Gusto
Gusto gus·to /ˈɡəstō/ Noun enthusiastic vigor, especially in doing something “To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.” – Og Mandino (1923 – 1996)
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition jux·ta·po·si·tion /ˌjəkstəpəˈziSHən/ Noun 1. the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side “Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.” – Max Ernst (1891 – 1976) 2. the state of being placed “Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition; they have only a communal existence; and not only... Read More
Struggle
Struggle strug·gle /ˈstrəɡ(ə)l/ Noun/Verb noun the fight, the effort, the pains “The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.” – Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) verb to continue to try, enduring failure and set backs “We grow because we struggle, we learn and overcome.” – Robert G. Allen (1902... Read More
Probability
Probability prob·a·bil·i·ty /ˌprɑː.bəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ Noun the chance an event will occur, likelihood “It is a part of probability that many improbable things will happen.” – Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)
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)