Façade The
face of a building
Facetious Treating
serious issues with inappropriate humour
Facile Lacking
careful thought
Facsimile An exact
copy of written or printed material
Fallacy A
mistaken belief
Fastidious Very
careful about accuracy and detail
Feasible Able to
be done easily
Felicity Great
happiness
Fervent Very
passionate
Fetid Smelling
very unpleasant
Fettle Condition
Fief A
state of land held on condition of feudal service
Fiend An
evil spirit
Fjord A
long narrow deep inlet of see between high cliffs
Flaccid Soft
and limp
geologic, geological--Geologic pertains to the
actual natural world. Geological modifies abstractions. A geologic formation. A geological society.
i.e., e.g.--i.e.
means "that is." e.g. means "for example." A comma
always follows each (i.e., e.g.,) Their English equivalents are preferred to
avoid misunderstanding.
Internet--a
large computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide. The
Internet is usually capitalized. Properly speaking, "Internet" refers
only to the hardware of the network. In common parlance, it is often
incorrectly used to describe the information sources (such as hypertext
documents and databases) that reside on servers linked through the Internet
(e.g., "I looked up that information on the Internet).
interpolate, extrapolate--Interpolate means "to
insert or introduce between other things or parts." Extrapolate
means "to infer or estimate (unknown information) by extending or
projecting known information."
You interpolate between two known values. You extrapolate
from the values of a known series.
Number-cruncher
- an accountant,
someone who works with numbers
Our
president is a good number-cruncher and understands about the finances of our
company.
On
hand- in one's
possession, ready
We
didn't have any supplies on hand and were unable to finish the job.
(buy)
on credit- buy
something without paying cash
My
friend had no money so he decided to buy the furniture on credit.
On
the block- for sale
As
soon as they purchased the company they began to put some of the equipment on
the block.
piece/slice
of the action- a
share in the activity or the profits of something
The
inventor wanted a large piece of the action of the profits from the new
computer that
he
had invented.
red
ink- debt (red ink on
a financial statement)
The
automobile company has been drowning in red ink since the US dollar began to
rise.
1)Do
your close friends tend to be older or younger than you?
2)If
the person you were engaged to marry had an accident and became a handicap, would
you go through with the marriage or back out of it ?
3)Your
house, containing everything you own, catches fire; after saving your loved
ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save one item. What
would it be?
4)You are offered rupees fifty crores for the following
act: Before you are ten pistols—only one of which is loaded. You must pick up
one of the pistols, point it at your
forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away you become so much
wealthy. Would you accept the risk?
5)Someone
very close to you is in pain, paralyzed, and will die within a month. He begs
you to give him poison so that he can die. Would you? What if it were your
father?
Just Do It
Author Elbert Hubbard told the
story of an incident during the Spanish-American War. It was imperative that
the president get a message to the leader of the insurgents. His name was
Garcia and he was known to fighting somewhere in the mountains of Cuba, but no
mail or telegraph could reach him. Someone said, "There's a fellow by the
name of Rowan who will find Garcia for you if anybody can." Rowan took the
letter without hesitation. He sealed it in a leather pouch strapped over his
heart. He landed in the dark of night off the coast of Cuba and make his way to
the mountains, and after much difficulty, found Garcia. He handed him the
letter, turned around and headed home. Hubbard tells this story in "A
Letter to Garcia." Rowan didn't ask, "Exactly where is he?" or
"I doubt if I can do it." There was a job to be done and he did it.
Instead of making a dozen excuses why you can't complete the task, think about
Rowan. Deliver the goods!
1)Tom is from
Berlin. His nationality is ___.a. Germany b. German c. Dutch
2)Anna is
from Leningrad. Her nationality is ___.a. France b. French
c. Russian
3)David is
from New York. His nationality is __.a. Mexican b. American c. Canadian
4)Sarah is
from London. Her nationality is ___.a. British b. Irish
c. Scottish
5)Nicole is
from Paris. Her nationality is ___.a. France
b. French c. English
6)Carlos is
from Madrid. His nationality is ___. a. French b. Italian
c. Spanish
7)Donald is
from Geneva. His nationality is ___.a. Switzerland b. Austrian
c. Swiss
8)Bruce is
from Sydney. His nationality is ___. a. British
b. Australian c. Austrian
9)Keiko is
from Tokyo. Her nationality is ___. a.
Chinese b. Korean c. Japanese
10)Dewa is
from Jakarta. His nationality is ___.
a. Japanese b. Indonesian c. Indian
1) Which is more useful to a nation – a
great warrior or a great poet
2) Should a woman have the right to abort
an unwanted pregnancy
3) Should Tobacco be banned
4) Do you accept United States as a super
power
5) Is it ethical to use animals in
scientific experiments, to hunt them, to eat them
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