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Sun Bin conceives it as a microcosm
A small system that reflects or symbolizes a larger whole
purporting to sell something that she could not possibly provide
Seeming or claiming (often falsely).
the promulgation of a law requires that an entire people agree
Formal declaration or enactment of a law.
Ezra Pound's injunction characterized their artistic approach
A command or authoritative directive.
how many mice does amarachi currently own (in her home)?
5
Of the myriad problems facing translators....
Numerous; countless.
But in the original Hebrew the Psalm is an acrostic
A text where initial letters of lines form a pattern/word.
questionable displays of physical austerity
Extreme self-discipline; avoidance of comfort.
he contrived a new, radical method of sequestration
Contrived: Deliberately created or devised; invented through intentional effort.
Sequestration: Withdrawal from society; extreme isolation for religious or ascetic purposes.
how many languages does luis speak?
7
Double Jeopardy!
Because of this seeming ambivalence, the Shang instead sought to incur Di's favor through the intercession of their deceased kings
Ambivalence: Mixed or contradictory feelings toward something.
Intercession: Acting on behalf of another; petitioning a higher power.
Double Jeopardy!
A perennial difficulty of translation is conveyed through Borges' idiosyncratic expression
Perennial: Recurring or enduring over a long time.
Idiosyncratic: Peculiar or distinctive to an individual.
a laudable task, which will take much effort to accomplish.
Praiseworthy; deserving commendation.
striving to aggrandize one's own side or diminish the opposition
To enhance the power, status, or wealth of oneself or one’s group.
what does amarachi's astrological chart (sun, moon, rising)?
sun: gemini
moon: gemini
rising: gemini
bestow some measure of bane upon the living ruler
A cause of harm or ruin.
The future first lady chose an iconoclastic trio
Breaking with tradition; attacking established beliefs.
every vagary of weather
An unexpected or unpredictable change.
the vaunting of an empty façade in which the supposed qualification to lead is divorced from leadership.
Boasting; praising excessively.
what was luis' mcat score?
526
evince a high degree of spiritual concern
To show clearly; manifest.
Comprising twenty-two strophes
A stanza or grouped set of poetic lines.
many had gathered into cenobitic societies that later evolved into monasteries.
Communal monastic life (as opposed to solitary).
Early twentieth-century zeitgeist that produced Einstein's physics
The defining spirit or cultural mood of a historical period.
double jeopardy!
what are luis and amarachi's middle names?
luis: angel
amarachi: chelsea