DAY 90 The sun is out, lovely day for walking and visiting friends!

GLADE

noun, an open space surrounded by woods

Whenever they got a glimpse of the sun in an open glade they seemed unaccountably to have veered eastwards.

We know that "glade" has been with us since at least the early 1500s, though the word's origins remain a bit of a mystery. "Glade," which originally was often used not just to indicate a clearing the the woods but one which was also filled with sunlight, many come from the adjective "glad." In Middle English, "glad" also meant "shining," a meaning that goes back to the word's Old English ancestor, glad. Glaed is akin to Old High German glat ("shining, smooth") and Old Norse gather ("sunny"). It may also be relative of Old English peril, the ancestor of the modern English word "yellow."

hugs always

karen charlie and enzo

DAY 89 Off to Victoria to find a new home, please pray that I can find something, thank you.

MISPRISION

noun, neglect or wrong performance of official duty, concealing treason or felon y one who did not participate in the crime, misunderstanding

In her memoir, Sleeping with Cats, poet Marge Piercy reflects that her life “has been full of blunders, misprisions, accidents, losses.

All but one of the following words traces back to Latin prehendere, meaning “to seize.” Which word doesn’t belong?

apprehend

comprehend

misprision

misprize 

prison 

surprise

It’s easy to see that prehendere connection in “apprehend” and “comprehend,” whereas you may be surprised that “surprise” is from prehendere (via Anglo French susprendre, meaning “to capture” or “to take by surprise “Misprision” comes to us by way of Anglo-French mesprisun (“error, wrongdoing”), from mesprendre (“to take by mistake”), itself from prehendere “Prison,” too, is from Anglo-French, where it had the same meaning as our English word. It was adapted from Latin prehension, prehensio (“act of seizing”)---again, from prehendere. The only word that’s out of place is “misprize,” meaning “to undervalue.” Its’ ultimately from Latin pretium, meaning “value.”

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 88 Now to find a new home, start praying everyone, I need to find in the next few days!

LIONIZE

verb, to treat as an object of great interest or importance, British, to show the sights of a place to.

The lion is traditionally regarded as the king of beasts, and perhaps rightly so--the lion is brave, stately, and quite often ferocious. Those qualities that earn the lion respect from the other creatures were probably in people's minds when, in the 18th century, "lion" came to be used for a person who is similarly well regarded, especially after a long and distinguished career in a particular field. A veteran lawmaker might be considered one of the lions of the Senate; a literary lion has enjoyed a long career as a successful writer. This sense of "lion" forms the basis of "lionize," which first appeared in English in the early 19th century.

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 87 again rain rain go away come again another day, I have $5. to bribe you to go!

SAPONACEOUS

adjective, resembling or having the qualities of soap

When boiled or bruised in water, the leaves turn saponaceous, and the resulting lather cuts through grease.

"Saponaceous" is a New Latin science borrowing that is based on sapo, the Latin word for "soap." It describes natural substances, like aloe gel or some plant roots, used in making soap or having the properties of soap. It also describes things that feel or appear soapy---for example, some shales and clays, mica, and certain chemical preparations. In the 19th century, "saponaceous" began to be used for people having a slippery, evasive, or elusive character. One famous example is the elocutionist Bishop Wilberforce, whom British political Benjamin Disraeli described as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous." In The Devil's Dictionary, author Ambrose Bierce uses Disraeli's quote to illustrate the word "oleaginous," nothing that "the good prelate was ever afterward known as Soapy Sam."

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 86 What sparks joy in you? If you don't know, go find it.

BUCOLIC

adjective, of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen, pastoral, relating to or typical of rural life.

While sitting in rush hour traffic, CeCe often daydreamed about living in a little house in a quiet bucolic setting with horses.

We get "bucolic" from the Latin word bucolic, which is ultimately from the Greek word boukolos, meaning "nowhere." When "bucolic" was first used in English in the early 17th century, it meant pastoral" in a narrow sense---that is, it referred to things related to shepherds or herdsmen and in particular to pastoral poetry. Later in the 19th century, it was applied more broadly to things rural or rustic. "Bucolic" has also been occasionally used as a noun meaning "a pastoral poem" or "a bucolic person."

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 85 It is raining..........

HOKE

verb, to give contrived, falsely impressive, or hokey quality to --- usually used with up.

The movie hoked up a number of scenes that, in the book, had been delivered with a clear eyed lack of sentimentality.

"Hoke" is a back-formation of "hokum," which was probably created as  a blend of "hocus-pocus" and "bunkum." "Hokum is a word for the theatrical devices used to evoke a desired audience response. The verb "hoke" appeared in the early 20th century and was originally used (as it still can be today) when actors performed in an exaggerated or overly sentimental way. Today, it is often used adjectivally in the form "hoked-up," as in "hoked-up dialogue." The related word "hokey" was coined soon after "hoke" to describe things that are corny or phony.

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 84 the sun is out, the birds are singing, and all is right with the world!

ADVERTENT

adjective, giving attention, heedful

The minor explosion in the laboratory was due to a student not being adverting to the labels on the chemical bottles.

You may be thinking that "adverting" should mean "intentional." After all, "inadvertent" means "unintentional." Take away the negative prefix "in-" and you're left with the word's opposite, right? If this is your line of thought you're not entirely off base; the two words (which both entered English in the 17th century and derive from Latin adventure, meaning "to turn the mind or attention") are, in fact, closely linked. But "inadvertent" has another, older meaning: "inattentive" or "not focusing the mind on a matter." The established meaning of "adverting" falls opposite that older sense of "inadvertent." Does this mean that "advertent" falls opposite that older sense of "inadvertent." Does this mean that "adverting" never means "intentional"? No exactly. We have seen some evidence of the use, but it's not yet well enough established to be entered into our dictionaries.

hugs always

karen charlie and enzo

DAY 83 WHY do people do a U turn in the middle of a street and just think everyone will stop for them?

FLOCCULATE

verb, to aggregate or coalesce into small lumps or loose clusters

During fermentation, yeast cells flocculate and either rise to the top or sink to the bottom of the vat!

In the late 16th century, scientists noticed that the loose masses that separated from a solution or suspension through precipitation often resembled tufts of wool, and they began to refer to them as "flocks," using another word for "tufts." (This "flock" is not related to the "flock" that refers to a group of animals, which comes from Old English flock, meaning"crowd" or "band.") About two centuries later, the Late Latin term flocculus found its way into English and was also used with the meaning "a small loosely aggregated mass." By the end of the 19th century, a whole word family had been formed, including the adjective "flocculent," the noun "floccule," and the verb "flocculate."

...and pictures of a few of my favourite things!

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 82 and the sun is trying to hard to come out, and brighten everyone's day

OBLOQUY

NOUN, A STRONGLY CONDENATORY UTTERANCE, ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, THE CONDITION OF ONE THAT IS DISCREDITED, BAD REPUTE

Such an indictment could be tantamount to a life sentence of obloquy in terms of future employment.

English speakers can choose from several synonyms to name a tongue-lashing."Abuse" is a good general term that usually stresses the anger of the speaker and the harshness of the language, as in "scathing verbal abuse." "Vituperation" often specifies fluent abuse; "a torrent of vituperation" is a typical use of this term. "Invective" implies vehemence comparable to "vituperation," but may suggest greater verbal rhetorical skill; it may also apply especially to a public denunciation, as in "blistering political invective." "Obloquy," which comes from the Late Latin ob-(meaning "against") plus loqui (meaning "to speak"), suggests defamation and consequent shame and disgrace; a typical example of its use would be "subjected to obloquy and derision."

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 81 What are you doing that's different today?

TUTOYER

verb, to address familiarly

Perfect strangers tutoyer us or attempt to perpetrate socialite air-kisses near our faces."

In conversational French, the pronoun vous ("you") is used for formal address of individuals (as well as plural addressees familiar or otherwise), while the singular pronoun tu (also "you," a relative of Middle English thou) is reserved for use among intimate friends. A person who uses tu to address his or her supervisor or strangers, for example, is committing a breach of etiquette. The French verb tutoyer--literally, "to address with the pronoun tu"--was borrowed into English in the late 17th century to refer to this concept. "Tutoyer" was formed through a combination of "tu" with "toi," the familiar objective form of "you."

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 80 and fingers crossed, a second showing on my condo tomorrow!

IN SILICO

adverb or adjective, in or on a computer done or produced by using computer software or simulation

Researchers claim they are creating life forms on computers, in silico creatures as truly alive as the bacteria studied in vitro.

In silico literally means "in silicon" in New Latin, and is a nod to the importance of silicon in the creation of computer chips. (The same nod is given in the name "Silicon Valley.") "In silico," which dates only to the early 1990's, is modelled on and often contrasted with two similarly structured terms, both of which date to the pre-computer days right around the start of the 20th century. (In New Latin, in vitro means "in glass.") In vivo translates as "in the living" in New Latin, and is used in English to mean "in the living body or a plant or animal."

this is my new home, or 

Walt say I can sleep in Woolfe

hugs always

karen charlie and enzo

DAY 79 The 1st day of spring, bring on the sunshine for everyone!

SCHWARMEREI

noun, excessive sentiment

Frank Capra's films, such as It's a Wonderful Life, are so loaded with populist schwarmerei that some critics called them "Capra-corn."

Schwarmerei in 1845, the editors of the Edinburgh Review felt compelled to use the German Schwarmerei to describe fanatical enthusiasm because the concept seemed so foreign to them. In commenting on the writings of German critic and dramatist Gotthold Lessing, they declared Schwarmerei to be "untranslatable, because the thing itself is un-English." That German word derives from the verb schwarmen, which means not only "to be enthusiastic" but "to swarm" (it was used to refer to bees), and its ancestors were part of Old High German.

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 78 What will my day bring? What will your day bring?

FUGLEMAN

noun, one at the head or forefront of a group or movement

He has became the fugleman of a growing group of academics demanding higher education reform.

A fugleman (adapted from the German Flugelmann, literally "wing man" but commonly meaning "file leader) was originally a soldier posted in front of a line of soldiers to serve as a model in their drill exercises. Today, with the more figurative meaning, the word is often used pejoratively as a synonym of "mouthpiece" or "ringleader." "Fugleman" is by no means a common word, but it does appear in the occasional newspaper article.

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 77 What mischief are you up to today?

QUONDAM

adjective, former, sometime

A quondam classics geek, Hart's real appreciation for the pagan authors of antiquity is obvious on every page.

Looking for an unusual and creative way to say "former"? "Quondam" (which came to English in the 16th century from Latin quondam, meaning "at one time" or "formerly") certainly fits the bill. Or maybe you'd prefer one of its synonyms: "whilom" "ci-devant," or "preterit." Or you could really go crazy with "umpuhile," a word that is extremely rare even in its more natural Scots English setting. "Quondam" itself isn't exactly ubiquitous, but it's used more than any of the other words above. If you're looking for something a bit more pedestrian, you might try yet another synonym: "erstwhile." Despite its wonderfully archaic flavour, "erstwhile" is a highly favoured alternative. 

hugs always

karen charlie and enzo

DAY 76 What a lovely day yesterday watching the little ones, and playing!

CRAPULOUS

adjective, marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking, sick from excessive indulgence in liquor

They were crapulous and carrying cans of beer, one of them with a can in each hand!

"Crapulous" may sound like a word that you shouldn't use in polite company, but it actually has a long and perfectly respectable history (although it's not a particularly kind way to describe someone). It is derived from the Late Latin adjective crapulosus, which, in turn, traces back to the Latin word carpal, meaning "intoxication." Crapula itself some from a much older Greek word for the headache one gets from drinking. "Crapulous" first appeared in print in 1536. Approximately 200 years later, its close cousin "crapulence" arrived on the scene as a word for sickness caused by drinking. "Crapulence" later acquired the meaning "great intemperance especially in drinking," but it is not an especially common word. 

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 75 Lucky me I get to amalgamate the little ones tonight to play with!

AMALGAMATE

verb, to unite in or as if in a mixture of elements, especially, to merge into a single body

On her latest album, the artist has amalgamated several different styles of music.

The noun "amalgam" derives, by way of Middle French, from Medieval Latin amalgama. It was first used in the 15th century with the meaning "mixture of mercury and another metal." (Today, you are likely to encounter this sense in the field of dentistry; amalgams can be used for filling holes in teeth.) Over time, use of "amalgam" broadened to included any mixture of elements, and by the 18th century, the word was also being applied figuratively, as in "an amalgam of citizens." The verb "amalgamate" has been in use since at least 1617. It, too, can be used either technically, implying the creation of an alloy of mercury, or more generally for the formation of any compound or combined entity.

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 74 Just go out and have a fun day!

HAMARTIA

noun, a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy, tragic flaw

Greed was the hamartia that ultimately brought down the protagonist.

"Hamartia" arose from the Greek verb hamartanein, meaning "to miss the mark" or "to err." Aristotle introduced the term in the Poetics to describe the error of judgment that ultimately brings about he tragic hero's downfall. As you can imagine, the word is most often found in literary criticism. However, news writers occasionally employ the word when discussing the unexplainable misfortune or missteps of celebrities regard as immortal gods and goddesses before being felled by their own shortcomings.

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 73 Rain Rain go away come again some other day!

NONPLUS

verb, to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do, perplex

The student's unexpected about face during the class discussion nonplussed the teacher.

Does "nonplus" perplex you? You aren't alone. Some people believe the "non" in "nonplus" means "not" and assume that to be "nonplussed" is to be calm and poised when just the opposite is true. If you are among the baffled, the word's history may clarify things. In Latin, non plus means "no more." When "nonplus" debuted in English in the 16th century, it was used as a noun synonymous with "quandary." Someone brought to a nonplus had reached an impasse in an argument and could say no more. Within 10 years of the first known use of the noun, people began using "nonplus" a a verb, and today it is often used in participial form with the meaning "perplexed" (as in "Joellen's nasty remark left us utterly nonplussed").

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 72 Review the pictures, aren't REDHEADS wonderful!

PANGLOSSIAN

adjective, Marked by the view that al is for the best in this best of possible worlds, excessively optimistic

"The Baffler set out to "blunt the cutting edge," and gained a cult following by offering an antidote to the Panglossian media boosterism of the 1990's."

Dr. Pangloss is a pedantic old tutor in Voltaire's satirical novel Candide. He was an incurable, albeit misguided, optimist who claimed that all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds." So persistent was he in his optimism that he kept it even after witnessing and experiencing great cruelty and suffering. The name Pangloss" comes from the Greek pan, meaning "all," and glossa, meaning "tongue," suggesting glibness and talkativeness.

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karen charlie and enzo

DAY 71 Why can't we all live with out Daylight Saving Times, apparently the cows are to blame!!

TOURBILLION

noun, whirlwind, a vortex especially of a whirlwind or whirlpool

We climb...onto a rooftop terrance where we shiver in the cold as the year turns and the chrysanthemums and tourbillions explode above the park.

"Tourbillion" comes from the same root as "turbine"---namely, the Latin word turbo, meaning "top" (as in a spinning object) or "whirlwind." "Tourbillion" has been used over time to refer to other spinning object besides an actual whirlwind. Among watchmaking enthusiasts, "tourbillion" is the name of a kind of watch with a mechanism designed to compensate for the effects of gravity on its movement. Among pyrotechnics fans, a tourbilllion is a kind of firework that has a spiral flight. The variety of meaning for "tourbillion" is enough to make one's head spin!

hugs always

karen charlie and enzo

DAY 70 today is rain but so hoping it doesn't go to snow, spring must be here! Day Light Saving Time Tomorrow!!

IMPORTUNE

verb, to urge or beg with troublesome persistence, annoy, trouble

On the last day of school, the students importuned the teacher to let them out of class a few minutes early!!

The teacher loves spring break.

"Importune" has many synonyms---including "beg" "entreat," "beseech" and "implore." "Beg" suggests earnestness or insistence especially in asking for a favour ("the children begged to stay up late"). "Entreat" implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance ("she entreated him to change his mind"). "Beseech" implies great eagerness or anxiety ("I beseech you to have mercy"), and "implore" adds to "beseech" a suggestion of greater urgency or anguished appeal ("he implored her not to leave him"). But it is "importune" that best cores irritating doggedness in trying to break down resistance to a request and the accompanying annoyance ("the filmmakers were importuning viewers for contribution"), as it has since Middle English speakers adopted it from Anglo-French in the 15th century.

hugs always

karen charlie and enzo

DAY 69 the sky says more snow, but I think enough people are praying to tell Mother Nature it's time for her to go on holidays!

ZOOMORPHIC

adjective, having the form of an animal, of relating to, or being a deity conceived of in animal form or with animal attributes.

The Chinese restaurant wad decorated with zoomorphic silhouettes representing the sign of the Chinese zodiac.

"Zo-" (or"zoo-") derives from the Greek word zoion, meaning "animal," and "-morph" comes from the Greek morph, meaning "form." These two forms combined to give us the adjective "zoomorphic," which was first used in English in 1872 to describe something that resembles an animal. English includes other words that were formed from "zo-" or "zoo-," such as "zoology" (made with "-logy," meaning "science"). And there are also other words that were formed from "-morph," such as "pseudomorph," for a mineral having he outward form of another species. (The combing form "pseud-" or "pseudo-" means 

"false.")

hugs always

karen charlie, and enzo