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For the Week ending 01/25/08
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC IS WISDOM & MYSTERY
prepared by
ANDREW JAMIESON, M.D.
Vancouver, WA

Directions:
You will be given a definition and a sentence containing a blank. Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.

a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment : adage, maxim, proverb

Seneca gave us the _______: "Life is short, art is long, opportunity fleeting, experiment, treacherous judgement difficult."

secret, as in the arcane rites of a mystery cult; mysterious, obscure

Religious verses from Celtic mythology are _______ and difficult to decipher.

the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for

While trying to develop a new gas for refrigeration, Plunkett discovered Teflon by _______.

a privilege or gain incidental to regular salary or wages; especially, usually shortened to "perk."

Joe accepted the job since access to the executive dining room was a _______ with the position.

of keen and farsighted judgment : discerning. Shrewd, insightful, asstute.

Solomon was a _______ ruler.


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