lost / lôst,last adjective 1. no longer possessed Count not what is lost but what is left. Chinese Proverb   2. not claimed or made use of Hours once lost cannot be regained. Yugoslavian Proverb   3. desperate; morally or physically ruined or destroyed Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862   4. having gone astray... Read More

mis-take / məˈstāk noun an error; an incorrect answer or decision Failure is the way to success; each mistake teaches us something. Morihei Ueshiba, 1883-1969   a judgment proven wrong due to inattention or lack of knowledge The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel... Read More

lo-qua-cious / lōˈkwāSHəs adjective tending to speak a lot; talkative He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero. Johann Kaspar Lavater, 1741-1801   wordy I’m probably the most loquacious author when it comes to my dedication. Karen Kingsbury, 1963-

know / nō verb to be aware of something; to perceive as truth A wise mane never knows all, only fools know everything. African Proverb   to have information firmly planted in one’s mind or memory Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. Nadia Boulanger, 1887-1979   to be familiar with someone or something based on prior experience If... Read More

jug-gle / ˈjəɡəl verb to throw multiple objects in the air and attempt to catch them in a sequence so as not to drop them A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three. Marilyn vos Savant, 1946-   to handle many tasks at the same time, often in an... Read More

in-quire / inˈkwīr verb 1.      to ask; to seek an answer To inquire and to create; these are the grand centers around which all human pursuits revolve, or at least to these objects do they all more or less directly refer. Wilhelm von Humboldt, 1767-1835 Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better... Read More

help / help verb to aid or assist Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed. Maria Montessori, 1870-1952 to provide support Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. Yehuda Berg, 1972-   to rescue If the ox knew his own strength,... Read More

lim-pid   adjective   1. completely clear, transparent In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. St. Teresa of Ávila,   1515 – 1582   2. clear; easy to understand A limpid style is invariably the result of hard labour, and the easily flowing connection of sentence with sentence and paragraph... Read More

non-pro-fit / ˌnänˈpräfit, often hyphenated adjective 1. not done in exchange for money; not created for the purpose of earning money While other industries have suffered, the nonprofit arts world continues to build in strength while it encourages the growth of innumerable small businesses on its periphery, thereby creating more jobs. Louise Slaughter, 1929-2018   noun 1. an organization, company, or other institution that... Read More

house / hous noun 1. a building where people live; a residence He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. Arabian Proverb 2. capitalized, a family, with regard to ancestors and lineage The House of Windsor came into being in 1917, when the name was adopted as the British Royal Family’s official name by a proclamation of King George V, replacing... Read More