P-R-O-S-E - Answers1. Cowardly. Pusillanimous people avoid personal peril, but may willingly send others to unwarranted wars.2. Recovery, repayment. Restitution is the act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away (or compensating the owner). Original owners demand restitution for artwork taken by the Nazis, and for gold recovered from wrecked ships. 3. Orchestra scores (as in: The NY Philharmonic trounced the Boston Pops in 3/4 time). Obligato (from the Italian term for obligated, obliged) refers to a part of the music that is considered indispensable, not to be left out. 4. A steep slope, or a line of cliffs formed by shifts in the earth’s crust. (Escarpment is a near-synonym.) 5. A logical conclusion (“therefore”). The professor said “No cat has eight lives. My cat has one more life than no cat.” The he chalked three dots on the board in a triangular pattern, and concluded with “Ergo, my cat has nine lives.” |
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