webster''s new world 575 + spanish verbs

... all with Webster’s New World Spanish Grammar Handbook.Writing NumbersNumbers are written slightly differently in the Spanish- speaking world than in the English-speaking world: Put a small ... following formula to give an appropriate reply:Es (Estamos a) day + (el) + cardinal number (except for primero) + de + month + de + year Example:Es (Estamos a) lunes (el) nueve de It is Monday, ... like. You can use Webster’s New World Spanish Grammar Handbook to develop and perfect your communicative skills at a comfortable pace, one that will permit you to use the Spanish language to its...

... property is seen as agood thing for Easton.• Tania’s acquisition of a new PDA made her very happy.• Ali’s acquisition of a new chauffeur pleased her to no end.[acquisitive adj., acquisitively ... temper of a scorned woman is legendary both in litera-ture and in life.• Dylan greeted the news that his new DVD player did not work at all withconsiderable acrimony in his oaths.[acrimonious ... boxing ring on three sepa-rate occasions.• The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox are legendary adversaries inbaseball’s American League.• In World War II, the U.S.’s Pacific adversary was...

... fans and New York Yankee fans.• Veterans from Germany and America have met each other in the cemeter-ies of France to show that they have no animosity for each other left overfrom World War ... hours one works.• Sometimes it is difficult to correlate the amount of good someone does inthe world with his or her reward.[-d, correlating]cosmos (KAHZ mohs) n. 1. the universe seen as an ... Counterpoint melodies can be found in classical and popular musicalcompositions.• Political-opinion news shows often offer both a point and counterpointformat to put forth both sides of an argument.covert...

... FIB ee en) n. 1. any one of a class of cold-blooded vertebrateswithout scales (including frogs, newts, salamanders, and toads) that starts life withgills, living in the water, and later develops ... aid; auxiliary• On the Minnow, Gilligan was ancillary to the Skipper.• While the main body of a news article imparts primary information, side-bars usually contain ancillary or related facts.anecdote ... that acts to opppose another• The Boston Red Sox baseball team is the chief antagonist of the New YorkYankees baseball team.• For every muscle in your body that causes a body part to move...

... During the Second World War, people at home received mail from theirrelatives in the armed forces that had whole paragraphs blacked out by thecensors.• In the Soviet Union, every newspaper article ... the ratherlate hour.• The subpoena was compulsion enough for Bill to show up.• The news junkie watched one news broadcast after another, unable toshake the compulsion to stay informed.[compulsive, ... the office for bad conduct.• The tour guide conducts a new group every half hour.• While Leonard Bernstien was music director of the New YorkPhilharmonic, he frequently conducted his own works.•...

... hamburger is equivocal, but everyone attributes the originof the ice-cream cone to the St. Louis World s Fair.• The shopkeeper called the police when he considered the behavior of theperson hanging ... is so named because it tries to be faithful to the sound of theconcert hall.• When one reads a news story, it is only right to expect the reporter toshow fidelity to the actual facts.[Syn. ... said, “but it didn’t happen like that.• The loyal opposition gainsayed every attempt to get the new budget billthrough Parliament.[gainsaid, -ing] [Syn. deny]garrison (GAR is uhn) n. 1. troops...

... paid first is often a divisive matter for newlywedsand longtime couples alike.divulge (div UHLDZH) vt. to make known; disclose; unveil; reveal• The newspaper reporter was obliged to not divulge ... slipaway unnoticed.• After having survived frightful conditions while marooned on the island,the newly rescued sailor wandered around in a daze.[-dly adv.]debacle (di BAK il) n. 1. a torrent ... 1. not in agreement; conflicting; 2. out ofharmony; clashing; dissonant• The unhappy incoming news was discordant with the recipient’s moreuplifting expectations.•A discordant note was struck...

... rather be living in Philadelphia.” (It is not on his tombstone.)• When World War II ended, its epitaph was splashed across newspaper frontpages in every city.epitomize* (i PIT uh MYZ) vt. 1. ... character’s going to hell,Mozart felt obliged to add an epilogue that said the Don’s departure left the world a happier place.• Douglas MacArthur’s “Old Soldiers Never Die” speech to Congress may belooked ... absolutely ecstatic over the raise in salary that she hadreceived.• It was an ecstatic day for the world champions.[-ally adv.]9109_571656 ch05.qxd 11/10/04 12:34 PM Page 91ensemble (on SOM bil)...