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What is a 'ghost word'?
A. Words that appear in dictionaries through a mistake
B. Words that have appeared in dictionaries but are not in modern usage
C. Words from an extinct language that are used in modern vernacular
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_word
A ghost word is a word that has been published in a dictionary, or has been adopted as genuine, as the result of misinterpretation or a typographical error.SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
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The perfume 'myrrh' is produced from a plant grown in Arabia and which other country?
A. India
B. Thailand
C. MalaysiaSECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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Matryoshka wrote: »http://www.oup.co.uk/advent/xmasbible
luxury 400th anniversary edition of the King James Version of the Bible
The perfume 'myrrh' is produced from a plant grown in Arabia and which other country?
A. India
B. Thailand
C. Malaysia
It grows in several other countries, including India and Thailand. I think they're probably looking for India. That's what I went with.0 -
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If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy0 -
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If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy0
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