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EXPOSITORY
DENOUNCE
ENUMERATE
DISTINCTION
RENOUNCE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Martin Luther wrote several expository publications
denouncing the Catholic Church.
He enumerated distinctions between it and the original Bible
religion of Jesus.
He renounced his Catholic priesthood and moved to a country
friendly to his ideas.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Martin Luther wrote several explanatory publications
condemning the Catholic Church.
He listed differences between it and the original Bible
religion of Jesus.
He gave up his Catholic priesthood and moved to a country
friendly to his ideas.
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RELEGATE
NONCHALANCE
MALLEABLE
EMULATE
REPEL
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Parents relegate their children’s minds to the internet
with nonchalance.
Children are so malleable even to emulating Spiderman who repels off walls!
SIMPLE VERSION:
Parents carelessly give over their children’s minds to the internet.
Children are so shapable even to copying Spiderman who bounces off walls!
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 74 Do Now
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ENIGMA
DISCREDIT
PRAGMATIC
ELABORATE
COMPLEMENT
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Its an enigma how people are trying to discredit the writers
of the US Constitution. They crafted an elaborate pragmatic
document complemented by their hopes for freedom.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Its a mystery how people are trying to hurt the reputation of the writers
of the US Constitution. They crafted a complex workable
document bolstered by their hopes for freedom.
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ELATED
PROLIFERATION
COLLOQUIAL
INADVERTENTLY
MISCONCEPTION
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
I am elated about the proliferation of English
in its formal and colloquial form. If this is inadvertently done
or on purpose, good! It is a misconception that cell phones are
bad for English.
SIMPLE VERSION:
I am delighted about the spread of English
in its formal and conversational form. If this is unintentionally done
or on purpose, good! It is a error to think that cell phones are
bad for English.
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APPRECIATE
APPREHENSION
ARBITRARY
FRICTION
COHESION
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
I appreciate the apprehension of new police recruits.
There is arbitrary violence and friction with the public.
The cohesion of the force keeps them going.
SIMPLE VERSION:
I realize the anxiety of new police recruits.
There is random violence and conflict with the public.
The unity of the force keeps them going.
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DIGRESSION
ENGAGE
CLICHE
BOLSTER
DOCTRINE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Communist authors make frequent digressions to engage in
approved cliches to bolster state doctrines.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Communist authors make frequent departures from the main subject to state
approved platitudes to support state policies.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 69 Do Now
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FOUNDER
DISINCLINATION
DISSENT
MEDIUM
DISCORDANT
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
The American colonies founders had a disinclination to dissent.
This cause medium level trouble during the discordant times of the Revolution.
SIMPLE VERSION:
The American colonies originators disliked protests.
This cause some trouble during the jarring times of the Revolution.
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PROFUSION
LAVISh
METHODICAL
REGIMEN
NUANCE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
EGYPT HAS A PROFUSION OF LAVISH TEMPLES.
Its builders followed a methodical regimen.
Get a guide to appreciate the nuances of the architecture.
SIMPLE VERSION:
EGYPT HAS A wealth OF sumptuous TEMPLES.
Its builders followed a orderly plan.
Get a guide to appreciate the subtlies of the architecture.
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APPEASE
EXPLICIT
EXPEDITE
LIKELIHOOD
APPLICATION
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Today, employers appease their employees.
They make tasks explicit to expedite the work.
They hope this will increase the likelihood employees
will show application in their efforts.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Today, employers baby their employees.
They make tasks clear to speed up the work.
They hope this will increase the chances employees
will show diligence in their efforts.
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DISPOSITION
DISPARAGE
GRATUITOUS
EXTRANEOUS
REFUTE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Those with a argumentative dispositions, disparage gratuitously
given extraneous features on old cars; like motorized side mirrors.
However; more level headed people refute their bickering and defend
these extras.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Those with a argumentative mindsets, make fun of uncalled for
given extra features on old cars; like motorized side mirrors.
However; more level headed people counter their bickering and defend
these extras.
Information:
I have my father’s 1997 Grand Mari by Mercury. It has power this and that.
like a comedy. It is a solid car with a lot of creature comforts. It is 1997
technology, a good job. A GPS would have been a god thing to have.
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NOTORIETY
ELOQUENCE
MATERIALISM
MERCENARY
EXEMPT
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Macy the eloquent department store founder, earned notoriety for
being mercenary and promoting materialism. However; he is largely exempt
from criticism is New York, his original headquarters; because of the prosperity
he brought to the city.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Macy the smooth talking department store founder, earned a bad reputation
for being greedy and promoting a consumer culture. However; he is largely
forgiven in New York, his original headquarters; because of the prosperity
he brought to the city.
Paraphrase:
Macy was one of those shrewed 19th century robber barrons. He was widely
known for greed and personally started a culture of consumerism. However; in New York
his faults are overlooked because of the great wealth he brought into the City.
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EXPEDIENT
DISMISS
DISCOUNTS
EXONERATE
EXPLOITS
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MY VOCABULARY STORY:
People find it expedient to shop on line but they dismiss unbelievable
discounts offered. Salesmen have mostly been exonerated from the exploits
and excesses of the wild early days of the internet.
SIMPLE VERSION:
People find it practical to shop on line but they ignore unbelievable
low prices offered. Salesmen have mostly been forgiven from the adventures
and excesses of the wild early days of the internet.
Paraphrase:
The early days of the internet were like the Wild West. Salesman
took advantage before regulations were set up to deal with it. A
blanket amnesty has been given to those involved. Also buyers are now more
sophisticated and less prone to being cheated as the internet has become the
easy common marketplace.
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ZEALOT
CANDOR
INTEGRITY
PITHY
CALCULATED
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Thomas Jefferson was a zealot.
From his candor and integrity sprang
pithy statements calculated to inspire
people to freedom.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Thomas Jefferson was a enthusiast.
From his opened honesty sprang
pointed statements designed to inspire
people to freedom.
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PREDECESSOR
PREDILECTION
ENHANCE
PRECURSOR
NURTURE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
The predecessors of modern humans had a predilection for meat
enhanced by cooking. The precursor to stove were fire pits. Meat eating
nurtured bigger brains.
SIMPLE VERSION:
The ancestors of modern humans had a liking for meat
improved by cooking. The forerunners to stove were fire pits. Meat eating
nourished bigger brains.
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CATALYST
CAPACITY
GRATIFY
CAPITULATE
HIERARCHY
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
The capacity of 19th trains gratified the need for transportation of the masses.
The train companies capitulated to the high classes by making a hierarchy of seating
with first class carriages.
Trains were a catalyst bringing on the modern age.
SIMPLE VERSION:
The ability to carry of 19th trains satisfied the need for transportation of the masses.
The train companies gave in to the high classes by making a rank of seating
with first class carriages.
Trains were a agent of change bringing on the modern age.
DO ALL BINGO CARDS HAVE THE SAME ODDS OF WINNING? A WAS TO SEE
Bingo is a game of frustration. You get a card with 25
numbers on it; five to a row. The rows are picked from these ranges:
ROW 1 1-15
ROW 2 16-30
ROW 3 31-45
ROW 4 46-60
ROW 5 61-75
Other people get cards too.
Numbers are called out at random from 1 to 75. If one of your numbers
is called, you cover it. You win if you’re the first one to have
five numbers in a row, including diagonals; so there are twelve ways to win.
My first reaction to this game was extreme boredom; then I got into it.
If you believe in luck, or somehow think you have a better card, then it is interesting.
Someone said to me there are lucky numbers that win more. There
are at least two theories claiming some numbers or combinations
of numbers win more.
I was curious. I wrote a BASIC computer program to find the answer:
Are there better BINGO cards than win more often?
My BASIC program can play about 1000 games a second.
I made random cards and played with them automatically.
I found the number of times a card won in 1000 game trials before
the 25th number was called. It seemed to me that, that is the number
you usually have to win by to win.
I saved the data for each card; amount of wins before the 25th number
is called.
I then used the same cards to run a second 1000 game trial for each card.
I saved this data.
I got an average for both lists; the average number it took cards
to win.
Then I compared the two lists, looking for consistency; that is
in both trials, where card that were better in trial 1, better in trial 2.
The final result of this was around 25%
That is, cards that were better in trial 1 were also better in trial 2.
This shows that cards have an equal chance of being better than
average in two games trial of 1000 games each.
25% chance of these outcomes:
in both trials a card was above average
in both trials a card was below average
in trial 1 a card was above average and in trial 2 below average
in trial 2 a card was below average and in trial 1 below average
CONCLUSION: Bingo cards have an equal change of being better at winning.
DISCUSION:
It is disappointing to find this result, but confirms
the laws of statistics. If you just look at the list of wins, some cards
do excel and sometimes they excel both times. However; overall, in 1000 games,
this does not hold true.
I think I will also test for extremely good cards. That is, do cards that are
much better in one trial win more often in a second trial.
THE END
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NOW WITH HINDI, ARABIC AND KOREAN VERSIONS
NOTE The translations are done by Google translate. A reverse
translation shows varying accuracy. If those in the language groups
included can do better, I will change it to your version. Paul Skittone
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CONCUR
INDISCRIMINATE
MAR
RANT
EMBELLISH
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Auction houses concur that indiscriminate restorations mar the value of
old furniture. So the man ranted when his wife refinished his colonial era
table in an attempt to embellish it.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Auction houses agree that haphazard restorations ruin the value of
old furniture. So the man raved when his wife resurfaced his colonial era
table in an attempt to make it look better.
HINDI
नई शब्दावली कहानी 40 अभी करें
अब हिंदी, अरबी और कोरियाई संस्करणों के साथ
ध्यान दें अनुवाद Google अनुवाद द्वारा किया जाता है। एक उलटा
अनुवाद अलग-अलग सटीकता दिखाता है। यदि वे भाषा समूहों में हैं
शामिल बेहतर कर सकता है, मैं इसे आपके संस्करण में बदल दूंगा। पॉल स्किटोन
क्या आप इन पाँच शब्दों वाली एक कहानी बना सकते हैं?
सहमत होना
अविवेकी
मार्च
शेख़ी
संवारना
मेरी शब्दावली कहानी:
नीलामी घर इस बात से सहमत हैं कि अंधाधुंध पुनर्स्थापन से मूल्य में गिरावट आती है
पुराना फ़र्निचर। जब उसकी पत्नी ने उसके औपनिवेशिक युग को फिर से पूरा किया तो वह आदमी चिल्लाने लगा
इसे अलंकृत करने के प्रयास में तालिका।
ARABIC:
قصة مفردات جديدة 40 افعل الآن
الآن مع النسخ الهندية والعربية والكورية
ملاحظة تتم الترجمات بواسطة مترجم جوجل. العكس
تظهر الترجمة دقة متفاوتة. إذا كان هؤلاء في المجموعات اللغوية
يمكن تضمينها بشكل أفضل ، وسوف أقوم بتغييرها إلى نسختك. بول سكيتون
هل يمكنك كتابة قصة تحتوي على هذه الكلمات الخمس ؟:
كونكور
عشوائي
مارس
تبجح
إمبيليش
قصتي في المفردات:
تتفق دور المزادات على أن عمليات الترميم العشوائية تشوه قيمة
أثاث قديم. لذلك صرخ الرجل عندما أعادت زوجته إنهاء عصره الاستعماري
الجدول في محاولة لتزيينه.
KOREAN:
새로운 어휘 이야기 40 지금 하세요
이제 힌디어, 아랍어 및 한국어 버전으로
참고 번역은 Google 번역으로 수행됩니다. 반전
번역은 다양한 정확도를 보여줍니다. 언어 그룹에 있는 경우
포함하면 더 잘할 수 있습니다. 귀하의 버전으로 변경하겠습니다. 폴 스키톤
다음 다섯 단어를 포함하는 이야기를 만들 수 있습니까?:
동의
무차별
망치다
폭언
꾸미다
내 어휘 이야기:
경매장들은 무분별한 복원이 가치를 손상시킨다는 데 동의합니다.
오래된 가구. 그래서 아내가 식민지 시대를 다시 마무리하자 남자는 소리쳤다.
그것을 꾸미려는 시도의 테이블.