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WEEK 36 DAY 1
NEW WORDS
genre
candid
unsavory
degrade
venial
A LADY NOVELIST
The nineteenth century saw the woman novelist attain the same prestige* as men. England was prolific* in producing women writers. One of the foremost in this genre was Charlotte Bronte. In Jane Eyre she presented a candid portrait of a woman caught up in a clandestine* affair with a married man. Miss Bronte's readers were engrossed* in this story. She took this unsavory subject and presented it in a way that did not degrade the relationship. She showed that true passion can be healthy. Miss Bronte did not disparage* Jane's feelings or besmirch* her character. The author was generous in her verdict. The affair was considered merely a venial sin because Jane was never false in her feelings or her actions.
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- Harry held the fallacious* belief that the menial* job would him in the eyes of his friends.
- Betty's childish fabrications* were judged sins, although they mortified* her mother.
- Modem abstract painting is a highly lucrative* .
- It is reprehensible.* but it doesn't require much gossip to give a person a(n) reputation.
- In my opinion he is a sanctimonious* fool.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
keep a stiff upper lip-keep up courage, stand up to trouble
When he heard through the grapevine* that the fat was in the fire.*
he knew he had to keep a stiff upper lip so as not to spill the beans.*
WEEK 36 DAY 2
NEW WORDS
epitome
dexterity
grotesque
compassion
repugnant
VICTOR HUGO
The epitome of French romantic writers in the nineteenth century was Victor Hugo. With the utmost dexterity he wrote poetry. novels. and drama. His highly popular novels. Notre Dame de Paris and Les Miserable, are replete" with melodramatic , situations and grotesque characters. He had a profound* sense of social justice and a compassion for the poor. hapless.* and downtrodden. He could not work under the aegis* of Napoleon II and fled into exile. When the repugnant rule came to an end. the expatriate* returned from exile. He was received with adulation* and acclaim as the idol of the Third Republic.
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- He was made up in the most way for his role as a man from outer space.
- We all felt deep for the innocent progeny.* who were bereft* of their parents who had succumbed* during the conflagration.*
- The Taj Mahal in India Is said to be the of grace as an edifice.*
- The sight of the corpse was to the squeamish* onlookers.
- With he thwarted* the pugnacious* and belligerent* adversary.*
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TODAY'S IDIOM
to throw the book at someone---to give the maximum punishment
The judge got his back up* and threw the book at the criminal.
WEEK 36 DAY 3
NEW WORDS
acme
copious
vehemently
depict
naive
AN ENGLISH REALIST
The movement toward realism in the English novel of the nineteenth century reached its acme with the works of Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. Charles Dickens was a prolific* writer. Among his copious works are Oliver Twist, a candid* exposure of the repugnant* poor Jaws; Nicholas Nickleby. in which the life of boys In a boarding school is vehemently attacked; Hard Times. in which the author wanted to depict the infamous* life in a factory during an early period of the industrial revolution: The Pickwick Papers. about a naive gentleman who has numerous misadventures. The novels. aimed at exposing the sordid* and pernicious" elements of English life, were said to have helped galvanize* people into action leading to improvement in these conditions.
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- At the of his power, the dictator was obsessed" with the belief that those who dissented" were trying to usurp" his position.
- As a perspicacious* newspaper reporter, he felt it incumbent* upon him to the abortive* coup as a reprehensible* act.
- The urbane* gentleman was flabbergasted* by the fervid* interest in wrestling shown by the young girl.
- She lost her decorum* and wept tears at the poignant* story.
- He objected to a vote taking place in the absence of a quorum.*
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TODAY'S IDIOM
terra firma-solid, firm land
The rough ocean crossing took the wind out of his sails*,
and he was happy to be on terra firma again.
WEEK 36 DAY 4
NEW WORDS
perfidious
covet
ingratiate
penury
ignominious
A SCHEMING HEROINE
William Makepeace Thackeray was known for his moralistic study of upper and middle class English life. His best known work, Vanity Fair, has as its central character Becky Sharp. She is a perfidious woman who has an Insatiable* desire to get ahead in the world. She covets the wealth of one man, but when marriage is not feasible* she succeeds in a plan to ingratiate herself into the heart of her employer's son. Their marriage is not a salubrious* one and Becky, who lives ostentatiously,* forms a surreptitious* liaison with another man. The affair culminates* in a debacle.* She is exposed, her husband leaves her, and she must live in penury in Europe. This is the ignominious end for a clever, but misguided woman.
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- Under the aegis* of a zealous* campaign manager, the candidate was able to herself into the hearts of the public.
- A favorite parable* has to do with teaching the lesson that one should not that which belongs to someone else.
- His fortune fluctuated* between and wealth.
- They made an effigy of their enemy.
- There was bedlam* as the favored team went down to defeat at the hands of the underdog.
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TODAY'S IDIOM
in seventh heaven-the highest happiness or delight
The oldest child was in seventh heaven when
her mother let her rule the roost* for a day.
WEEK 36 DAY 5
REVIEW
Whether you read a classic novel or a modern one, the one thing they have in common is their use of a rather extensive vocabulary. Don't be handicapped in your reading-increase your vocabulary by constant study and review.
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