groom / ɡro͞om   noun   a man who is to be married; a bridegroom In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom. Groucho Marx, 1890-1977   a person who tends to horses in a stable, typically male Give me the handling of a horse for twenty minutes, and I’ll tell you what sort of a groom he has had. from... Read More

eek  /  ēk   interjection   used to express alarm, fright, dismay or surprise I always cringe when people tell me they don’t eat breakfast, as though that’s a good thing. Eek! Alison Sweeney, 1976 –     eke eke  /  ēk     adverb   (archaic) also To friends and eke to foes true kindness show; No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do;... Read More

la-ment / ləˈment   verb   to express sorrow or regret, usually demonstratively; to mourn You can choose to accept the darkness and lament it, or you can choose to expand the light until the darkness no longer dominates. Deepak Chopra, 1946-   to regret strongly We are more prone to murmur at the punishment of our faults than to lament them. Marguerite Gardiner,... Read More

just / jəst   adjective   reasonable Learn good-humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degree of pride and moroseness. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748   conforming to a standard of being correct With fame in just proportion, envy grows. Edward Young, 1683-1765   righteous Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is... Read More

wran-gle / ˈraNGɡəl   verb   to argue or bicker in a noisy or peevish manner A husband and wife should resolve never to wrangle with each other; never to bandy words or indulge in the least ill-humour. Timothy Shay Arthur, 1809-1885   to tend or herd It pays to be in the best shape possible when you’re wrangling the largest reptiles on Earth!... Read More

eminent   em-i-nent  /  ĕm-ə-nənt   adjective   famous and respected within a particular sphere or domain Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. Jonathan Swift 1667-1745   outstanding; worthy of notice No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and... Read More

Innovate   in-no-vate / ˈinəˌvāt verb   to introduce as new; to make changes in or to an established thing The enterprise that does not innovate ages and declines. Peter Drucker, 1909-2005     Innovation   in-no-va-tion / ˌinəˈvāSH(ə)n noun   something brand new There are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond our reach. John S. Herrington, 1939-  ... Read More

en-hance / in-ˈhan(t)s   verb   to increase; to make better Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape! Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862   to increase the value of Having different types of stocks in your portfolio can enhance returns. Kenneth Fisher, 1950-

blath-er-skite / ˈblaT͟Hərˌskīt   noun   a person who speaks foolishly at length The Confederate Major was of the class referred to in polite American parlance, as a “blatherskite”. From ‘Campaigns of a Non-Combatant’ by George Alfred Townsend, 1841-1914   nonsense For all of the technocratic blatherskite it generates, business theory gives little attention to the basic human interactions that make business a profoundly... Read More

joke / jōk   noun   something said or done to provoke laughter A casual remark or joke shall distinguish a person’s real character more than the greatest sieges, or the most important battle. Plutarch, 46-120   a humorous prank or playful trick The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind. P. Lovecraft, 1890-1937   an instance of kidding around or... Read More