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#401 2009-02-28 10:10:08

JaneFairfax
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#402 2009-02-28 18:15:37

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Re: English language puzzles

Answers to #784, #785, #786, #787, #788, #789, #790, and #791:-
All the answers are correct, JaneFairfax!!!
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#793. What does the expression 'dime a dozen' mean?

#794. What does the idiom 'bury the hatchet' mean?

#795. What does the idion 'play to the gallery' mean?

#796. What is a 'baker’s dozen'?

#797. What does the idiom 'burn the midnight oil' mean?

#798. What does the expression 'annus mirabilis' mean?

#799. What does the idiom 'chip off the old block' mean?

#800. What does the idiom 'climb on the bandwagon' mean?

#801. What does the verb 'stutter' mean?

#802. What does the verb 'beckon' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#403 2009-03-02 01:40:05

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#803. What does the verb 'expostulate' mean?

#804. What does the adjective 'intransigence' mean?

#805. What does the noun 'ennui' mean?

#806. What does the idiom 'at large' mean?

#807. What does the noun 'effrontery' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#404 2009-03-02 20:29:58

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#808. What does the idiom 'at the drop of a hat' mean?

#809. What does the idiom 'cry wolf' mean?

#810. What does the idiom 'make no bones about' mean?

#811. What does 'dilation' mean?

#812. What does the noun 'subterfuge' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#405 2009-03-03 04:54:48

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Answers:
#793. Easy to obtain because it is of little value.

#794. to make peace with someone and stop arguing or fighting.

#795. to perform in a manner that will get the strong approval of a audience or congregation.

#796. 13, one more than a proper dozen (i think)

#797. to stay up very late working or studying.

#798. a fateful year

#799. similarity between father and son in character.

How do you hide the text Ganesh??


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#406 2009-03-03 05:31:55

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#800. to do something because it is popular and everyone is doing it.

#801. to speak faltering.

#802.  summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture.

#803. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done.

#804.  a person who refuses to agree or compromise.

#805. feeling bored by something tedious

#806. as a whole

#807.  audacious  behavior that you have no right to


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#407 2009-03-03 19:31:17

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Re: English language puzzles

SanJ,
This is how the text is hidden.

[ hide=Text to be hidden ]The contents[ /hide ] without spaces inside the [, and ]

Answers to #793, #794, #795, #796, #797, #798, #799, #800, #801, #802, #803, #804, #805, #806, and #807:-

All the answers other than the answer to

are correct! I don't say answer #798 is totally wrong, but it is often used to denote a wonderful year, or a miraculous year!
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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#408 2009-03-03 20:06:23

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#813. What does the noun 'potpourri' mean?

#814. What does the adjective 'ribald' mean?

#815. What does the adjective 'contrite' mean?

#816. What is an 'atelier'?

#817. What does the verb 'vouchsafe' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#409 2009-03-04 04:34:59

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Re: English language puzzles

Eidted to hide the answers.

Last edited by Jai Ganesh (2009-03-05 02:53:02)


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#410 2009-03-04 05:26:31

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#411 2009-03-05 02:17:32

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Re: English language puzzles

Answers to #777, #808, #809, #810, #811, #812, #813, #814, #815, #816, and #817:-
Answer #777 is correct, JaneFairfax!
Answers #808 to #817 are all correct, SanJ!
However, I feel the answer

would be more appropriate.
Well done, both of you! Your performances have been ...
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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#412 2009-03-05 03:07:56

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Re: English language puzzles

#818. What does the adjective 'taciturn' mean?

#819. What does the noun 'trepidation' mean?

#820. What does the noun 'quicksand' mean?

#821. What does the noun 'vortex' mean?

#822. What does the verb 'catapult' mean?

#823. What does the idiom 'Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket' mean?

#824. What does the idiom 'Drive someone up the wall' mean?

#825. What does the noun 'senility' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#413 2009-03-09 17:25:29

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Re: English language puzzles

#826. What does the verb 'culminate' mean?

#827. What does the verb 'evict' mean?

#828. What does the adjective 'expedient' mean?

#829. What does the idiom 'against the clock' mean?

#830. What does the idiom 'cut to the chase' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#414 2009-03-11 00:38:57

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#831. What does the verb 'teem' mean?

#832. What does the verb 'pullulate' mean?

#833. What does the noun 'stamping ground' mean? (Also called 'stomping ground')

#834. What does the noun (pl.) 'glitterati' mean?

#835. What does 'aliter' mean?

#836. What does the noun 'juxtaposition' mean?

#837. What does the noun 'haemorrhage' mean?

#838. What does the adjective 'dogmatic' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#415 2009-03-12 06:01:02

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#839. What does the noun 'cacophony' mean?

#840. What does the noun 'solicitude' mean?

#841. What does the noun 'firmament' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#416 2009-03-14 03:51:51

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#842. what does the adjectve/adverb 'ajar' mean?

#843. What does the noun/verb 'sleuth' mean?

#844. What does the adjective 'surreptitious' mean?

#845. What does the noun 'cohort' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#417 2009-03-14 16:01:50

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Hey Ganesh! Long time no see!

Last edited by JohnnyReinB (2009-03-14 16:03:06)


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#418 2009-03-14 20:01:18

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Hi JohnnyReinB!
Welcome back! Missed you a lot!
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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#419 2009-03-14 20:03:32

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Re: English language puzzles

Answers to #821, #822, #825, #826, #827, #830, #831, #836, #837, #838, #839, #842, #843, and #845:-
Almost all the answers are correct, JohnnyReinB!
All other than #842 and #845.

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#846. What does the noun 'epistemology' mean?

#847. What does the noun 'epidemiology'mean?

#848. What does the idiom 'down to the wire' mean?

#849. What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

#850. Who is a 'ritter'?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#420 2009-03-14 20:11:12

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam

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#421 2009-03-14 20:13:24

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Re: English language puzzles

Answers to #846, and #849:-
Both correct, JohnnyReinB!
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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#422 2009-03-14 21:57:35

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Re: English language puzzles

#850. What does the idiom 'at one's wit's end' mean?

#851. What does the idiom 'make ends meet' or ' make both ends meet' mean?

#852. What does te noun 'sanctum sanctorum' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#423 2009-03-15 00:26:22

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#853. What does 'faux pas' mean?

#854. What does the phrase 'Quid pro quo 'mean?

#855. What does the expression 'De minimis' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#424 2009-03-17 05:14:35

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#856. What does the adjective 'putrid' mean?

#857. What does the noun 'sphincter'mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#425 2009-03-17 05:22:16

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$858. What does the adjective 'staccato' mean?

#859. What does the noun 'delicatessen' mean?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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