- She was confused, displaying ambivalent
feelings about the ambiguous
situation they'd gotten into.
- Sometimes it seems more shocking
to be amoral than
to be immoral .
- After we have the jeweler appraise the
diamond, we will apprise you
of its value.
- As (as opposed to like) — see like
- When they got the assent of the
weather bureau, they allowed the enormous balloon to begin its ascent. [N.B.
The word accent — what we hear in one's speech — has no
"s."]
- Aural — see oral
- Awake — see wake
- I am averse to
traveling in such adverse
weather conditions.
- Afflict — see inflict
- We need a lot (two words!) of money. She will allot funds according to need.
The brother of your mother or father is your Uncle
If something or someone is one of a kind we say they are Unique
What "U" word' means "dirty"? Unclean
If it's normal or customary, then it's Usual
When the top is where the bottom should be then it's upside-down
Something that isn't new but has had previous owners is Used
The subway system or tube in London is know as the Underground
The top part of a shoe or things that are higher are Upper
The opposite of rural and meaning of the town is Urban
Something that needs quick action or a prompt decision is Urgent
A holiday is also called a Vacation
What "V word" is created when all the air has
been pumped out? Vaccum
Someone who for various reasons doesn't eat any animal
products at all is a Vegetarian
The opposite of horizontal is Vertical
One type of rich, soft, plush cloth is Velvet
When something or someone disappears you could say they
have Vanished
The land which is between two mountains or hills is
called a Valley
A place which is smaller than a town, but which usually
has shops is a Village
To offer to do something without payment is to Volunteer
1 - If someone is pushing up the daisies, they are
dead. True False
2 - If someone offers an olive branch, they are making a
threat. True False
3 - If something is very easy, it is no bed of
roses. True False
4 - If you grasp the nettle, you deal directly with a
painful problem. True False
5 - If someone leads you up the garden path, they help
you solve something. True False
6 - If someone beats about the bush, they say exactly
what they want. True False
7 - If something withers on the vine, it fails to
progress. True False
8 - If you can't see the wood for the trees, you are too
wrapped up in the details to see the whole picture. True False
9 - If a project is kicked into the long grass, it is
sidelined. True False
10 - If you nip a problem in the bud, you don't deal with
it until it has got out of control.
True False
Team Spirit - Sense of a Goose
When you see geese flying along in
"V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to
why they fly that way: As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for
the bird immediately following. By flying in "V" formation,
the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird
flew on its own.
People who share a common direction and sense of community can
get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on
the thrust of one another.
When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly
feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone, and quickly gets back
into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front.
If
we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those people
who are headed the same way we are.
When the head goose gets tired, it rotates
back in the wing and another goose flies point.
It is sensible to take turns
doing demanding jobs, whether with people or with geese flying south.
Geese
honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
What messages do we give when we honk
from behind?
Finally ... and this is important ... when a goose gets
sick or is wounded by gunshot, and falls out of formation, two other geese fall
out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay
with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then
do they launch out on their own, or with another formation to catch up with
their group.
If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like
that.
Interesting facts about World Countries
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Bangkok, the name of the capital city of
Thailand, means "wild plum village".
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India has a bill of rights for cows.
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Around 5,000 languages are currently spoken in
the world . About 4% of them are spoken by 96% of Earth's population.
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The shortest national anthem is the Japanese
national anthem, which is only four lines long. The longest is the Greek
national anthem, which is 158 verses long.
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Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia are building a
27-hole golf course on the border between the three countries, with nine holes
in each country. Much of the area proposed for the golf course is currently a
minefield.
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"Iran" means "Land of the
Aryans".
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Singapore is the largest country without any
farms (approximately 650 square kilometres). As well, the world's three
smallest countries (Vatican City, Monaco, and Nauru) don't have any farms
either.
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The country of Indonesia is comprised of more
than 17,000 islands.
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India is the world's second most populous
country, with a population of more than one billion. The world's third most
populous country, the United States, has a population less than 30% of that of
India.
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Guyana is the only South American country with
English as its official language.
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The only country that has changed the
pronunciation of its name is Kenya. While it was formerly pronounced
"KEEN-ya", the name is now pronounced "KEN-ya".
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