livid liv-id /  lĭv-ĭd adjective 1. discolored as though bruised; black and blue His captor was Burton Duff, the jailer, as white as death and bearing upon his brow the livid mark of the iron bar. From “Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories” by Ambrose Bierce, 1842 – 1914 2. very angry; furious Milady opened the letter with eagerness equal to Kitty’s in... Read More

alarm a-larm / ə-lärm noun 1. a sudden feeling of fear or danger; apprehension We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties. James Madison 1751-1836 2. something that alerts or warns of approaching danger We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 3. a device used... Read More

cooperation co-op-er-a-tion / kō-ŏp-ə-rā-shən   noun 1. the act of working together toward a common goal Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. Alexander Graham Bell, 1847 – 1922   2. the association of people or businesses for mutual benefit Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Monday held a meeting with his Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts in Baghdad to discuss economic cooperations between... Read More

cooperation co-op-er-a-tion / kō-ŏp-ə-rā-shən noun 1. the act of working together toward a common goal Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. Alexander Graham Bell, 1847 – 1922 2. the association of people or businesses for mutual benefit Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Monday held a meeting with his Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts in Baghdad to discuss economic cooperations between the three... Read More

hither hith-er /  hĭth-ər   adjective 1. closer; on this or the nearer side Here between the hither and the farther shore While time is withdrawn, consider the future And the past with an equal mind. From “The Dry Salvages” by T. S. Eliot, 1888 – 1965   adverb 1. to this place Learn to commend thy daily acts to God, so shall the dry every-day... Read More

virtue vir-tue / vûr-cho͞o noun 1. behavior showing high moral standards; uprightness; righteousness The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Marcus Aurelius, 121 – 180 2. a type or instance of moral excellence The virtue of prosperity, is temperance; the virtue of adversity, is fortitude;... Read More

detour de-tour / dē–to͝or, dĭ-to͝or noun 1. a circuitous, indirect route, particularly one caused by a temporary blockage of the main route The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour. Sir James Jeans, 1877 – 1946 2. a change from a planned course of action that is generally less direct One of the major keys... Read More

circuitous cir-cu-i-tous / sər-kyo͞o-ĭ-təs adjective 1. roundabout, indirect, meandering It is often better to go by a circuitous than by a direct path. Latin Proverb 2. allusive, evasive, ambiguous or complex, as in language or action Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth. Henry Ward Beecher, 1813 – 1887

ebullience e-bul-lience / ĭ-bo͝ol-yəns, ĭ-bŭl-yəns noun 1. overwhelming enthusiasm Your success in investing will depend in part on your character and guts, and in part on your ability to realize at the height of ebullience and the depth of despair alike that this too shall pass. From “Bogle On Mutual Funds: New Perspectives For The Intelligent Investor” by John C. Bogle, 1929 – 2019

shower show-er / shou-ər except shō-ər for noun definition 7 noun 1. a brief period of precipitation He sendeth sun, he sendeth shower, Alike they’re needed to the flower; And joys and tears alike are sent To give the soul its nourishment. Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, 1805 – 1848 2. a sudden, downward flow of objects, such as tears, sparks, etc. If the boy have not a... Read More