Prove that at a party with six people there is a group of at least three mutual acquaintances or three mutual strangers.
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GRE daily 10 words :Day 10
use = Success, however, remained elusive for her
livid = enraged, reddened with anger
use = He was livid when he found out
correlation = mutual relationship, association
use = There's a high correlation between smoking and lung cancer
annex = to attach
use = turn left to go to the annex
nuisance = annoyance
use = power failure was a real nuisance
arbitrator = mediator, negotiator
use = *
headlong = hasty, rash
use = The car skidded and plunged headlong over the cliff
hygienic = sanitary, clean
use = It is not hygienic
flagrant = outrageous, shameless
use = a flagrant misuse of funds
annul = cancel, nullify
use = annul a law
LIGHT speed
The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 100 million miles. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. So it takes light eight minutes to reach Earth from the Sun. Let's say the Sun rose at 6am this morning, and that by some freak of physics, the speed of light is suddenly doubled to 372,000 miles per second. If the day were to be somehow repeated, what time would the Sun rise this time?
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Hunting for an answer
Two fathers and two sons, who were all poachers, went out hunting for rabbits. They bagged three in total, but they each took one home for supper. How is this possible?
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Rigid cube..! problem
You want to construct a rigid wire skeleton of a one-inch cube by using 12 one-inch wire segments for the cube's 12 edges. These you intend to solder together at the cube's eight corners.
"Why not cut down the number of soldering points," a friend suggests, "by using one or more longer wires that you can bend at sharp right angles at various corners?"
Adopting your friend's suggestion, what is the smallest number of corners where soldering will be necessary to make the cube's skeleton rigid?
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"Why not cut down the number of soldering points," a friend suggests, "by using one or more longer wires that you can bend at sharp right angles at various corners?"
Adopting your friend's suggestion, what is the smallest number of corners where soldering will be necessary to make the cube's skeleton rigid?
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GRE daily 10 words :Day 9
use = *
felicitous = very appropriate, pertinent
use = He summed up the achievements in one or two felicitous phrases
introspective = looking within oneself
use = introspective songs
nuance = shade of meaning, subtlety
use = Linguists explore the nuances of language
fidelity = Loyalty
use = marital fidelity
tolerance = capacity to respect different values
use = religious tolerance
degrade = demean
use = don't degrade woman
colloquial = informal speech
use = colloquial speech
malnutrition = undernourishment
use = suffering from severe malnutrition
burly = husky, brawny
use = a burly policeman
linux PPT on sockets : includes my collection
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GRE daily 10 words :Day 8
use = The leader's decline in popularity is causing disquiet among supporters
distaff = the female branch of a family
use = his ancestors on the distaff side were as famous as on his father's side
euphony = Agreeableness of sound
use = *
impair = injure
use = A recurring knee injury might have impaired his chances of winning the tournament
dissolution = disintegration
use = the assembly was dissolved
furor = commotion
use = the furor over his last film
gait = manner of walking
use = He walked with a slow stiff gait
jovial = Merry
use = He seemed a very jovial chap
verdure = fresh, rich vegetation
use = *
novel = new, unique
use = a novel idea
Mystery case files : RAVENHEARST
Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst-FASiSO
The walls of Ravenhearst Manor have been hiding a tragic love story for over a century. Only the pages of Emma Ravenhearst’s diary tell the true story. Hidden for years, the diary was recently found-only to reveal that the pages are missing! Thousands of items are cleverly hidden in the manor’s 32 rooms. To find what you’re looking for, you’ll need an unrivalled eye for detail. Door surprises: solve the riddles hidden in these pictures to unlock the manor’s secrets.
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The walls of Ravenhearst Manor have been hiding a tragic love story for over a century. Only the pages of Emma Ravenhearst’s diary tell the true story. Hidden for years, the diary was recently found-only to reveal that the pages are missing! Thousands of items are cleverly hidden in the manor’s 32 rooms. To find what you’re looking for, you’ll need an unrivalled eye for detail. Door surprises: solve the riddles hidden in these pictures to unlock the manor’s secrets.
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