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Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Special thanks to The Free Dictionary for providing us with the information used in this web page

Video Vocabulary

paradoxes

/ˈperəˌdäks/

paradoxes
noun other

seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true. Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas.

exploring

/ikˈsplôr/

exploring
verb

To examine something in detail to learn about it.

bravely

/ˈbrāvlē/

bravely
adverb

With courage; without being stopped by danger.

catching

/ˈkaCHiNG/

catching
adjective verb

infectious. To find someone to do something, a task.

paradoxical

/ˌperəˈdäksək(ə)l/

paradoxical
adjective

Seemingly contradictory but possibly true.

statement

/ˈstātmənt/

statement
noun

Record of activity in a bank account over time.

discovered

/dəˈskəvər/

discovered
verb

To find something new that was not known before.

forward

/ˈfôrwərd/

forward
adjective adverb noun verb

Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy. Toward a future time; to a more advanced state. attacking sports player. To send something to another address or person.

release

/rəˈlēs/

release
noun verb

Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden. To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out.

creatures

/ˈkrēCHər/

creatures
noun other

animal as distinct from human. Animals of any type.

doorway

/ˈdôrwā/

doorway
noun

entrance to room or building through door.

something

/ˈsəmˌTHiNG/

something
adverb pronoun

used for emphasis with following adjective functioning as adverb. Thing that is not yet known or named.

another

/əˈnəT͟Hər/

another
adjective determiner pronoun

One more, but not this. One more added. additional person or thing of same type.

wonderful

/ˈwəndərfəl/

wonderful
adjective

inspiring delight or admiration.

enormous

/iˈnôrməs/

enormous
adjective

Huge; very big; very important.

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