A. Just as contracting a throat illness would stop a debater, who speaks, from operating, so would contracting a debilitation of the legs stop a pedestrian, who walks, from oeprating.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:37 AM
a. debaters with lary = unable to talk. lame pedestrians = unable t walki know i later than erach, but i had the answer at 11.34, but my computers internet connection assed up. you can choose to believe me or not. i dont mind.
Edited by pengu, 11 January 2007 - 12:39 AM.
does it trouble your mind, the way you trouble mine?
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:39 AM
...Scary.EDIT: oh, ANOTHER tie...Will anyone besides these two score???As a side note, Erachima has already scored as many points as the second place finisher in the previous round! :yawn:WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 62. penguinman - 4All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100alacrity:apathetic::A. compliance:deftB. temerity:timidC. despotism:arrogantD. candor:bunglingE. tenacity:eager Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:41 AM
B.To act with aclarity is to be enthusiastic, the inverse of apathy.To act with temerity is to be rash, the inverse of timid.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:48 AM
Hmm, you're quick.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 72. penguinman - 4All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100mnemonic:memorization::A. nephrolith:digestionB. anesthetic:feelingC. scotoma:visualizationD. diuretic:urinationE. deafness:hearingPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:50 AM
mneumonic aids im memo, d. diuretic aids in urination.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:52 AM
D.mnemonics aid and accelerate memorization, diuretics aid and accelerate urination.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:54 AM
Hmmm, you're quick, too.EDIT2: sorry, Erachima, 2 minutes on the forum clock is too much of a spread for me to count it.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 72. penguinman - 5All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100caprine:goat::A. ovine:chickenB. ursine:bearC. bovine:horseD. vermian:beeE. ovine:cowPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.EDIT: Pokemon knowledge can come in handy here, even though it really doesn't have to do with the question. ;P
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:00 AM
B, caprine means of goats, ursine of bears.
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Right. I remember a Pokemon from Gold/Silver named Ursine or Ursina or something.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 82. penguinman - 5All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100obstreperous:equable::A. malodorous:noisomeB. peccable:quintessentialC. sumptuous:luxuriousD. sanguine:buoyantPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:09 AM
B. Obsteperous means unruly, equable stable, they are roughly inverse. Peccable means sinful, and quintessential pure, again roughly inverse. (I'll complain about the misuse of quintessential here, since it doesn't refer to pure in the moral sense.)
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:13 AM
You're right, and I guess you have the right to complain, but going strictly by definition and not connotation, quintessential means without flaws, which would include morality.I only have time for a couple more of these at most at the moment, because I definitely gotta go do something.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 92. penguinman - 5All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100saunter:amble::A. nibble:scarfB. blanch:charbroilC. glimpse:scrutinizeD. prate:blatherPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.B. Obsteperous means unruly, equable stable, they are roughly inverse. Peccable means sinful, and quintessential pure, again roughly inverse. (I'll complain about the misuse of quintessential here, since it doesn't refer to pure in the moral sense.)
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:16 AM
D. Sauntering is roughly the equivalent of ambling, as prate is roughly the equivalent of blather.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:17 AM
D, both sets of words are synonymous. The first pair is a type of meandering walk, the second a type of meandering speech.No, quintessential means "5th element", refering to the aether. Purity is a connotative meaning.Edit: You know, I'd be a lot faster if I didn't write in these extra explanatory comments...
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Eh, you're fast enough anyway... within a minute I'll give a tie... and fine, I'll give you a bonus point for pointing out my bad usage of quintessential.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 112. penguinman - 53. mushroomaster - 1All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100mastication:chewing::A. flatulence:sniffingB. vociferation:yawningC. eructation:belchingD. ululation:sneezingPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.I gotta run now, sorry guys. Sorry to put a halt to your run that way, Erachima... btw, I'm wonder why you didn't find this topic before... :yawn:Oh, and you gotta put in the explanations merely because that prevents just guessing letters. You don't have to be very elaborate, anyway. You just have to show that you understand the relation.Good luck, everyone!
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:27 AM
C, To masticate is to chew, and to erucate is to belch. Have fun with whatever you have to do! Bye!Edit: I didn't find this topic earlier because I've been effectively absent from the site for a year.
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Ok, that was quick enough that I can put one more. THEN I gotta go! =PWINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 122. penguinman - 53. mushroomaster - 1All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100grow:burgeon::A. flourish:thriveB. transport:enraptureC. beat:palpitateD. evolve:multiplyE. rot:decay Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:32 AM
A. Both pairs are pretty much the same thing.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:55 AM
I'll say C. While it is true that A is a pair of near-synonyms, so is C, and the parallels between the words are greater in the case of C than they are of A. The first pair in each case is a simple verb derived from old English, while the second is a complex verb with a Latin derivation. There's also a stronger verb case parallel, but I doubt any of you care. If it were thrive:flourish rather than flourish:thrive, then A would be correct, but for the trickier analogies you have to look as much at the use of the word in English as you do its parallel meaning.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 01:58 AM
So much for that! Turned out to be a false alarm for me...Oh, and Erachima was correct on this one.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 132. penguinman - 53. mushroomaster - 1All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100burlesque:play::A. operetta:symphonyB. limerick:sonnetC. doggerel:verseD. table:narrationE. sketch:drawing Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 02:03 AM
burlesque:play::doggerel:verseThe first term of each pair is an unsophisticated form of the latter which borders on (or can even consciously be) a type of caricatured mockery of the higher form.
I'm shocked.Oh, and Erachima was correct on this one.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 02:08 AM
Yep. This next one's even easier.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 142. penguinman - 53. mushroomaster - 1All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100hoax:deceive::A. gimmick:wheedleB. filibuster:delayC. boast:cajoleD. lottery:disburseE. scandal:vilifyPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 02:11 AM
b. to hoax is to deceive, to give a filibuster is to delay. eg the stackhouse filibuster. who watches west wing?hmmm. why did i even think that was correct? i dont know.
Edited by pengu, 11 January 2007 - 02:15 AM.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 02:17 AM
LOL nice!C. A hoax is a tactic or method used to deceive, while a filibuster is a tactic or method used to delay. Presumably a hoax filibuster could be used to deceive Delay, but that's beside the point.
Glad he's not in there anymore...Oh, and quit posting so close to each other (time-wise). It's annoying giving you both points =POk, it's not annoying, but... but... meh.WINNERS=========penguinman - ISTANDINGS==========1. Erachima - 152. penguinman - 63. mushroomaster - 1All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100censorship:information::A. cultivation:erosionB. philanthropy:generosityC. frugality:constraintD. sampling:measurementE. sanitation:disease Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.Can more people score or something?
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