Thursday, November 27, 2014

Words from "How to Think Like Leonardo da vinci" Part Two / 1

From the book "How to Think Like Leonardo da vinci, Part Two / 1"

Unquenchable: Impossible to satisfy
In the first years of life, our minds are engaged in an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.

Attune: To bring into accord, harmony
Baby's every sense is attuned to exploring and learning

Confound: To throw into amaze, confuse
His math teacher was often confounded by Leonardo da Vinci's amazing skills

Insatiable: Impossible to satisfy
Leonardo's childlike sense of wonder and insatiable curiosity never abated.

Inquisitive: Eager to knowledge, intellectually curious
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inquisitive?s=t
He turned his passion into inquisitiveness

Inquiry: A seeking or request for truth, sorgu sorusturma

Rigor: The quality of being extremely accurate
Da Vinci studied everything with the same rigor
He performed layer upon layer of rigorous examination




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