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1 She is _nice_ looking

2 We had a _perfectly gorgeous_ time

3 John is a _professional_ man

4 The play was _simply exquisite_

5 To hear his voiceteaht our attention

8 His reat_ tiance is _unendurable_

11 That is a _good_ book

197 HOW TO IMPROVE ONE'S VOCABULARY The few following suggestions ood vocabulary:

1 CULTIVATE THE DICTIONARY HABIT Learn theof each neord that you rasped about each word, does one really know the word

Some persons have found it an invaluable aid to carry with them a small note book or card on which they note down to be looked up at a convenient ti which they are in doubt

2 IN YOUR WRITING AND SPEAKING USE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE NEW WORDS THAT YOU ACQUIRE

3 CONSTRUCT GOOD ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS for all the slang, fine writing, and hackneyed phrases that you ood expressions instead of the bad ones

4 STUDY SYNONYMS; words of sie of synonylish Synonyood books of reference for this purpose In addition to these books, lists of synonyeneral reference

5 TRY TO GET THE ONE WORD that will best express the idea

6 READ GOOD BOOKS and good azines, and read theood language

EXERCISE 86

_Look up the roups of synonyms Construct sentences in which each word is used correctly:_

1 Love, like

2 Wit, humor

3 Discover, invent

4 Observe, watch

5 Pride, vanity, conceit

6 Proof, evidence, testimony

7 Balance, rest, re, fetch, carry

10 Abandon, desert, forsake

11 Propose, purpose, intend

12 Healthful, healthy, wholesome

13 Student, pupil, scholar

14 Capacity, power, ability

15 Blaree, yield, acquiesce