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#426 2009-03-26 08:35:50
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
#860. What does the noun 'concussion' mean?
#861. What does the noun 'detractor' mean?
#862. What does the adjective/adverb 'amuck' mean?
#863. What does the noun 'venison' mean?
#864. What does the noun 'artefact' 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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#427 2009-04-04 17:38:50
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#865. What does the adjective 'frugivorous' mean?
#866. What does the adjective 'rotund' mean?
#867. What does the phrase 'carpe diem ' mean?
#868. What does the noun 'sauna' 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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#428 2009-06-07 19:47:22
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#869. What is fecuncdity?
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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#429 2009-06-07 23:45:18
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#870. Who is a mercenary? (I Hope I got the spelling right!).
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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#430 2009-06-19 00:37:26
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi ganesh;
Last edited by bobbym (2009-06-20 20:46:22)
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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#431 2009-06-20 18:27:54
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Excellent, bobbym!
Keep it up!
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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#432 2009-06-20 20:33:47
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Re: English language puzzles
Last edited by bobbym (2009-06-20 20:45:46)
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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#433 2009-06-21 23:01:05
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Re: English language puzzles
Both #863 and #866 correct, bobbym!
Excellent!
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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#434 2009-06-21 23:03:35
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Re: English language puzzles
#871. What does corpus mean?
#872. What does cartel 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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#435 2009-06-22 00:55:03
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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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#436 2009-06-27 16:34:46
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Excellent, bobbym!
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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#437 2009-06-27 17:26:55
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#873. Who is a renegade?
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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#438 2009-06-27 17:36:52
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#874. What does the Latin expression Audi alteram partem 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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#439 2009-06-27 19:30:35
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#875. What does the word 'gizmo' mean?
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#440 2009-06-27 19:35:55
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Last edited by bobbym (2009-06-27 19:36:16)
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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#441 2009-06-27 19:40:36
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Thanks bobbym!
You are absolutely right!
Keep it up!
#876. What does the noun 'albedo' 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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#442 2009-06-27 19:56:17
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#877. What does the noun 'acrimony' 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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#443 2009-06-28 00:44:52
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#878. What does the adjective 'nefarious' mean?
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#444 2009-06-28 03:13:04
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Re: English language puzzles
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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#445 2009-06-28 17:35:50
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Both correct, bobbym!
Excellent!
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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#446 2009-06-28 22:15:13
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#879. What does mala fide 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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#447 2009-06-29 12:40:09
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#448 2009-06-29 23:22:10
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Absolutely right, jimmyR,
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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#449 2011-06-05 10:10:35
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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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#450 2011-06-05 15:36:01
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Hi anonimnystefy,
The answer #13 is perfect. Good work!
#880. What is Intestacy?
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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