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September 1, 2008 By Ellen K. (Blue Bell, PA)

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  1. curiosity
    a state in which you want to learn more about something
  2. quote
    repeat a passage from
  3. graffiti
    a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
  4. question
    a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
  5. narrow
    not wide
  6. convergent
    tending to come together from different directions
  7. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  8. riddle
    pierce with many holes
  9. joke
    a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  10. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
  11. interactive
    capable of acting on or influencing each other
  12. ancient
    belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
  13. wonder
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  14. admiration
    a feeling of delighted approval and liking
  15. astonishment
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  16. wonderment
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  17. closed gentian
    gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
  18. decision making
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision
  19. research
    a search for knowledge
  20. knowledge
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  21. comprehension
    an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
  22. application
    the action of putting something into operation
  23. analysis
    the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
  24. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  25. evaluation
    act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
  26. blog
    a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
  27. pattern
    a perceptual structure
  28. intonation
    the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  29. voice
    the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
  30. expression
    the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
  31. brainstorm
    try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
  32. combine
    put or add together
  33. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  34. eliminate
    terminate, end, or take out
  35. modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  36. reverse
    change to the contrary
  37. define
    show the form or outline of
  38. devise
    a will disposing of real property
  39. plan
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  40. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
  41. structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  42. problem solving
    the thought processes involved in solving a problem
  43. consensus
    agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
  44. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  45. possibility
    capability of existing or happening or being true
  46. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  47. negative
    characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
  48. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
  49. fact
    a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
  50. feelings
    emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
  51. key word
    a significant word used in indexing or cataloging
  52. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  53. web
    an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
  54. authenticity
    undisputed credibility
  55. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  56. author
    writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  57. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  58. subdirectory
    (computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory
  59. pathfinder
    someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
  60. Boolean
    of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT
  61. note
    a brief written record
  62. copyright
    a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
  63. plagiarism
    the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  64. infringement
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right