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#WordOfTheDay Proofread / proof-read / pro͞ofˌrēd, verb
1. to look over a text and correct any mistakes before publication or submission
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
Dave Barry, 1947-

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#WordOfTheDay: Love
noun
1. a strong warm feeling or deep affection for someone formed through friendship or kinship
Friendship is love with intelligence.
German proverb
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#WordOfTheDay Mischief / misCHif
noun
1. misbehavior in the spirit of fun, most often seen in children
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
Henry Fielding, 1707-1754

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#WordOfTheDay : Nobody / nōˌbədē
pronoun
1. no one
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Anne Frank, 1929-1945
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#WordOfTheDay Perception
1. the act, power, or process of knowing or becoming aware of something via the senses
It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope.
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929-2018
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#WordOfTheDay : Haven/ hāvən
noun
1. a safe place; a refuge
In my youth, daydreaming nurtured me, provided a safe haven.
Sandra Cisneros, 1954-

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#WordOfTheDay : Shadow
shad-ow / SHadō
adjective
1. not being official
Washington has obelisks and pyramids and underground tunnels and great art and a whole shadow world that we really don't see.
Dan Brown, 1964 –
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#WordOfTheDay : Hollow / hälō
adjective
1. not solid; empty, unfilled
Unplowed fields make hollow bellies; unread books make hollow minds.
Chinese Proverb

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#WordOfTheDay : Irrefutable
ir-re-FU-ta-ble / irəˈfyo͞odəb(ə)l
adjective
1. undeniable; indisputable
Good books are irrefutable, and bad books refute themselves.
Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915

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#WordOfTheDay: Opportunity
op-por-TU-ni-ty / äpərˈt(y)o͞onədē
noun
1. a fit or convenient time or occasion
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill, 1874-1965

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#WordOfTheDay: Nourish
1. To feed; to provide sustenance needed for life and growth
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
Maya Angelou, 1928-2014
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#WordoftheDay : Austere / au-STERE / ôˈstir adjective
simple, unadorned
I love the look, austere, immaculate,
Of landscapes drawn in pearly monotone.
Elinor Wylie, 1885-1928

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#WordoftheDay: Exhort / iɡˈzôrt
verb
to strongly urge by argument or advice
I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of
life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.
Plato, 428-348 BC
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#WordoftheDay Magnify verb

1.      to make something appear larger, often with a lens
In memory’s telephoto lens, far objects are magnified.
John Updike, 1932-2009

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#WordoftheDay : Reproach
re-PROACH / rəˈprōCH
verb
1. to admonish someone for a wrongdoing; to express disapproval
We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best.
Anatole France, 1844-1924

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#WordOfTheDay : Taste
taste / tāst
verb
to sense the flavor of something via the mouth
Food tastes best when you eat it with your own spoon.
Danish Proverb

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#WordoftheDay STRONG /
strong / strôNG
adjective
1. physically powerful
I know of no one who is not in need of hope – young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor.
James E. Faust, 1920-2007
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