Glossary 25

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Truthfulness

– They were taught reading,writing andsumming,cleanliness,truthfulness andindustry,andthegirlsmarried themen chosen forthem.

– Through thetruthfulness ofthatGodastheauthor ofalltruth hederivesaguarantee forourperceptions insofar asthese areclear anddistinct.

Manners

– Shetook nopains withhermanners orwithdelicacy ofspeech,orwithhertoilet,ortoshowherself toherhusband inhermost becoming attitudes,ortoavoid inconveniencing himbybeing too exacting.

– Thework incidentally gives aquaint andinteresting sketchofthemanners andciv ilization ofEngland,FranceandGermany,whose assistance theGreekssought toobtain against theTurks.

Might

– There might noteven beonefertilized egg,andeven ifthere were two,pregnancy wasn't guaranteed.

– Ifhehadn't been sosophisticated,itmight have been athought toponder - butatthatpoint any ideaofhimquitting his job asatopsalesman andmoving toArkansastobecome aveterinarian would have been ludicrous.

Asking

– Hands clasped,sheprayed fervently,asking Godnottolet Destiny suffer forwhat they had done.

– They watched herwithmatching troubled expressions,asking thesamequestions andgetting thesame answer.

Shoulder

– Andaminute ortwolater theFrenchman,ablack-eyed fellow withaspotonhischeek,inshirt sleeves,really didjump outofawindowontheground floor,andclapping Pierreontheshoulder ran withhiminto thegarden.

– factory lad was lying withhis knees close uptohis headandoneshoulderhigher than theother.

Blinding

– Blatant

– Blazing

– Garish

– Shining

– Brazen

– Glowing

– Chintzy

– Florid

Flapping

– Dangle

– Tarlop

– Shake

– Swing

– Swish

– Thresh

– Wag

– Wave

Windshield

– screen

Scrawl

– Inscribe

– Scribble

– Doodles

– Crabble

– Scratch

– Squiggle

Surprised

– Amazed

– Takenaback

– Startled

Recognition

Postby gazuty »SunMar24,201311:03pm

Okandtheanswer.Which should beapparent fromabitofpattern recognition,atleast thatishowIworked itout.

Notice that1+8=9.Andthatthisisthesumof(1+2)^2

Notice that1+8+27=36.Andthatisthesumof(1+2+3)^2

Andnow thisisagoodparty trick (ataboring party)withapen andpaper versussomeone withacalculator.Perhaps scale upto50orso.

Tosumnumbers1+2+3.....+n=(n*(n+1))/2

Iemultiply bythenext biggest number anddivideby2.

Then itjust amatter ofsquaring theresult.

Road

Question:Youstandatafork intheroad.Next toeach ofthe twoforks,the re standsagua rd.Youknowthefollow ingthings:Firstthatonepath leads topa radise,the other leads toDeath.Youcannot dis tinguishbe tween the twopaths.Youalso knowthatoneofthetwogua rds always tells the truth andthe other alwayslies.Youhave permission toask onegua rd onequestion todiscover which path leads topa radise.What onequestion would youask togua rantee youtake the path topa radise?

– Answer:Ask oneofthegaurds 'Which door would the other gua rd say leads topa radise?'Ifyouask the truthful onehewill say the lying gua rd would say the wrong door.Ifyouask the lying gua rd he would saythe truthful gaurd would pick the wrong door aswe ll(since he islying).Sonomatte r what youcouldchoose the door opposite ofwhat they say andendupinpa radise.

Dying

– WHATISIT:

– themaker makes it,theseller sells it,but thebuyer doesn't useit.What isit?

– ACASKET

Traveling

– Riddle:

– What istheeasiest way tothrowaball,andhave itstop,andcompletelyreversedirectionaftertraveling ashortdistance?

– Answer:

– Toss itintheair.

Distraigas

– Riddle:

– amangoes tobed onenight andturns offallthelights inhis house.hewakesupthenext morning andwatches thenewsseeing thishebecomes very upsetanddistraught.why???

– Answer:

– helives inalighthouse soheturned offthemainlight andcaused ashipwreck.

Streets

Distraught

Remained

Rolling

Misleadence

Enormous

– adjective

– a.Very great insize,extent,oramount.

– b.Very great inscope orimport:enormous influence.

– Archaic Very wicked;heinous.

Crumpled

– Adjective

– Squeezed into acompact mass byirregularfolds.

– Thecrumpled pieces ofpaper were used aspacking because they took upmuchmorespacethatway than when they were flat.

– Verb

– simplepast tenseandpast participle ofcrumple

Ironed

– Verb

– simplepast tenseandpast participle ofiron

Twitched

– Noun

– aloopornoose placedoverthemuzzle ofahorse andtightened bytwisting astick orhandle towhich itisattached,used asarestraining device during apainful operation

Soldierlike

– Adj. 1. soldierlike - (ofpersons)befitting awarriorsoldierlike - (ofpersons)befitting awarrior;"amilitary bearing"