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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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