Stewardship
Stewardship stew·ard·ship /ˈsto͞oərdˌSHip/ Noun the responsible care and management of something entrusted to you “Friendship, like money, is a trust, a stewardship, a responsibility.” – William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
Pithy
Pithy pith·y /ˈpiTHē/ Adjective concise, substantial, and to-the-point “The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.” – William Penn (1644 – 1718)
Quarrel
Quarrel quar·rel /ˈkwôrəl/ Noun/Verb Noun an argument or disagreement “He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.” – Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) Verb to argue, to disagree, to fight “Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.” – Daniel Webster (1782 – 1852)
Thrive
Thrive thrive /THrīv/ Verb 1. to grow abundantly “Gratitude is a soil on which joy thrives.” – Berthold Auerbach (1812 – 1882) 2. to prosper, flourish, succeed, increase “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)
Subterfuge
Subterfuge sub·ter·fuge /ˈsəbtərˌfyo͞oj/ Noun a deceptive scheme or tactic used to avoid blame, escape a consequence, or conceal the truth; an evasive maneuver “The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge; it is always simple and direct.” – Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933)
Cavort
Cavort ca·vort /kəˈvôrt/ Verb to dance, to frolic, to romp “Life is impermanent and in the face of that impermanence, cavort!” – Nancy Milford (1938–2022)
Amateur
Amateur am·a·teur /ˈæmətər/ Adjective/Noun Adjective for enjoyment rather than money, not professional “As a professional journalist who nonetheless champions a people’s internet, I am happy to compete against the thousands of amateur bloggers out there reporting and commenting on the same stories I do.” – Douglas Ruskkoff (1961 -) Noun a hobbyist, someone who is not a paid professional “Every artist was first an amateur.”... Read More
Cadence
Cadence ca·dence /ˈkādn(t)s/ Noun the rhythm of a sequence of sounds or words “Fiction does not invent out of a vacuum, but it invents; and what it invents is, first, the fabric and cadence of language, and then a slant of idea that sails out of these as a fin lifts from the sea.” – Cynthia Ozick (1928 -)
Recur
Recur re·cur /rəˈkər/ Verb to happen again and again “He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.” – Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784)
Idiosyncratic
Idiosyncratic id·io·syn·crat·ic /ˌidēəsiNGˈkradik/ Adjective distinctive to a particular person or thing, marked by quirks or habits that diverge, sometimes oddly, from what’s typical or expected “The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which, to our delight and great surprise, we may find our own vision reflected.” – Salman Rushdie (1947 – )