Perennial /pəˈrenēəl/ /pəˈrenēəl/ adjective recurrent, repeating over and over “Wit is an intermittent fountain; kindness is a perennial spring.” – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830 – 1916) noun a plant that lives for two or more years “Garden perennials, such as purple coneflower, tall sedum and garden phlox add color and beauty to any landscape.” – “Fall a Good Time to Divide Perennials” (2013), University... Read More

Sweat sweat /swet/ noun moisture which comes out of the skin due to exertion “Every man among us is more fit to meet the duties and responsibilities of citizenship because of the perils over which, in the past, the nation has triumphed; because of the blood and sweat and tears, the labor and the anguish, through which, in the days that have gone, our... Read More

Obscure ob·​scure /əbˈskyo͝or/ adjective unclear, vague, unknown “A charlatan makes obscure what is clear; a thinker makes clear what is obscure.” – Hugh Kingsmill (1899 – 1949) verb to conceal, to overshadow “Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.” – Jessamyn West (1902 – 1984)

Vicarious vi·​car·​i·​ous /vəˈkerēəs/ Adjective felt, experienced, or done in place of another, as a substitute for direct involvement of one’s own “Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality.” – George Santanaya (1863 – 1952)

Antediluvian an·​te·​di·​lu·​vi·​an /ˌan(t)ēdəˈlo͞ovēən/ Adjective antiquated, ancient, from a long time ago “The coal on your grate gives out in decomposing to-day exactly the same amount of light and heat which was taken from the sunshine in its formation in the leaves and boughs of the antediluvian tree.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)

Impart im·​part /imˈpärt/ Verb to tell, to reveal, to make known “True teachers not only impart knowledge and method but awaken the love of learning by their own reflected love.” – Robert Grudin (1938- )