company
town- a town
dominated by one industry or company
When
the coal mine closed down the company town faced severe economic crisis.
cut
back- use fewer or
use less
The
company has been cutting back on entertainment expenses for over a year now.
deliver
the goods- succeed in
doing well what is expected
The
new owner of the company is not very popular but he is able to deliver the
goods.
double-check- check something again to confirm
We
were unable to double-check the costs of the new products before the price list
was printed.
in
black and white- in
writing
The
company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they saw them in
black and white.
Inexplicit Not definitely or clearly expressed
Inexcusable Incapable of being justified or excused
Insoluble Incapable of being solved
Indefensible Incapable of being defended
Impregnable Incapable of being taken by force of arms
Inadmissible Incapable of being admitted or allowed
Inaccessible Incapable of being reached
Inexhaustible Incapable of being tired out
Imperceptible Incapable of being perceived by the senses
Indestructible Incapable of being destroyed
Irrevocable Incapable of being altered or recalled
Incombustible Incapable of being burnt
Indivisible Incapable of being divided
Irreconcilable Incapable of being reconciled
Irrecoverable Incapable of being recovered, regained
discreet, discrete--These words, pronounced alike, have entirely different
meanings. To be discreet is to be prudent, cautious, careful,
trustworthy, circumspect. Discrete means "separate,"
"distant," "apart," "detached."
email--There is no hyphen, and the
"e" is lowercased.
economic, economical--Economic applies to material
wealth and to business or household enterprise. Economical means
"prudent in management," "not wasteful,"
"thrifty." Thus, say "economic resources" but "economical
management" or "economic problems" but "economical
living."
imply, infer--Imply
means "to suggest." Infer means "to deduce,"
"to guess," "to conclude."
His tie and shirt colors imply (suggest) that he is
colorblind. He is not colorblind, so we infer (surmise) that he merely
has wretched taste.
mutual, common--Mutual means "reciprocally exchanged
between two persons or things." Common means "shared by
all."
The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk
A
Mouse who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance, formed an intimate
acquaintance with a Frog, who lived, for the most part, in the water.
One day, the Frog was intent on mischief. He tied the foot
of the Mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined together, the Frog led his friend
the Mouse to the meadow where they usually searched for food.
After
this, he gradually led him towards the pond in which he lived, until reaching
the banks of the water, he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him.
The
Frog enjoyed the water amazingly, and swam croaking about, as if he had done a
good deed. The unhappy Mouse was soon sputtered and drowned in the water, and
his poor dead body floating about on the surface.
A
Hawk observed the foating Mouse from the sky, and dove down and grabbed it with
his talons, carrying it back to his nest. The Frog, being still fastened to the
leg of the Mouse, was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.
"Choose
your allies carefully"
1)What
‘E’ is a passage taken from a book? Excerpt
2)What
‘U’ is one when in tears? Upset
3)What
‘G’ is uniting two plants so they grow as one? Grafting
4)What
‘W’ is a female member of the navy? Wren
5)What
‘C’ is discourteously brief? Curt
6)What
‘E’ is to be superior or surpass in achievement? Excel
7)What
’W’ is a soft bodied limbless invertebrate? Worm
8)What
‘D’ is beheading? Decapitation
9)What
‘V’ means to inspect by eye? View
10)What
‘A’ is dry or parched? Arid
Direct Questions
1)A
special device has been invented that can tell you the correct answer for any
single question .Assume that you can ask anything on the future, the past or
the present. What question would you ask?
2)If
you could live in any person’s body for a full day and night, whose would you
choose and what would you do?
3)If
you could live in an animal’s body for a day, what animal would you choose?
4)Supposing
the National flag could speak, how would it narrate its own story.
5)Only
ten years of your life is left and you are being informed that you will be
taken to Hell. In order to avoid this you are being told that if you do five
good deeds in your remaining ten years there is a chance of you reaching heaven. What would be the five
good things that you would like to do within this short life span.
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