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#1526 2015-08-26 23:37:53
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#1927. What does the noun wight mean?
#1928. What does the noun wimple mean?
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#1527 2015-08-30 05:53:24
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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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#1528 2015-08-30 12:37:59
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #1928 is correct! Good work!
#1929. What does the adjective winsome mean?
#1930. What does the noun wisp mean?
Last edited by Jai Ganesh (2015-08-30 12:45:44)
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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#1529 2015-08-30 13:18:56
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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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#1530 2015-08-30 17:32:02
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#1931. What does the adjective wistful mean?
#1932. What does the noun withe mean?
Last edited by Jai Ganesh (2015-08-30 17:50:50)
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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#1531 2015-08-30 21:08:21
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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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#1532 2015-08-30 21:10:18
#1533 2015-08-30 23:43:09
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym and zetafunc,
bobbym and zetafunc, each of you get one right answer. Good work!
#1933. What does the adjective wizened mean?
#1934. What does the noun wombat 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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#1534 2015-08-31 04:32:04
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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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#1535 2015-08-31 08:57:10
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The Answers #1933 (wizened - dried up, withered, shriveled) and #1934 (wombat - Australian marsupial animal) are correct! Remarkable!
#1935. What does the noun worsted mean?
#1936. What does the noun wrack 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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#1536 2015-08-31 15:03:50
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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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#1537 2015-08-31 18:22:53
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #1936 (sea-weed) is correct! Good work!
#1937. What does the verb (used without object) wrangle mean?
#1938. What does the verb (used with object) wreak 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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#1538 2015-09-01 01:18:14
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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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#1539 2015-09-01 16:32:20
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
Both the Answers, #1937 and #1938, are correct! Excellent!
#1939. What does the noun wren mean?
#1940. What does the noun wright 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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#1540 2015-09-01 18:11:40
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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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#1541 2015-09-01 21:46:07
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #1939 is correct! Good work!
#1941. What does the adjective xanthic mean?
#1942. What does that noun xylograph 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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#1542 2015-09-02 07:22:49
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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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#1543 2015-09-02 09:05:41
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #1941 (yellowish) is correct! Good work!
#1943. What does the noun xytonite mean?
#1944. What does the noun xytorimba 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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#1544 2015-09-02 16:02:00
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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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#1545 2015-09-02 17:50:10
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#1945. What does the noun yahoo mean?
#1946. What does the verb with object yammer 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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#1546 2015-09-03 12:13:59
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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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#1547 2015-09-03 15:54:11
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
Both the Answers, #1945 and #1946, are correct! Splendid!
#1947. What does the noun yeoman mean?
#1948. What does the noun yew 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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#1548 2015-09-03 21:50:41
- 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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#1549 2015-09-03 22:46:28
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Re: English language puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #1947 is correct! Good work!
#1949. What does the noun yogurt mean?
#1950. What does the noun yore 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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