Month: February 2020
Word of the Day: Bissextile
Today’s word of the day, thanks to www.WordGenius.com, is bissextile, an adjective that means “(of a year) having the extra day (29 February) of a leap year,” or “anything related […]
The Dutch House: A Book Review
When retelling a familiar story with your family or friends, have you realized they have different memories of those same events? In the novel The Dutch House, Ann Patchett, explores this […]
Word of the Day: Memento Mori
Today’s word of the day is actually a phrase of the day, and it’s in Latin: memento mori. The Latin phrase means, according to www.dictionary.com, “1. remember that you must […]
Word of the Day: Fabulist
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Genius website, is fabulist, a noun meaning “1 A person who composes or relates fables,” or “2 A liar, especially a […]
A Review on Avengers Endgame
Avengers: Endgame shows Earth’s mightiest heroes trying to overturn the evil Thanos. As the movie opens, the heroes have suffered many losses, but their hope is rekindled by the brains […]
Word of the Day: Hugger-mugger
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the LifeHack website, is hugger-mugger, a noun meaning “secretive, or covert behavior” (https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/24-old-english-terms-you-should-start-using-again.html). According to www.dictionary.com, hugger-mugger can be a noun, meaning “disorder […]
Word of the Day: Gype
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary, is gype, a noun which has changed meaning during the centuries. The earlier definition was “A glutton; a greedy […]
Word of the Day: Palinode
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Glossographia Anglicana Nova, or a Dictionary Interpreting Hard Words of whatever language, as are at Present used in the English Tongue, with their […]
Word of the Day: Doughty
Today’s word of the day, thanks to WordGenius.com, is doughty, an adjective that means “Brave and persistent” or “Displaying courage,” according to the website. According to www.dictionary.com, it means “steadfastly […]
Word of the Day: Amatorculist
Amatorculist: Word of the Day Today’s word of the day is amatorculist. As I am sure the –ist ending indicates, the word is a noun, and it means “A pretend […]
The Power of Friendship: A Bad Boys For Life Film Review
There are certain film franchises that are iconic: Star Wars, Back to the Future, James Bond, etc. We can think of many fantastic series such as these and the impact […]
Word of the Day: Gustatory
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary website, is gustatory. It is an adjective, and it means “relating to or associated with eating or the sense of […]