Council /kounsəl/, noun: 1. a group of people who provide advice and guidance on important matters, “The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light.” Pope John XXIII 2. a body of people, often elected, who manage the affairs of and make governing rules for a city, county, municipality, etc. Counsel /kounsəl/, noun: 1. advice, especially... Read More

/ɡäsəmər/, noun: 1. a very light or delicate material; insubstantial, “The true reformer does not want time, nor money, nor cooperation, nor advice. What is time but the stuff delay is made of? And depend upon it, our virtue will not live on the interest of our money. He expects no income, but outgoes; so soon as we begin to count the cost, the... Read More

/ kəˌmyo͞onəˈkāSH(ə)n /, noun: 1. the imparting or exchanging of information or news, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw 2. social intercourse, “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” Rollo May 3. the practice and science of transmitting information. “Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures... Read More

/madər/, noun: 1. an affair or situation under consideration; a topic. “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. “ Jack London 2. a physical substance which occupies space and possesses rest mass, “A person by study must try to disengage the subject from useless matter, and to seize on points capable of improvement. … When... Read More

Farther: /färT͟Hər/, adverb: 1. to or at a more advanced point in space or time, “Don’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” Michael Phelps 2. at a greater distance. “A dwarf standing on the shoulder of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.” Robert Burton Further: /ˈfərT͟Hər/, adverb: 1. to a greater extent; more, “Competition... Read More

/ ɡravətāt /, verb: 1. to move under the influence of gravitation, “…What is there in places almost empty of Matter, and whence is it that the Sun and Planets gravitate towards one another, without dense Matter between them? Whence is it that Nature doth nothing in vain; and whence arises all that Order and Beauty which we see in the World?…” Sir Isaac... Read More

/diveləpmənt/, noun: 1. a stage of advancement, becoming more elaborate or systematic, “Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.” Ban Ki-moon, 21st century A.D. “Inventions reached their limit long ago, and I see no hope for further development.” Julius Frontinus, 1st century... Read More

/tīm/, noun: 1. the indefinite and continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole, “Lost time is never found again.” Benjamin Franklin “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein 2. a specific moment, measured in seconds, minutes, hours, etc., example: half past midnight, 12:00, twelve o’clock noon or... Read More

/ prìntər /, noun: 1. a person who prints books, magazines, advertisements, etc. for commercial purposes, “There are countless artists whose shoes I am not worthy to polish – whose prints would not pay the printer. The question of judgment is a puzzling one.” Maxfield Parrish 2. the owner of a printing business, 3. a device that prints, especially part of a computer system.... Read More

principal /prìnsəpəl/, noun: 1. a head, ruler, or superior, “You can have great teachers, but if you don’t have a good principal, you won’t have a good school.” Eli Broad 2. a capital sum as distinguished from interest or income, 3. a person whom another acts as his agent, “To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another’s breast is to become... Read More