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English New Word and Idioms
English New Word and Idioms
however
brownie points an imaginary award given to someone who does good deeds or attempts to please
Obeisance
white-knuckled
diktats
ensnared
Tedium
Tyranny
gold-plating
tenacious
resilient
relentless
intent
ennui
existential discontent
time immemorial
consternation shock
exemplies
sense of kinship
pivotal
Apathy
In the zone
sentient
By PROFESSION, I am a
I was always drawn to'…. and most of my private studies were in this area.
I viewed myself as a
dedicated "seeker," and enjoyed the fantasy that
I now see that nothing was accidental about this moment at all.
Two things stand out. First, I didn't have a clue what the book was about
and second, I knew in my bones that I had been handed a gift. Unconsciously I knew exactly what
the book was about—it made the hair on my arms stand straight up and my heart raced for no
apparent reason. At the conscious level, I was permitted, thanks to denial, to grasp every ninth
word if I was lucky
Over a period of
House holder
Throughout
It was as if I was a small child learning how to walk by catching his hand
veneration
etheric
antiquity
piqued
denotes