《Verbal Advantage Level 7》.doc

VERBAL ADVANTAGE SUCCESS EDITION ADVANCED Level VII By Charles Harrington Elster Verbal Advantage Level Seven With Pronunciations, Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Information Listed in Order of Presentation, by Level and Number. The abbreviation N.B. stands for the Latin nota bene and means note well, take good note of. In addition to the vocabulary lessons, Level 7 contains an overview of the subject of abusage, the abuse of language. The author identifies five general categories of abusage that plague the average educated person: (1) redundancy; (2) the sounds-like syndrome; (3) vogue words; (4) adverbiage; and (5) jargon. Throughout Level 7, after each set of ten key-word discussions, the author explores one of these categories of abusage. 1. REDRESS (REE-dres or ri-DRES) Reparation, compensation, satisfaction for a wrong done. Synonyms: amends, recompense, retribution, rectification, requital, quittance. Usage: Redress may take the form of a monetary compensation or it may be an act or statement that makes amends, that repairs or compensates for a wrong. Corresponding verb: redress (ri-DRES), to repair, set right, make amends for. 2. ANOMALOUS (uh-NAHM-uh-lus) Irregular, abnormal, out of place; deviating from what is usual or expected; not fitting in with a common type or conforming to a general rule. Synonyms: inconsistent, unnatural, eccentric, aberrant (uh-BER-int). Corresponding noun: anomaly, a deviation from the norm, an irregularity. 3. OBSEQUIOUS (uhb-SEE-kwee-us) Subservient, submissive, obedient; ready and willing to serve, please, or obey. Corresponding noun: obsequiousness, subservience, obedience, an eager desire to serve or obey. Synonyms: compliant, servile, slavish, ingratiating (Level 3, Word 13), deferential, fawning, toadying, truckling, sycophantic. Antonyms: unruly, defiant, intractable (Level 5, Word 12), refractory (Level 6, Word 42), recalcitrant, intransigent. 1 Verbal Advantage Level Seven 4. DIDACTIC (dy-DAK-tik) Instructive, desi