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Archives for October 2016
WORD OF THE DAY: Nudnik
Posted on October 25, 2016 ·
WORD OF THE DAY: Paroxysm
Posted on October 25, 2016 ·
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WORD OF THE DAY: Rollick
Posted on October 25, 2016 ·
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WORD OF THE DAY: Stalwart
Posted on October 25, 2016 ·
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WORD OF THE DAY: Thunderstruck
Posted on October 25, 2016 ·
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WORD OF THE DAY: compunction
Posted on October 25, 2016 ·
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WORD OF THE DAY: mutable
Posted on October 19, 2016 ·
| \MYOO-tuh-buh l\ |
| adjective 1. given to changing; constantly changing; fickle or inconstant: the mutable ways of fortune. 2. liable or subject to change or alteration. |
| Quotes |
| … we are all, I think, betrayed by those eyes of memory which are as mutable and particular as the ones with which we regard the material world, the vision altering, as it so often does, from near in youth to far in age. — Gore Vidal, Messiah, 1954 |
WORD OF THE DAY: apotheosis
Posted on October 19, 2016 ·
| \uh-poth-ee-OH-sis, ap-uh-THEE-uh-sis\ |
| noun 1. the ideal example; epitome; quintessence: This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression. 2. the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god. |
| Quotes |
| … his favorite phrase was “see it through”; he considered his novel about Frederick the Great to be the very apotheosis of this command, which he looked upon as the quintessence of the virtue that remains active in spite of suffering. — Thomas Mann (1875–1955), Death in Venice, translated by Stanley Appelbaum, 1995 |
WORD OF THE DAY: harum-scarum
Posted on October 19, 2016 ·
\HAIR-uh m-SKAIR-uh m, HAR-uh m-SKAR-uh m\
adjective
1. reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth.
2. disorganized; uncontrolled.
Quotes
… he warn’t bad, so to say–only mischeevous. Only just giddy and harum-scarum, you know. He warn’t any more responsible than a colt.
— Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876
Word of the day: IGNOMINY
Posted on October 16, 2016 ·
Ignominy
\IG-nuh-min-ee, ig-NOM-uh-nee\
noun
1. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.
Quotes
Walking in the shadow of a dream, as it were, and perhaps actually under the influence of a species of somnambulism, Mr. Dimmesdale reached the spot, where, now so long since, Hester Prynne had lived through her first hour of public ignominy.
— Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 1850
WORD OF THE DAY: Bailiwick
Posted on October 12, 2016 ·
Definitions for bailiwick
- a person’s area of skill, knowledge, authority, orwork: to confine suggestions to one’s ownbailiwick.
- the district within which a bailie or bailiff hasjurisdiction.
WORD OF THE DAY: opuscule
Posted on October 12, 2016 ·
opuscule [oh-puhs-kyool]
/ɒˈpʌskjuːl/
noun
1. a small or minor work.
2. a literary or musical work of small size.
3. (rare) a small or insignificant artistic work
Derived Forms opuscular, adjective
Word Origin via French from Latin opusculum, from opus work
Much Ado About Nothing
Posted on October 8, 2016 ·
The Johor Bahru Readers and Writers Festival hit a note in Medini Mall in May 2016. I did two workshops with young people: a creative poetry writing workshop and drama for the young people. Here are some pics of the workshops I conducted.
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Rest assured with a Takaful protection
Posted on October 8, 2016 ·
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