Circumlocution
Circumlocution cir·cum·lo·cu·tion /ˌsərkəmˌləˈkyo͞oSHən/ Noun an indirect or roundabout way of expressing something “There lives no man who at some period has not been tormented, for example, by an earnest desire to tantalize a listener by circumlocution.” – Edgar Allen Poe (1809 – 1849)
Spark
Spark spark /spärk/ Noun/Verb noun 1. a tiny burning particle “The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire: first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power.” – Nikola Tesla (1856 – 1943) 2. a trace of a specific quality or intense feeling “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that... Read More
Beset
Beset be·set /bəˈset/ Verb to surround, to trouble, to attack “Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.” – Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
Eternity
Eternity eter·ni·ty /əˈtərnədē/ Noun forever, for endless time “To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower; hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.” – William Blake (1757- 1827)
Distraction
Distraction dis·trac·tion /dəˈstrakSHən/ Noun confusion, complication, diversion “In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.” – Pico Iyer (1957 – )
Beneficial
Beneficial ben·e·fi·cial /ˌbenəˈfiSH(ə)l/ Noun useful, helpful, advantageous “Learn to be pleased with everything, with wealth so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for; and with obscurity, for being unenvied.” – Plutarch (46 AD – 119 AD)
Miracle
Miracle mir·a·cle /ˈmirək(ə)l/ Noun an occurrence that is unusual and goes beyond the laws of nature, a marvel “We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.” – H. G. Wells (1866 – 1946)
Salary
Salary sal·a·ry /ˈsalərē/ Noun fixed wages for a year, quarter, or month “It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it’s your spending habits.” – Charles Jaffe (1879 – 1941)
Propensity
Propensity pro·pen·si·ty /prəˈpen(t)sədē/ Noun a natural inclination, a tendency “An individual has a healthy personality to the exact degree to which they have the propensity to look for the good in every situation.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Prevail
Prevail pre·vail /prēˈvāl/ Verb to command, to control, to win “My optimism does not rest on the absence of evil, but on a glad belief in the preponderance of good and a willing effort always to cooperate with the good, that it may prevail.” – Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)