Bless
Bless bless /bles/ Verb to make holy, to ask God’s favor, to praise “God bless America, land that I love; stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above.” – God Bless America (1918) by Irving Berlin (1888 – 1989)
Potent
Potent po·tent /ˈpōtnt/ Adjective powerful, effective “Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Marvelous
Marvelous mar·vel·ous /ˈmärv(ə)ləs/ Adjective 1. astonishing, causing wonder “One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.” – Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) 2. great “To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.” – Barbara Walters (1929... Read More
Attain
Attain at·tain /əˈtān/ Verb to accomplish, to gain “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams (1744 – 1818)
Lunacy
Lunacy lu·na·cy /ˈlo͞onəsē/ Noun insanity; madness “Anger is a brief lunacy, so control your passion or it will control you.” – Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 BC – 8 BC)
Repose
Repose re·pose /rəˈpōz/ Noun/Verb noun rest, peace, sleep “Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night’s repose.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) verb 1. to lay, to place “It matters not what goal you seek – its secret here reposes: you’ve got to dig from week to week – to get results... Read More
Perpetual
Perpetual per·pet·u·al /pərˈpeCH(əw)əl/ Adjective never ceasing, continuous “Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.” – Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
Protean
Protean pro·te·an /ˈprōdēən/ Adjective adaptable, changeable, versatile “In all of its varied and protean forms, love is the tether binding our whirling lives.” – A General Theory of Love (2000) by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon
Error
Error er·ror /ˈerər/ Noun 1. a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech “An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” – Orlando A. Battista (1917 – 1995) 2. a belief in what is untrue “The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity.” – Georg Brandes (1842... Read More
Lens
Lens lens /lenz/ Noun 1. a piece of curved glass or other transparent material used to focus or disperse light rays “We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.” – Madeleine Kunin (1933 – ) 2. a part of the eye that focuses light rays to form an image on the retina “The... Read More