... referring to distance, and use further when referring to degree. 136 Vocabulary 4000 They went no further (degree) than necking. He threw the discs farther (distance) than the top seated competitor. ... and the past participle of the verb. b. Used to form the past perfect tense, which indicates that an action was completed before another past action. It is formed using had and...
... have the same meaning as the sum of the meanings of their parts. In fact, on occasion words can have the opposite meaning of their parts. For example, by word analysis the word AWFUL should mean ... Word Analysis Word analysis (etymology) is the process of separating a word into its parts and then using the meanings of those parts to deduce the meaning of the original wo...
... becoming less tolerant, and therefore that (B) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore (C) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore that (D) ... indicates that an action was completed before another past action. It is formed using had and the past participle of the verb. He had prepared thoroughly before taking the SAT. c. Use...
... aggressor; so after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany. (A) after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany. (B) after the war, the Marshall Plan was enacted ... replacing they with the United States. Further, it uses the active verb enacted instead of the passive verb was enacted. The answer is (D). 144 Vocabulary 4000 4. In...
... by
planting a mole on the Democrat’s planning committee and then used the
information obtained to sabotage the Democrat’s campaign.
(A) used the information obtained to sabotage
(B) used the information ... not
express the fact that the homes had been built before the fire
destroyed them.
156 Vocabulary 4000
Choice (B) merely rearranges the wording while retaining the...
... using. However, there is a
bounty of choice words between the common and the esoteric that
often seem be just on the tip of our tongue. Vocabulary 4000 brings
these words to the fore.
Whenever ... in the word list:
Matching, Antonyms, Analogies, and Sentence Completions. The
Matching quizzes, review words that were just introduced. All the
other quizzes contain words...
... formed by
rearranging the letters of another word
analgesic pain-soother
The Words 13
Quiz 2 (Antonyms)
Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
Answers are ... chaos
anathema curse, abomination
anecdote story
aneurysm bulging in a blood vessel
angst anxiety, dread
animadversion critical remark
animated exuberant
animosity dislike
animus hate
an...