“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself” Joseph Campbell I think this the most accurate definition one coulld give. There’s nothing more noble than sacrificing something you cherish for the sake of others. I am a strong supporter of the idea…

Some new words: Dogged — determined, stubborn To bemoan — to complain about, grump about To debilitiate — to vitiate, undermine To posit — to postulate, suggest, propose, put forward To coalesce — to amalgamate, combine

I recently took a few more vocabulary tests and here are the results:

Right now I’m reading One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and here are a few new words I’ve stumbled upon: 1.Cagey — not wanting to give somebody information— скрытный. You were cagey about where you were going. 2. To sight — to suddenly see something, especially something you have been looking for — заметить/увидеть. I’ll be first to sight the The Loch ness monster. 3. Apt — suitable or appropriate in the circumstances — уместный/подходящий. His joke was an apt one. 4. A hassle — a situation that is annoying because it involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a lot of effort — морока/преграда. The school project turned out to be a huge hassle. 5. To concede — to admit that something is true, logical, etc. after first denying it or resisting it — признавать/допустить. Concede the defeat with honor, Jamie.

They were mostly about new vocabulary, so it’s now wonder the results are so poor…

Some new words: Dogged — showing determination; not giving up easily To bemoan — to complain or say that you are not happy about something To debilitate— to make somebody’s body or mind weaker To coalesce — to come together to form one larger group, substance To posit — to postulate

I recently took two GRE tests, and here are my results: I was surprised to see absolutely same results of two different tests, incidentally, the mistakes were mostly connected with the new vocabulary. Here are some bits of it: Hackneyed — used too often and therefore boring — избитый (факт/стереотип) Impetuous — acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results — стремительный

There are things each citizen of the US has to know — http://www.whateveryamericanshouldknow.org/ Most of them were familiar to me but some things were new. Here’s the list of them with a brief description. I believe, most of them will be new for you too: 1. …

You should get rid of anything material, from things to thoughts. Today’s perception of a successful man is extremely twisted. People are going crazy about a new shirt their favorite brand has just released, they riot stores tailing the new trends, and break down servers while shopping online. They lose…