re-sign / rəˈzīn verb   to renounce or give up a formal position CEOs resign when the internal dynamics of the company and the external dynamics of the company actually come together to say it is appropriate. Ursula Burns, 1958-   to yield or submit without resistance One has to resign oneself to being a nuisance if one wants to get anything done. Freya... Read More

re-venge / rəˈvenj noun   an act or instance of retaliation against someone for a wrong they committed Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. Edwin Hubbell Chapin, 1814-1880   a desire for retribution Revenge is the easiest of emotions to understand and to manipulate. David Anthony Durham, 1969-   an opportunity... Read More

re-tort / rəˈtôrt   verb   to reply sharply or in kind A bird in the hand was worth two in the bush, he told her, to which she retorted that a proverb was the last refuge of the mentally destitute. From ‘The Painted Veil’ by W. Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965   to return or hurl back Someone described Providence as the baptismal name of... Read More

Revere   re-vere / rəˈvir verb to have great respect for; to hold in high regard All great thinkers are initially ridiculed – and eventually revered. Robin Sharma, 1964-     Reverence rev-er-ence / ˈrev(ə)rəns   noun honor and respect for something Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862   an... Read More

black  /   blak   adjective   lacking color or hue, as the result of absorbing all light and reflecting none, the opposite of white A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. Groucho Marx 1895-1977   having very little or no light Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. Sir Laurence... Read More

re-vive / rəˈvīv   verb   to restore to consciousness or life I dreamt my lady came and found me dead… And breathed such life with kisses in my lips That I revived and was an emperor. From ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 to renew or set in motion again But whenever affection is revived, there life revives. Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890... Read More

verb, past tense drew, past participle drawn   draw / ˈdrȯ   to cause to move in a direction through applied force Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults. Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773   to take or pull out, as from a source When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away. English Proverb   to... Read More

hot / hät adjective 1. having high temperature Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. William Butler Yeats, 1865-1939 2. capable of giving the sensation of heat or burning, scalding, etc. Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. Buddha, c.563/480-c.483/400 BCE 3. giving... Read More

grum-ble / ˈɡrəmbəl   verb   to complain or mutter discontentedly To do nothing but grumble and not act – that is throwing away one’s life. William Morris, 1834-1896   to growl or rumble Since it was winter, the cows had little else to do but watch what was going on – and grumble. From ‘The tale of the Muley Cow’ by Arthur Scott... Read More

vi-cis-si-tude / vəˈsisəˌt(y)o͞od   noun   the state or quality of being changeable; mutability The greatest vicissitude in things amongst men, is the vicissitude of sects and religions. Francis Bacon, 1561-1626   plural, alternation; succession Such are the vicissitudes of the world, through all its parts, that day and night, labor and rest, hurry and retirement, endear each other; such are the changes that... Read More