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The Panorama of Words

Prepared especially for the Fourth Edition, this new section, in which you will find the 1100 words in sources as strikingly disparate as the Toronto Globe & Mail, Truman Capote, William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, Thomas Mann, TIME, Machiavelli, and Tom Clancy, validates the contention that this selected group of vocabulary words has been widely used by educated writers.

Most issues of your local newspaper, for example, will contain at least a dozen of the words you have encountered in these pages. But they also appear in advertisements, obituary notices, weather forecasts, cartoons, and brochures of all sorts. Wherever else you come in contact with adult vocabularyradio and TV shows, news broadcasts, college entrance exams, movie scripts, booksyou are likely to find more than a few of the words in 1100 Words You Need to Know.

Now, for a useful summary of what you have learned in the forty-six lessons, read through ''The Panorama of Words," noting the varied sources of their usage. Be aware that some of the following quotations have been adapted or edited for brevity.

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abhor

"I abhor the process of hiring public servants." Senator Wayne Morse, speech, 4/17/61

abjure

"Galileo was summoned before the inquisition where he was ordered to abjure his theory." S. F. Mason, Science Digest, 5/98

abortive

"His company made an abortive attempt to circle the enemy position but they fell back under fire." Captain Ron Herbert, Keep Your Medals

abounds

"A smart thriller that abounds with suspense and excitement!" Newspaper ad for film The General's Daughter

abrogate

"I decided to abrogate the agreement since General Motors was not living up to its part of the bargain." Paul Sawyer, Seeking Justice

abstemious

"Be more abstemious Or else, good night your vow." William Shakespeare, The Tempest

absurd

"Many rules in the English language are absurd because they are based on Latin rules." Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue

access

"Everything was simplified, and we were gaining access to infinity: soon the moon, SOON THE MOON!" Editorial, Le Figaro (Paris), 8/14/61

accommodate

"The awards will be given out at a place that will accommodate C-Span." James Barron, "Public Lives," New York Times, 6/10/99

accomplice

"His chief accomplice was Democratic boss John Dingell, who sold out his party in the dark of night." Maureen Dowd, "The God Squad," New York Times, 6/20/99

accost

Sir Toby: "You mistake, knight: accost is front her, board her, woo her, assail her." William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

acknowledged

"They used the Swiss routes and camp siteswhich they later acknowledgedand by the end of April were established in full strength at their fifth camp." James Ramsey Ullman, "Victory on Everest"

acme

"He was the acme of a political figure." John Gunther, Inside U.S.A.

acrimonious

"We quickly learn of the acrimonious relationship between the Montagues and the Capulets." Playbill, Summary of

Romeo & Juliet

acute

"The candidate presented an acute problem for his party because of his independent views." Jewell Bellush and Dick Netzer, Urban Politics

adamant

"The candidate was adamant in his refusal to answer an embarrassing question about his early use of drugs." TIME, 8/12/99

adherents

"The state employs a flag as a symbol for adherents to the government as presently organized." U.S. Supreme Court decision, 1943

admonished

"A little drummer boy grinned in me face whin I had admonished him wid the buckle av my belt for riotin' all over the place." Rudyard Kipling, "The Courting of Dinah Shadd"

adroit

"Amazingly adroit in building model airplanes while he was in junior high, Eric moved on to an aeronautic career in his twenties." Val Bakker, "Early Decision" [adapted]

advent

"Industrial canning and the advent of freezing have reduced home canning to a curiosity." Molly O'Neill, New York Times, 7/18/99

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adversaries

"Both fighters had nothing but kind words to say about their adversaries." Hal Butler, "The Battle in the Rain"

adverse

"Illogical as it may seem, adverse criticism can be very rewarding." S. Andhil Fineberg, "Deflating the Professional Bigot"

advocates

"Advocates of marriage classes contend that giving teens these tools could eventually curb the divorce rate." Jodie Morse, "Hitched in Home Room," TIME, 6/21/99

aegis

"The Federal Reserve will remain under the aegis of the veteran head who was reappointed by the President yesterday." New York Times, 1/5/00

afflicted

"It afflicted the neighborhood with the stench of slime that was now laid bare." Edmund Wilson, "The Man Who Shot Snapping Turtles"

affluent

"You are affluent when you buy what you want, do what you wish and don't give a thought to what it costs." J. P. Morgan, quoted in Crown Treasury of Relevant Quotations

alacrity

"When the price of A.T.&T. dropped significantly, fund managers moved with alacrity to accumulate more shares." Ted David, CNBC Financial News

allay

"The President's message was an attempt to allay the fears of senior citizens." "The Future of Medicare,"

Washington Post, 3/16/98

alleged

"I harvested the intelligence that Ricks was alleged to have laid off all that portion of the State of Florida that has been under water into town lots and sold them to innocent investors." O'Henry, "The Man Higher Up"

alleviate

"The report of the transportation division pointed out that the overcrowded highways required immediate attention in order to alleviate the long delays." The Queens Courier, 1/11/00

alludes

"Gertrude Stein's phrase, 'A rose, is a rose, is a rose' alludes to nothing more or less than what she writes." Alice B. Toklas, Time Capsule, 1933

aloof

"Greta Garbo held herself so aloof from her co-stars, they felt they had not been introduced." Alistair Cooke, The Great Movie Stars

altruism

"The conflict is between selfishness and altruism." Former Senator Estes Kefauver, campaign speech

ambiguous

"If you disagree with a friend, be firm, not ambiguous." Samuel Ornage, The Golden Book

ameliorate

"Our aim should be to ameliorate human affairs." John Stuart Mill

amicable

"Their parting is effective Friday, and was described in their joint statement as 'amicable'." Bill Carter, "Lou Dobbs Quits CNN," New York Times, 6/9/99

amnesty

"No one is advocating wholesale amnesty for inmates solely because of advancing age." Tamerlin Drummond, "Cellblock Seniors," TIME, 6/21/99

amorous

"A complete gentleman ought to dress well, dance well, have a genius for love letters, be very amorous but not overconstant." Sir George Etherege, The Man of Mode

analogous

"Not with the brightness natural to cheerful youth, but with uncertain, eager, doubtful flashes, analogous to the changes on a blind face groping its way." Charles Dickens, Hard Times

anathema

"The founding document of the American Reform movement depicted ritual

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