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1111 Corinthians 1 — 1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call… …
112Postmodernist theory — Lyotard, Baudrillard and others Thomas Docherty INTRODUCTION Philosophy has been touched by postmodernism. Philosophy, in the modern academy, is supposed to be the discipline of disciplines: it is philosophy which will be able to gather together …
113puzzle, perplex, bewilder — Although these verbs have different origins, they mean about the same thing and can safely be interchanged. Puzzle, the most commonly used of the three terms, means to put someone at a loss, to mystify, to baffle : What you are trying to do… …
114complicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. involve, embarrass, confuse; perplex; aggravate, compound. See disorder, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. involve, convolute, confound, make difficult, make complex, make intricate, tangle,… …
115embarrass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discomfort, demoralize, disconcert, discomfit, nonplus, bother, abash, encumber, trouble, hamper, complicate, perplex. See difficulty, hindrance, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset… …
116flabbergast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confound, astonish, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confound, amaze, astound; see surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at surprise . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To overwhelm with surprise, wonder,… …
117floor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flooring, deck, pavement, terrazzo; story, level; rostrum. See covering, horizontal, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The lower limit of a room] Syn. floorboards, deck, flagstones, tiles, planking,… …
118mistake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, err, misidentify. n. error, blunder, misunderstanding, slip. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A blunder] Syn. error, false step, blunder, slip; see error 1 . 2. [A misunderstanding] Syn.… …
119befuddle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bewilder, make drunk, inebriate, muddle; see confuse , intoxicate 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. confuse, muddle, mix up, confound, perplex, fluster, stupefy, boggle, rattle. ANT.: clear one s mind, sober III (Roget s …
120fuddle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. befuddle, confuse, muddle, puzzle, intoxicate, inebriate, stupefy, make drunk, confound; see also confuse . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound,… …
