Word of the day:

Solecism, noun;
1. A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction; also, a minor blunder in speech.
2. A breach of good manners or etiquette.
3. Any inconsistency, mistake, or impropriety.

Quote of the day:

'I love hugging. I wich I was an octopus, so I could hug ten people at a time.' ~ Drew Barrymore.

Word of the day:

Salient, adjective;
1. Shooting out or up, projecting.
2. Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
3. Leaping; springing; jumping.
noun;
1. An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.
2. A projecting angle or part.

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Word of the day:

Phantasmagoria, noun;
1. A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined, as in a dream.
2. Any constantly changing scene.

Quote of the day:

'Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.' ~ Elizabeth Bowen.

Word of the day:

Sachet, noun;

1. A small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the ike, placed among handkerchiefs, etc, to impart a pleasant scent.
2. Also, sachet powder, the powder contained in such a case.

Quote of the day:

'Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns.' ~ Author Unknown.

Word of the day:

Languor, noun;
1. Mental or physical weariness or fatigue.
2. Listless indolence, especially the indolence of one who is satiated by a life of luxury or pleasure.
3. A heaviness or oppressive stillness of the air.

Quote of the day:

'Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.' ~ Sakyong

Word of the day:

Inveterate, adjective;
1. Firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of long standing.
2. Fixed in habit by long persistence; confirmed; habitual.

Quote of the day:

'It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.' ~ Harry Truman.

Word of the day:

Masticate, transitive verb;
1. To grind or crush with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, "to masticate food."
2. To crush or knead ) rubber, for example) into a pulp.
intransitive verb;
1. To chew food.

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Word of the day:

Fealty, noun;
1. Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation y which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his Lord.
2. The oath by which this obligation was assumed.
3. Fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.

Quote of the day:

'Knowledge is haunted by the ghost of past opinion.' ~ Author Unknown.

Word of the day:

Didactic, adjective;
1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; instructive; teaching some moral lessons; as, "didactic essays."
2. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively; moralistic.

Quote of the day:
'Instinct is the nose of the mind.' ~ Madame De Girardin.

Word of the day:

Eructation, noun;
1. The act of belching; a belch.

Quote of the day:

'Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.' ~ Author Unknown.