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Gloaming [GLOH-ming] Part of speech: noun Origin: Old English, 11th century 1. Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk. 2. Sullenness; melancholy. Examples of gloaming in a sentence "My husband likes to describe our evening walks as “roaming in the gloaming.”" "If the cat doesn't come inside before the gloaming, she’ll likely stay out all night.&...

Ornithopter [awr-nə-THOP-tər] Part of speech: noun Origin: French, 20th century 1. A machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings. Examples of ornithopter in a sentence "The historian assured me that several models of ornithopters were flown short distances in the 19th century." "The flight museum had a display of pre-Wright brothers flying machines, including an ac...

Quiescent [kwahy-ESS-ənt] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, 17th century 1. In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy. Examples of quiescent in a sentence "My favorite band never broke up, but they’ve been quiescent for over a decade." "After suffering a few quiescent seasons, the local baseball team roared to a powerful victory on opening day."

Keep pressing on to the goal. There may be setbacks, there may be obstacles, but keep pressing on to finish the race. We do not need to be first, we just need to finish. Working to be better everyday to get to closer to the goal and the finish line. We can do this! faith, hope, love, charity, Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, uplifting, inspirational, motivational, encouraging, self help, knowledge, learni...

Glyph [glif] Part of speech: noun Origin: French, 18th century 1. A small graphic symbol. 2. Strictly, a sculptured symbol (e.g., as forming the ancient Mayan writing system). Examples of glyph in a sentence "Each page of the manuscript was marked by a glyph in lieu of numbering." "For a few years in the 1990s, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph, and he was referred...

Hippodrome [HIP-ə-drohm] Part of speech: noun Origin: French, 16th century 1. A theater or other performance venue. 2. (In ancient Greece or Rome) A course for chariot or horse races. Examples of hippodrome in a sentence "When we heard who was playing at the hippodrome this weekend, we got tickets for the whole family." "The historic Hippodrome Theater is more often used for convent...

Bedight [bih-DIHYT] Part of speech: adverb Origin: Middle English, 15th century 1. Adorned. Examples of bedight in a sentence "The artist’s walls were bedight in mirrors, which maximized the light." "Holly never goes out without being bedight in antique jewelry."

Colporteur [KOL-pohr-tər] Part of speech: noun Origin: French, 18th century 1. A person who sells books, newspapers, and similar literature. 2. Someone employed by a religious society to distribute Bibles and other religious tracts. Examples of colporteur in a sentence "All along the Seine, Parisian colporteurs line up to sell books out of wagons." "Outside the bus station, colporte...

Eigengrau [AI-gən-grau] Part of speech: noun Origin: German, 20th century 1. The dark gray color people report seeing in the absence of light. Examples of eigengrau in a sentence "Henry awoke in the eigengrau of total darkness." "The darkness of the sub-basement seemed eigengrau to my eyes."

Diablerie [di-AH-blə-ree] Part of speech: noun Origin: French, 17th century 1. Reckless mischief; charismatic wildness. 2. (Archaic) Sorcery supposedly assisted by the devil. Examples of diablerie in a sentence "Hair metal bands of the 1980s, such as Mötley Crüe, were known as much for their diablerie as for their hit records." "The director only wants serious professionals for this...

Pococurante [poh-koh-koo-RAHN-tee] Part of speech: adjective Origin: French, 18th century 1. Apathetic, indifferent, or nonchalant. Examples of pococurante in a sentence "The pococurante taxi driver nearly sideswiped several other cars getting us to the airport, yet he didn’t seem especially troubled." "Unfortunately, the heritage building was owned for decades by a pococurante land...

Sublunary [sub-LOO-nə-ree] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, 16th century 1. Belonging to this world as contrasted with a better or more spiritual one. Examples of sublunary in a sentence "I have a pretty regular practice, but some days my mind is occupied with sublunary thoughts, and I can’t settle into my morning meditation." "Nina appreciated the summer landscaping job and...

Paramnesia [par-am-NEE-zhə] Part of speech: noun Origin: English, 19th century 1. A condition or phenomenon involving distorted memory or confusions of fact and fantasy, such as confabulation or déjà vu. Examples of paramnesia in a sentence "Because of her paramnesia, Cherie has difficulty telling the difference between her dreams and yesterday’s events." "One of the most common for...

Amphibology [am-fə-BOL-ə-jee] Part of speech: noun Origin: Old French, 14th century 1. A phrase or sentence that is grammatically ambiguous, such as “She sees more of her children than her husband.” Examples of amphibology in a sentence "Avoid accidental amphibology by using an Oxford comma, such as in the list of actions “eats, shoots, and leaves,” instead of the ambiguous list “eats, shoots...

Shambolic [sham-BOL-ik] Part of speech: adjective Origin: English, mid-20th century 1. Chaotic, disorganized, or mismanaged Examples of shambolic in a sentence "The play was a disaster and closed after a single shambolic performance." "The new CEO brought in an auditing team to make sense of the shambolic records kept under her predecessor."

Plutography [ploo-TOG-rə-fee] Part of speech: noun Origin: American English, 1980s 1. Depiction, presentation, or coverage of the rich, particularly the lifestyles they enjoy. Examples of plutography in a sentence "From “Dynasty” to the “Real Housewives” series to “Succession,” viewers are obsessed with watching plutography on television." "Plutography is a hallmark of classic Ameri...

Rigorism [RIG-ə-riz-əm] Part of speech: noun Origin: English, 18th century 1. Extreme strictness in interpreting or enforcing a law, precept, or principle. 2. (In the Roman Catholic Church) Formerly, the doctrine that in doubtful cases of conscience the strict course is always to be followed. Examples of rigorism in a sentence "The vice principal was known for her rigorism, and every student...

Favonian [fə-VOH-nee-ən] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, 17th century 1. Pertaining to the west wind. 2. (By extension) Mild, gentle. Examples of favonian in a sentence "The bright morning promised favonian weather for the rest of our trip." "The flight from Los Angeles to New York was helped along by favonian tailwinds."

Are you keeping your focus for your goal? We need to not run aimlessly as we are in this race of life running to our goal. I know I can be sidetracked easily with my goals and my plans, but I do my best to get them back on track. We need to keep the focus and not be discouraged or distracted in life to be doing what we need to do. faith, hope, love, charity, Jesus, God, uplifting, encouraging, mot...

Parisology [pahr-ə-sah-lə-jee] Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, 19th century 1. The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. Examples of parisology in a sentence "The lawyer folded so much parisology into her argument, we could barely understand what she had said." "What makes parisology frustrating is that the listener wants to understand, but the message is so ambiguous, it’s impos...

Verisimilar [ver-ə-SIM-ə-lər] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, 17th century 1. Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely. 2. (Fiction) Faithful to its own rules; internally consistent. Examples of verisimilar in a sentence "The bartender told us a far-fetched story, but with enough confirmable details to make it seem verisimilar." "I need a book to be verisimilar; if th...

Hidebound [HAHYD-bownd] Part of speech: adjective Origin: English, 17th century 1. Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention. Examples of hidebound in a sentence "With the exception of a few hidebound urban traditionalists, the whole city council voted to absorb the suburbs into the city limits." "Despite several decades of advances in camping equipment, my hi...

Homonymous [hə-MON-ə-məs] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, 17th century 1. Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake). 2. Of or pertaining to a homonym. Examples of homonymous in a sentence "Coincidentally, the judge and the lawyer had homonymous family names." "Though “compliment” is homonymous with “complement,” the words describe two different actions."

Saudade [SOH-dahd] Part of speech: noun Origin: Portuguese, 20th century 1. A feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the Portuguese or Brazilian temperament. Examples of saudade in a sentence "On the first warm day of every year, Elena was overwhelmed with a feeling of saudade for her childhood home in Brazil." "The Portuguese musical genre...

Pirandellian [pir-ən-DEL-ee-ən] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Proper name, 20th century 1. Describing drama in which actors become inseparable and indistinct from the characters that they play. 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), Italian dramatist and poet. Examples of pirandellian in a sentence "The experimental play mixed fiction and rea...