Y2K Helpsheet

I Vocabulary :

Definitions from the Merriam-Webster dictionary : http://www.m-w.com/

ICBM: accronym : Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

Pluck: noun : courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds

nonplus : to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do : perplex, puzzle

glitch: a usually minor malfunction <a glitch in a spacecraft's fuel cell>; also : bug.

²bug :1 a : an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate b : any of several insects commonly considered obnoxious: as (1) : bedbugs (2) : cockroach (3) : head louse c : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests -- called also true bug
2 : an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection
3 a : a germ or microorganism especially when causing disease b : an unspecified or nonspecific sickness usually presumed due to a bug
7 : a concealed listening device

shot·gun: noun : a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

bore : the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object

hand·gun : a firearm (as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand

rifle: a shoulder weapon with a rifled bore

rifle: verb : to cut spiral grooves into the bore of <rifled arms> <rifled pipe>

 III tenses :

Explain the use of the tenses in:

• Planning for the millennium has been a family blessing
• The goal is facing off disaster.
• By the Summer of 1997, the Eckharts were storing away food.
• I worry about people who aren't prepared.
• Diana is teaching herself dentistry and field medicine