Oxymoron /ˌäksəˈmôrˌän/ Noun a figure of speech combining two opposite or antithetical terms A cautious creative is an oxymoron. George Lois (1931-2022)

Formation /fôrˈmāSHən/ Noun 1. a creation, the process of being formed Education has for its object the formation of character. Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) 2. an arrangement of something In the right formation, the lifting power of many wings can achieve twice the distance of any bird flying alone. Anonymous

Anonymous /əˈnänəməs/ Noun of unknown name There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy – by being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Metaphor /ˈmedəˌfôr/ noun a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of in terms of another Examine Language; what, if you except some few primitive elements (of natural sound), what is it all but Metaphors, recognized as such, or no longer recognized? Sartor Resartus (1834) by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

Tail /tāl/ Noun/Verb Noun 1. an appendage found in many animals, extending from the end of the backbone A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. – Mark Twain (1835-1910) Verb 2. to follow Don’t tail large vehicles closely – Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility. CA Weather... Read More

Studious /ˈsto͞odēəs/ Adjective hardworking and persistent in the pursuit of learning The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might be indulged. William Cowper (1731-1800)

Illusion /iˈlo͞oZH(ə)n/ Noun something that misleads the senses or mind, creating a false idea or belief Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. – Michael Jordan (1963-)

Clockwork /ˈkläkˌwərk/ Adjective/Noun Adjective 1. something driven by a system consisting of gears and springs used to drive a clock, toy, or other machine Evoking widespread wonder, hydraulic, spring-powered and clockwork automata proliferated in Europe, from mechanized angels in churches to Neptune automata in grottoes. “Ancient dreams of intelligent machines: 3,000 years of robots”, Nature Noun 2. a system consisting of gears and springs... Read More

Jest /jest/ Noun/Verb Noun 1. a joke Many a true word is spoken in jest. – Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) Verb 2. to joke, to jeer “I do not jest,” he said with a wounded look. – Ophelia (2006), by Lisa Klein (1958-)