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Archive   : WORDUSE.ZIP
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Baseball umpires must be< > else endlessarguments would ensue. arbiters arbitrators Arbiters have absolute power to judge; arbitra-tors may or may not. The decision of the < > was ignored by the company. arbitrator arbiter An arbitrator's decisionmay not be binding; an arbiter's is binding. A periodically occurringailment is described as < > chronic. acute. Root is CHRONO (time): CHRONOlogic, anaCHRONismsynCHRONy, CHRONOmeter. She was rushed to the hospital with < > appendicitis. acute chronic Acute is sudden and severe; chronic is re- petitive, recurring. The < > of the salesman < > entertain-ing but not persuasive. histrionics,were hysteria,was Histrionics derives fromthe theater; hysteria derives from psychology. He was < > when removed from the car wreck. hysterical histrionic Hysterical behavior is a loss of control; his- trionic is purposeful. The accident caused < > damage. irreparable irrepairable NO SUCH WORD AS: "IRREPAIRABLE" (nonrepairable, yes) The music was nostalgic and sad; that is, it was< > music. plaintive plaintiff Plaintive is an adjec- tive; plaintiff is a noun. He defended himself against the < >. plaintiff plaintive The plaintiff files a comPLAINT against the defendant. Men over 40 years of ageshould annually test for< > gland cancer. prostate prostrate These two, despite beingunrelated, are easily mispronounced. To show humility, the captive < > him- self before the Emperor.prostrated prostated No such word as: "PROSTATED" A < > is usually largerthat a < >. ship,boat boat,ship Ships carry lifeBOATS. Boats do not carry "lifeSHIPS"! The word "< >" follows: tug, ferry, row, and fishing. boat ship Is "shrimp boat" redundant? The ride at the amuse- ment park followed a < > route. tortuous torturous Derived from the root "tortu": twisting, wind-ing or bending. To obtain information, the jailer resorted to < > methods. torturous tortuous Torturous derives from the verb "torture". The prefix < > means "before"; < > means "prohibition or denial."fore_,for_ for_,fore_ FOREgo FORgoFOREcast FORbidFOREfather FORsake Usually someone other than the author writes the < >. foreword forward Starting with the fore- word, you usually move forward through a book. Orwell's "1984" was an < > novel. historic historical The historical novel "THE WINDS OF WAR" is not historic. I'm exhausted; I cannot go any < >. farther further Using "farther" relativeto physical distance canfurther your reputation. Such < > deserves expulsion from the club. temerity timidity Rarely would timidity warrant such action. His hair has become < > with age. grizzly grisly To become grizzly is to become grey. Hair does not becomes grisly. Before it could be destroyed, the building had to be < >. condemned condoned Listen carefully to these words to avoid misunderstanding them. Most of us would < >killing in self-defense. condone condemn Sounding similar, these words are nearly opposites. "IRREPARABLE" is pronounced like: ear-REHP'-ah-rah-bulear-ree-PAIR'-ah-bulear-rah-PAIR'-ah-bul Say it correctly to avoid irreparable harm to your English speech. An < > novel is an entertaining way to learn history. historical historic histrionic An historical novel is ABOUT history; an hist- oric novel MAKES history - H - H - H - H - H - H - 1055 H - Complimentary H - Test H - Group 2 H