Regimen reg-i-men / ˈredʒ.ə.mən / Noun a systematic plan, usually to improve health “The mind, too, has its regimen; it needs gymnastics, just like the body does.” Honore de Balzac (1799-1850)

Novice nov-ice /ˈnävəs/ Noun a beginner “Man reaches each stage of his life as a novice.” Nicholas Chamfort (1741-1794)

Belfry bel-fry / ˈbɛl fri / Noun a tower where bells hang above a building “The transept belfry and the two towers were to him three great cages, the birds in which, taught by him, would sing for him alone.” Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

Kinship kin-ship /ˈkinˌSHip/  Noun a relationship or connection between family members “Acceptance is the truest kinship with humanity.” Gilbert K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

Custom cus-tom /ˈkəstəm/ Noun something that has been done by a group of people for a long time, a tradition passed on from one generation to the next “Customs will often outlive the remembrance of their origin.” Thomas Paine (1737-1801)

Esprit de Corps es-prit de corps /əˌsprē də ˈkôr,eˌsprē də ˈkôr/ Noun team spirit “Individual ambition is undoubtedly a strong motive in student work, but there is such a thing among students everywhere as ambition for others, call it class spirit, esprit de corps, good fellowship, or good will to men.” Herbert Baxter Adams (1850-1901)

Regale re-gale / rɪˈgeɪl / Verb to entertain “The storyteller’s purpose is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon — and perhaps to regale you along the way.” Brandon Sanderson (1975-)

Scrupulous scru-pu-lous /ˈskro͞opyələs/ Adjective careful, cautious, exact “While it is true that an inherently free and scrupulous person may be destroyed, such an individual can never be enslaved or used as a blind tool.” Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Prototype pro-to-type  /ˈproʊ.t̬ə.taɪp/ Noun  original work used as a model by others “As you make a prototype, assume you are right and everyone else is wrong. When you share your prototype, assume you are wrong and everyone else is right.” Diego Rodriguez Telechea (1991-)

Nourishment nour-ish-ment /ˈnəriSHm(ə)nt/ Noun food or drink that supplies the body with what is necessary for life, health, and growth; sustenance “The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.” Ali ibn Ali Talib (600-661 CE) substance necessary for growth, strength, and continuity “Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.” Paulo Coelho... Read More