Dictionary

Sleep eludes you

Accismus (ak-SIZZ-muss): The pretended refusal of something that is actually

desired very much. Really now, Gerald, your accismus is hardly persuasive."

adumbrate
(AD-uhm-brayt): To give a sketchy outline of. 2. To foreshadow vaguely. 3.
To disclose only partially. "Mr. Smithers then proceeded to adumbrate a plan to
expand employee benefits, but his speech was hardly enough to satisfy those who
were hoping for specifics.
If I have found grace in your eyes, speak I pray u say, my father..
Did not as he commanded
Why have ye done this
Thus say the lord god of Israel: let..
I am of uncircumcised lippoor speaker..
Let it be according to thine words.
You have spoken well. I will never see your face again.

To peruse a document is to read it carefully.

buckle down
absurdly difficult words--Absurd means utterly opposed to truth or reason: an absurd claim.

Ridiculous , unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate

surefire tricks-- certain to succeed

pain less learn ing methods
The philosophy behind
in dis put able--unable to be challenged or denied
ap ti tude test--suitability or fitness

. Theres nothing particularly star tling about them

They rely mostly on common sense
they can be used profitably by anyone
use this test to help firm up your new vocabulary knowledge
give more em pha sis
elim i nat ing
assembled
tackle it a little at a time

blunders-a stupid or careless mistake.

make your mind receptive to new words
An added bonus
read vo ra cious ly
New words are contagious
avid reading--having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.
Critical
is not without pitfalls
whose pro nun ci a tion is authoritative
ambitious students--having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed
who embark on this seldom
virtually
abridged means short ened. An abridgment is a shortened or condensed work

colloquial

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adjective
1.
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation;