Roger Bacon

On Estimation

Latin Etymology

Nam videmus simias offensas parare insidias hominibus, et multa ordinare ad hoc ut sequantur vindictam, et ideo colligunt unum quod intendunt ex multis. Videmus etiam araneas ordinare telam, et non quocunque modo, sed per varias geometricas, ut muscae involvantur de facili.

For each sentence below, choose the pair of words that makes the most sense in the sentence. The correct pair must be related to words in the passage above.

1. The fellow had a _________ aspect, ape-like and not ___________.

2. The plot was ___________ -- no one guessed the villains' ____________.

3. He found the ___________ patterns on her dress _____________.

4. The cars __________ and spun off in ___________ directions.

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