"Logic will get you from A to B, but IMAGINATION will take you everywhere."
- Albert Einstein
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Bacov
Abeyance-(N.) A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Ambivalent- (Adj.) Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Beleaguer- (V.) Beset with difficulties
Carte blanche- (N.) Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Cataclysm- (N.) A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
Debauch- (V.) Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
(N.) A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
éclat- (N.) brilliant or conspicuous success
Fastidious- (Adj.) Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Gambol- (V.) Run or jump about playfully
Imbue- (V.) Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
Inchoate- (Adj.) Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
Lampoon- (V.) Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
(N.) A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
Malleable- (Adj.) Easily influenced; pliable
Nemesis- (N.) The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
Opt- (V.) Make a choice from a range of
possibilities
Philistine- (N.) A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
Picaresque- (Adj.) Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Queasy- (Adj.) Nauseated; feeling sick
Refractory- (Adj.) Stubborn or unmanageable
Savoir-faire- (N.) The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
Ambivalent- (Adj.) Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Beleaguer- (V.) Beset with difficulties
Carte blanche- (N.) Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Cataclysm- (N.) A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
Debauch- (V.) Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
(N.) A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
éclat- (N.) brilliant or conspicuous success
Fastidious- (Adj.) Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Gambol- (V.) Run or jump about playfully
Imbue- (V.) Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
Inchoate- (Adj.) Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
Lampoon- (V.) Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
(N.) A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
Malleable- (Adj.) Easily influenced; pliable
Nemesis- (N.) The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
Opt- (V.) Make a choice from a range of
possibilities
Philistine- (N.) A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
Picaresque- (Adj.) Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Queasy- (Adj.) Nauseated; feeling sick
Refractory- (Adj.) Stubborn or unmanageable
Savoir-faire- (N.) The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Quintessence of Dust
What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason!
how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how
express and admirable! in action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the
world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me,
what is this quintessence of dust?
how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how
express and admirable! in action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the
world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me,
what is this quintessence of dust?
Letter to Ophelia
Dear Ophelia,
Listen girlfriend, I understand your whole shindig about being all gaga over Prince Hamlet, but this imperceptible flirting you're doing with him, won't pay off in the end... trust me. Your dad may be a sycophantic curmudgeon, but the thing is, he's right. Hamlet is going to become obsessed with his personal vendetta and in the end he's going to forget all about you. The disparity between the two of you is too great, anyway. Maybe you both could've risen to the challenge if your love was fervid enough, but Hamlet's mind is too far set on revenge at this point. You need to inhibit your encounters with him and you need to do so quickly and with haste. Ghosts within the castle walls is only a harbinger for misfortune. At the moment it is imperceptible that you could know what Hamlet's true thoughts about you are now and I can tell you that your association with him will only lead you to a lugubrious fate. So please, head my warning, and get thee to a nunnery!
Sincerely,
A Vigilant Anachronism
Listen girlfriend, I understand your whole shindig about being all gaga over Prince Hamlet, but this imperceptible flirting you're doing with him, won't pay off in the end... trust me. Your dad may be a sycophantic curmudgeon, but the thing is, he's right. Hamlet is going to become obsessed with his personal vendetta and in the end he's going to forget all about you. The disparity between the two of you is too great, anyway. Maybe you both could've risen to the challenge if your love was fervid enough, but Hamlet's mind is too far set on revenge at this point. You need to inhibit your encounters with him and you need to do so quickly and with haste. Ghosts within the castle walls is only a harbinger for misfortune. At the moment it is imperceptible that you could know what Hamlet's true thoughts about you are now and I can tell you that your association with him will only lead you to a lugubrious fate. So please, head my warning, and get thee to a nunnery!
Sincerely,
A Vigilant Anachronism
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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