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#601 2011-12-03 00:21:32
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
It also means a 'challenge'. ('take up the gauntlet' and 'throw down the gauntlet')
The answers #1023 and #1024 are correct. Exceptional!
#1025. What does the adjective/noun 'reprobate' mean?
#1026. What does the verb 'repudiate' mean?
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#602 2011-12-03 05:14:00
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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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#603 2011-12-03 23:40:12
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1026 is correct. Marvelous!
#1027. What does the noun sinecure mean?
#1028. What does the adjective sinuous 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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#604 2011-12-04 04:48:21
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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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#605 2011-12-10 00:03:14
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1028 is correct. Well done!
#1029. What does the noun equanimity mean?
#1030. What does the adjective ethereal 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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#606 2011-12-10 06:36:29
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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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#607 2011-12-11 01:10:56
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answers #1029 and #1030 are correct. Excellent!
#1031. What does the noun declivity mean?
#1032. What does the adjective deleterious 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.
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#608 2011-12-11 08:01:25
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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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#609 2011-12-15 22:16:13
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1032 (deleterious : harmful, injurious) is correct. Excellent!
#1033. What does the noun conflagration mean?
#1034. What does the verb confute 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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#610 2011-12-16 02:56:13
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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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#611 2011-12-16 18:35:25
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#1035. What does the adjective impecunious mean?
#1036. What does the adjective impervious mean?
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#612 2011-12-16 19:03:03
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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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#613 2011-12-19 22:30:49
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1036 is correct. Well done!
#1037. What does the noun apiary mean?
#1038. What does the noun apoplexy mean?
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#614 2011-12-20 00:10:29
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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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#615 2011-12-31 01:10:58
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answers #1037 and #1038 are correct. Keep it up!
#1039. What does the adjective evanescent mean?
#1040. What does the verb exacerbate 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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#616 2011-12-31 06:04:47
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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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#617 2012-01-03 00:53:30
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer 'exacerbate' is correct. Good work!
#1041. What does the adjective incendiary mean?
#1042. What does the noun/adjective/adverb incognito 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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#618 2012-01-03 03:51:28
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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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#619 2012-01-11 22:58:05
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1042 is correct. Good work!
#1043. What does the noun tautology mean?
#1044. What does the noun temerity 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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#620 2012-01-11 23:28:06
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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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#621 2012-01-13 23:35:11
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answers #1043 and #1044 are correct. Superlative!
#1045. What does the verb vindicate mean?
#1046. What does the adjective vivacious 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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#622 2012-01-13 23:48:06
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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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#623 2012-01-27 23:09:05
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answers #1045 and #1046 are correct. Marvelous!
#1047. What does the adjective boisterous mean?
#1048. What does the adjective bucolic 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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#624 2012-01-27 23:41:10
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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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#625 2012-02-07 01:16:53
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1047 is correct. Excellent!
#1049. What does the noun reticence mean?
#1050. What does the noun retribution 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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