For Reading Addicts Reading Challenge 2022 – May
April 29, 2022
For Reading Addicts Reading Challenge 2022 – May
How is it May already? The months are really flying by. Once again this year…
Word of the Day – Sessile
April 29, 2022
Word of the Day – Sessile
Sessile (adj) ses-ile (biology) Fixed in one place, unmoving. Early 18th century from Latin sessilis,…
Word of the Day – Maenad
April 23, 2022
Word of the Day – Maenad
Maenad (noun) mee-nad (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine…
Word of the Day – Arbitrarily
April 19, 2022
Word of the Day – Arbitrarily
Arbitrarily (adverb) ar-bit-rer-il-ee On the basis of random choice or personal whim, rather than any…
Word of the Day – Finesse
April 2, 2022
Word of the Day – Finesse
Finesse (noun) fin-es Impressive delicacy or skill. / Great subtlety and tact in handling or…
For Reading Addicts Reading Challenge 2022 – April
March 31, 2022
For Reading Addicts Reading Challenge 2022 – April
Well hello April. Here in the UK, the clocks have gone forward, the nights are…
Word of the Day – Accidie
March 28, 2022
Word of the Day – Accidie
Accidie (noun) aks-i-dee (literary) Spiritual or mental sloth; apathy. Middle English via Old French from…
Word of the Day – Charlatan
March 15, 2022
Word of the Day – Charlatan
Charlatan (noun) shar-la-tan A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill. Early…
Word of the Day – Nomad
March 9, 2022
Word of the Day – Nomad
Nomad (noun) no-mad A member of a people that travels from place to place to…
Word of the Day – Necromancy
March 7, 2022
Word of the Day – Necromancy
Necromancy (noun) nek-ro-man-see The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to…