Word: comprehend
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...almost enjoyed the predictable whining of the liberal establishment on campus and beyond as they stretched their mental faculties to comprehend what went wrong last Tuesday. A host of possible explanations for Kerry’s loss have pushed to the forefront. A small sampling of my favorites include: gay marriage, “moral values,” the “success” of the war on terror and perhaps the most popular last resort of the liberal elite—the sheer stupidity of half the country. Some of the more insightful members of the left...
Living my life with a physical disability is incredibly difficult. The day to day aspects of life are so difficult and to do much beyond that is hard to comprehend, Ellison said. [Reeve] was not only giving speeches, running his foundation, and [directing] this movie, he was also a father and a husband...
Better make it two eyes. In a 2003 survey by Fidelity Investments, 56% of pension managers who invest in nontraditional vehicles like hedge funds conceded they did not fully comprehend the risks. Those risks include the high hurdle of arguably extortionate fees and long periods during which you cannot get your money back, in addition to potential bet-the-farm borrowing...
...onanistic misery. He stretches in his chair like a Catalan death puppet, and often holds his head as if it would split from shame or rage. He might implode to suicide or explode into fury. He is, in other words, your basic melancholy teen, believing that no adult can comprehend the misery he is undergoing just by being alive. He can be found anywhere from Liverpool. England, to Littleton, Colorado...
Since the beheading of Korean interpreter Kim Sun Il in Iraq last week, Koreans have been struggling to comprehend the brutal act?and wondering whom to blame. Some of the thousands attending nightly candlelight vigils have pointed fingers at the United States; others denounced South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun; a few directed their anger at South Korea's small Muslim community, with one man even barging into a mosque in Seoul wielding a knife...