You can practice yoga and meditate every day without being conscious of what is loving and what is not loving in your thoughts and actions. You can belong to a spiritual group and devotedly follow the teachings, yet still be judgmental toward yourself and others in your daily life.
What does this sentence mean? When the hapless contestant is fired at the end of Apprentice, it is usually because he has failed as a project manager. Does hapless mean: a. Unhappy b. Unlucky c. Ineffectual Answer: b. Explanation: Hapless means unlucky, unfortunate, pitiable. The word hap comes from late middle English, which comes from Old Norse, the language of Viking invaders. Middle English hap and old Norse happ both mean good fortune, so haplessness is the lack of same. For example: In 793, Vikings began raids on the hapless Saxons. Hereâs an interesting thread on the etymology of hapless. Hereâs more on the Viking invasions. Follow me on Twitter @tao_of_grammar. Comment RSS Feed Email a friend
Synonym Discussion of astute. shrewd, sagacious, perspicacious, astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. shrewd stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment. â¨a shrewd judge of characterâ© sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness.