Aviation avi·​a·​tion /ˌāvēˈāSHən/ Noun the design, operation, science and business of aircraft and air travel “Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.” – Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 – 1973)

Prudence pru·​dence /ˈpro͞odn(t)s/ Noun the combined qualities of good judgment and self-control “Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.” – Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)

Refrain re·​frain /rəˈfrān/ noun a chorus, a verse “Of all the songs which poets sing The ones which are most sweet Are those which at close intervals A low refrain repeat.” – Helen Hunt Jackson (1830 – 1885) verb to abstain, to avoid “Refrain from asking what is going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.” – Horace (65... Read More

Industrious in·​dus·​tri·​ous /inˈdəstrēəs/ Adjective hard working “The true end of education is not only to make the young learned, but to make them love learning; not only to make them industrious, but to make them love industry; not only to make them virtuous, but to make them love virtue; not only to make them just, but to make them hunger and thirst after justice.”... Read More

Partial par·​tial /ˈpärSH(ə)l/ Adjective 1. incomplete, not total “Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.” – Samuel Phillips Huntington (1927 – 2008) 2. biased “Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?” – James 4:2 – King James Bible 3. fond of “To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th’ observer’s sake.”... Read More