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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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Fellow Logophiles,
Good morning! Here are this week's word power quiz answers:
1. channel surf - B: To switch from one TV channel to
another in search of a more appealing program.
2. multimedia - B: Combination of modes of communication,
such as video, audio and text; as video games using multi-
media. Latin multi- (many) and media.
3. laptop - C: Portable computer, small enough to be used on
one's lap.
4. leverage - A: To enhance by making maximum use of an
asset; as, to leverage personal abilities to the limit.
5. globalize - C: To make worldwide or universal; as, to
globalize computer technology. Latin globus (spherical body,
hence the earth).
6. biogas - A: Gas used as fuel that is a mixture of carbon
dioxide and methane from decaying organic matter. Greek bio-
(life) and gas.
7. triple-witching hour - B: In stock markets, trading on
four Fridays, one each quarter, when three types of con-
tracts expire, sometimes sending large markets into wild
gyrations.
8. megacity - A: Very large city; as, Megacities of 20 mill-
ion inhabitants already exist in Asia and Latin America.
Greek mega- (very large) and city.
9. transnational - C: Extending beyond the limits, interests
or boundaries of a nation; as, transnational economic poli-
cies. Latin trans- (across) and national.
10. real-time - A: Said of computer calculations: capable of
being performed as rapidly as the process or event they
describe; as, Real-time computing is essential for missile
interception.
11. information superhighway - D: A planned electronic
"highway" of 500 channels or more, carrying vast amounts of
information and entertainment that will interact with
computers and TV sets.
12. fusion reaction - D: The combining of atomic nuclei to
form a more massive nucleus while releasing energy. Latin
fundere (to melt).
13. on-line - D: Connected to a computer or telecommuni-
cations network; available while so linked; as, on-line
information services.
14. spin doctor - A: Adroit manipulator of public opinion
who takes damaging situations and turns them into something
more favorable; as, The spin doctors presented the Senator's
blunder as an amusing incident.
15. digital - D: Using numbers for display or as the basis
for electronic information storage; as, a digital watch;
digital recording technology. Latin digitus (finger).
16. aquifer - D: Underground water-bearing layer of porous
rock supplying water for streams, wells and the like. Latin
aqua (water) and ferre (to bear, bring, carry).
17. alternative - A: Designating nontraditional or unconven-
tional choices; as, alternative energy sources. Latin
alternare (to do by turns).
18. tabloid - B: Newspaper relying heavily on sensational-
istic headlines and reporting; as, The tabloids fueled the
scandal.
19. biotechnology - D: Use of living organisms or processes
to modify or make products and to improve plants or animals;
as, The biotechnology revolution in agriculture will help
feed developing nations.
20. Internet - B: A huge, mostly unregulated complex of
university, government and corporate computer networks. Says
science writer James Gleick: "No one owns it; no one runs it.
It's Everyone's Computers, Connected."
Sincerely,
Carly
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WORD: unfledged uhn-FLEJD (adjective)
: Lacking the feathers necessary for flight.
: Not fully developed; immature.
SYNONYMS: * inexperienced
* young
* callow
WORD WISE: Unfledged is from obsolete fledge, "capable of
flying; feathered," from Middle English flegge, from Old
English -flycge.
QUOTE: "It is most likely that this parrot was caught when
very young, even possibly unfledged, and was totally
nurtured by humans."
--D'vora Ben Shaul, "A parrot in a man's world," Jerusalem
Post, June 15, 1997
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@@ MID-WEEK WORD SCRAMBLE @@
1) e m s m r u 4) a c b e i s l i r
2) i m l o 5) g e n i t x e
3) l u g d e f n d e
* Does not include obscure and unusual words *
Let's see who can answer them all correctly. I will publish
the answers in tomorrow's issue!
OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) wonky wongkee (adjective)
: not to be relied on to be steady or secure or to
function correctly
Early 20th century. Origin uncertain, perhaps ultimately
from Old English wancol "unsteady."
2) furuncle fyoo rungk'l (noun)
: a boil on the skin (technical)
Late 17th century. From Latin furunculus, literally
"small thief," hence "knob on a vine (because it steals
the sap), from fur "thief."
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