13-14 Word List English 4 1st Semester

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  1. commencement
    the act of starting something
    ¨Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death¨ (Albert Einstein).
  2. allude
    make an indirect reference to
    To what, dear sir, do you allude? Are you talking about my failure to appear in court?
  3. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
    ¨Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace¨ (John Tyler).
  4. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
    ¨Anachronism is not the inconsequential juxtaposition of epochs, but rather their inter-penetration, like the telescoping legs of a tripod, a series of tapering structures¨ (Elizabeth Lenk).
Created on Wed Sep 11 14:19:18 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Sep 13 13:52:16 EDT 2013)

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