2011- 10- 29
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#28
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أكـاديـمـي فـعّـال
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رد: in-teg-ri-ty
Day 11
Vocabularies
word of the day: achieve
part of speech: verb
pronunciation: uh CHEEV
meaning: to accomplish something, or attain success
example: The Trojans were eventually able to achieve victory over the
Greeks after a long, tragic war
Synonyms: finish, reach
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Idioms
Idiom of the day: pick up
meaning: to learn something by chance rather than by studying it
example: I picked up a few words of Greek while I was there on holiday
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Common mistakes
Boast of or about, not for
Don't say: James boasted for his strength
Say: James boasted of/about his strength
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