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#176 2009-01-06 23:04:08
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#177 2009-01-07 02:29:12
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Answer to #270:-
JaneFairfax,
Logically correct. Can you go one step further and explain that to the common man?
#271. What does 'utopian' mean?
#272. What does 'egalitarian' mean?
#273. What does the phrase 'double jeopardy' mean?
#274. What does the word 'filial' mean?
#275. What does the word 'jamboree' mean?
#276. What is the offspring of a whale called? What is the name given to the male offspring and that to the female offspring?
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#178 2009-01-07 10:27:04
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i answered 262 and 265, i think u missed it.
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#179 2009-01-07 14:18:48
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#180 2009-01-07 19:34:04
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Answer to #269:-
You're right, JaneFairfax!
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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#181 2009-01-07 19:40:11
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#277. What does 'ex gratia' mean?
#278. What does 'antecedent' mean?
#279. What does the word 'precarious' mean?
#280. What is a 'manequin'?
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#182 2009-01-08 01:35:09
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#183 2009-01-08 01:38:35
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#184 2009-01-08 02:43:56
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Answers to #278 and #279:
Both correct, JaneFairfax!
Well done!
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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#185 2009-01-09 00:50:06
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#281. What does 'immaculate' mean?
#282. What does 'ostentation' mean?
#283. What is 'anthitheism'?
#284. What is 'synergy'?
#285. What is an 'aphorism'?
#286. What is a 'laceration'?
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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#186 2009-01-09 08:41:24
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#187 2009-01-09 18:05:46
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Answers to #282, #283, #285, and #286:-
Answers to #282, #285, and #286 are correct!
#283: Yes, I meant 'antitheism'. I am not too good at typing 
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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#188 2009-01-10 07:34:30
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#189 2009-01-10 17:06:54
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Answer to #229:
You are correct! Well done!
(Thanks Jane, I learnt a new word today!)
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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#190 2009-01-10 19:50:13
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#287. What does the word 'compendium' mean?
#288. What does 'connivance' mean?
#289. What do 'doldrums' mean?
#290. What does 'Machiavelian' mean?
#291. What does 'semantics' 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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#191 2009-01-11 13:19:31
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#192 2009-01-11 20:18:31
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Answers to #287 and #291:-
Both correct, JaneFairfax!
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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#193 2009-01-12 03:45:04
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#292. What is 'plebiscite'?
#293. His oil-drop experiments helped in determining the charge of an electron. Who is the scientist being referred to?
#294. What is 'dactyloscopy'?
#295. What is 'biennial'?
#296. What is 'penury'?
#297. What is 'serpentine'?
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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#194 2009-01-12 15:07:55
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#195 2009-01-12 17:12:46
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Answer to #293:
You're correct JaneFairfax!
Wonder why I posted this question here! 
Well done!!!
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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#196 2009-01-12 17:19:08
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#298. What is 'placid'?
#299. What does 'alleviate' mean?
#300. What is 'solatium'?
#301. What does 'alacrity' mean?
#302. What does 'morbid' mean?
#303. What does 'deify' mean?
#304. What does 'spire' mean?
#305. What is 'amity'?
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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#197 2009-01-13 00:39:53
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#306. What does 'blemish' mean?
#307. What is 'narcissism'?
#308. What is 'prerogative'?
#309. What is 'vilification'?
#310. What is 'easel'?
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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#198 2009-01-13 04:57:54
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#199 2009-01-13 17:18:37
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Answers to #298, #299, #301, #302, #303, #304, #305, #306, #307, and #309:-
JaneFairfax,
All the answers are correct, other than #304, which is partly correct. Outstanding performance!!! 
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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#200 2009-01-13 20:14:02
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#311. What is 'bibliography'?
#312. What does the verb 'amplify' mean?
#313. What does 'cognizable' mean?
#314. What does 'retrograde' mean?
#315. What does 'alibi' mean?
#316. What does 'circumstantial evidence' mean?
#317. What is 'narcoanalysis'?
#318. What does 'precursor' mean?
#319. What does 'veritable' mean?
#320. What does 'largesse' 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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