Word of the Day: genteel Genteel (adjective) jen-TEEL Definition 1 a : of or relating to the gentry or upper class b : elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape c : free from vulgarity or rudeness : polite 2 : marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation Examples “The Hamptons, once so genteel,…
Word of the Day: riddle Riddle (noun) RID-ul Definition 1 : a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum, enigma 2 : something or someone difficult to understand Examples Despite Nick’s outgoing nature, he doesn’t share many details about his background and personal life, so he…
Word of the Day: impute Impute (verb) im-PYOOT Definition 1 : to lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely or unjustly 2 : to credit to a person or a cause Examples “Now, one comment in reaction to my essay said that by talking about the city’s problems and not its promise, I was…
Happy Thanksgiving America Today, America is celebrating the national holiday Thanksgiving Day. It’s a day commemorating the coming together and helping one another to survive and prosper. It is my sincere wish, that everyone, all around the world, give thanks to their neighbors and strangers. With all of us, working together for the common good,…
Word of the Day: protocol Protocol (noun) PROH-tuh-kawl Definition 1 : an original draft or record of a document or transaction 2 : a preliminary memorandum of diplomatic negotiation 3 : a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette and precedence 4 : a set of conventions for formatting data in an electronic communications system…
A note of appreciation Good afternoon all you fans. I write to you today as a frustrated writer who may now see the light at the end of the tunnel. Why do you ask? Since August, most of my posts have failed to make it to my email followers. While it royally sucked, the resolution may…
Word of the Day: Kafkaesque Kafkaesque (adjective) kahf-kuh-ESK Definition : of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; especially : having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality Examples “Dealing with the Kafkaesque health system, for example, would be enough to make anyone ‘agitated, aggressive, irritable or temperamental.’” — Logan Jenkins, The San Diego…
Did you know? Human lips have a reddish color because of the great concentration of tiny capillaries just below the skin.
Word of the Day: nictitate Nictitate (verb NIK-tuh-tayt) Definition 1 : to close and open quickly : to shut one eye briefly : wink 2 : to close and open the eyelids Examples “Dermaq’s third eyelids nictitated over his corneas as though to wash away the image, and momentarily he looked away, then back at his superior.”…
Winter has arrived, the next day I’m sitting at my desk, writing. Looking out the window, I can tell you, it’s not pretty out there. Not that we got much snow, mind you. It’s that the wind is whipping around, knocking over trash bins, picking up garbage and recyclables and tossing them around the neighborhood….
