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Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Study Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Stage One: Consciousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Chapter 1: Short Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Chapter 2: Putting Together/Taking Apart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Chapter 3: Down from Mount Olympus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Quick Quiz #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Chapter 4: Give and Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Chapter 5: The Menagerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Chapter 6: Talking About Talking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Quick Quiz #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Chapter 7: Whats In? Whos Out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Chapter 8: Somethings Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Chapter 9: The Art of Losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Quick Quiz #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Usage Test #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Chapter 10: Whats Cookin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.47

Chapter 11: Fortunes Fool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .50

Chapter 12: Stubborn as a Mule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Quick Quiz #4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Chapter 13: Miss Manners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Chapter 14: Be Bloody, Bold, and Resolute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Chapter 15: Oddballs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Quick Quiz #5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Chapter 16: Work Ethic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Chapter 17: Words For the Ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Chapter 18: True Believers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Quick Quiz #6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Usage Test #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Chapter 19: Enemies, Adversaries, and Antagonists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Chapter 20: Comrades, Cohorts, and Companions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Chapter 21: Sounds Like, Smells Like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Quick Quiz #7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Fiske WordPower_Internals 4/21/06 3:45 PM Page iv Chapter 22: Them Thars Fightin Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Chapter 23: Im Against That"Or Am I Next to It? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Chapter 24: Splendor in the Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Quick Quiz #8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Chapter 25: Farrago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Chapter 26: I Beg of You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Chapter 27: Me, Myself, and I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

1 Quick Quiz #9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Usage Test #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Chapter 28: I Just Dont Understand You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Chapter 29: What A Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Chapter 30: Bad Guys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Quick Quiz #10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Chapter 31: Not-Quite-Naughty Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Chapter 32: The Stream I Go A-fishing InŽ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Chapter 33: Confound It! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Quick Quiz #11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Chapter 34: Earth, Air, Fire, Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Chapter 35: Lighten Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Chapter 36: Dont Yell at Me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

131
Quick Quiz #12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Usage Test #4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Stage Two: Competence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Chapter 37: Speech Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Chapter 38: How Deep Is the Ocean, How High Is the Sky? . . . . . . . . . .141

Chapter 39: Sycophants Galore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Quick Quiz #13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Chapter 40: Down with Everybody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 Chapter 41: Oh What a Tangled Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Chapter 42: The Words of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Quick Quiz #14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 Chapter 43: Bored and Lazy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Chapter 44: See What I Mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 Chapter 45: In Sickness and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 Quick Quiz #15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 Usage Test #5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Chapter 46: Mad as a Hatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Chapter 47: Play It Again, Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Chapter 48: What a Mess! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 Quick Quiz #16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Chapter 49: Keep It Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176 Chapter 50: How Divine! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 Fiske WordPower_Internals 4/21/06 3:45 PM Page v Chapter 51: Godliness Redux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Quick Quiz #17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Chapter 52: Hodgepodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Chapter 53: Too Much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 Chapter 54: Not Enough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Quick Quiz #18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 Usage Test #6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Chapter 55: Send in the Clowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Chapter 56: Dionysian or Apollonian? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Chapter 57: All in the Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

203
Quick Quiz #19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 Chapter 59: Bits and Pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Chapter 60: Darkness, My Old Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Quick Quiz #20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Chapter 61: Do It In Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Chapter 62: Scary Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 Chapter 63: No End in Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Quick Quiz #21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 Usage Test #7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224 Chapter 64: Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 Chapter 65: Oy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 Chapter 66: Chalk Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232 Quick Quiz #22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 Chapter 67: Over the Rainbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 6 Chapter 68: How Sweet It Is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Chapter 69: Sourpuss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 Quick Quiz #23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243 Chapter 70: The Wonderful World of OŽ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Chapter 71: The Plays the Thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Chapter 72: Not Fully Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Quick Quiz #24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 Usage Test #8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 Stage Three: Mastery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255 Chapter 74: Get Happy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 Chapter 75: Eponyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Quick Quiz #25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266 Chapter 76: Gallimaufry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .quotesdbs_dbs19.pdfusesText_25

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