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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
- 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
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
Snug as a bug in a bunny hug
I came across a set of linguistic maps on Facebook recently. They’re maps of Canada – there are 23 of them highlighting the regional...
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loriannlivingston
- Dec 12, 2018
- 1 min
Wordie Wednesday: mar
Verb \ˈmär \ [WITH OBJECT] Definition: Impair the quality or appearance of; spoil. Origin: Old English merran ‘hinder, damage’, of...
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loriannlivingston
- Nov 28, 2018
- 2 min
Six tips for your website
Did you know, on the average web page, skimming and scanning text is common behaviour for most visitors? Users have time to read at most...
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loriannlivingston
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
Wordie Wednesday: serendipity
ser·en·dip·i·ty | \ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-tē \ Definition of serendipity: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or...
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loriannlivingston
- Nov 12, 2018
- 2 min
Fun with idioms, or we could stand here and talk until the cows turn blue
I found this great website that collects all the mixed idioms from news sources. An idiom is a way of speaking that is natural to native...
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loriannlivingston
- Oct 31, 2018
- 2 min
It’s Halloween
At first cock-crow the ghosts must go. Back to their quiet graves below. – Theodosia Garrison Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn...
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