Accentuate
Accentuate ac·cen·tu·ate /akˈsen(t)SHəˌwāt/ Verb to emphasize, to highlight “You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative.” – Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (1944) by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976)
Promote
Promote pro·mote /prəˈmōt/ Verb 1. to further, to encourage “Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties.” – James Monroe (1758 – 1831) 2. to advance to a higher position or rank “Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and... Read More
Sophomore
Sophomore soph·o·more /ˈsäf(ə)ˌmôr/ Noun a student in his or her second year of a four-year course “Man is an eternal sophomore.” – Wallace Stephens (1879-1955)
Magnanimous
Magnanimous mag·nan·i·mous /maɡˈnanəməs/ Adjective generous of mind, unselfish “If you desire to be magnanimous, undertake nothing rashly, and fear nothing thou undertakest; fear nothing but infamy; dare anything but injury.” – Francis Quarles (1592 – 1644)
Indebted
Indebted in·debt·ed/inˈdedəd/ Adjective under obligation “We are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free.” – Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004)
Lethargy
Lethargy leth·ar·gy /ˈleTHərjē/ Noun fatigue, a feeling of being without energy “Harshness is conquered by gentleness, hatred by love, lethargy by zeal and darkness by light.” – Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
Felicitous
Felicitous fe·lic·i·tous /fəˈlisədəs/ Adjective suitable, well fitting “I always have a pad of paper and a pencil within reach, to catch on the wing this turn of phrase which strikes me as felicitous, that idea which I hope to be able to examine more closely in the light of day.” – Roger Martin Du Gard (1881 – 1958)
Preponderance
Preponderance pre·pon·der·ance /prəˈpɑndərəns/ Noun a dominating or outweighing degree of influence, power, quantity, or importance “When the preponderance of human beings choose to act with justice and generosity and kindness, then learning and love and decency prevail. When the preponderance of human beings choose power, greed, and indifference to suffering, the world is filled with war, poverty, and cruelty.” – Maria Doria Russel (1950... Read More
Stamina
Stamina stam·i·na /ˈstamənə/ Noun the strength to endure “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt. (1882 – 1945)
Delve
Delve delve /delv/ Verb to examine, to probe, to look through “In sandy soil, when deep you delve, you reach the springs below; the more you learn, the freer streams of wisdom flow.” – Thiruvalluvar (dates uncertain, likely 500-450 CE)