Michael Masterson On Confidence Versus Pride

cosset (verb)

May 20, 2020 · 1 min read

To cosset (KAH-sit) is to pamper; to care for and protect in an overindulgent way. As used by Mark Gatiss: “Fear is an underrated emotion. And that’s why I think it’s very dangerous to try to cosset children…

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A Word to the Wise

hospitality (noun)

June 29, 2020 · 1 min read

Hospitality (hos-pih-TAL-ih-tee) is the cordial and generous welcoming and treatment of guests. Interesting that it comes from the same Latin root as hospital (“hospitalis,” which means “of a guest”). As used…

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A Word to the Wise

laudable (adjective)

September 13, 2019 · 1 min read

Laudable (LAW-duh-bul), usually applied to an action, idea, or goal, means deserving of praise and commendation. As I used it today: “I remember thinking that Mugabe’s vision for Zimbabwe was laudable. Along…

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A Word to the Wise

rapacious (adjective)

October 2, 2019 · 1 min read

Rapacious (ruh-PAY-shus) means aggressively greedy. As I used it today: “We know what they are – rapacious, unscrupulous monsters that are getting rich off of the hard work of honest people like me.”

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Lurid (adjective)

May 20, 2019 · 1 min read

Lurid (adjective).- Lurid (LOOR-id) means shocking, causing horror or revulsion; glaringly vivid or sensational. As used by Edgar Allan Poe in The Pit and the Pendulum: “Demon eyes, of a wild and ghastly…

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