Fragrance fra-grance / ˈfreɪ grəns / Noun a sweet smell, perfume, aroma “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds even on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain (1835-1910)  

Ivory i-vo-ry / ˈīv(ə)rē/ Adjective/Noun  1. a creamy-white color “Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made.” Langston Hughes (1901-1967) 2. hard, white substance taken from the tusks of elephants “The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold.” Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Harmonica har-mon-i-ca /  hɑrˈmɒn ɪ kə / Noun a hand-held rectangular musical instrument played by exhaling and inhaling through a row of metal reeds “I daydream about a high school where everybody plays the harmonica: the students, the teachers, the principal, the janitor and the cook in the cafeteria.” Richard Brautigan (1935-1984)

Propriety prop-pri-e-ty /p(r)əˈprīədē/ Noun respectability, modesty, correct conduct “Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established“ Confucious (551-479 BCE)

Chevron chev-ron /ˈSHevrən/ Noun a pattern with a V or inverted V shape “The sea glides along far below, spattered with the countless chevrons of whitecaps.” Anthony Doerr (1973-)

Heroism her-o-ism / ˈherəˌwizəm/ Noun courage, boldness, bravery “In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.” Brandon Mull (1974-)

Serenade sere-nade /serəˈnād/ Noun/Verb Noun a piece of music played in the open air, oftentimes under a window “The Roman form of serenade is to race a motorcycle motor under the girl’s window, but mufflers are not common in any situation.” Eleanor Clark (1913-1966) Verb  to charm, to court, to play music under a window “May the songbirds serenade you every step along the... Read More

Stanza stan-za / ˈstanzə Noun a verse, a refrain “Poetry makes its own pertinence, and a single stanza outweighs a book of prose“ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)  

Beguile be-guile /bəˈɡīl/ Verb to divert or to entertain “Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.“ Ovid (43 BC- 17 AD)

Contortion con-tort-ion /kənˈtôrSHən/ Noun something bent or twisted out of shape, a distortion “All the contortions we go through just not to be ourselves for a few hours.”- Keith Richards (1943)