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jettison
throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.
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FOWChallenge
FOWChallenge-Complacent
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complacent
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction
with oneself or one’s achievements.
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If Taji has a bone and Candi doesn’t,
Candi waits for a while then jumps up barking
in the hope that Taji will follow…sans bone.
Should the said bone be left behind
Candi quickly doubles back and
takes command of the bone.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Complacent
FOWChallenge-Prodigious
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prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent,
size, or degree.
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Forty-seven years ago this month
I purchased this painting in Alice Springs.
The Northern Territory’s
Ormiston Gorge
was one of the
late Henk Guth’s
favourite subjects.
However, Guth was a prodigious artist,
probably painting this in 30 minutes,
and this is probably worth little more
than the $150 I paid for it,
even though the artist died in 2002.
For me it is priceless.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Prodigious
FOWChallenge-Coach
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coach
a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power
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Brugges,
Belgium
Melbourne,
Australia.
Victoria,
Vancouver Island
Canada
Anyone who has gone on an organised tour which involves
transport by what many regularly refer to as a’bus’
soon learns the correct terminology for a tour bus,
is coach.
Courtesy of Coach Cam we can ride along with Diana
on her wedding day.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Coach
FOWChallenge-Patriarch
~~~~~
patriarch
a system of society or government in which
the father or eldest male is head of the family
and descent is reckoned through the male line.
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An elephant family is just the opposite
of this definition of patriarch.
The two smallest elephants in this group
may or may not be male.
The rest would be female with the matriarch
usually being the largest in the group.
Male elephants are sent packing to live
with other bachelors at around
three years of age.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Patriarch
FOWChallenge-Antithesis
~~~~~
antithesis
a person or thing that is the direct opposite
of someone or something else.
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When it comes to speed,
Taji is the antithesis of Candi.
Candi expects the same result
when it comes to strength.
However, we all know that roles
are reversed when a Labrador’s strength
is compared to a Kelpie.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Antithesis
FOWChallenge-Air
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air
the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth,
a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
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On a foggy morning…
…the air is laden with moisture.
This particular morning the fog
did not clear as anticipated.
It was minus 2 Celsius and my
hands were nearly numb.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Air
FOWChallenge-Note
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note
a brief record of points or ideas
written down
as an aid to memory
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Not that long ago a pen and paper
were required for note taking.
Nowadays all that is required is my iPad
or similar device.
A careful look reveals that my timetable,
camera club meeting and a birthday
are recorded on my calendar.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Note
FOWChallenge-Method
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method
a particular procedure for accomplishing
or approaching something, especially a
systematic or established one.
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The idea behind feeding Taji via a Kong
was to prolong her feeding time
without adding more food
to her diet.
Thee idea worked for two, maybe three, feeds.
By then she had devised a method
for extracting her food nearly as quickly
as she could eat straight from her bowl.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:…Method
FOWChallenge-Figure
~~~~~
figure
a number, especially one which
forms part of official statistics or relates
to the financial performance
of a company.
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