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Peregrinate, v.
To travel or journey, especially to walk on foot. I am a walker by nature. I’ve never really liked to drive, and did my best to avoid when I was finally able to get my driver’s license. Pa… more →
30 Days till 30 Years
Rapprochement, n.
wrote 1 year ago: The establishment or state of cordial relations. What a fitting word as my final word for this proje … more →
Peregrinate, v.
wrote 1 year ago: To travel or journey, especially to walk on foot. I am a walker by nature. I’ve never really l … more →
Aubade, n.
wrote 1 year ago: A song or poem greeting the dawn; also, a composition suggestive of morning. It’s been a long … more →
Rara avis, n.
wrote 1 year ago: A rare or unique person or thing. Last night (and, well, because it was so late, early today), I pic … more →
Agog, adj.
wrote 1 year ago: In eager desire. This seems like such a silly word; as if it were something Dr. Seuss created to des … more →
Scapegrace, n.
wrote 1 year ago: One who is wild and reckless. At one point this word was probably used as an epithet. I am certain i … more →
Paladin, n.
wrote 1 year ago: A champion of a cause. I used to think it took a great, strong person with conviction to be a champi … more →
Nonage, n.
wrote 1 year ago: A period of youth or immaturity. I’ve experienced a lot of growth in the last year. When I loo … more →
Deontology, n.
wrote 1 year ago: Ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action. I never took a … more →
Frisson, n.
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wrote 1 year ago: A sudden passing of sensation of excitement, thrill, or a shudder of emotion. This is an exciting wo … more →
Apposite, adj.
wrote 1 year ago: Suitable, well-adapted, pertinent, relevant, apt, or appropriate. This is a word that I struggle to … more →
Conatus, n.
wrote 1 year ago: 1. An effort or striving 2. The force in every animate creature towards the preservation of its exis … more →
Melopoeia, n.
wrote 1 year ago: The art of forming a melody, mostly used for a melodic passage. This word itself sounds like a melod … more →
Sidereal, n.
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Of or pertaining to the stars 2. determined by or from the stars, as in time. I’m cheating … more →
Wastrel, n.
wrote 1 year ago: A wasteful person. I have been a wastrel in my life many times. Far too many to count. I’m gui … more →
Obdurate, adj.
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; not having empathy 2. Resistant to moral influen … more →
Largesse, n.
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Generous bestowal of gifts 2. The gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed. While no one has gener … more →
Eidetic, adj.
wrote 1 year ago: Of, pertaining to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with … more →
Eudemonia, n.
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Happiness, well-being 2. Happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason. Who doesn … more →
