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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 26, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 26, 2021
December 26, 2021
Panacea – n. – a remedy for all ills or difficulties
December 27, 2021
Parsimony – n. – frugality, stinginess
December 28, 2021
Magnanimous – adj. – noble, generous
December 29, 2021
Pellucid – adj. – easily intelligible, clear
December 30, 2021
Coup – n. – the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority
December 31, 2021
Plethora – n. – an abundance, excess
January 1, 2022
Demagogue – n. – a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 26, 2021
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 26, 2021
December 26, 2021
By helping someone else today, you may also be helping yourself.
December 27, 2021
The minute you think that business isn’t personal, you’re not in business anymore.
December 28, 2021
Look up to God and never down to people.
December 29, 2021
A good parent isn’t afraid of being disliked for a moment when the rules need inforcing.
December 30, 2021
When you break your word, you break something that can’t be fixed.
December 31, 2021
Your success is only limited by your desire.
January 1, 2022
Success comes to those who dare to begin.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 26, 2021
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 26, 2021
December 26, 2021
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” – Lincoln
December 27, 2021
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may be even a worse fate, you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” – Churchill
December 28, 2021
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” – Lincoln
December 29, 2021
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” – Franklin
December 30, 2021
“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.” – MLK
December 31, 2021
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” – Mandela
January 1, 2022
“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – Morrison
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 19, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 19, 2021
December 19, 2021
Concise – adj. – brief and direct in expression
December 20, 2021
Furtive – adj. – secretive, sly
December 21, 2021
Immutable – adj. – not changeable
December 22, 2021
Ennui – n. – boredom, weariness
December 23, 2021
Inane – adj. – silly and meaningless
December 24, 2021
Munificence – n. – generosity in giving
December 25, 2021
Largess – n. – the generous giving of lavish gifts
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 19, 2021
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 19, 2021
December 19, 2021
Do not give your past the power to define your future.
December 20, 2021
Success is not final, failure is not final: It is the courage to continue that counts.
December 21, 2021
One deserves no more than what he would settle for.
December 22, 2021
Aim high, choose wise and do not compromise.
December 23, 2021
We do not stop playing because we get old. We get old because we stop playing.
December 24, 2021
The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.
December 25, 2021
Remember that today we celebrate the greatest gift of all, the gift of a Savior.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 19, 2021
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 19, 2021
December 19, 2021
“Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.” – Franklin
December 20, 2021
“He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding double his own.” – Burke
December 21, 2021
“Vision is the art of seeing things invisibe.” – Swift
December 22, 2021
“Whenever a fellow tells me he’s bipartisan, I know he’s going to vote against me.” – Truman
December 23, 2021
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” – Lincoln
December 24, 2021
“The wisest retort is often silence.” – Wright
December 25, 2021
“A great mind is one that can forget or look beyond itself.” – Hazlitt
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 12, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 12, 2021
December 12, 2021
Blandish – v. – to coax by using flattery
December 13, 2021
Capacious – adj. – very spacious
December 14, 2021
Etymology – n. – the history of words, their origin and development
December 15, 2021
Archetypal – adj. – the most representative or typical example of something
December 16, 2021
Denigrate – v. – to belittle, diminish the opinion of
December 17, 2021
Fastidious – adj. – meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
December 18, 2021
Florid – adj. – flowery, ornate
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 12, 2021
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of December 12, 2021
December 12, 2021
You can do anything you want to if you stick to it long enough.
December 13, 2021
Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.
December 14, 2021
The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of the next.
December 15, 2021
Focus from this day forward on making a difference.
December 16, 2021
It’s the idea that starts the money.
December 17, 2021
Being a general calls for different talents than being a soldier.
December 18, 2021
The worst day of fishing beats the best day of work.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 12, 2021
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 12, 2021
December 12, 2021
“It’s not a successful climb unless you enjoy the journey.” – Benson
December 13, 2021
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” – Powell
December 14, 2021
“You cannot sink someone else’s end fo the boat and still keep your own afloat.” – Bower
December 15, 2021
“Trust in God, and keep your powder dry.” – Cromwell
December 16, 2021
“You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns, nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns.” – Franklin
December 17, 2021
“Understanding is the reward of faith.” – St. Augustine
December 18, 2021
“I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.” – Chinese Proverb
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 5, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 5, 2021
December 5, 2021
Indomitable – adj. – not capable of being conquered
December 6, 2021
Audacious – adj. – excessively bold
December 7, 2021
Garrulous – adj. – talkative, wordy
December 8, 2021
Tenable – adj. – able to be defended or maintained
December 9, 2021
Adumbrate – v. – to sketch out in a vague way
December 10, 2021
Juxtaposition – n. – the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison.
December 11, 2021
Abstruse – adj. – hard to comprehend
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Don Rima
Don Rima is an Information Systems consultant with over 30 years experience in Information Systems. His roles of responsibility have included programming, systems management and IT department management. He's also a technical editor and writer, does regular product reviews, is a very good cook, gardener and avid reader and writer. His sports interest include: the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Orioles, Clemson Tigers and Chelsea Football teams. The articles on this site are written to be correct, informative, laconic, provoke progressive thought, informative and sometimes make you laugh. They're not designed to be the writing of just another politically correct drone.