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Brewer's: Verbum Sat

[A word is enough.] Similar to the above. (Latin, Verbum sat [satienti]. A word to the wise is enough.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Verdant GreenVerbum…

Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Isaacs, Sir Isaac AlfredIsaacs, Sir Isaac Alfredīˈzəks [key], 1855–1948, Australian jurist and political leader. He sat in the colonial legislature (1892–1901), became solicitor…

Average SAT Scores, 2008–2013

The critical reading section includes reading passages and sentence completions. The writing section includes a short essay and multiple-choice questions on identifying errors and improving grammar…

Christina Rossetti: Song ("She sat and sang")

SongShe sat and sang alway By the green margin of a stream, Watching the fishes leap and play Beneath the glad sunbeam.I sat and wept alway Beneath the moon's most shadowy beam,…

Telstar

(Encyclopedia) Telstar: see communications satellite.

Syncom

(Encyclopedia) Syncom: see communications satellite.

Gabbatha

(Encyclopedia) GabbathaGabbathagăbˈəthə [key], in the New Testament, yard or porch where Pilate sat in judgment on Jesus.

Inmarsat

(Encyclopedia) Inmarsat: see Communications Satellite Corporation; communications satellite.

Intelsat

(Encyclopedia) Intelsat: see Communications Satellite Corporation; communications satellite.