Echo ech·o /ˈekō/ noun a sound that repeats as it bounces back from an object “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Theresa (1910 – 1997) verb to produce a sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again “All we can do is live our lives fully, be authentically ourselves and trust... Read More

Evoke e·voke /əˈvōk/ Verb to call forth or summon “All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.” – Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)

Fervor fer·vor /ˈfərvər/ Noun strong and impassioned feeling or enthusiasm “The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.” – William James (1842 – 1910)

Miasma mi·as·ma /mīˈazmə,mēˈazmə/ Noun noxious vapor “At twenty-one or twenty-two so many things appear solid and permanent and terrible which forty sees are nothing but disappearing miasma.” – Booth Tarkington (1969 – 1946)

Threshold  thresh·old /ˈTHreSHˌ(h)ōld/ Noun 1. a limit or boundary beyond which a particular effect or process is initiated Every mystery solved brings us to the threshold of a greater one. – Rachel Carson (1907–1964) 2. a piece of timber or metal that lies beneath a door; an entrance Up to the threshold of the door there mounted a flight of twenty-seven broad stairs, hewn... Read More

Prestige pres·tige /preˈstē(d)ZH/ Noun influence derived from past success or reputation “Literature deserves its prestige for one reason above all others – because it’s a tool to help us live and die with a little bit more wisdom, goodness, and sanity.” – Alain de Botton (1969 -)

Bioluminescence bi·o·lu·mi·nes·cence /ˌbīəˌlo͞oməˈnes(ə)n(t)s,/ Noun the emission of light from a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction occurring within it “In the ocean, bioluminescence is the rule rather than the exception.” – Edith Widder (1951 – )

Priceless price·less /ˈprīsləs/ Adjective of immeasurable value “In my life I have found two things of priceless worth – learning and loving.” – Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008)

Nonsense non·sense /ˈnänˌsen(t)s,ˈnän(t)s(ə)n(t)s/ Noun folly, silliness, absurdity “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” – Roald Dahl (1960 – 1990)