel girders high up on a new building; an onset of would surely follow.
- The bedlam* in the study hall was not to good work habits.
- Epithets* are not when motivating* a child to a task.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
to upset the apple cart-to overturn or disturb a plan or intention
It was a bitter pill to swallow* when they upset the
apple cart and elected a dark horse.*
WEEK 37 DAY 5
REVIEW
The writings of Thoreau and Freud are replete* with ideas that require deep thought. In order to tackle their ideas, one must understand their vocabulary. Therefore, word mastery is the key to unlocking ideas of some of our greatest thinkers.
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