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Carmen Milligan

Nov 18, 20201 min read

Wednesday Word: Skullduggery

[ skuhl-duhg-uh-ree ] noun, plural dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery I am at a complete loss as to why we don't use...

Carmen Milligan

Nov 4, 20201 min read

Wednesday Word: Sagacious

sa·ga·cious | \ sə-ˈgā-shəs Definition of sagacious having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd I was...

Carmen Milligan

Oct 14, 20201 min read

Wednesday Word: Preventative

Preventative adjective or nounpre·ven·ta·tive\-ˈven-tə-tiv\ Definition of PREVENTATIVE : preventive Now, what we have here is a perfect...

Carmen Milligan

Oct 9, 20201 min read

You should say your piece and hold your peace.

Have you ever wondered about the difference in the two sayings, "hold your peace" and "say your piece"? They seem to reference the same...

Carmen Milligan

Oct 7, 20201 min read

Wednesday Word: bildungsroman

[ˈbildo͝oNGzrōˌmän] NOUN Bildungsroman (noun) · Bildungsromane (plural noun) a novel dealing with one person's formative years or...

Carmen Milligan

Sep 23, 20201 min read

Wednesday Word: Cacophony

Cacophony nounca·coph·o·ny\ka-ˈkä-fə-nē, -ˈkȯ- also -ˈka-\ 1: harsh or discordant sound : dissonance 2: harshness in the sound of...

Carmen Milligan

Sep 16, 20201 min read

Wednesday Word: Respite

Respite nounre·spite\ˈres-pət also ri-ˈspīt, British usuallyˈres-ˌpīt\ 1: a period of temporary delay 2: an interval of rest or relief...

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