Inferencing
•A high school once offered a course called "Home Economics for Boys." Not many boys signed up for the course. Then someone decided to rename the course instead of dropping it. So the next time the course was offered, it was called "Bachelor Living," but the course otherwise remained the same. The class then drew 120 students
•Most of the boys intend to remain bachelors.
•Most boys did not want to sign up for a class that sounded like a class for girls.
•Boys are not interested in cooking.
•Both boys and girls could take the class.
•Names can influence people.
•Most boys did not want to sign up for a class that sounded like a class for girls.
•Names can influence people.
Flowered pants are out this years!
Are the stars out tonight?
out- no longer in style
out- visible
The woman had a ghastly look on her face after leaving the crime scene
Ghastly-very shocking or horrible
"Mom has a green thumb. She loves working in the garden."
What does green thumb mean?
someone who is talented in the garden
which word means: something worn around the neck OR to attach together with strings
tie
•"Does the chili have any meat in it?" the woman asked. "No," answered the waiter. "I'll have the chili, then." The waiter was disappointed, since chili was one of the restaurant's least expensive items. "The lobster special is delicious," he suggested, "and healthy." The woman shook her head and responded, "Not for the lobster."
•The woman is a vegetarian.
• The woman was brought up as a vegetarian.
•The waiter was hoping to get a larger tip for a more expensive meal.
•The woman is on a tight budget.
•The woman was alone.
•The woman is a vegetarian.
•The waiter was hoping to get a larger tip for a more expensive meal.
Smoking is out in many public places
Go out the back door
out- no longer acceptable
out- opposite of in/leave
The partners quarreled over who got to put their name first on the research report they were publishing in the scientific journal.
fought/argued
"We go to Florida once in a blue moon. "
What does that mean?
rarely
what word means:
a body part OR a musical instrument often played in church that has a keyboard
organ
•“The apartheid government tried to brainwash the white population in order to perpetuate their regime. Consequently I learned to question everything and to not accept the status quo. I automatically learned to mistrust the system. This questioning transferred itself to how I feel about the conventional medical system where I believe that many if not most regular doctors are also brainwashed.”
•What is the most striking (or surprising) detail from Dr. Lipman’s interview?
•A. He questions everything
•B. He refuses to accept the status quo
•C. He believes doctors are brainwashed
D. He trusts Western medicine
•C. He believes doctors are brainwashed
The rose smells lovely
The elevator rose at a slow rate
rose- noun
rose- to elevate
When creating a resume, only provide relevant information that shows you have the necessary job skills for the position.
related/appropriate
"His bark is worse than his bite"
when one`s words are worse than one's actions
Categories
Car, skates, van (Things with ______)
wheels
•“The world of on-line charting is an exciting and rapidly changing place. Advances in this area of technology seem to be made even faster than in some other areas of technology. The health and medical sector are now growing at a pace that outstrips the other sectors, even in times of economic difficulty. With the generation of baby boomers aging and needing more health services, this sector will continue to grow for a number of years.”
•Which of these can NOT be inferred from the passage?
• A. The health sector will continue to grow
• B. Medical charting can be a time-consuming process.
• C. The economy has not impacted medical on-line charting technology.
• D. Advancements in on-line charting are rapidly changing the way that medical practices do business.
• B. Medical charting can be a time-consuming process.
Nancy was knocked out
the numbers are out of order
out- unconscious
out- sorted incorrectly
My friends all concurred to not get each other Christmas presents this year.
agreed
During COVID-19, we are going through our darkest days
•These days are very difficult and emotionally trying
analogies:
Hand is to mitten as head is to
hat/cap
•I guess I did it because I hadn't studied very much. And it seemed so easy – everybody knows that Mr. Brown keeps his office door unlocked. It's just too bad things didn't work out for me. Now my classmates are mad at me because they have to study for the new test. My parents have taken away the car keys. And even worse, I'll have to go to summer school for biology.
• The speaker stole a test.
•The speaker had been failing the class.
•The class was a biology class.
•The speaker regrets not studying harder.
•The speaker will never cheat again
• The speaker stole a test.
•The class was a biology class.
What two meaning word means:
1) a place where lost animals go
2) strike or hit heavily and repeatedly
pound
The teacher’s desk was so slovenly she couldn’t find the student’s assignment.
messy/disorganized
In Justin Bieber "Let me love you" he says: Don't fall asleep At the wheel, we've got a million miles ahead of us
Don’t let your attention waver in our relationship, for we are still traveling on this symbolic journey together
analogies
Ice cream is to spoon as salad is to:
fork