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Traveling Wanderlust: Felix spent his twenties trying to satisfy his wanderlust, visiting no fewer than 50 countries on four continents.  cosmopolitan: She became much more cosmopolitan after a dozen trips abroad, achieving near fluency in Spanish and French.  kosmo=world, polites = citizen insular: Since the dictator had closed off the country from foreign influence, the […]

arriviste, parvenu, rapport, passe, raconteur, sortie, gauche, cache, sangfroid, liaison, envoy, sans, filial, droll, faux pas, enfant terrible, tete-a-tete, savoir vivre, esprit de corps, savoir faire,  nonchalant Giving off a sense of calmness and coolness. indifferent, not caring. insouciant Katy lulled opponents by nonchalantly walking onto the court; only when the whistle blew did she […]

Lamedh may have come from a pictogram of an ox goad or cattle prod. Some have suggested a shepherd’s staff.  牧羊人赶羊的长鞭， 尖头棒，戳， 驱赶， 驱赶到一起， 驱赶使其聚集在一起； 戳，选择, 工作 牧羊人是上帝的使者， 赞扬, 教徒受洗， leash, lee: leeway   lee; noun: lee side; plural noun: lee sides the sheltered side of something; the side away from the wind.”ducks were taking shelter on the lee of the island” […]

In a court of law, truth is paramount.  First we put witnesses under oath to have them to swear to the veracity of their remarks. Of course there is no way to guarantee that everyone will speak truthfully. In fact many professional witnesses give false testimony that seems exactly like the truth. The verisimilitude of […]