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JaneFairfax

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Answers #415, #416, #417, #418, #419, #420, #421, and #422:
All correct, JaneFairfax!

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#423. What does 'antebellum' mean?

#424. What is 'incursion'?

#425. What does the adjective 'maverick' mean?

#426. What does the verb 'aver' mean?

#427. What does the adjective 'bacchanalian' mean?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Answers to #423, #424, #426, and #427:-
All correct, JaneFairfax!!!

#428. What does 'wince' mean?

#429. What does the adjective 'sagacious' mean?

#430. What does the adjective 'scurrilous' mean?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Answers to #428, #429, and #430:-
All correct, JaneFairfax!

#431. What does 'preempt' mean?

#432. What does 'alter ego' mean?

#433. What does 'karma' mean?

#434. What does 'emancipation' mean?

#435. What does 'dangle' mean?

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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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JaneFairfax

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Answers to #431, #432, #433, #434, and #435:-
Both of you, careless25 and JaneFairfax, are correct!

#436. What is a 'quagmire'?

#437. What does 'medley' mean?

#438. What is 'schizophrenia'?

#439. What is 'ligature'?

#440. What does 'decree' mean?

#441. What does 'status quo ante' mean?

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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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Last edited by charismath (2009-01-31 08:07:55)

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careless25

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charismath next time you want to make a change to ur post, just click on the edit button on the bottom right of your post. It saves a lot of trouble. You can do it as many times as you want, even your past posts you can edit!

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Wow.. thx.. this forum is amazing!!;) i edited it.. see!!!

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Answers to #437, #438, #439, #440, and #441:-
All correct, JaneFairfax, and charismath!

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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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#442. What does 'volubility' mean?

#443. What does 'cliché' mean?

#444. What does the adjective 'hermetic' mean?

#445. What does the adjective 'supercilious' mean?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Answers to #442, #443, #444, and #445:
All the answers are right, JaneFairfax!

#446. What does 'sententious' mean?

#447. What does 'vagary' mean?

#448. What is 'simper'?

#449. What does 'wilt' mean?

#450. What does 'imbecility' mean?

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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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Answers to #448, #449, and #450:-
All the answers are correct, JaneFairfax!!!

#451. What is 'nard'?

#452. What does 'bazaar' mean?

#453. Who is an 'usher'?

#454. What does the adjective 'munificent' mean?

#455. Who is/was a 'sepoy'? What is the origin of the word?

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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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Answers to #452, #453, and #454:
All the three answers are correct, JaneFairfax!!!

#456. What does the adjective 'mammoth' mean?

#457. Who is a 'misogynist'?

#458. What is 'clairvoyance'?

#459. What does 'chivalry' mean?

#460. What is 'telekinesis'?

#461. What is a 'guillotine'?

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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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Answers to #457, #458, #459, #460, and #461:-
All correct, JaneFairfax!!!

#462. What is 'gaberdine'?

#463. What is 'vulcanization'? What is origin of the word?

#464. What is 'annealing'?

#465. What does the adjective 'opinionated' mean?

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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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