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Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 163


Omnipotent                             One who is present everywhere
Optimist                                   One who looks at the bright side of a thing
Polyandry                                Practice of having more than one husband at a time
Polygamy                                Practice of having more than one wife at a time
Postmortem                             Medical examination of a body held after death
Pessimist                                 One who looks at the dark side of things
Postscript                                Any thing written in the letter after it has been signed
Synonyms                               Words which have the same meaning
Smuggler                                The importer or exporter of goods without paying custom duty
Vegetarian                              One who eats vegetables only
Venial                                      A pardonable fault
Vetran                                     A person possessing long experience of military service or  
                                                of  any occupation.
Talkative                                  A Man who speaks too much
Reserved                                 A Man who speaks too little
Spendthrift                              A Man who spends too much
Miser                                        A Man who spends too little
Forward                                   A Man who advances too much
Laggard                                   A Man who lags behind
Obstinate                                 A Man who insists too much
Fickle                                       A Man who insists too less

The autobiography of a CAR
The autobiography of a  STREET DOG
The autobiography of a RAILWAY ENGINE
The autobiography of a CAT
The autobiography of a WATCH

Compare
*Horse  -  Dog   *Café  -  Restaurant  *Soldier  -  Sailor  *Butter  -  Cheese
*Chicken -     Duck

1)    What P is a flat plate used by artists? Palette
2)    What G is a large bay or a wide separation by the sea? Gulf
3)    What H is half a sphere? Hemisphere
4)    What O is the last Greek letter? Omega
5)    What C is the bed for babies that can be rocked? Cradle
6)    What J is the unit of work or energy? Joule
7)    What M is a Muslim temple ? Mosque
8)    What does garbage mean – litter or sitter? Litter
9)    What E is the art of effective public speaking? Elocution
10) What B is a polynomial with two terms? Bi-nominal
11) What H is a small village? Hamlet
12) What T is accumulated wealth? Treasure
13) What P is a celestial body revolving round the sun? Planet
14) What Y is the involuntary opening of the mouth due to sleepiness? Yawn
15) What I is frozen Water? Ice

Complete the following sentences by adding in, at or on.
1)Peter and Mary first met .... 1982.(in)
2)Did you go out ..... Monday evening?(on)
3)Let's meet ..... 8.30 tomorrow evening.(at)
4)I'm starting my new job ..... 7 June.(on)
5)Do you work ..... Saturdays?(on)
6)I got up ..... 8 o'clock this morning.(at)
7)Moira and Trevor are getting married ..... July.(in)
8)George isn't here ..... the moment.(at)
9)I often go skiing ..... winter.(in)
10)Gabby moved back to England ..... October.(in)

Donkey in the well
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, that the well needed to be covered anyway and that it just wasn't worth retrieving the donkey. So he invited all his neighbours to come over and help him.
They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quietened down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.

accuracy, precision--Accuracy is the agreement between the true value and the result obtained by measurement. Accurate means "errorless." Precision is the agreement among repeated measurements of the same quantity. Precise means "clearly delineated, definite."[A sentence can be accurate but not precise. Our measurements show that the tank contains about 8 gallons (accurate). The tank contains 8.3 gallons (accurate and precise). ]

affect, effect--To affect is to influence or change. To effect is to bring about. An effect is a result or an influence.[Ingesting alcohol affects her driving competence. Margaritas effect an undesirable change in his personality; he shouts and tells you that they have no effect on his speech. ] NOTE: "Impact" is frequently and inappropriately used as a verb; "affect" is a better choice. Rather than saying "These cuts impact our project," say "These cuts affect our project."
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