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#726 2012-06-24 15:07:48
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1144 is correct. Well done!
#1145. What does the adjective wanton mean?
#1146. What does the adjective wizened 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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#727 2012-06-24 15:35:34
- anonimnystefy
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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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#728 2012-06-24 20:05:25
- 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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#729 2012-06-25 17:53:28
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
Good work, bobbym!
Good work, anonimnystefy!
#1147. What does the adjective petulant mean?
#1148. What does the adjective plaintive 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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#730 2012-06-26 01:39:25
- 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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#731 2012-06-26 21:59:38
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
Well done, bobbym!
#1149. What does the adjective ostensible mean?
#1150. What does the adjective ostentatious 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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#732 2012-06-27 01:10:36
- 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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#733 2012-06-28 17:35:53
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1150 (ostentatious) is correct. Well done!
#1151. What does the adjective supercilious mean?
#1152. What does the adjective supernal 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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#734 2012-06-28 20:24:47
- 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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#735 2012-06-29 23:53:57
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
Well done, bobbym!
#1153. What does the noun termagant mean?
#1154. What does the adjective tumulous 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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#736 2012-06-30 00:56:57
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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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#737 2012-06-30 23:32:02
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1154 is correct. Well done!
#1155. What does the adjective circumspect mean?
#1156. What does the verb circumvent 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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#738 2012-07-01 00:41:46
- 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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#739 2012-07-02 00:13:36
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answers #1155 and #1156 are correct. Neat job!
#1157. What does the adjective flamboyant mean?
#1158. What does the adjective flippant 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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#740 2012-07-02 00:25:18
- 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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#741 2012-07-02 19:01:09
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answers #1157 and #1158 are correct. Good work!
#1159. What does the noun vendetta mean?
#1160. What does the adjective verdant 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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#742 2012-07-02 19:07:09
- 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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#743 2012-07-04 00:00:51
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answers #1159 and #1160 are correct. Neat job!
#1161. What does the adjective resilient mean?
#1162. What does the adjective resplendent 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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#744 2012-07-04 00:26:38
- 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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#745 2012-07-04 13:26:47
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1161 is correct. Well done!
#1163. What does the adjective irascible mean?
#1164. What does the adjective languid 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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#746 2012-07-04 22:34:37
- 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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#747 2012-07-05 22:44:12
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1163 is correct. Good work!
#1165. What does the verb juxtapose mean?
#1166. What does the noun kindred 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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#748 2012-07-05 22:50:26
- 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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#749 2012-07-06 23:32:40
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer #1165 is correct. Well done!
#1167. What does the adjective malevolent mean?
#1168. What does the adjective moribund 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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#750 2012-07-06 23:38:24
- 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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