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What does cool mean

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adjective

adjective: cool; comparative adjective: cooler; superlative adjective: coolest

1.

of or at a fairly low temperature.

"it'll be a cool afternoon"

Similar:

chilly

cold

fresh

crisp

refreshing

invigorating

bracing

brisk

unheated

drafty

nippy

parky

chill

Opposite:

warm

hot

soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature.

"a cool drink in the leafy shade"

(especially of clothing) keeping one from becoming too hot.

"wear your cool, comfortable shirts"

2.

showing no friendliness toward a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project.

"he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research center"

Similar:

unenthusiastic

lukewarm

tepid

indifferent

apathetic

halfhearted

negative

unfriendly

distant

remote

aloof

cold

chilly

frosty

unwelcoming

inhospitable

unresponsive

uninterested

unconcerned

offhand

detached

impersonal

dispassionate

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

unfeeling

unemotional

emotionless

standoffish

off

offish

unenthused

Olympian

gelid

Opposite:

enthusiastic

friendly

free from excitement or anxiety.

"he prided himself on keeping a cool head"

(of jazz, especially modern jazz) restrained and relaxed.

3.

INFORMAL

fashionably attractive or impressive.

"I always wore sunglasses to look cool"

Similar:

fashionable

in fashion

in vogue

voguish

(bang) up to date

up to the minute

modern

all the rage

modish

trendsetting

stylish

chic

sophisticated

cosmopolitan

elegant

smart

glamorous

classy

high-class

high-toned

attractive

appealing

impressive

le dernier cri

trendy

funky

with it

hip

in

the in thing

big

happening

now

sharp

swinging

hot

massive

mod

snazzy

kicky

kicking

tony

fly

stylin'

spiffy

sassy

on fleek

down

groovy

all the go

excellent.

exclamation: cool

"a computer you didn't even have to plug in. Cool!"

used to express acceptance or agreement.

"if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool"

4.

INFORMAL

used to emphasize a specified quantity or amount, especially of money.

"a cool $15,000 to buy the franchise"

noun

noun: cool; noun: the cool

1.

a fairly low temperature.

"the cool of the night air"

Similar:

chill

chilliness

coldness

coolness

freshness

crispness

Opposite:

warmth

a time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low.

"the cool of the evening"

2.

calmness; composure.

"he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us"

3.

the quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive.

"all the cool of high fashion"

verb

verb: cool; 3rd person present: cools; past tense: cooled; past participle: cooled; gerund or present participle: cooling

become or cause to become less hot.

"we dived into the river to cool off"

Similar:

chill

refrigerate

make cold/colder

get cold/colder

cool down

lose heat

Opposite:

heat

become or cause to become calm or less excited.

"after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational"

Similar:

calm down

recover/regain one's composure

compose oneself

control oneself

pull oneself together

simmer down

Opposite:

lose one's temper

recover from strenuous physical exertion by doing gentle stretches and exercises; warm down

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3 years ago

Describe the settings, Scrooge's place of business and his apartment from A Christmas Carol (FIRST PERSON TO ANSWER GETS BRAINLI

sergeinik [125]

On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house. Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous. Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit. The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room. Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.

Suddenly, a ruddy-faced young man bursts into the office offering holiday greetings and an exclamatory, "Merry Christmas!" The young man is Scrooge's jovial nephew Fred who has stopped by to invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner. The grumpy Scrooge responds with a "Bah! Humbug!" refusing to share in Fred's Christmas cheer. After Fred departs, a pair of portly gentlemen enters the office to ask Scrooge for a charitable donation to help the poor. Scrooge angrily replies that prisons and workhouses are the only charities he is willing to support and the gentlemen leave empty-handed. Scrooge confronts Bob Cratchit, complaining about Bob's wish to take a day off for the holiday. "What good is Christmas," Scrooge snipes, "that it should shut down bus iness?" He begrudgingly agrees to give Bob a day off but insists that he arrive at the office all the earlier the next day.

Scrooge follows the same old routine, taking dinner in his usual tavern and returning home through the dismal, fog-blanketed London streets. Just before entering his house, the doorknocker on his front door, the same door he has passed through twice a d ay for his many years, catches his attention. A ghostly image in the curves of the knocker gives the old man a momentary shock: It is the peering face of Jacob Marley. When Scrooge takes a second re-focused look, he sees nothing but a doorknocker. With a disgusted "Pooh-pooh," Scrooge opens the door and trudges into his bleak quarters. He makes little effort to brighten his home: "darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it." As he plods up the wide staircase, Scrooge, in utter disbelief, sees a locomotive hearse climbing the stairs beside him.

After rushing to his room, Scrooge locks the door behind him and puts on his dressing gown. As he eats his gruel before the fire, the carvings on his mantelpiece suddenly transform into images of Jacob Marley's face. Scrooge, determined to dismiss the strange visions, blurts out "Humbug!" All the bells in the room fly up from the tables and begin to ring sharply. Scrooge hears footsteps thumping up the stairs. A ghostly figure floats through the closed door--Jacob Marley, transparent and bound in chains.

Scrooge shouts in disbelief, refusing to admit that he sees Marley's ghost--a strange case of food poisoning, he claims. The ghost begins to murmur: He has spent seven years wandering the Earth in his heavy chains as punishment for his sins. Scrooge loo ks closely at the chains and realizes that the links are forged of cashboxes, padlocks, ledgers, and steel purses. The wraith tells Scrooge that he has come from beyond the grave to save him from this very fate. He says that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits over the next three nights--the first two appearing at one o'clock in the morning and the final spirit arriving at the last stoke of midnight. He rises and backs toward the window, which opens almost magically, leaving a trembling Scrooge white with fear. The ghost gestures to Scrooge to look out the window, and Scrooge complies. He sees a throng of spirits, each bound in chains. They wail about their failure to lead honorable, caring lives and their inability to reach out to others in need as they and Marley disappear into the mist. Scrooge stumbles to his bed and falls instantly asleep.

Commentary

The opening Stave of A Christmas Carol sets the mood, describes the setting, and introduces many of the principal characters. It also establishes the novel's allegorical structure. (Allegory, a type of narrative in which characters and events represent particular ideas or themes, relies heavily on symbolism. In this case, Scrooge represents greed, apathy, and all that stands in opposition to the Christmas spirit. Bob personifies those who suffer under the "Scrooges" of the world--the English poor. Fred serves to remind readers of the joy and good cheer of the Christmas holiday.) The opening section also highlights the novel's narrative style--a peculiar and highly Dickensian blend of wild comedy (note the description of ##Hamlet# a passage that foreshadows the entrance of the ghosts) and atmospheric horror (the throng of spirits eerily drifting through the fog just outside Scrooge's window).

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3 years ago

The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson was problematic because?

Alexxandr [17]

Answer:

It was problematic because it insinuated the "separate but equal" saying. It meant that just because the blacks and whites were separate, the blacks weren't treated any differently than the whites were treated. Which as we know was a lie.

Explanation:

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3 years ago

Why do the townspeople want to arrest kit?

kaheart [24]

<span>she is accused of consorting with Satan and for this she must die. Specifically, she has befriended a witch (Hannah Tupper) and brought illness to the children of the town.</span>

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3 years ago

10 POINTS

Inga [223]

Answer:

An optical illusion is a visual trick, so the answer is B

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3 years ago

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