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Five books that changed my life
It’s a bold statement, isn’t it? Books can change your life? How? For the lonely girl, the one who was timid and afraid of asking the...
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loriannlivingston
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
Life in a time of Covid-19
How are you all doing out there in IsolationLand? Have you managed the physical distancing part of this pandemic? We’re coping in our...
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loriannlivingston
- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: vignette
noun vi·gnette | \ vin-ˈyet , vēn-\ Definition of vignette 1a: a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually...
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loriannlivingston
- Aug 28, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: porch
porch noun \ ˈpȯrch \ 1: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof 2: obsolete : PORTICO I...
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loriannlivingston
- Jun 5, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: integrity
noun : /ɪnˈteɡ.rə.ti/ (HONESTY) - the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change Selling and...
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loriannlivingston
- May 8, 2019
- 2 min
Wordie Wednesday: amuck
run/go amuck (also amok) 1. to rush about in a murderous frenzy: The fanatic ran amuck in the crowd, shooting at random. 2. to rush about...
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loriannlivingston
- May 1, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: modus operandi
noun mo·dus ope·ran·di | \ ˌmō-dəs-ˌä-pə-ˈran-dē , -ˌdī\ plural modi operandi\ ˈmō-ˌdē- , ˈmō-ˌdī- \ Definition of modus...
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loriannlivingston
- Apr 10, 2019
- 1 min
Wordie Wednesday: curiosity
noun cu·ri·os·i·ty | \ ˌkyu̇r-ē-ˈä-s(ə-)tē , ˌkyər-\ plural curiosities Definition of curiosity 1: desire to know: a: inquisitive...
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loriannlivingston
- Apr 3, 2019
- 4 min
Wordie Wednesday: mondo
I'd never heard of the word "mondo" until this interview with Irish author Patrick McCabe 20 years ago. Does anyone remember the mondo...
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loriannlivingston
- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: Thalassophobia
tha·las·so·pho·bia: Fear of the ocean. Thalassophobia doesn't necessarily restrict itself to oceans; Thalassa actually means "sea" in...
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loriannlivingston
- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
Wordie Wednesday: petroglyph
noun pet·ro·glyph | \ ˈpe-trə-ˌglif \ Definition of petroglyph : a carving or inscription on a rock It’s strange to think I would never...
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loriannlivingston
- Mar 13, 2019
- 2 min
Wordie Wednesday: reverie
rev·er·ie /ˈrev(ə)rē/ Noun: a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. I’m out for a winter’s walk. The road is icy,...
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loriannlivingston
- Mar 6, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: serendipity
/ˌserənˈdipədē/ noun 1. the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. "a fortunate stroke of...
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loriannlivingston
- Feb 27, 2019
- 4 min
Wordie Wednesday: antiquing
Antiquing [an-teek-ing] verb (used with object), an·tiqued, an·ti·quing. to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation...
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loriannlivingston
- Feb 20, 2019
- 2 min
Wordie Wednesday: amuck
run/go amuck 1. to rush about in a murderous frenzy: The fanatic ran amuck in the crowd, shooting at random. 2. to rush about wildly;...
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loriannlivingston
- Feb 13, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: gardyloo
interjection gar·dy·loo | \ ˌgär-dē-ˈlü \ Definition of gardyloo n Used by people in medieval Scotland to warn passers-by of waste...
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loriannlivingston
- Feb 6, 2019
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: shivaree
shiv·a·ree SHivəˈrē/ Noun 1. a noisy mock serenade performed by a group of people to celebrate a marriage or mock an unpopular person....
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loriannlivingston
- Jan 23, 2019
- 1 min
Wordie Wednesday: insidious
adjective UK /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/ US /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/ (of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm: High blood...
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loriannlivingston
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
Wordie Wednesday: omnishambles
Chiefly British Informal. A situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially...
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loriannlivingston
- Dec 19, 2018
- 3 min
Wordie Wednesday: coddiwomple
Coddiwomple (v.) To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination Let’s coddiwomple over to the river or market. “Pack your...
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