Excise Tax
charged on certain goods
Exodus A
mass departure of people
Exorcist Drive
out from a person or place (Evil spirit)
Expatiate Speak
at ,write at length or in detail about
Expectorate Cough or spit out from the throat or lung
Expedient Necessary
to achieve something though not always right or fair.
Expound Present
or explain systematically
Expunge Remove
completely
Extant Still
in existence
Extol Praise
enthusiastically
Extradite Handover
accused to legal authorities of that state
Extricate Free
from a difficulty
Extrinsic Not
essential
Exuberant Lively
and cheerful
Flagrant Very
obvious and unashamed
its, it's--The
possessive form of "it" is its. Its is a possessive
like his, her, your.
Its value cannot be measured.
The
contraction of "it is" is it's.
It's normal for a contraction to require an apostrophe.
kudos--This
word is taken from Greek and means "glory," "renown,"
"praise," and "approval." The final s in kudos
is not the sign of a plural; there is no such thing as a kudo.
The diplomat received kudos for her role in bringing
about peace.
lay, lie--Lay
(lay, laid, laid, laying) means "to put" or "to place."
This verb requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
Please lay the boxes on the pallets with extreme care. I laid
the message right on your desk. I had laid two other notes there
yesterday. He is always laying the blame on his assistants.
Lie (lie, lay, lain, lying) means "to recline, rest, or
stay" or "to take a position of rest." It refers to a person or
thing as either assuming or being in a reclining position. This verb cannot
take an object.
Now he lies in bed most of the day.
The mountains lay before us as we proceeded west. This
letter has lain unanswered for two weeks. Today's mail is lying
on the receptionist's desk.
saddled
with debt- burdened
with debt
Our
sister company is saddled with a great amount of debt and should be sold as
soon as possible.
Sell
like hotcakes- sell
very quickly
The
children's toys were selling like hotcakes at the end of the year.
Sell
out- sell all of a
product
Every
year at least one company sells out all of their products which frustrates many
customers.
Sweetheart
deal- a deal made
between friends so that both may make a big profit
We
were able to make a sweetheart deal with our landlord and got the rent greatly
reduced.
Take
a nosedive- collapse,
fail, decrease in value
The
stock market took a nosedive when the earnings of the oil company began to
weaken.
1)You
have the power to go any distance into the future and, after one year, return
to the present with any knowledge you have gained from your experience but with
no physical objects. Would you make the journey if it carried a 50 percent
risk?
2)Given
a choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as your dinner guest? As
your close friend?
3)If
you could choose the manner of your death, what would it be?
4)Do
you have any specific long term goals? What is one and how do you plan on
reaching it?
5)For
what in your life do you feel most grateful?
1)Fan
: Air ::
Stove : (cook heat kerosene boil)
2)Heavy :
Light :: Smooth : (hard frail dark rough)
3)Cub :
Lioness :: Bunny : (kangaroo eel rabbit
horse)
4)Metal
:Conduction::Plastic:(industry insulation inflammation petrochemical)
5)Court
: Lawyers :: Hospitals :(doctors patients
nurses beds)
6)Wine
: Grapes :: Vodka : (Potato orange apple rye)
7)candle
: Wax ::
Paper : (pulp wood bamboo tree)
8)Stars
: Telescope :: Blood cells : (lens
blood camera microscope)
9)Black
: Sheep :: Blue : (star clouds moon sky)
10)Atoms
: Matter :: Nuclear Particles : (protons dust
energy electrons)
1)We
were so late, we ___________had time to catch the train.
a)nearly b)almost c)simply d)not e)hardly
2)Roger’s
shirt has a pattern of boats all __________ it.
a)on b)over c)down d)round e)with________________________________
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