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#651 2012-05-13 00:32:23

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answer #1071 is correct. Well done!

#1073. What does the noun epistle mean?

#1074. What does the noun euphony 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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#652 2012-05-13 00:37:54

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Re: English language puzzles

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#653 2012-05-18 00:53:17

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

#1075. What does the adjective hackneyed mean?

#1076. What does the noun harangue 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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#654 2012-05-18 01:01:43

bobbym
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#655 2012-05-21 23:28:42

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answers #1075 and #1076 are correct. Smart work!

#1077. What does the adjective baleful mean?

#1078. What does the adjective bellicose 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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#656 2012-05-22 00:22:59

bobbym
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#657 2012-05-22 23:34:12

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answers #1077 and #1078 are correct. Outstanding!

#1079. What does the adjective abstemious mean?

#1080. What does the noun acolyte 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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#658 2012-05-22 23:37:25

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Re: English language puzzles

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#659 2012-05-27 23:55:26

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answer #1080 is correct. Well done!

#1081. What does the noun contrivance mean?

#1082. What does the adjective cursory 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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#660 2012-05-28 00:00:30

bobbym
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#661 2012-05-29 00:08:41

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answers #1081 and #1082 are correct. Excellent!

#1083. What does the noun trepidation mean?

#1084. What does the noun tribulation 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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#662 2012-05-29 00:15:53

bobbym
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#663 2012-05-30 23:26:43

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answer #1083 is acceptable. Well done!

#1085. What does the verb vacillate mean?

#1086. What does the noun vanguard 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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#664 2012-05-31 01:26:12

bobbym
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#665 2012-06-01 00:06:15

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answer #1085 is correct. Good work!

#1087. What does the adjective brusque mean?

#1088. What does the adjective bestial 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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#666 2012-06-01 00:55:04

bobbym
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#667 2012-06-01 14:12:10

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The answers #1087 and #1088 are correct. Excellent!

#1089. What does the noun labyrinth mean?

#1090. What does the noun lampoon 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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#668 2012-06-01 23:05:48

bobbym
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#669 2012-06-02 01:00:49

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The nswer #1089 is correct. Good work!

#1091. What does the adjective capacious mean?

#1092. What does the adjective centrifugal 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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#670 2012-06-02 01:04:33

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Re: English language puzzles

Hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#671 2012-06-02 01:15:36

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy,

The answers #1091 and #1092 are correct. Excellent!

#1093. What does the noun avarice mean?

#1094. What does the noun avidity 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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#672 2012-06-02 01:17:09

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Re: English language puzzles

Hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#673 2012-06-02 02:43:03

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy,

#1095. What does the adjective macabre mean?

#1096. What does the noun machination 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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#674 2012-06-02 03:00:15

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Re: English language puzzles

Hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#675 2012-06-02 04:47:23

Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy,

#1097. What does the noun isthmus mean?

#1098. What does the adjective itinerant 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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