<p>Who wouldn't nfeel young next to a billion-year-old-rock? :)</p>
<p>what were the choices with the question with the answer movements</p>
<p>hmm... dictionary.com defines "fable" as something that instructs or uplifts, and in the context of this passage it seemed that that was what it meant. though i could be wrong.</p>
<p>Still think that riddle and fable = enigmatic and edifying.
Edifying means instructive. The purpose of a fable is to be instructive.</p>
<p>Movements
progressions
instructions
stairs</p>
<p>and something totally unrelated.</p>
<p>"puzzlement and fabrication"</p>
<p>I don't know. He's comparing a lack of knowledge (puzzlement or enigma) to a complete picture of his father's life story. His father's life story is not a fabrication, it's a chronicling. Then again, edifying doesn't really make sense, which is what I put, figuring it meant "construction," as in the construction of an accurate history.</p>
<p>I also think "steps" were movements</p>
<p>iborrowedthisid - that's what I thought. Nothing about the father would be fake, instead it would "build up" her knowledge about. I could be wrong though.</p>
<p>the movement was instructions. the steps were referring to instructions of the movements like where to move.</p>
<p>Er, Blazingfire, if you're still here, could you elaborate on the dilapidated ballet school being paradoxical again? Or does anyone else have a comment on that one?</p>
<p>the paradox is that such beautiful ballet is being practiced in such terrible conditions</p>
<p>well it was saying how gracious and how beautiful of an art ballet was but the only place they could do it in was a crappy building. It was also off topic so digression>>>paradoxical</p>
<p>I think I put paradoxical. Because she's talking about the beauty of ballet, and then the dilipated old building. Was digression an option or was htat a different question?</p>
<p>It's paradoxical because the "beautiful art" was being taught in the dilapidated building</p>
<p>It's paradoxical because she was pointing out that such a beautiful art was being practiced in such dilapidated conditions.</p>
<p>i put edifying because i remember the writer wanted to learn more about his father so fabrication wouldn't fit...he didn't want false information about his father...this is just what i remember so it might not be THAT accurate</p>
<p>fabricated in that context did not mean a made up story. That was obviously a hook.</p>
<p>well he did say "if i was a fictional writer" .... fable</p>
<p>here is the SC compilation so far: </p>
<p>Parity
Remuneration
abstemious
Nuanced
Vitriolic
Malicious
Obstinate
Olfactory
Controversial
Complexity
Abstreperous
Ameliorate
Undaunted by…
Longevity</p>
<p>Anyone remember others?</p>
<p>Again about paradoxical, I hesitated because the choice was about "something" stated paradoxical and I remember that I didn't like the choice of that "something"...Does anyone remeber the choice?</p>
<p>@ OP: I think we had the same answer for EVERY question... (indcluding steps - instructions, fable - edifying)</p>
<p>You better be right! lol</p>